January-February 2000 Hats Off to Agilent
- U.S.-China trade agreement opens doors to market of 1.3 billion people. 4-7
- Dick Hackborn, chairman, discusses the HP Way in relation to the reinvention of the HP and Agilent companies. 8-10
- HP and Agilent tax, legal and finance departments describe the paperwork involved in the company split. 11-13
- Carly Fiorina and Alex Sozonoff discuss new HP strategy of the Total Customer Experience. 14-17
- Agilent’s growth strategy focuses on high-growth markets, technology innovation and global presence and scale. 18-19
- Agilent’s Interactive Healthcare Services discusses congestive heart failure. 20-21
- Agilent goes on 25-city road show before initial public offering (IPO); IPO is Silicon Valley’s largest. 22-24
- Ned Barnholt explains why Agilent will be successful. 25
- Carly Fiorina discusses “Rules of the Garage” and Senior Leadership Conference. 26
- HP sponsors AmericaOne, America’s Cup sail boat. 29
- HP sponsors Formula One racing team; Jackie Stewart Formula One champion visits HP Labs. 29
- Hewlett-Packard garage replica used in Beijing for TV commercial. 30
- Y2K rollover goes better than expected. 31
March- April 2000 Hey, We’re Shrinking the Computer
- Nanotechnology is the process of manipulating matter at the scale of atoms or molecules; technology will dramatically reduce size or computers. 4-8
- Customer loyalty jumped 41 percent in HP’s Customer Service and Support Americas organization; initiative eliminates production metrics and lack of empowerment to employees. 8-9
- HP equipment powers infrastructure of Ford, the no. 22 Fortune company. 10-12
- HP Labs, Israel, and the high-tech revolution; HP Israel’s goal is to merge technology developed there with needs of HP and its customers. 13-15
- Agilent’s portfolio management strategy includes benchmarking itself against other diversified companies and using assets from mature businesses to start new businesses. 16-17
- Agilent’s Semiconductor Products Group says it must be first to market. 18-19
- Agilent builds “performance culture” based on best of HP and new values of speed, focus and accountability. 20-22
- Ned Barnholt discusses Agilent’s new culture. 23
- HP employees in Geneva combine digital printing and new business. 25
- HP president Carly Fiorina discusses winning in the Internet Age. 26
- Dr. Cyberspace addresses e-services, an asset via the Web that drives new revenue or creates new efficiencies. 27
- Agilent employees and science enthusiasts attend event at Flint Center in Cupertino, Calif., to hear physicist Stephen Hawking. 29
- HP is principal technology partner of Mitsubishi Sport in Paris-Dakar-Cairo car rally. 30
- HP and Kodak form joint venture to develop retail photofinishing with digital-imaging capabilities. 30
- Ford and HP to provide global workforce with Internet access at home. 30
- President’s Award recipients announced. 30
- HP donates equipment to Namibia K-12 school program. 31
- HP and Microsoft join in launch of Windows 2000. 31
- HP and Agilent logos featured on company store merchandise. 31
May-June 2000 Wrapping It Up
- Measure celebrates 61 years of HP history and bids good-bye. 4-7
- Hewlett and Packard form company in 1938 when country recovering from Great Depression and stock market crash. 8-9
- 1940s dominated by World War II; HP has 100 employees working double shifts. 10-13
- 1950s post-war era is start of Baby Boom; HP unveils new waveguide test equipment, starts scholarship fund, establish corporate objectives, and production is up 40 percent. 14-17
- 1960s sees election of JFK, Cuban Missile Crisis, assassination of Martin Luther King, strides in Soviet-U.S. space race; HP attracts attention as progressive, well-run company. 18-21
- 1970s called “Decade of Disillusion” and protest against Vietnam War; recession causes HP to adopt “nine-day fortnight” program and unpaid holidays to avoid layoffs; 1977 John Young elected president and Dave and Bill hand off management. 22-25
- 1980s highlighted by fall of Berlin Wall, loss of Soviet power, advent of AIDS; HP introduces its first PC and enters printer business. 26-29
- 1990s dominated by Internet, World Wide Web and Y2K readiness; HP introduces palmtop computer, OfficeJet series, HP Pavilion PC. 30-33
- 2000s Y2K disaster never happens; HP’s reinvention efforts include formation of NewCo, Agilent. 34-36
- Reflections on history of Measure magazine by its contributors. 36-41
- Truth about myth of whose car was in famous garage of HP beginnings. 42-43
- HP’s 61-year record of financial success is examined; history of stock splits and profit-sharing percentages are listed. 44-45
- Measure stories and images of particular interest to readers over the years. 46-48
- Where are they now stories about HP employees who appeared on Measure covers. 49
- Measure asks employees what makes HP different and whether those qualities will survive current changes and future growth. 50-51
- Corporate objectives have been updated since 1957, but the ideals stand the test of time. 56-59
- Agilent president Ned Barnholt discusses how HP’s legacy will affect Agilent. 60-61
- HP’s president Carly Fiorina discusses HP heritage and future. 62-63
- How HP logos have changed through company history. 64-65
