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Hewlett-Packard Announces Phase Two of HP Foundation Program

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Hewlett-Packard (HP) has expanded its HP Foundation Program by announcing a partnership with BEA Systems, Inc. to distribute a developer license for the BEA WebLogic application server and a trial version of Symantec VisualCafe Enterprise Suite worldwide. This move enables HP's customers to optimize the deployment of Internet applications for HP-UX and Windows NT platforms. The partnership includes a free license for BEA WebLogic, which supports the Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) standard, for registered HP-UX and Windows NT developers who purchase a year of BEA "Developers Support 5x8" ($995).

Key Takeaways:

  • HP has partnered with BEA Systems, Inc. to distribute the BEA WebLogic application server and Symantec VisualCafe Enterprise Suite worldwide.
  • The partnership enables HP's customers to optimize the deployment of Internet applications for HP-UX and Windows NT platforms.
  • Registered HP-UX and Windows NT developers can get a free license for BEA WebLogic, which supports the Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) standard, by purchasing a year of BEA "Developers Support 5x8" ($995).
  • The VisualCafe Enterprise Suite is the first Java-based Enterprise Rapid Application Development (ERAD) tool, which minimizes risk, reduces complexity, and increases developers' competitive edge.
  • The BEA WebLogic application server provides comprehensive support for the Enterprise Java APIs, including the EJB 1.0 specification, and is designed to protect users' investments and make it possible to build portable, scalable applications.
  • The HP Foundation Program, introduced in April, is built on HP Foundation Tools and HP FoundationWare products and technologies, which simplify enterprise Internet-application development for UNIX systems.

Statistics:

  • The HP Foundation Program is expected to promote and distribute Symantec's VisualCafe Enterprise Suite worldwide from HP's Foundation Program Web site starting in the first quarter of 1999.
  • The BEA WebLogic application server provides support for the EJB 1.0 specification.
  • HP had revenue of $47.1 billion in its 1998 fiscal year.
  • HP has 124,600 employees.

Sources:

  • Business Wire - Dec. 9, 1998
  • Hewlett-Packard Company press release
  • BEA Systems, Inc. press release

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