[Vms.sig-hu] Fwd: FW: On the news wire today - ok for external and posting - HP User Groups

[Fodor Zsuzsa]

---------- Eredeti üzenet ----------
Dátum: 2008. máj. 05. Hétfő 18:30:46
Feladó: Skonetski, Susan <susan.skonetski at hp.com>

Címzett: Skonetski, Susan <susan.skonetski at hp.com>

Tárgy: FW: On the news wire today - ok for external and posting - HP User Groups 


Dear World Wide Distribution lists,

The following is from Business Wire on the combining of the HP user groups and the leadership.  As you can see from the leadership team there is great representation across all the user communities.  Speaking from personal experience these are great people that really care about customers, you will really like them.

Please feel free to post this link

Many thanks to Brad for forwarding.

Warm Regards,
Sue



 ----------------------------

From: Harwell, Brad
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 9:49 AM
Subject: On the news wire today


May 05, 2008 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time  <http://www.businesswire.com/news/google/20080505005681/en>;
 <http://www.businesswire.com/news/google/20080505005681/en>;


*******HP User Groups Approve Vote to Consolidate and Unveil New Name and Board Leadership *****


Encompass, ITUG and HP-Interex EMEA combine strengths to increase member value and grow the global user community

HP Technology Forum & Expo 2008

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE <http://www.businesswire.com/>; )--HP business technology user groups Encompass, ITUG and HP-Interex EMEA have approved the vote to consolidate and unveiled its new organization name-Connect. Earlier this year, the users groups announced their intent to consolidate to form the independent, pre-eminent worldwide community of users of HP enterprise technologies. The consolidation was contingent upon the vote of members from all three user groups which took place in April. Connect is HP's largest user community representing more than 50,000 participants. Current memberships of the three groups will be honored as Connect members until the end of 2008.

Also announced today is the newly elected 2008-2009 Board of Directors to lead and set direction for Connect. The board representation includes members from each of the founding users groups. Nina Buik, former president of Encompass, will lead the Board as president. Margo Holen will serve as vice president, Glen Kuykendall was elected secretary/treasurer, and Scott Healy, former ITUG president, will serve as immediate past president. Newly elected directors include Steve Davidek, Bill Johnson, Jay McLaughlin, Henk Pomper, Joe Ramos, Dr. Michael Rossbach, Gerhard Wedenig and Brad Harwell (HP).

"We are thrilled to bring together the complementary skills of each group to grow Connect into a strong and vibrant global community that garners support from HP and its valued partners, said Buik. "By joining forces, we are able to increase member value while maintaining technology relevance and services to our current members and create a community for new members to be part of for years to come."

Brad Harwell, director of marketing in the Technical Solutions Group for the Americas at HP, said, "We congratulate the groups on this significant accomplishment. The combination of forces will allow customers globally to access an expanding portfolio of HP technologies. It will also provide HP a direct, unified customer forum representing the greater HP user community interests worldwide."

The launch celebration for Connect will take place at the 2008 HP Technology Forum & Expo <https://www.hptechnologyforum.com/>;  June 16-19 in Las Vegas. The annual HP technical training event for customers, partners and employees provides unparalleled educational and peer-to-peer networking opportunities.

About Encompass

Encompass is an independent, customer-run user group with a strategic business partnership with HP. This community of IT professionals deliver information technology solutions for complex and multi-system computing environments, focusing on the HP (and legacy Compaq and Digital) technologies, including HP-UX, Enterprise Storage, Enterprise Unix, OpenVMS, Linux and Windows. The organization promotes the unimpeded exchange of information by providing members with professional development programs, technical training, information exchanges, advocacy programs and networking opportunities. Encompass is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA. To learn more about Encompass, visit www.encompassUS.org <http://www.encompassus.org/>; .

About ITUG

ITUG is an international independent, non-for-profit, user-run organization of more than 3,500 members representing more than 800 companies that serves as a key vehicle for the exchange of information about HP's NonStop(TM)-related solutions and services. ITUG provides the information and resources its members need to conduct business in HP's open system environment and maximize the best software and architectures available from alliance partners and developers. Today, ITUG focuses as much on future applications as on current operational efficiencies, including interoperability and interconnection. This focus enables ITUG members to wield more direct influence than ever. To learn more about ITUG, visit www.itug.org <http://www.itug.org/>; .

About HP-Interex EMEA

Representing the largest network of HP customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), HP-Interex EMEA empowers HP professional users through advocacy, information and networking. HP-Interex EMEA is a not-for-profit volunteer-based association uniting about 35,000 HP professional users in over 45 countries. For more information, please visit www.hp-interex.com <http://www.hp-interex.com/>; .


Contacts


Tech Image
Marie Grimaldi, 847.279.0022 x231
marie.grimaldi at techimage.com



-----------------------------------------------------------
Brad R. Harwell

Hewlett-Packard Company
Technology Solutions Group
Americas Region
(713) 724-2431
Brad.Harwell at hp.com




--------- következő rész ---------
Egy csatolt HTML állomány át lett konvertálva...
URL: http://omega.ttk.pte.hu/pipermail/vms.sig-hu/attachments/20080515/8d653e7f/attachment.htm