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Looking for IT Work in All the Right Places
Network World
15 July 2008

It's all about who you know when it comes to looking for IT work, and with social networking technologies gaining popularity, today the number of people you know can grow exponentially online.

HP Connects with End Users at HP Technology Forum in Vegas
Server Specs: A SearchDataCenter.com blog
18 June 2008

Since Monday afternoon I’ve been in Las Vegas, Nev., attending the 2008 HP Technology Forum and Expo — enjoying the air conditioned oasis in the 100+ degree desert. The event is different than any I have attended, with it’s broad 7,000+ attendee base that spans the four “S’s” of HP (servers, storage, software, and services). Clearly the company is focused on sharing their new technologies through the Tech Showcase and in the workshops and breakout sessions. But the company is also showing both loyal and potential customers a good time.

HP Users Sick and Tired of Fighting Storage Fires Every Day
SearchStorage.com
17 June 2008

Making storage management simpler and more affordable is the biggest issue for the more than 50,000 members in Hewlett-Packard's new Connect user group, said Connect directors at HP Tech Forum.

10 Questions for Connect President Nina Buik
CIOZone
17 June 2008

This week, the Hewlett-Packard user community comes together at the HP Technology Forum & Expo, which is being held in Las Vegas. It's the first meeting of HP users since three of the largest user groups—Encompass, HP-Interex EMEA, and ITUG—merged earlier this year into a single 50,000-member strong organization called Connect.

Disparate HP User Communities Unite under Connect Banner at HP Technology Forum Event
ZDNet
17 June 2008

HP is an amalgamation of companies, products and technologies, and its user groups have had a similar legacy. Until today, that is.

HP User Groups Plan Merger
Processor Magazine
15 February 2008

Three HP user groups—Encompass, HP-Interex EMEA, and the International Tandem User Group—plan to merge in an effort to improve their membership and programs. The three groups, each representing a different community of HP product users, work with HP to provide user feedback with the goal of improving customer service and product features.

HP User Groups Looking to Consolidate
eWeek
By Scott Ferguson
8 February 2008

In April, three of Hewlett-Packard’s user groups will vote on a plan that will combine them into a 50,000-member organization.

A trio of Hewlett-Packard user groups are looking to consolidate into one organization.

In April, the membership of Encompass, the largest of the three, HP Interex EMEA and ITUG will vote on a plan that will combine the three user groups into a single, 50,000-member organization.

HP Data Storage User Groups Band Together
Searchstorage.com
By Editor
8 February 2008

HP user groups Encompass, HP Interex EMEA and ITUG jointly announced their intent to consolidate into one worldwide group this week. The combined organization will feature new membership offerings and will operate under a new name that has not been determined yet. The merger is contingent upon voting of the memberships of the current organizations, which will take place this spring. The new organization plans to automatically honor any existing memberships.

One user group ring bands them all
3000 News (Blog)
7 February 2008

HP user group Encompass took a big step toward the ultimate alliance of HP enterprise computer customers this week, when the largest North American HP user group announced it will unite with two of the others. Now Encompass, the Tandem group ITUG, and HP-Interex Europe/Middle East/Africa will all work together, bound under a single group which will have a new name announced sometime this year.

HP User Groups Join Forces - Encompass, ITUG, and HP Interex EMEA Plan to Merge and Share Resources to Serve 50,000 Members
ARN
By Denise Dubie
6 February 2008

There is strength in numbers, according to the leaders of three HP user groups, who this week announced they will seek approval to join forces and pool resources to better serve more than 50,000 members worldwide.

HP User Groups Join Forces - Encompass, ITUG, and HP Interex EMEA Plan to Merge and Share Resources to Serve 50,000 Members
Network World
By Denise Dubie
6 February 2008

HP User Groups Plan Merger to Increase Clout, Lower Costs
IT World
By Patrick Thibodeau
5 February 2008

Three independent Hewlett-Packard user groups said Monday that they plan to merge into a single organization with more than 50,000 members in an effort to increase training opportunities and their clout with the IT vendor.

The groups also hope to reduce costs while using their combined resources to reach younger users of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s technologies through social networks and other Web 2.0 tools.

HP User Groups Plan Merger to Increase Clout, Lower Costs
Computerworld
By Patrick Thibodeau
4 February 2008

The groups also hope to reduce costs while using their combined resources to reach younger users of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s technologies through social networks and other Web 2.0 tools.

HP User Groups Mull Merger
IT Wire
By Stephen Withers
4 February 2008

Today's Hewlett-Packard is the result of several mergers, but the company's customers still belong to user groups reflecting the old structures. That may be about to change. Compaq acquired Tandem (the 'NonStop' company); Compaq acquired Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC); and Hewlett-Packard and Compaq merged. But the user groups that had grown up around those companies largely continued as separate entities.