HP Extends Reach in Government and Enterprise Sectors Via Information Management Strategies

HP announced that several government and enterprise customers are improving their business results using HP Information Management strategies, software and solutions.

HP said that Continental Airlines' Finance Group is using HP Data Protector to back up and recover more than 1 petabyte of data - the equivalent of approximately 20 million four-door filing cabinets full of documents. With HP Data Protector, Continental has reduced its technology costs by 70 percent and has been able to reduce business risks associated with compliance and government regulations.

"Information security, virtualization, compliance and e-discovery are critical areas for us moving into 2009," said Devin York, senior manager, Financial Systems Group, Continental Airlines. "We expect further benefits with the new virtualization and encryption features in the latest version of HP Data Protector."

Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), America's first cancer center, is using HP Medical Archive solution to manage its estimated 20 terabytes of new data annually. As a result, RPCI has significantly improved performance, productivity, reliability and efficiency throughout the organization. RPCI also has achieved a return on investment of 107 percent, with a payback period of 22 months.

In addition, with the HP Integrated Archive Platform, RPCI can quickly find emails for legal discovery, regulatory governance and compliance requirements, including HIPAA. Previously, it took days to find a specific email for legal discovery; however, with HP Integrated Archive Platform, it takes only an hour.

"We pride ourselves on being one step ahead of the technology curve, which helps us offer the best patient care and attract top researchers," said JoAnne Ruh, chief information officer, Roswell Park Cancer Institute. "Our partnership with HP helps us ensure our ability to improve patient care by helping us accelerate business growth, improve efficiencies and mitigate risks."

Brunel University in West London is one of the most respected universities in the United Kingdom, with a community of about 20,000 people. As the university has grown, the amount of data the university stored in its archives was growing at the rate of 2 terabytes per year.

As a public body in the higher education sector, Brunel is subject to the Freedom of Information Act, which places legal responsibility on its governance of student information. Additionally, as memos and other communications went digital and the "paper trail" disappeared, it needed to have a viable process of electronic discovery in place to easily manage cases or disputes relating to student results, governance or fraud.

With HP Integrated Archive Platform, Brunel can find emails and other content faster in order to respond to the approximately 40-50 e-discovery investigations per year.

In one example, the time taken to locate all the emails pertaining to a particular topic or word can now be cut down from 14 days to just a few hours, freeing up system administrators' time to focus on their core business of delivering services to students, researchers and other staff.

"HP Integrated Archive Platform is effectively the best 'find' button on the Internet," said Iain Liddell, policy development manager, Brunel University. "Beyond just efficiency, the solution has helped Brunel further enhance its reputation for corporate integrity, and you simply can't put a price on that."

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