The HP User Group (UK) currently has over 1800 members and as news about the services grows expect this to increase to over 2000 members during this year. Following the merger of Compaq and HP, mirrored by the mergers of their User Groups, HPUG is now the primary focus for HP users (excluding Non-Stop Users) in the UK. We would like you to join us, make use of our facilities and services - and help us to expand further.

Membership Benefits

The HP User Group currently provides the following facilities and services to members. We welcome suggestions for additional benefits that we can provide.

• Seminars and Partner Events - covering topics such as System Administration, Networking, Storage, OpenView, Linux, Windows, HP-UX, Tru64, and OpenVMS
• E-PING - our Technical Journal is published up to 5 times a year. This contains technical articles contributed by experienced users as well as information from HP and Partners
• Scheduled Training Courses (including HPCP courses) run by HP Education and other Partners booked through HPUG are available at a 10% discount for HPUG members
• World Wide HP Computer User Groups We provide speakers for HP User Group events and maintain links with other HP User Groups around the world
• HPUG UK and World Wide liaison - We maintain an excellent working relationship with HP, both within the UK and with Engineering Groups and Corporate Management around the world, ensuring the views of our members are heard in the right places within HP
• Technical Help-Line - This is an informal peer to peer service provided through the User Group office. Ring in or e-mail us with any queries you may have. We can't guarantee to solve your problems, but we probably know someone who can!
• Discounts on book purchases. Up to 20% discount on all technical books from O'Reilly and Elsevier (this includes the Digital Press series)
• HP-UX software library - This has been developed and is maintained by Liverpool University in the UK; HPUG will assist members in obtaining copies of the software - currently over 1000 packages
• OpenVMS Hobbyist Licences allows current HPUG members to run OpenVMS Systems at home for non-commercial purposes
• Discounts on hardware purchases. HPUG can arrange special rates on hardware for personal use which may be of interest to our members

These benefits are in addition to the major advantage of belonging to a User Group that has a significant voice in influencing the future directions of HP. We have an excellent working relationship with HP in the UK, with Engineering Groups around the world and even at the highest levels of Senior Corporate Management.

“Understanding the needs of these customers is a huge undertaking, but that task is made easier by the active involvement of the HP user communities around the world. For as long as 45 or more years, you and your members have provided us with essential feedback on what we do well and where we need to improve, on technology challenges and directions as well as industry trends. You are in the IT trenches, using HP products and services every day to address your most important information technology needs, and you have made a commitment to work with HP and your fellow users to share your expertise, experiences and insight”

“Based on my experiences with HP user groups, I believe we share a common purpose: to drive business and customer success through the application of innovative technology. After all, technology is not an end in itself; it is a means to an end. By working closely with our technical community, we can make sure that our products, services and solutions deliver the best return on information technology for our business customers”.

(CEO Hewlett Packard)