Americas HP Certified Professional Program Continuous Learning Initiative

1. Americas HP Certified Professional Program Continuous Learning Initiative Rich Gossman Program Manager - Americas HP Certified Professional Program

2. Today’s Discussion • Credential Versions (Summer 2005) • Continuous Learning Initiative • CertPro (February 13th, 2006) • Walk-through of Americas new website supporting CertPro and the Continuous Learning Initiative • Q & A • Where to go for more information • Complete short survey

3. Credential Versions • A process to create and manage the lifecycle of a credential • Benefits to you? • Minimizes CCRs (Continuing Certification Requirements) • Allows you to determine when it’s time to upgrade to the newest credential

4. Credential Versions AIS Print Solutions [2002] AIS Print Solutions [2004] AIS Print Solutions [2006] 1/1/02 2/1/04 5/1/04 1/1/06 4/1/06 Active Transitional Inactive Expired Upgrade

5. Continuous Learning Initiative • Communication Feb, 2005 as part of CertPro announcement • Benefit only to HP Certified Professionals • Easy way for you to manage your education on HP Products, technologies, solutions • Yearly point requirements to be eligible for additional benefits • Calendar Year Cycle • Based on how many “Technology Families” you hold • 8 or 16 points in 2006 • In 2006 - Prize drawings every 3 months • Flexible options to gain points • Web Training, Instructor lead training • Testing • Credential Upgrade Paths • Technical or Sales Events (1 point for this meeting) • Home Study (White papers) • Special Promotion – 2005 HP Technology Forum • Difference between CLI points and having the latest Credential • What does achieving points get you? – Additional Benefits • What does achieving the latest credential get you? – Authorization, PartnerOne benefits, 8 points towards CLI

6. HP Technology Forum 2006 • September 17-22, 2006 • Houston, Texas • 100% of your 2006 CLI point requirement • Qualifies you for the September and December prize drawings!

7. CertPro Portal • Brand New Online Tool • User friendly interface to view and manage credentials, your Continuous Learning, and status as a Certified Professional • Americas Launch • Feb 13th, 2006 - Rev I & II • Credential Navigator and Continuous Learning Management • 2H 2006 – Rev III • Enhancements such as a Prometric interface and additional Continuous Learning features • Benefits: • Allows you to bookmark credentials that your are interested in • Better view of credential “Grids” • Key information on exams, courses and pre-requisites • Understand your personal status in the program • Simplistic view of how to keep your existing certifications up to date • What next levels you can achieve? Personal roadmap • Credential Upgrade Paths

8. Americas HP Certified Professional Program Walk-through of Americas new website supporting CertPro and the Continuous Learning Initiative Candace MacMillen Program Launch Manager - Americas HP Certified Professional Program

31. Questions & Answers Rich & Candy

32. Need more information? • Program Office email: certification.americas@hp.com • Information Line: 1-800-273-4812 (US and Canada) • Latin America: Go to home page on website, under member login, click on “Contact your local team”