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Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 16:05:59 -0700

HP Adds Linux Support
for Its Chai Appliance Platform Software

Support Increases Platform's Ease-of Use and Efficiency for Linux
Developers




                PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 26, 2000 ? Hewlett-Packard Company
                announced today that Linux support has been added for its
                Chai Appliance Platform, a suite of integrated software
                components for creating Internet-enabled information
                appliances. Developers using Linux can effortlessly use the
                Chai Appliance Platform, conserving their resources for
                software development activities specific to the type of
                device they are building.

                Linux now joins Microsoft's Pocket PC (Windows® CE 3.0) as
                a source code reference platform for the Chai Appliance
                Platform.

                "Embedded developers are embracing Linux in ever-increasing
                numbers, and we want to make it as easy as possible for
                them to use the Chai Appliance Platform to build their
                products," said William Woo, general manager of HP's
                Embedded Software Operation. "We've also added support for
                standards-based tools supplied by third parties."

                The power, stability and modular structure of Linux have
                contributed to the success of the open-source operating
                system with the embedded developer community.
                Increased Developer Tool Support

                HP also has added support for Integrated Development
                Environments (IDE), including JBuilder from Inprise/Borland
                and JDeveloper from Oracle, on the Chai Appliance Platform.
                All IDEs that are compliant with the Java(TM) Platform
                Debugger Architecture are supported as well, giving
                information appliance application developers working with
                Chai a broad selection of third-party tools.

                Chai Appliance Platform 5.0

                The Chai Appliance Platform is an integrated suite of
                software products designed to power the next generation of
                memory-constrained, intelligent Internet appliances. The
                embedded software platform extends e-services from
                enterprise systems to intelligent appliances, and provides
                device manufacturers with more capabilities, including
                customization, allowing products to get to market faster
                and at a lower cost.

                A key component of the Chai Appliance Platform is the HP
                ChaiVM, a small-footprint, scalable environment for running
                Java applications on intelligent devices. ChaiVM offers
                superior Java application performance using the HP
                TurboChai compiler. It also provides the smallest memory
                footprint using the HP ChaiFreezeDry technology,  which
                reduces the memory needed to support Java applications by
                up to 90 percent. By conserving memory, appliances using HP
                technology can be manufactured less expensively without
                sacrificing functional or performance capabilities.

                Other components of the platform include the ChaiServer
                embedded Web-based application server, connectivity to
                e-services, device manageability via the HP OpenView
                Network Node Manager, a mobile database, the ChaiFarer XML
                microbrowser, a toolkit for creating graphical displays,
                and standards-based spontaneous networking.


                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 that's
                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.

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