HP Pavilion Home PCs Feature Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition to Enrich Home Computing Experience

Business Wire, Sept 14, 2000

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2000

Windows Me Brings Additional Multimedia, Home Networking and

Internet Navigation Capabilities to HP Customers

Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HWP) today announced it is shipping HP Pavilion home PCs featuring Windows(R) Millennium Edition (Windows Me). HP builds, sells and supports new PC systems for customers seeking customized PC solutions.

By including Windows Me in our HP Pavilion home PC line, were ensuring that HPs customers will continue to receive the kind of quality home computing experience theyve come to expect from HP, said Rob Wait, worldwide marketing manager for HPs Home Products Division.

Windows Me is the incremental upgrade to Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition, and is designed to improve the home computing experience by offering advancements in four key areas: digital media, home networking, Internet navigation and PC health. HP is now offering Windows Me as part of its fall line of HP Pavilion home PCs both at the retail level and via its build-to-order program available at both www.hpshopping.com and retail kiosks. Windows Me further strengthens HPs line of top-selling home PCs as HP continues to be the market leader of U.S. retail sales for home PCs, according to NPD INTELECT Market Tracking.(1)

We are pleased to be working with HP to bring top-quality solutions to meet the diverse needs of home PC users, said John Frederiksen, general manager for the PC Experience Group at Microsoft Corp. HP is a leader in the home PC market, and the benefits of Windows Me will enhance the HP Pavilion home PC line and benefit consumers.

Designed specifically for home users, Windows Me gives customers the power to network household computers, communicate more efficiently over the Internet, and work with rich multimedia content such as photos, videos and music. More information about Windows Me is available at www.microsoft.com/presspass/newsroom/winme.> Availability

HP Pavilion home PCs featuring Windows Me are currently shipping to retail outlets and also are available via HPs build-to-order program. More information on HP Pavilion home PCs is available at www.hp-at-home.com or by calling 1-800-PCHOME1 (1-800-724-6631).

About HP

Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services -- is focused on making technology and its benefits accessible to individuals and businesses through simple appliances, useful e-services and an Internet infrastructure thats always on.

HP has 86,000 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 http://www.hp.com.

(1) NPD INTELECT Market Tracking, January-July 2000 total U.S. home PC retail sales data

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