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Hewlett-Packard Dedicates Division to Automotive Solutions

14 May 1998

Hewlett-Packard Dedicates Division to Automotive Solutions

              Automotive Solutions Division to Focus Exclusively
            On Electronics Technology for Automakers and Suppliers

    PALO ALTO, Calif., May 14 -- As part of an ongoing effort to
enhance and focus its long-term commitment to the automotive industry,
Hewlett-Packard Company has dedicated a division to providing
industry customers with cost-effective, electronics technology.  Formerly
known as the Integrated Systems Division, HP's Automotive Solutions Division
already has had years of experience serving the automotive business.  Now the
division will concentrate exclusively on developing automotive solutions and
also will function as HP's automotive hub, helping customers leverage the
variety of technologies offered by the entire company.  These include lighting
components, tools for developing automotive electronics and design solutions.
    "Automotive manufacturers and suppliers are facing unprecedented pressure
to speed their products to market," said John Weidert, general manager of the
Automotive Solutions Division.  "With more than 25 years of experience
assisting automotive customers, HP can ease this pressure with multiple
technology-based solutions.  Our customers save time and money by not having
to develop specialized technologies on their own.  We deliver our solutions
quickly, so the industry can keep pace with accelerated consumer demand.
    "The division's new charter represents a significant strategic shift from
a horizontal, product market approach to a vertical, industry approach.  We
now can focus on integrating solutions for the industry's problems, leveraging
technologies from every HP division.  This shift reaffirms our seriousness
about the automotive business -- we're in it for the long haul."
    HP's Automotive Solutions Division, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., operates
in key automotive centers around the world, including the United States,
Italy, France, Sweden, Germany and Japan.

    HP's Automotive Products and Services

    Automotive Electronics

    * Design solutions
        * software development tools
        * electronic control modules
        * Dynocell/powertrain development tools
        * Noise, Vibration and Harshness testing tools

    * Manufacturing test solutions
        * board test
        * functional test

    * Service solutions
        * diagnostic solutions
        * electronic-parts catalogs

    Automotive Lighting (LEDs)
        * exterior lighting, including flexible SnapLEDs
        * interior lighting for instrument clusters and dashboard displays

    Automotive Design
        * MCAD technology and UNIX(R) system and Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R)
          workstations optimized for computer-aided-design software and
          virtual prototyping

    Extended Enterprise Computing
        * support for global supply-chain management
        * tools for leveraging online purchasing

    About HP
    Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global provider of computing,
Internet and intranet solutions, services, communications products and
measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality
and support.  It is the second-largest computer supplier in the world, with
computer-related revenue in excess of $35.4 billion in its 1997 fiscal year.
HP has 123,300 employees and had revenue of $42.9 billion in its 1997 fiscal
year.
    Information about HP's test and measurement products can be found on the
World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com/go/tmdir.

SOURCE  Hewlett-Packard Company