[HPCC-Conf] HP announcement To the HP User Community

[Mark Ringrose]

Richard,

This is encouraging and thanks for letting us know.  I am a little confused
by the message though.  To whom is or was it originally addressed?  Is the
November 10th date a mistake (i.e. should it read October), or is it a
prepared note to someone for release later?  Presumably it's just a mistake
because the note later refers to "from November 1st".

When it reads "tighter focus on you as our partner", who exactly is the
"you"?  The note describes a business model rather than the product.  Does
it mean all of us, the people of the world, or particular HP partners and
businesses?

It's a bit of a teaser  - not revealing very much :-)  I liked the
"intensely loyal customers" line in the presentation.  Sounds better than
fanatics :-)

I'm also a bit surprised that no-one else has responded (publicly in
HPPC-Conf) to this note yet.  Did I miss something?

Thanks for posting the note anyway Richard.

Regards,

Mark.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Nelson" <rjnelson@aemf.org>
To: <hpcc-conf@lists.handheld.org>
Sent: 10 October 2002 22:01
Subject: [HPCC-Conf] HP announcement To the HP User Community


> Hello Everyone,
>
> News From HP,  November 10, 2002:
>
> We are very excited and pleased to inform you today that the
> new HP is formally re-launching its calculator business.  We
> also wish to confirm our commitment to this business and
> reassure you that we are actively developing our calculator
> product offering!
>
> This fall, on November 1, we will formally introduce to you
> our new "Strategic Touch" business model.  In a nutshell, this
> means enhanced sales support, tighter focus on you as our
> partner, greater responsiveness and quicker product development-
> to-market turnaround and delivery.
>
> To support this model, we have set in place a dedicated worldwide
> management team with expertise in all key business functions.
> This team operates with "outsourced" strategic procurement and
> enhanced partnering arrangements.  We will be working with you
> to ensure this new business model maps well against your evolving
> needs.
>
> For now, be confident that HP will continue to offer a full line of
> both Algebraic and RPN calculators. Our best selling financial
> calculators (HP12C and HP10BII) will continue as important parts
> of our product offering, together with our HP30S scientific model.
> We are also currently developing a new range of graphing calculators
> to enhance the following:  HP38G, HP39G, HP40G, HP48G,
> HP48GX and the HP49G.  As we make this exciting transition together,
> we are pleased to offer you an extraordinary "one season" opportunity
> to purchase our outgoing products.
>
> As we move closer to November 1, please log onto this url and share
> in our excitement!
>
> http://staging.porternovelli.com/sanfrancisco/ecards/hpcalc/
>
> Thank you and we will be in touch again very, very soon!
>
> Kind Regards,
> Lee-Khuan  Goh
> Worldwide Marketing Manager  (Calculators)
> Personal Systems Group
> Hewlett Packard Company
>
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