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PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 15, 2011) - HP Advanced Solutions today announced that it is a platinum sponsor of the 12^th Annual Privacy and Security Conference in Victoria, BC, Canada, Feb 16-18.

HP's participation includes various workshops, panels and sessions discussing new developments and insights on:

• securing modern enterprise infrastructures
• data and resource protection
• compliance validation
• data portability solutions
• cloud computing
• building comprehensive security architectures
• identifying and securing sensitive data across multiple networks

"Today, clients want to reduce complexity and manage risk, while meeting privacy and security requirements," said Jim Hamilton, President, HP Advanced Solutions Inc. "The Privacy and Security Conference provides organizations with an opportunity to experience, first hand, HP's expertise as well as our innovative enterprise security solutions to help them overcome these challenges."

Conference participants will hear from HP's Services Innovation Lead and noted "Futurist" Jeff Wacker; Cloud Computing Strategist Bill Dupley; Privacy Executive Peter Reid and Sharon Perkins, chief privacy and security officer for HP Advanced Solutions. Jeff Wacker's closing keynote will cover the 4^th Wave of Information and Communications Technology.

For the first time, live and post-conference webcasts from the event will be available to online audiences, as well as downloadable session handouts, polls and surveys. In addition, there will be a live question and answer session with event speakers, as well as networking opportunities. Conference presentations will be available to conference and webcast registrants for on-demand viewing for one full calendar year following the event.

HP will also be exhibiting its innovative networking and security solutions to help organizations and governments improve their operational excellence and ability to leverage networking technologies. HP's combined product portfolio of ProCurve, 3Com, H3C and Tipping Point expands HP's capabilities and accelerates its Converged Infrastructure strategy. The company's Enterprise Security solutions help clients protect their intellectual property, reduce losses and meet regulatory requirements. More information on HP's depth of security knowledge, services, best practices and global resources can be found at [ www.hp.com/security ].

HP executives will be available at the company's booth #20-21 on the exhibit floor.

About HP

HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world's largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HP (NYSE:HPQ) is available at [ http://www.hp.com/ ].

About HP Advanced Solutions Inc.

HP Advanced Solutions Inc. is a subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co. Incorporated in May 2004, the company is headquartered at the Vancouver Island Technology Park in Victoria, British Columbia. As HP Canada's unionized service delivery company, HP Advanced Solutions delivers world-class business process and information technology outsourcing services in a professional, secure and labour-friendly environment. More information about HP Advanced Solutions is available at [ www.hpadvancedsolutions.com ].

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