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A--HP'S E-speak Software Nominated for Computerworld Smithsonian Award; E-speak Recognized for Leading the Next Evolution of the Internet BUSINESS WIRE - March 27, 2000 09:02 PALO ALTO, Calif., Mar 27, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Hewlett-Packard Company today announced that its e-business technology, e-speak, has been nominated for the Computerworld Smithsonian Award, which recognizes innovative technologies. As a nominee, e-speak will become part of the Permanent Research Collection on Information Technology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History on Monday, April 3. E-speak, which was nominated for the award by Ernst & Young, LLP, is HP's software platform for simplifying business on the Internet. With e-speak, people can use the Web to complete tasks, solve problems and conduct transactions automatically, with little human intervention. E-speak is one of several innovative technology applications entered in the Smithsonian Collection. "The primary source material submitted by HP will enrich the National Museum of American History's growing collection on the history of information technology and contribute significantly to the museum's ongoing efforts to chronicle the Information Age," said Spencer R. Crew, director of the National Museum of American History. E-speak was developed in HP Labs to facilitate the delivery of electronic services, or e-services, on the Internet. The technology helps people find and use services online and also helps those e-services find and negotiate with each other. E-services based on e-speak can monitor their own delivery and take care of many tasks people usually would have to complete themselves. For example, a travel e-service could coordinate all the changes that would need to occur if a flight was delayed -- car-rental agencies and hotels could be notified automatically and reservations adjusted accordingly so that the traveler himself would not need to change arrangements with each vendor. "E-speak is making a significant impact on the way people think about doing business, by challenging the status quo and using the Internet to its full potential," said Rajiv Gupta, general manager of HP's E-speak Operation. "The Computerworld Smithsonian Program's decision to include e-speak in its collection of innovations shaping Chapter 2 of the Internet illustrates the value of this technology and the importance of HP's e-services initiative. We are thrilled and honored that e-speak is a nominee for the Computerworld Smithsonian Award and that it will be a part of this prestigious collection of technologies." A case study on e-speak will be included in the Computerworld Smithsonian Collection and will be available April 3 at the official Internet site of the Computerworld Smithsonian Program at innovate.si.edu. The recipient of the Computerworld Smithsonian Award will be announced Monday, June 5, in Washington, D.C. About The Computerworld Smithsonian Program Each year, the Computerworld Smithsonian Chairmen's Committee nominates individuals who use information technology to improve society for the inclusion in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History's IT Innovative Collection. Founded in 1988, the Computerworld Smithsonian Program searches for and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated vision and leadership as they strive to use information technology in innovative ways across ten categories: Business and Related Services; Education and Academia; Environment, Energy and Agriculture; Finance, Insurance and Real Estate; Government and Non-Profit Organizations; Manufacturing; Media, Arts and Entertainment; Medicine; Science; and Transportation. About HP Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services for business and home -- is focused on capitalizing on the opportunities of the Internet and the proliferation of electronic services. HP plans to spin off Agilent Technologies and distribute its shares to HP shareowners by mid-calendar year 2000. Agilent consists of HP's test and measurement, semiconductor products, chemical analysis and healthcare solutions businesses, and has leading positions in multiple market segments. HP has 85,400 employees worldwide and had total revenue from continuing operations of $42.4 billion in its 1999 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at hp.com.