Hewlett Packard
| Hewlett-Packard (HP) |
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| Official Website: http://www.hp.com/ |
| Official about page: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hp-information/about-hp/index.html |
| Country: Please specify country |
| Location: 3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1185 USA |
| Founded: 1939 |
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| Contact |
| Phone: (+1) 650-857-1501 |
| Fax: (+1) 650-857-5518 |
Background
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. It provides products, technologies, software, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health and education sectors.
HP acquired 3com, after US regulators prohibited Huawei from purchasing 3com.
Products
- TippingPoint jpg "TippingPoint's Digital Vaccine team scours security mailing lists, monitors underground hacker chat rooms and leverages "honey pots"...
- HSPD-12: a new standard for secure forms of Personal Identity Verification (PIV) for all Federal civilian agencies [
http://government.hp.com/pdf/HSPD-12FederalStudy_F.pdf Federal Study] (pdf)
Countries using Products
- SYRIA
- IRAN
worldwide
Reports
- 6.5.2013: ZTE et HP unis pour un halalternet au pays des mollahs. By bluetouff Reflets, France
- 12.30.2012: Huawei partner offered embargoed HP gear to Iran Reuters
- 12.26.2011: Meet Telecomix, the Hackers Bent on Exposing those who Censor and Surveil the Internet. By Andy Greenberg Forbes
- 11.18.2011: Hewlett-Packard Computers Underpin Syria Electronic Surveillance Project Bloomberg
People Responsible
Marc L. Andreessen
HP Board of Directors since 2009
Mr. Andreessen is co-founder and a general partner of Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm founded in July 2009, and co-founder and Chairman of Ning, Inc., an online platform founded in 2004 for people to create their own social networks. From 1999 to July 2007, Mr. Andreessen served as Chairman of Opsware, Inc., a software company that he co-founded. From March 1999 to September 1999, Mr. Andreessen served as Chief Technology Officer of America Online, Inc., a software company. Mr. Andreessen co-founded Netscape Communications Corporation, a software company, and served in various positions, including Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Products from 1994 to 1999. Mr. Andreessen also is a director of eBay Inc. and several private companies.
Shumeet Banerji
Shumeet Banerji - HP Board of Directors since 2011
Mr. Banerji has served as Chief Executive Officer of Booz & Company, a consulting company, since July 2008. Previously, Mr. Banerji served in multiple roles at Booz Allen Hamilton, a consulting company and predecessor to Booz & Company, while based in offices in North America, Asia and Europe, including President of the Worldwide Commercial Business from February 2008 to July 2008, Managing Director, Europe from February 2007 to February 2008 and Managing Director, United Kingdom from 2003 to March 2007.
Earlier in his career, he was a member of the faculty at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
Rajiv L. Gupta
HP Board of Directors since January 2009
Mr. Gupta has served as Lead Independent Director of the HP Board of Directors since November 2011.
Mr. Gupta has served as Chairman of Avantor Performance Materials, a manufacturer of chemistries and materials, since August 2010 and as Senior Advisor to New Mountain Capital, LLC, a private equity firm, since July 2009.
Previously, Mr. Gupta served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rohm and Haas Company, a worldwide producer of specialty materials, from 1999 to April 2009. Mr. Gupta occupied various other positions at Rohm and Haas since joining the company in 1971, including Vice-Chairman from 1998 to 1999; Director of the Electronic Materials business from 1996 to 1999; and Vice-President and Regional Director of the Asia-Pacific Region from 1993 to 1998.
Mr. Gupta also is a director of Delphi Automotive PLC, Tyco International Ltd., The Vanguard Group and several private companies.
John H. Hammergren
HP Board of Directors since 2005
Mr. Hammergren has served as Chairman of McKesson Corporation, a healthcare services and information technology company, since 2002 and as President and Chief Executive Officer of McKesson since 2001. Mr. Hammergren joined McKesson in 1996 and held a number of management positions before becoming President and Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Hammergren also is a director of Nadro, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico).
