"And,
having the running legend Jeff Galloway lead the flock makes this an
extra special event. Duck Creek's EXAMPLE
Platform(TM) supports all aspects of product definition
, including
data capture, rating, rules, interview screens, documentation,
workflow, and transactions
. "It's a great
example of the ability of HP's highly adaptive solutions, combined
with the expertise
of partners like Verizon Wireless, to meet the
unique needs of marathon race fans.
More information
about HP in New England is available at
www.
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. HP shall not
be
liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained
herein.DetroitFreePressMarathon
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athlete finish
31, 2004.runners runner
bostonmarathon.signing athlete
He also is a
columnist for Runner's World magazine. Duck
Creek Technologies
is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. The HP ProCurve 520wl Wireless Access Points and HP ProCurve
Wireless Secure Access 700wl series provide appropriate access to
resources that are needed for
the event, while still protecting the
servers from unauthorized wireless access. "I'm thrilled families
, friends and
colleagues of all the runners can track progress thanks to HP products
and Verizon
Wireless' extensive wireless voice and data network.hp.S.competitor honolulu
The entire Race Day Network of 17 HP ProLiant
servers is
configured in a Distributed Internet Server Array (DISA) architecture
and connected
by an expansive HP ProCurve network connected via
Gigabit copper to an HP ProCurve Networking Switch
5300 at the core of
the network and a series of HP ProCurve 2650, 2524 and 2848 switches
facilitating
the extremely high volume of data transfer.
On April 16-17, HP will participate in the Boston Marathon
Expo at
the World Trade Center in Boston, where runners can be photographed at
the HP booth 506
with an HP digital camera and receive a free picture
to commemorate the marathon weekend.hp. registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
In 2004, participation grew by 59%, with over 10,000 runners representing
45 U.marathoning joints
Olympian and author Jeff Galloway will be "leading the flock" at Duck
Creek's 5K Waddle
run/walk around the EPCOT resort area on May 23,
2005 at the ACORD/LOMA Insurance Systems Forum in
Orlando, Florida.
Business Editors/Sports Editors/High-Tech Editors
BOSTON----HP (NYSE:HPQ
)
(Nasdaq:HPQ) today announced that it is providing the technology to
track every registered participant
at the 109th running of the Boston
Marathon, the world's oldest annual marathon, and plans to make
race
information instantly available to fans, friends and family worldwide
via the Internet.
The
HP Athlete Search System is powered by a wireless network that
uses HP Integrity servers, industry
-standard HP ProLiant servers, HP
iPAQ Pocket PC handheld devices and HP ProCurve networking products
.
The Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon, presented by Greektown
Casino, is an annual
road race certified by the US Track and Field
Association.popularity honolulu
The network dispenses information on
the Verizon Wireless National
Access wireless data network to provide participant updates at
designated
sites along the marathon route and at the finish line.signing soyouwanna
Learn more about Jeff Galloway at http://www
.
Over 50 percent of the registered field is expected to participate
in athlete alerts; more than
200,000 alerts will likely be sent. "Fans
on the course and around the world will have access to
the BAA
network, getting real-time information while the race is in progress.1 miles).popularity runner
----Duck Creek
Technologies, Inc. Philosophically, Jeff
believes that we were all designed to run and walk, and
he keeps
finding ways to bring more people into the positive world of exercise.com or call
866
-DUCK-TEC.
The official technology sponsor of the Boston Marathon for the
11th consecutive year
, HP specially designed the HP Athlete Search
System for the April 18 race. 31, 2005, HP revenue
totaled
$81.
This year, the event will be held in downtown Detroit on Sunday, October
23.
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One of
the Integrity servers will support
creation and delivery of all alerts on race day, while another
will be
a database server supporting MS SQL Server 2000 running on Windows(R)
Server 2003.com
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About HP
HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses
and
institutions globally.S. HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update
these forward
-looking statements. This year, the Free Press
Marathon is expecting 15,000 runners.1 miles), Wright
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"
Jeff Galloway commented, "I appreciate
Duck Creek asking me to
lead the Waddle effort.jeffgalloway.org. HP
servers will enable an estimated
7 million page views within the
six-hour time span of the race. The Marathon is owned by Detroit
Free Press and features six
divisions: marathon (26.sables marathoning
Duck Creek's customers use the Platform
for
a wide variety of purposes, including full policy processing,
submission processing, and black-box
rating for both batch and
interactive environments.
Computer users around the world will be able
to obtain up-to-date
participant locations on the race website, www."
The technology behind
the race
Real-time data requests to the press room and the marathon
runners' database will
be supported by HP Integrity servers running
Linux, PHP and Sendmail.
For participant location
updates, family and friends are
encouraged to approach HP volunteers in the family meeting area who
will be clearly identified in hats with the words "I have runner
info.P.com .signing reprint
Duck Creek Technologies
Invites Jeff Galloway to Lead the Flock at ACORD/LOMA Insurance Systems Forum; Olympic Distance Runner
and best-selling author to lead
Mr." Armed with HP iPAQ Pocket PCs, the volunteers only need a name
or bib number in order to provide an instant update of the
participant's nearest checkpoint location
.finish sables
John Health 5K Fun Run and
Fitness Walk (3. You can find schedules, training tips, news, clubs,
and other useful information about Marathon.
