January-February 1998 Are You a Wise Traveler
- HP addresses business travel costs and tips on saving money. 4-5
- HP’s retirement, 401k and TAXCAP plans are explained and compared to other companies. 8-10
- HP launches new brand-awareness campaign. 11
- Optoelectronics Division general manager, Milt Liebhaber, describes co-management plan to transition new GM. 12-13
- One customer describes experience with HP Pavilion PC. 14-17
- Australian Koala Foundation uses HP computer equipment. 18-20
- HP medical equipment used in North Hawaii Community Hospital where both western and alternative medicine treatments are available. 21-22
- Franco Mariotti, senior vice president, Europe, dies. 24
- Lew Platt discusses citizenship and social responsibility. 26-27
- Dr. Cyberspace gives tips on Internet surfing. 28
- HP official technology sponsor and provider to 49ers football team. 29
- New HP video “The Best Place” to work shows HP’s diversity. 29
- HP Planet Partners program recycles LaserJet toner cartridges. 30
- HP sponsors World Cup soccer. 30
- Fourth-quarter earnings up 24 percent. 30
- HP UK wins Quality award for business excellence. 30
- HP Labs restructures to strengthen ties to business units. 30
- HP to close Panacom Automation Division in Waterloo, Canada. 30
- HP India wins award for business excellence. 30
- HP 10 in Fortune Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to work for in America.” 31
- China Medical Division formed. 31
- Change from California to Delaware incorporation proposed. 31
- Storage Systems Division moves from Greeley to Loveland, Colorado. 31
- HP Chelmsford, Mass., to close. 31
March-April 1998 HP Heads Into World Cup ‘98
- HP is official IT supplier to World Cup soccer. 4-7
- HP supplies networking solution to New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. 8-9
- Problems of employees with common names in HP. 10-12
- CONNEX is Web-based network that provides database of employee profiles. 14-15
- HP business booming in INDEX (INDirect EXport) countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia. 16-19
- HP Ireland employee is extreme kayaker. 20-21
- Dr. Cyberspace discusses plug-ins, helper applications. 22-23
- Lew Platt discusses the many changes in HP. 24-27
- President Lew Platt discusses General Manager Meeting goals, 1998 customer focus, improved execution. 28
- HP grants $1 million in cash and equipment to California Science Center, Los Angeles. 29
- HP ranks 5 on Fortune magazine’s “Most Admired Companies in America” list for 1997, up from 12 in 1996. 29
- Internet Imaging Operation sponsors Digital Journalist, a multimedia webzine www.digitaljournalist.org. 29
- Test and measurement equipment used by U.S. Olympic Nagano luge teams. 30
- First-quarter net revenue up 15 percent. 30
- Germany’s ManagerMagazin ranks HP 9th most-admired of 100 major companies in Germany up from 12th. 30
- Internet Software Business Unit formed. 30
- President’s Quality Award winners announced. 30
- Consumer Products Group reduces Vancouver operation product assembly work; relocation and voluntary severance offered. 31
- Manuel Diaz takes on role as vice president of Customer Advocacy. 31
- Heartstream, maker of automated extended defibrillator, acquired. 31
May-June 1998 HP Turns the Corner on Sports Marketing
- Worldwide sports sponsorship and sports marketing offer new opportunities. 4-7
- Europe to adopt a single currency, EU, the euro. 8-9
- Electronic commerce (e-commerce) and HP’s involvement is explained; e-commerce predicted to triple this year. 10-11
- Process of bringing product to market is illustrated with the efforts to develop and launch JetSend technology. 14-16
- HP’s Electrical Test Set powers and tests Lunar Prospector spacecraft. 17-19
- Teamwork of sales group in HP-India’s Medical Products Group (MPG) is highlighted. 20-21
- Cardiac surgeon uses HP medical equipment in India. 22-23
- Lew Platt shares views on his trip to Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Japan. 26-27
- Dr. Cyberspace compares browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer vs. Netscape. 28
- HP business centers at American Airlines Admirals Club provide office away from home. 29
- Ed and Jean Glenn retire after combined 73 years at HP. 29
- HP donates equipment to Detwiler Foundation Computers for Schools program. 30
- HP ranked 14 by Fortune. 30
- FY97 HP contributed more than $61.4 million in cash and equipment to universities, teaching hospitals, schools and charitable organizations. 30
- U.S. government grants HP approval to export HP VerSecure encryption technology to UK, Germany, France, Denmark and Australia. 30
- Abraham Lempel, HP Labs Israel, receives 1998 Paris Kanellakist theory and Practice Award for work in data compression field. 30
- Lew Platt’s necktie becomes fundraising item. 31
- Year 2000 compliant, Y2K, deadline June 1, 1998. 31
- HP is official IT sponsor for AmericaOne America’s Cup sailing competition. 31
- HP and Fluke name Chinese instrument. 31
- Boeing Co., Philip Condit, joins HP board. 31
