a. Technologies available that will help HP make Enterprise Computing a continued success. Quality of Service - HP Web Quality of Service software (WebQoS) allows service providers to handle unexpected surges in demand on the Internet, communicate an exact wait time to customers and offer their most important customers premier service levels. Security - HP Praesidium technology affords security for people, transactions and information across increasingly dynamic company IT boundaries. HP Virtual Vault allows partners and customers to access designated applications through a company뭩 firewalls, and currently protects more than $5 trillion of assets in more than 100 banks worldwide. Protocol - HP e-speak is a universal language and protocol that makes it easy to build e-services and allows them to connect and interact with each other securely, regardless of what or where they are. Using this new "html for services," customers can access e-services faster, more cost-effectively and securely -- and from a variety of appliances and locations. Embedded Software - HP뭩 Chai family of embedded software products adds intelligence to appliances and devices, and allows users to access and create new and powerful e-services. Application to Application Integration and Web Development - HP뭩 end-to-end platforms allow companies to easily open all or part of their enterprise applications to new users, business partners and suppliers, with no changes to the existing applications. Storage Architecture - With 100 percent availability and infinite scalability, HP Equation Architecture ensures that all applications in the system can access all information in the enterprise at all times. Services Consulting - Enterprise Computing partners with other industry leaders, such as Sapient and Viant, to help customers design and create a net-ready IT infrastructure, build and rapidly implement ERP and other e-business solutions, and transform th...
