Two months of free service
will also be provided as a special promotion to customers who purchase
selected hardware and peripherals through the HP site. For the four
fiscal quarters ended April 30, 2005, HP revenue totaled $83.
In addition to these gains , achieved at the expense of
competitors, HP grew share in unit shipments and was the No.9 percent in
quarter-over-quarter revenue.9
percent.

In the high-growth industry-standard x86-64 (Intel Xeon(TM)
EM64T, AMD Opteron(TM)) server market, HP was No.9 percent growth in
revenue year over year.
UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. Linux is a U.

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Company's growth driven by increase in x86, x86-64 and Itanium 2
shipments and revenue, with continued leadership in Windows, Linux and
UNIX in 2004

HP (NYSE:HPQ) (Nasdaq: HPQ) closed out 2004 as the leader in
worldwide server shipments for the 11th consecutive quarter, according
to fourth quarter 2004 figures released today by IDC.
Furthermore, for Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2-based HP Integrity servers,
the company experienced calendar year-over-year gains of 61.

HP continued to lead the fast-growing worldwide Linux server
market in 2004 in units, with 30.

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they ever
materialize or prove incorrect, could cause the results of HP and its
consolidated subsidiaries to differ materially from those expressed or
implied by such forward -looking statements and assumptions.

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3 billion.2 percent sequential growth in
units shipped and 195. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other
countries. Windows is a U. AMD Opteron is a trademark of
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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Each file, along with the data
needed to preserve its unique look and feel, is then replicated, encrypted
twice and transported over the user's broadband Internet connection every
weeknight.

About Spare Backup Inc. More
information about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) is available at http://www.(1)
HP's leadership was fueled by a strong quarter for HP ProLiant
systems in the x86 market, a sector the company has led for the last
11 quarters . HP was
the leading vendor in 2004 to offer x86-64 servers based on
both architectures for customer choice.4 percent growth in units and
39 percent growth in revenue year over year.

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Newport International Group (OTC Bulletin Board: NWPO) is dedicated to
leveling the digital playing field for small and medium sized companies. Its
two subsidiaries provide digital tools and services that are as powerful as
those available to large enterprises, but are designed and developed so that
technical skills aren't needed to use or manage them.nwpo.com. 1 vendor
in x86-64 platforms for 2004, a segment in which it saw sequential
shipment growth of 176. For the four fiscal quarters ended Jan.

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, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Newport International
Group (OTC Bulletin Board: NWPO), offers the most effortless backup service
ever designed for small business users, business travelers and professionals
who work extra hours from home.

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The Spare Backup
service backs up individual desktop and notebook computers and normally costs
$15.hp.8 percent year over year.

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Additionally, HP is again the leader across all three major
operating systems combined (Windows(R), Linux and UNIX(R)), with
sequential growth in shipments of 15.

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Business Editors/High-Tech Editors

PALO ALTO, Calif. HP increased its shipments by 19.8 billion.

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As part of HP's commitment to small businesses, the company will offer
Spare Backup service via their ecommerce Web site.99 a month.

About Newport International Group Inc.biz.(1) Offering customers a choice of operating systems and
platforms that are based on industry standards is critical to HP's
server strategy for enterprises of all sizes. 1 in units
and revenue in 2004, with 176. More information about HP is available at
www.

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Hewlett-Packard to Resell Spare Backup Service

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8 percent in revenue.
"The numbers show that HP is pulling ahead of competitors in
high-growth markets," said Paul Miller , vice president, Marketing,
Industry Standard Servers, HP. "We ended 2004 capturing nearly a third
of the revenue in the high-volume x86 space.

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Risks, uncertainties and assumptions
include the development, performance and market acceptance of products
and services and other risks that are described from time to time in
HP's Securities and Exchange Commission reports, including but not
limited to HP's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
Oct. HP shall not be
liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained
herein.

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From set-up through file selection and
scheduling, no user interaction is required.

About HP
HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and
institutions globally.

About HP

HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and
institutions globally. All
statements other than statements of historical fact are statements
that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including the
expected development, performance or rankings of products or services;
statements of expectation or belief; and any statement of assumptions
underlying any of the foregoing. HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update
these forward-looking statements.

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HP will offer discounted plans of six-months, one-year and
two-years pre-paid service.S.

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Instead, the Spare Backup
service on its own instantly recognizes files on the user's hard drive,
including Outlook emails, Word documents , Excel spreadsheets, digital photos,
QuickBooks files and MP3 music file and more.1 percent and its
revenue by 13.

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's fully-automated online backup
service directly through its Web site as early as next month.

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Other highlights of the analyst firm's report include:

HP led the worldwide Intel Itanium 2-based server segment in
2004 in revenues and units. HP Integrity servers grew 61.6
percent in units and 245.8 percent in revenue year over year. 31, 2005, HP revenue
totaled $81.

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More
information is available at http://www. The information
contained herein is subject to change without notice.

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From there, the backup files are stored in Spare's twin secure
data centers, where they are accessible from any high-speed Internet-connected
computer anywhere. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global
services , business and home computing, and imaging and printing.2 percent and 195.

HP continued its leadership in Windows server shipments in
2004 with 25 percent unit growth and 18.

Intel, Itanium and Xeon are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Intel Corp.

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Spare Backup Inc .4 percent and revenue of 19.com

(1) Source: IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, February
2005. 31, 2004.

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All of the Spare Backup service plans include up
to 5 gigabytes of secure, remote storage. The company has
headquarters in Palm Desert, with technology development in Phoenix.

Competitors who remain
unable to add any differentiated value to their servers struggled ,
reinforcing that HP's strategy of innovating on standards-based,
high-volume architectures is bearing fruit.

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HP Lands No. 1 Position in Worldwide Server Shipments for 11th Consecutive Quarter

9 percent in sequential revenue.

Demonstrating the sustained strength of the company's
multi-operating system strategy, HP led in revenue in 2004 in
each of the three major operating environments -- Windows,
Linux and UNIX. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure ,
global services, business and home computing, and imaging and
printing.

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Companies Team to Deliver Fully-Automated Backup Service to HP Customers

PALM DESERT, Calif., Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ),
one of the world's largest personal computer manufacturers, announced today
that it intends to resell Spare Backup Inc., a subsidiary of Newport International Group, is the
developer of Spare Backup service, the first totally automated online backup
service specifically designed for small business and home office users that
selects, secures and stores files all by itself.