Raymond J. Lane
HP Board of Directors, Executive Chairman since 2011
Mr. Lane has served as HP’s Executive Chairman since September 2011. Previously, Mr. Lane served as HP’s non-executive Chairman from November 2010 to September 2011.
>> Mr. Lane has served as Managing Partner of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a private equity firm, since 2000 [ KPCB also funds Endgame].
Prior to joining Kleiner Perkins, Mr. Lane was President and Chief Operating Officer and a director of Oracle Corporation, a software company.
Before joining Oracle in 1992, Mr. Lane was a senior partner of Booz Allen Hamilton, a consulting company.
Prior to Booz Allen Hamilton, Mr. Lane served as a division vice president with Electronic Data Systems Corporation, an IT services company that HP acquired in August 2008.
Mr. Lane also is a director of Quest Software, Inc. and several private companies.
Ann M. Livermore
HP Executive Vice President, Director since 2011
Ms. Livermore served as Executive Vice President of the HP enterprise services business from May 2011 to August 2011. Previously, Ms. Livermore served as Executive Vice President of the former HP Enterprise Business from May 2004 until June 2011. Prior to that, Ms. Livermore served in various other positions with HP in marketing, sales, research and development, and business management since joining the company in 1982.
Ms. Livermore also is a director of United Parcel Service, Inc.
Gary M. Reiner
HP Board of Director since 2011
Mr. Reiner has served as Special Advisor at General Atlantic, a private equity firm, since September 2010.
Previously, Mr. Reiner served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at General Electric Company, a technology, media and financial services company, from 1996 until March 2010. Mr. Reiner previously held other executive positions with GE since joining the company in 1991.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Reiner was a partner at Boston Consulting Group where he focused on strategic and process issues for technology businesses.
Patricia F. Russo
HP Board of Directors since 2011
Ms. Russo served as Chief Executive Officer of Alcatel-Lucent, a communications company, from December 2006 to September 2008.
Previously, she served as Chairman of Lucent Technologies Inc., a communications company, from 2003 to November 2006 and Chief Executive Officer and President of Lucent from 2002 to November 2006.
Ms. Russo also is a director of General Motors Company, Merck & Co., Inc. and Alcoa Inc.
G. Kennedy Thompson
HP Director since 2006
Mr. Thompson has served as Senior Advisor to Aquiline Capital Partners LLC, a private equity firm, since May 2009.
Previously, Mr. Thompson served as Chairman of Wachovia Corporation, a financial services company, from 2003 until June 2008. Mr. Thompson also served as Chief Executive Officer of Wachovia, formerly First Union Corporation, from 2000 until June 2008 and as President from 1999 until June 2008.
Previously, Mr. Thompson served as Chairman of First Union for a portion of 2001; Vice Chairman of First Union from 1998 to 1999; and Executive Vice President of First Union from 1996 to 1998.
Margaret C. Whitman
HP President and Chief Executive Officer since 2011
Ms. Whitman has served as HP’s President and Chief Executive Officer since September 2011. She has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of HP since January 2011.
>>> From March 2011 to September 2011, Ms. Whitman served as a part-time strategic advisor to Kleiner, Perkins, Caulfield & Byers, a private equity firm.
Previously, Ms. Whitman served as President and Chief Executive Officer of eBay Inc., from 1998 to March 2008.
Prior to joining eBay, Ms. Whitman held executive-level positions at Hasbro Inc., a toy company, FTD, Inc., a floral products company, The Stride Rite Corporation, a footwear company, The Walt Disney Company, an entertainment company, and Bain & Company, a consulting company. Ms. Whitman also serves as a director of The Procter & Gamble Company and Zipcar, Inc.
Ralph V. Whitworth
HP Board Director since 2011
Mr. Whitworth has been a principal of Relational Investors LLC, a registered investment advisor, since 1996.
He is a former director of Genzyme Corporation, Sovereign Bancorp, Inc., and Sprint Nextel Corporation.
