HP Introduces Mobile Products, Solutions to Transform Daily Life and Business at CeBIT 2001

Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HWP) today announced an array of offerings to meet the needs of mobile consumers and provide enterprises with new tools to easily access and manage information.

The announcements highlight HP's vision for mobility, which is based on the collective ability of appliances, wired and wireless, to work together using an Internet infrastructure to deliver personalized services, wherever a user may be. Offerings include: HP Jornada Pocket PCs for price-savvy consumers; an innovative accessory that allows an HP Jornada Pocket PC to perform like a simple, point-and-shoot digital camera; scanners with improved speed and image quality; and other accessories that enable wireless communication between devices that support the Bluetooth standard.

At the HP booth, with the theme "Invent-Transform Life," the company is highlighting how present and future Internet technologies will affect how people live and work. More information about HP's CeBIT presence can be obtained at http://www.hpcebit.de.

"HP's unique strength lies in making technology and its benefits accessible to individuals whether they are at home, in the office or on the go," said Carly Fiorina, chairman, president and chief executive officer. "Our focus is on products that are useful, simple and convenient, and today's announcements are excellent examples of how we help people be inventive in business and in life."

Announcement Highlights

-- The entry-level HP Jornada 525 color Pocket PC delivers full

functionality at an affordable price for on-the-go users.
Featuring a stylish, lightweight design, it provides easy and
convenient access to e-mail, calendars, contacts and a full
suite of Microsoft(R) Pocket PC applications.

-- An easy-to-use digital camera accessory that converts any HP
Jornada Pocket PC into a simple point-and-shoot digital
camera. The product provides users a fast and easy way to
capture, manage and exchange images -- from digital zoom to
close-ups -- while retaining the pocket size mobility of the
HP Jornada Pocket PC. It uses a CompactFlash slot and includes
a color LCD for preview and post-view of photos.

-- The HP Jornada 710 handheld PC(1) combines the functionality
and convenience of a keyboard with a data-rich user
environment based on familiar Microsoft software, while giving
users the freedom to choose their own GSM or wireless LAN
connectivity solutions.

-- The HP Deskjet 995C inkjet printer, the company's first
integrated Bluetooth printer, allows users to print without
cables from up to 10 meters (approximately 30 feet) away from
other devices enabled for Bluetooth printing.

-- The Bluetooth print accessory, currently under development
with MPI Tech, a division of Data International A-S, will
enable Bluetooth wireless printing from HP Deskjet 900C series
inkjet printers and HP LaserJet 1000, 2000 and 4000 series
printers.

-- A Bluetooth wireless printing solution(1) for use with HP
Deskjet 350C series mobile inkjet printers and HP (and other)
notebook PCs. The solution will work with the HP Deskjet 350C
series printer and any portable PCs running Windows(R) 98 or
2000 Professional.

-- Third-party Bluetooth solutions for the HP Jornada Pocket PC
enable wireless communication to other Bluetooth devices, such
as cell phones, printers and PCs.

-- Innovative scanning technologies (HP Scanjet 7400 and 2200
series scanners) that provide leading optical resolution,
speed and image quality for users of PCs, Macintosh and
interactive television systems.

-- Reinforcing its commitment to open standards, HP has joined
the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA) and will
utilize the group's Wi-Fi certification to ensure that future
HP products interoperate with public 802.11B networks and
other existing wireless infrastructures.

-- HP PC lifecycle programs focus on offering businesses the
industry's best customer experience by including the broadest
range of programs, services and tools at every stage of the PC
lifecycle to help customers plan, deploy, manage and retire
their IT systems. Today's new services included deployment and
retirement phases that test, qualify, reduce costs and dispose
of obsolete PC equipment.

Booth Highlights

Recently announced HP products and future product demonstrations also featured at the HP "Invent-Transform Life" booth include:

-- Four Internet-enabled HP LaserJet printers (HP LaserJets 4100,

3200/3200m, 2200, 1200/1220,1200n) -- The new printers
demonstrate HP's commitment to transforming printers from
peripheral devices into intelligent information appliances
that can both deliver and access a variety of printing
e-services, information and solutions via the Internet;

-- The HP Omnibook 6000 notebook PC -- HP's mainstream notebook
computer, which combines reliability, portability and
performance, now incorporates the most advanced Intel(R)
Pentium(R) III 1 GHz processor;

-- HP DVD-Writers - Using the only rewritable DVD+RW format that
provides compatibility between home office computing equipment
and consumer electronics throughout the home, HP DVD-Writers
provide customers with a secure way to create custom DVDs
using digital images, home video clips and other digital
content;

-- Cooltown -- Cooltown is HP's vision of a world in which
everyone and everything can communicate over the Web. In
Cooltown, every person and each device has its own Web
address, allowing the global sharing of ideas and information
electronically. In Halls 1 and 7, HP will be showing how this
vision is already becoming a reality through a range of
demonstrations, including printing directly from the Internet
using only a printer and downloading presentations directly to
handheld devices from the Internet.

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