HP Instant Delivery and United Media Bring Dilbert to the Desktop Printer; Free Subscription Automatically Prints the "Dilbert Almost Daily"

Business Wire, June 22, 1999

PALO ALTO, Calif. and NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 1999--

Hewlett-Packard Company and United Media today announced a new way for Dilbert fans to receive classic humor from Dilbert and his cohorts through the "Dilbert (Almost) Daily." This biweekly newsletter is automatically delivered direct to fans' printers via HP's Instant Delivery software.

Each issue of the biweekly newsletter features a color Dilbert comic strip, a TV Teaser crossword puzzle and a List of the Day.

Dilbert fans will enjoy the following:

-- free, classic Dilbert comic strips, crosswords and lists;

and

-- a portable, one-page document delivered directly to their

printers.

"Dilbert's cast of characters can be found in newspapers, on television and on the Web, and now via this Web-based publication and HP Instant Delivery," said Michael Zimbalist, general manager of Online Services for United Media. "We believe that many fans will get a lift from being able to post their favorite printouts of the Dilbert (Almost) Daily in their work areas, break rooms or even on lunch-room refrigerators. And the crossword provides an entertaining activity on break or at home."

"Dilbert fans will appreciate the fun that the new Dilbert (Almost) Daily provides," said Antonio Perez, president and chief executive officer of HP's Inkjet Imaging Solutions. "Even the busiest Dilbert fans can enjoy the newsletter since it's delivered right to their printers automatically via HP Instant Delivery."

Users who want to download the free software and subscribe to the Dilbert (Almost) Daily newsletter should visit www.instant-delivery.com or http://www.daily.dilbert.com.

About HP Instant Delivery

HP Instant Delivery is free Internet printing software from HP -- the world's leading provider of digital-imaging technology and products, enabling home and office users to explore creative and practical new applications of digital imaging. The software lets subscribers schedule automatic, unattended printing of online news and information. Featured publishers offer a compact, designed-for-print format that's easy to carry, easy to share. CBS SportsLine, United Media, MSNBC.com, National Geographic Interactive, Afternoon Update from TIME.com, USA TODAY Update, The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition, GIST.com, Marvel Online and Slate magazine are among HP Instant Delivery's featured publishers.

About United Media

United Media (UM) is a fully-integrated worldwide licensing and syndicated company that focuses on building brand equity around a wide range of creative content through its two syndicates: United Feature Syndicate (UFS) and Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and licensing: United Media Licensing (UML). UM licenses and/or syndicates a variety of properties including PEANUTS (www.snoopy.com), DILBERT (www.dilbert.com), Nancy & Sluggo, For Better or For Worse (www.FBorFW.com), MIFFY, Wallace & Gromit, Raggedy Ann & Andy, Fido Dido, Ziggy and Rainbow Fish. United Media (www.comics.com) is an E.W. Scripps Company.

About HP

Hewlett-Packard Company - a leading global provider of computing 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 had computer-related revenue of $39.5 billion in its 1998 fiscal year. HP plans to launch a new company consisting of its industry-leading test-and-measurement, semiconductor products, chemical-analysis and medical businesses. These businesses represented $7.6 billion of HP's total revenue in fiscal 1998. With leading positions in multiple market segments, this technology-based company will focus on opportunities such as communications and life sciences.

HP has 123,000 employees worldwide and had total revenue of $47.1 billion in its 1998 fiscal year. Information about HP, its products and the company's Year 2000 program can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com.