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For more information, visit http://www.duckcreektech
.HP Technology Takes Every Step at 2005 Boston Marathon
registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
The official 26.popularity runner
S.
In addition to providing inspiration to the Waddle walkers and
runners,
Jeff will be on hand to sign copies of his best-selling
running books at the Duck Creek booth (#500
) on Sunday evening, May
22nd, from 4-7pm.
His innovative ideas have opened up the possibility
of running and
completing a marathon to almost everyone. The system allows runners to
register
up to six mobile or Internet email addresses for delivery of
alerts from four checkpoints on the
course: 10K, half marathon, 30K
and the finish. The HP ProCurve Adaptive
Edge Architecture and
its security mobility solution add intelligence
at the edge of the network to ensure that each user
is authenticated
at the point of connection so that the network security will not be
compromised
., HP will hand out
10,000 plastic ponchos to the athletes and present the HP "YOU ROCK"
tour,
taking souvenir photographs for participants.Date is Set for 28th Annual Detroit Free Press/Flagstar
Bank Marathon
sables athlete
Business Editors
BOLIVAR, Mo.
To learn more about the Duck Creek
5K Waddle and Jeff Galloway,
please visit: http://www.
(C) 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development
Company, L.
2 miles), half-marathon (13.arthritis marathon
It doesn't matter if you're a marathon runner
or
a neighborhood stroller, just getting out and starting the day with
our hearts and minds pumping
should make the group ready for a good
productive day at the conference.airfares marathon
com/waddle/waddle. For the
four fiscal quarters ended Jan. 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. DETROIT, Yet another major sporting event has been
scheduled to bring tens of thousands of people to Detroit in 2005.everest joints
duckcreektech.aspx
About
Jeff Galloway
Inspirational speaker Jeff Galloway is a US Olympian and best
selling author
of running books in North America. Galloway addresses more
than 200 running and fitness sessions
each year. More than 90 HP runners from 17 states and seven
countries around the world plan to participate
.
Also, at Athlete's Village in Hopkinton, Mass. The information
contained herein is subject to
change without notice.
For more information, visit http://www.Sites devoted to Marathons are
in this category.
marathoning wheelchairs
"
In addition to his 'flock leading' role, Jeff will be a Keynote
Speaker at
the conference.
"The Boston Athletic Association relies on HP technology to
accurately track participants
along the historic Boston Marathon
route," said Dave McGillivray, race director, Boston Marathon
.
"Verizon Wireless is happy to team with HP to provide the wireless
network for the 2005 Boston
Marathon," said Bob Stott, regional
president, Verizon Wireless. Microsoft
and Windows are U.
Detroit Free Press, in conjunction with the State of Michigan Governor's
office, the City of Detroit
Mayor's office, the Detroit Lions and the NFL, has
set a date for the 2005 Detroit Free Press/Flagstar
Bank Marathon. states, 47 countries, and seven continents.sikkim galloway
The company's offerings span
IT infrastructure,
global services, business and home computing, and imaging and
printing. 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
.2 miles), Reebok Team
Relays (5 person teams - 26.everest runner
His session, titled "Gaining Momentum in
the
Business Race" is scheduled for Monday, May 23rd, at 4:40 pm.com
About Duck Creek Technologies
Duck Creek Technologies enables insurance carriers and other
participants in the insurance
distribution process to define and
develop rating, underwriting, and policy processing services for
any
line of business and to deploy those services to the Web and to all
other points on the product
value chain. More information about HP is available at
www.
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, a provider of rating and
policy administration
software for the insurance industry, is pleased to announce that U.
"We
are pleased to be the hosts of the 5K Waddle at this year's
ACORD/LOMA event and are looking forward
to a large group of early
risers to come out, join us, and cover the course at their own pace,"
said
Wendy Corman, Duck Creek's Business Development Officer. The company was founded in January 2000 and
has offices in Bolivar, Missouri, and Farmington, Connecticut.
"Pioneered by HP, the HP Athlete
Search System provides fans
up-to-the-minute marathon results and makes the race a truly high-tech
experience," said Dan Socci, chairman of the HP New England
Initiative, an organization of New
England-based HP executives that
supports and coordinates HP's role in the marathon."
HP technologies
also will support the marathon operations center
at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, as well as the
race command post
on Copley Square Park, runners' number pickup area, press registration
areas
, press rooms, television broadcast booths and in the medical
tents.S. The total purse for the event
is more than $30,000.runner signing
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their
respective owners.
Race participants attach a tiny computer chip to their shoes or
wheelchairs
that transmits their location as they cross stationary
sensor mats at regular checkpoints.
HP
also provides on-site wireless access for media attendees in
the press room so they can work online
and check race statistics using
the marathon's private intranet servers and the marathon's media
website."
HP employees volunteer to provide instant updates along race
In addition
to HP technology, HP employees are key contributors to
the marathon, with more than 150 taking part
in the race as volunteers
and runners.8 billion.com
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running event to cross
international borders twice, with both the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit
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