Technology Solutions Group
HP's three business segments Enterprise Storage and Servers ("ESS"), HP Services ("HPS"), HP Software are collectively reported as a broader Technology Solution Group ("TSG"). TSG and provides servers, storage, software and information technology services that enable enterprises and midmarket customers to better manage their current IT environments and transform IT into a business enabler. Companies around the globe leverage HP's infrastructure solutions to deploy next generation data centers and address business challenges ranging from compliance to business continuity. TSG's modular IT systems and services are primarily standard-based and feature differentiated technologies in areas including power and cooling, unified management, security, virtualization and automation.
Enterprise Storage and Servers
The Enterprise Storage and Servers ("ESS") aims to optimize the combined product solutions required by different customer and provide solutions for a wide range of operating environments, spanning both enterprise and the SMB markets. ESS provides storage and server products in a number of categories.
Industry Standard Servers - Industry Standard Servers include primarily entry-level and mid-range ProLiant servers, which run primarily Windows ®, Linux, ® and Novell operating systems and leverage Intel Corporation and Advanced Micro Devices processors. The business spans a range of product lines that include pedestal-tower servers, density optimized rack servers and HP's BladeSystem family of server blades. In fiscal 2008, HP's industry standard server business continued to lead the industry in terms of units shipped and factory revenue. HP also has a leadership position in server blades, the fastest-growing segment of the market. Business Critical Servers - Business critical systems include Itanium ®-based Integrity servers running on the HP-UX, Windows ®, Linux ®, OpenVMS and NonStop operating systems, including the high-end Superdome servers and fault-tolerant Integrity NonStop servers. Business critical systems also include the Reduces Instruction Set Computing ("RISC")-based servers with HP9000 line running on the HP-UX operating system, HP AlphaServers running on both Tru64 UNIX® and OpenVMS, and MIPs-based NonStop servers. During 2008, HP continued to transition all Business critical system platforms to Itanium-based servers. Storage - HP's StorageWorks offerings include entry-level, mid-range and high-end arrays, storage area networks, network attached storage, storage management software and virtualization technologies, as well as tape drives, tape libraries and optical archival storage.
HP Services
HPS provides a portfolio of multi-vendor IT services, including technology services, consulting and integration and outsourcing services. HPS also offer a variety of services tailored to particular industries such as communication, media and entertainment, manufacturing and distribution, financial services, health and life sciences and the public sector, including government services. HPS collaborates with the ESS and HP Software groups, as well as with 3rd -party system integrators and software and networking companies to bring solutions to customers. HPS alos works with IPG and PSG to provide managed print services, end user workplace services, and mobile workforce productivity solutions to enterprise customers. The business operations that HP acquired through the acquisition of EDS were added to those of HPS for financial reporting purposes.
HP Software
HP software is a leading provider of enterprise and service provider software and services. The portfolio consist of:
Enterprise IT Management Software - Enterprise IT management software solutions, including support and professional services, allow customers to manage their IT infrastructure, operations, applications, IT services and business processes. These solutions also include tools to automate data center operations and IT processes. HP markets these solutions as the HP Business Technology Optimization suite of product and services. HP deliver these solutions in form of traditional software licenses and, in some cases, via the Software as a Service (SaaS) distribution model. Information Management and Business Intelligence Solutions - Information management and business intelligence solutions include enterprise data warehousing, information business continuity, data availability, compliance and e-discovery products that enable PH's customers to extract more value from their structured and unstructured data and information. These solutions include the enterprise records management software that HP acquired through the Tower Software acquisition 2008. OpenCall Solutions - OpenCall solutions is a suite of comprehensive, carrier-grade software platforms for service providers that enable them to develop and deploy next-generation voice, data and converged network services.
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