January-February 1990 HP Gear Keeps Ferrari on Track
- HP manufacturing plant in Puerto Rico had 50 percent growth in shipments for two years. 3-7
- Ferrari automobile test equipment includes HP 1000 computers and color terminals. 8-11
- October 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in Bay Area; HP buildings in Palo Alto suffered severe structural damage; HP earthquake preparedness efforts are explained, including creation of emergency response teams (ERTs) at each site. 12-15
- Colorado Springs site is highlighted. 16-19
- Corporate Design Center efforts to make logo and corporate identity uniform. 20-22
- Nancy Zawistowski, graphics hardware designer, films vintage WWII air shows in spare time. 25-27
- John Young discusses future challenges: global growth, customer satisfaction, work force 1990s, changing markets, R&D. 28-30
- Test and Measurement Group in Geneva launches demobus tour to Greece, Turkey and Middle East. 30
- Fourth-quarter sales up 25 percent, earnings up 1. 30
- NSS, Network Systems Sector, changes. 30
- New group formed, ING, Information Networks Group. 30
- New board game includes HP. 31
- New sales entities include Far East Region, India, Thailand. 31
- CMD adds Exeter, N.H., Computer Manufacturing Operation; Livingston, Scotland, formerly Apollo. 31
- HP Labs establishes science center at U. of Pisa, Italy. 31
- Hewlett receives honorary degree from U. of Bologna, Italy. 32
March-April 1990 HP and the Environment: A User’s Guide
- HP’s redeployment program is explained: enhanced early retirement, downsizing, workforce reduction (layoffs); changes due to overstaffing. 3-7
- Berlin Wall torn down; political and social reform in Eastern Europe has implications for HP, Czechoslovakia; reforms bring new business opportunities. 8-11
- HP and the Environment: A User’s Guide; tips to prevent pollution and conserve resources. 13-20
- HP holds European Ski/Race Games in France. 21-23
- Joe Oliverio, engineer, is a performing magician. 24-26
- John Young discusses environmental challenges for HP; managing human resources and workforce balancing. 27
- Fortune rates HP number one in computer category in annual corporate reputation survey. 28
- Rand Kruback, HP illustrator, creates cartoons about computer-related subjects. 29
- First-quarter sales up 17 percent, earnings down 2. 29
- HP named number one “most generous corporation” by Public Management Institute. 30
- 48SX is first calculator to interface with PCs. 31
- HP’s environmental considerations in buildings. 32
May-June 1990 Europe 1992: A Time for Flag-Waving
- Wildlife forensics lab uses HP analytical equipment to fight international trade in endangered species; crime labs recommended HP instruments such as gas chromatographs and mass spectrometers. 3-7
- NewWave software is HP’s version of “cooperative” computing based on open systems. 8-11
- HP Vectra computer used by National Car Rental for Smart Key system. 12
- HP opportunities with formation of united European Common Market in 1992. 13-20
- Packard founded Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, MBARI, in 1987 to foster marine research. 21-23
- Ann Johannessen trains hospital personnel in use of HP medical equipment. 24-25
- John Young discusses open system software, NewWave. 29
- USSR students visit HP Geneva as part of Glasnost program. 30
- HP Labs establishes research lab in Tokyo. 30
- Apollo Scotland merges with South Queensferry. 30
- HP ranked 33 by Fortune, 49 by Forbes. 31
- HP’s visual user environment (VUE) icons make UNIX easier to use. 31
- HP’s brightest LEDs used in taillights of Lincoln Continental. 32
July-August 1990 Biosphere II: Living Inside a Terrarium
- Success in Latin America region marked by doubled sales in last two years; Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina have enormous market potential. 3-7
- Use of voice mail enhances productivity. 9-10
- INTEREX (interchange and exchange of information), HP’s international users group; HP computer fan club. 11-13
- Biosphere II, in Oracle, Ariz., is two-year experiment in closed structure where researchers will study ecological systems; HP designed “nerve system” of computers, sensors, analytical and medical instruments to control and store data. 14-18
- Mark Johnson, HP mechanical engineer, teaches high school physics in Spokane, Wash. 19-21
- Esso Resources, Calgary, Canada, uses HP 48000 remote terminal, 3852 data acquisition system and 319 host computer to searches for gas, oil on Ice Island northeast of Alaska. 22-25
- John Young discusses customer satisfaction; surveys show improvement. 28
- HP Thailand holds grand opening ceremony, blessed by monk. 30
- HP Barcelona, Spain, ships first product. 30
- Second-quarter orders up 16 percent, earnings down 8. 30
- HP bicycle company exhibit at the Smithsonian; HP contributed $500,000 in support. 31
- HP and Actel to develop field-programmable gate arrays. 31
September-October 1990 HP and Education
- HP’s commitment to education throughout company’s history; new efforts include model K-12 program and university affairs program, in addition to scholarships, donations of equipment and cash, volunteer efforts, summer internships. 3-11
- Sales reps reunion brings together 10 of HP’s original reps. 12-13
- HP donates cash and equipment to Idaho bicycle race. 16-18
- HP’s human factors engineering addresses repetitive strain injuries (RSI). 20-21
- Jean-Francois Porret, HP Grenoble, France, is mountain climber. 24-26
- John Young discusses HP’s commitment to education. 27-28
- HP ICs and computer-generated drawings at Museum of Modern Art in New York. 29
- HP equipment used to train and employ people with spinal cord injuries. 29
- HP 9000 used on Australian icebreaker. 29
- Intercon restructures with new Asia Pacific organization and new Americas group. 30
- Open Systems Software Division formed to address HP-UX operating system. 30
- HP hosts Junior Achievement event. 30
- HP Canada acquires Idacom Electronics Ltd. 30
- New products include HP 3000, 9000 series 400, Pagewriter ECG. 31
- HP engineer plays organ at Stanford Theater. 32
November-December 1990 Tuning in to the Right Channel
- HP’s relationship with dealer sales channels accounts for a quarter of worldwide sales. 3-7
- Telephone-activated Benefits System (TABS) lets employees monitor benefits via the phone 24 hours/day. 8-9
- HP and Petite Ltd., one of England’s leading toy manufacturers, join forces to make typewriter; HP’s inkjet technology used. 10-12
- HP’s history of corporate philanthropy begins when Lucile Packard donates $5; HP ranks as one of most generous U.S. companies. 13-17
- Al Minter, sales, writes book on blacks working for predominantly white companies. (diversity) 19-21
- 10X program strives to reduce failure rates of HP products by 10 times. 22
- 1990 organization chart. 23-25
- John Young discusses organizational changes and restructuring. 26-27
- HP equipment used in Biosphere 2; eight biosphere researchers picked. 28
- HP 9000 model 375 aids in automated fingerprint-identification system. 28
- HP donates patient monitors to Romanian hospital. 29
- HP 9000 workstation helps students design car. 30
- Third-quarter orders up 9 percent, earnings down 5. 31
- New products include Apollo workstation 9000, HP SNA, HP 8751A network analyzer. 31
