2006 News releases

	December

» Richard H. Lampman, Director of HP Labs, to Retire in 2007 After 35 Years with HP
December 8, 2006
Lampman, 61, runs research activities in six labs around the world, with the objectives of providing leading-edge technologies to HP's businesses and creating new technology-based business opportunities.

	November

» HP Helps Unlock Mysteries of World’s Oldest "Computer"
November 29, 2006
Researchers applied their reflectance imaging technology to help scientists understand the function of an ancient calculator considered to be the world's oldest technological device.

» HP Bridges Gap Between Facilities and IT to Solve Data Center Power and Cooling Challenges
November 29, 2006
HP is introducing a new energy management system and key initiatives to bridge the gap between facilities and IT to help customers dramatically reduce data center operating costs.

» HP, SAP Form Research Collaboration
November 7, 2006
HP and SAP AG will collaborate on research aimed at improving the flexibility, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of IT systems for businesses of all sizes.

	October

» HP Plots Virtual Prison Break from the Tower of London
October 23, 2006
Researchers and Tower of London staff are piloting a location-aware adventure game in which visitors to the historic fortress help virtual prisoners to escape.

» HP Creates RFID technology for tracking data center assets
October 17, 2006
Researchers have successfully tested experimental technology designed to automatically monitor data center assets with a major U.S. midwest retailer.

	September

» Free interactive mobile learning resource available for schools
September 19, 2006
HP and Futurelab, a nonprofit learning company, have launched a free tool that lets students and teachers create digital, mobile, multimedia experiences known as mediascapes to provide location-based learning.

» HP, A*STAR Set Up Second Joint Research Lab
September 18 2006
HP Labs and Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research have established a joint research project to help provide improved technologies for multimedia streaming. It’s the second agreement between the two organizations this year.

	July

» HP Unveils Revolutionary Wireless Chip that Links the Digital and Physical Worlds
July 17, 2006
The grain-sized chip could be attached to almost any object, making information more ubiquitous.

	June

» HP and A*STAR Establish Shared Services Platform Laboratory in Singapore
June 14,2006
HP and the Singapore government’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) will establish a joint research project in Singapore to help enable the next-generation data center.

	April

» HP targets "next billion customers" with technologies for growing economies
April 6, 2006
Technologies created by HP Labs India are designed to help grow opportunities in rapidly expanding economies by adapting to the needs of non-Western languages, unique infrastructures, and indigenous cultures and customs.

	February

» HP Outlines Future Vision at 40th Anniversary of HP Labs
February 21, 2006
HP kicked off a year-long observation of the 40th anniversary of HP Labs, the company's central research organization, and outlined an ambitious, far-reaching vision for the future of information and communications technology.

	January

» HP and Hitachi to Collaborate on Security and Privacy Research
January 17,2006
The research collaboration will focus on two primary themes: authenticating users and devices to improve security inside networks and the use of digital signatures to guarantee the authenticity of document content.

» HP Earns No. 3 Spot on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Top 10 Ranking
January 10, 2006
HP was awarded 1,797 patents last year, bringing its total holdings to about 15,000 patents in the United States and 30,000 worldwide.