July-August 1998 Great Expectations: Celebrating 30 Years of HP Fetal Monitors
- Article documents highlights of HP’s 30 years in the business of fetal monitors. 4-6
- HP’s “Electronic World” Internet business strategy positions company as front runner. 7-11
- Author and consultant, Don Tapscott, addresses general managers meeting with Internet business strategies. 12-15
- Dr. Cyberspace looks ahead to the Internet in the year 2010. 16-17
- Doug Carnahan, HP Bristol, England, retires after 30 years. 18
- HP Europe, Middle East and Africa organization managers learn team building through charity work in Africa. 20-21
- HP Miami’s Steve Horton volunteers at shelter for runaway kids. 22-23
- HP Singapore documents innovations with “The Innovations Hub” museum. 24-25
- President Lew Platt stresses importance of listening to customers. 26-27
- Singapore mountain-climbing team uses HP DeskJet 340C printer atop Mt. Everest. 29
- HP DeskJet commercial wins viewers choice award in Singapore. 29
- Street renamed “HP Street” near Takaido, Japan, headquarters. 30
- Executive Committee names 33 new vice presidents. 30
- Grenoble, France, employee makes LED kite. 31
- HP netserver powers U.S. National Park Foundations Web site. 31
- Second-quarter revenue up 16 percent, earnings down 13. 31
- Lew Platt outlines key expense controls. 31
- State of incorporation changed from California to Delaware. 31
- Bristol, England, research facility site dedicated. 31
September-October 1998 Designing Relationships from the Ground UP
- Letter from the Editor GE discusses layoffs and other ways HP is cutting expenses and headcount. 2
- General Electric, GE, is profiled as a company that has reinvented itself many times. 4-7
- Employees share ideas about how to cut operating expenses. 8-9
- HP 9000 Series 700 workstations used to design and build Airbus Industrie (European aircraft manufacturer) airplanes. 10-13
- HP-Argentina, Buenos Aires, uses barbecues and business meals to build customer relationships. 14-16
- HP is San Jose’s largest tax filer. 17
- HP Heartstream ForeRunner portable defibrillator dramatically improves survival rates for heart attack victims. 18-21
- Dr. Cyberspace says HP spends $2 billion/year on IT costs; tips on controlling costs. 22-23
- HP powers World Cup Web site and provides mission-critical e-business solution. 24-25
- Lew Platt discusses expense-reduction measures. 26-27
- HP Museum opens in Blackburn, Australia. 29
- HP women — Darlene Solomon, Cynthia Danaher and Margo Davis — featured in book “Success on Our Own Terms.” 29
- Consumer Reports magazine names HP best computer manufacturing company in providing telephone support. 29
- VLSI Technology Center in Fort Collins, Colo., describes difficulty in recruiting students in design technology. 30
- HP donates printers and computers to Missing and Exploited Children Center in Belgium. 30
- Third-quarter earnings up 1 percent. 30
- Dick Watts, vice president of Computer Sales, resigns to launch startup company. 30
- Medical Products Group donates $5.5 million in medical equipment to Shanghai, China, Children’s Medical Center. 30
- Patricia Dunn, chairman of Barclays Global Investor, elected to HP board. 30
- UK employees raise funds for hospital. 31
- HP equipment used at World annual AIDS Conference in Geneva. 31
November–December 1998 Going to the Ends of the Earth for Customers
- HP installs 30,000 PCs to link Chevron sites around the world. 4-7
- HP and other companies explore sustainable development: achieving healthy community by addressing economic, environmental and social issues. 8-9
- Interview with Duane Zitzner, vice president of Personal Systems Group, talks about home and commercial PCs. 10-12
- InkJet Business Unit supplies ink to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) who license HP InkJet technology. 13-15
- Measure profiles Southwest Airlines — a best company. 16-19
- Professor and HP consultant discusses corporate culture at HP and how many people seem distanced from it; not taking full advantage of branding. 20-21
- Pilot and HP employee enable the treatment of remote Mexican islanders. 22-23
- Dr. Cyberspace talks about new HP intranet Web site: hp.now. 24-25
- Lew Platt discusses link between media relations and financial performance. 26-27
- HP UNIX server installed at La Scala opera house to manage database of performances. 29
- HP palmtop on cover of book “One Digital Day.” 29
- HP donates medical equipment and supplies to new Children’s Medical Center in Shanghai, China. 30
- HP skydivers help break Guiness world record. 30
- Enterprise Computing Solutions Organization created. 30
- HP named one of the most family friendly companies by Working Mother magazine. 30
- HP Instant Delivery Web site lets customers print publications. 30
- HP Shopping Village Web site premiers. 31
- HP ranked sixth on Fortune magazine’s most admired list. 31
- HP offers voluntary severance incentive (VSI) program. 31
- DuPont Photomasks to acquire portion of HP Photomask Department. 31
- HP is official supplier of Federation Internationale de VolleyBall. 31
