January-February 1992 HP: A Movable Feast
- HP and the stock market, and how Wall Street analysts view financial results; trading terms defined. 3-6
- HP test equipment used on Discovery space shuttle. 7-10
- HP reduces use of chlorofluorocarbons by 67 percent. 11
- Telecom ’91 is important showcase for HP’s telecommunications products. 12-15
- Taco Bell automates using HP Vectra personal computers, software, printers. 16-19
- HP’s Exeter Computer Manufacturing Operation (ECMO) in Exeter, N.H., makes transition into part of a global company. 20-22
- HP employees’ experiences in international business etiquette, multicultural communication. (diversity) 23-26
- John Young discusses profit and process improvement. 27-28
- HP ads appear on Singapore buses. 29
- Fourth-quarter net revenue up 7 percent. 30
- Egon Loebner, HP Labs scientist, dies of cancer. 31
- HP acquires Avantek Inc. of Santa Clara. 31
March-April 1992 A Night at the Opera
- Roseville, NOVA, manufacturing/engineering team reduce costs; efficiency within Systems Technology Division HP 9000, 3000 computer business systems and servers. 3-5
- Interview with Ned Barnholt, vice president of Test and Measurement, discusses communications and information processing opportunities. 6-10
- HP China employees talk about factors in reunifying China. 11-13
- Employee photos from around the world. 14-17
- Len Cutler “Father Time” biography and the history of HP’s atomic clock. 18-20
- Experiences and challenges of HP’s International Sales Branch in 75 countries. 22-25
- John Young talks about direction for the ’90s. 26-27
- HP cardiac ultrasound unit given to St Petersburg, Russia, children’s hospital. 28
- HP engineer to represent Junior Achievement delegation to USSR. 28
- HP-75C portable computer used since 1984 by marine scientist. 29
- Yokogawa Technology Museum displays products from HP Archive’s historical product collection. 30
- Condolezza Rice and Thomas Everhart elected to board. 30
- HP-35 first scientific pocket calculator celebrates 20th anniversary. 31
- HP and Novell announce strategic relationship to develop NetWare operating system. 31
- New products include new model of Apollo 9000 computer, ultrabright amber LEDs, modular oscilloscope. 31
May-June 1992 Taking a Bite out of the Apple Market
- HP peripherals, printers and scanners for Macintosh users help HP compete with Apple; products from both companies are compared. 3-5
- Four HP plants show how to improve quality: Boise, Idaho; Roseville, Calif.; UK; Penang, Malaysia; company’s quality improvement plan. 6-9
- HP funds foundation to administer Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award; award is most coveted by American companies. 10-12
- HP’s European Business Partners are important link to users of HP computer products. 13-15
- HP priorities and directions for the 1990s — mission, purpose statement, electronic information highway utility, information utility and appliances. (insert)
- Santa Rosa, Microwave Technology Division, and Rohnert Park, Microwave Instrument Division and the Printed Circuit Assembly Center are featured. 17-20
- Eagle project to streamline order-fulfillment processes. 21-23
- Barb Stinnett, sales rep, breaks quota. 24-26
- John Young discusses quality program. 27-28
- Employees go dumpster diving to check on recycling program at Fort Collins, Colo. 29
- Partnership Academies program builds academic and vocational skills of area high school students. 29
- OML software on HP9000 Series 720 workstation demonstrated to England’s Prime Minister John Major. 30
- YEC and HP form Yokogawa Analytical Systems (YAN). 30
- HP 3000 Series 900 used to manage parole records for California Department of Corrections. 31
July-August 1992 90,000 Employees Can’t Be Wrong
- Management, balancing people needs with business needs. 3-6
- Employee survey, “If I could change one thing at HP,” conducted every two years. 8-10
- 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake activates new preparedness programs at HP. 11-12
- HP real estate philosophy changes; company trimming its holdings for last three years. 13-15
- YHP holds open house in new facility in Kobe, Japan. 16-18
- “Benchmarking” defined as comparing functional processes to perceived “best in class” companies to make improvements in effectiveness and efficiency. 20-22
- UK employees commission “Goldfinger” rose to be bred for HP’s 50th anniversary; royalties go to charity. 23
- Bob Boniface, retired executive vice president and board member, biography; Mary Tyler Moore poses with him in 1962 Wescon ad. 24-26
- John Young discusses importance of people and leadership. 27
- HP 110 portable PC run over by cars and still works. 28
- HP ranks fourth in Money magazine survey of employee benefits. 28
- HP makes $150,000 pledge to National Public Radio. 28
- HP workstations used in designing Olympic dormitory in Barcelona. 29
- HP volunteerism and philanthropy after Guadalajara explosion. 30
- Information Architecture Group dispersed. 30
- North American Field Operations (NAFO) reduces sales regions from five to four. 30
- Second-quarter net earnings up 40 percent, net revenue up 12. 30
- New products include HP 3000s and HP 9000s, Kittyhawk disk, HP FAX 200, 310, HP 83731A synthesized signal generator, HP Acoustic Quantification technology. 31
September – October 1992 An Eye on the Future
- HP solicits customer suggestions. 3-6
- Customer satisfaction, toll-free telephone response center for 24-hour support. 7-8
- Interview with John Young. 9-13
- Dean Morton, chief operating officer, reflects on his 32-year career at HP. 14-16
- Two HP employees competing in 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona; HP drug testing equipment is used. 18-20
- HP has 5 percent of Japanese optoelectronics and microwave components market, LEDs, and sees opportunity for growth; components design center, Tokyo. 21-24
- Europe’s Nordic territory used to test distributed headquarters management model. 25
- Mainframes-as-dinosaurs ad campaign promotes HP business computer systems. 29
- HP Hong Kong team competes in Chinese dragon boat races. 29
- John Young, president and CEO, announces plan to retire. 30
- Third-quarter net revenue up 15 percent, net earnings down 1 percent. 30
- HP Edisa, subsidiary in Brazil, touts environmental preservation. 31
- HP assumes ownership of Magyarorszag Kft. subsidiary in Hungary. 31
November-December 1992 Getting to the Meat of the Problem
- HP’s efforts to consolidate its data centers save millions of dollars. 3-7
- Vancouver Division makes DeskJet printers, which have become world’s best-selling printers. 8-10
- HP Spain Medical Products Group works with INSALUD, the agency which coordinates regional health-care services. 11-13
- HP gas chromatographs help Armour Swift-Eckrich become a leader in food technology. 14-17
- Corporate organization chart. (insert)
- College recruiting important to fresh ideas at HP. 18-20
- Ron Glass, Montana systems-support engineer, maintains HP equipment across state. 22-24
- HP Taiwan’s environmental program adopts Tatun Natural Park. 25
- New HP president and CEO, Lew Platt, introduces himself. 26-27
- HP donates money and equipment to Hurricane Andrew relief in Fla. 28
- HP volunteers use Legos to design buildings in K-12 science-in-school program. 29
- HP acquires Texas Instruments. 29
- HP Singapore holds Family Day. 30
- Working Mother magazine rates HP in top 100 companies. 30
- HP’s Marv Patterson writes book “Accelerating Innovation.” 31
- HP acquires Colorado Memory Systems. 31
- To improve profitability, HP announces Voluntary Severance Incentive program; 220 former Avantek employees laid off. 31
