Hewlett Packard, one of the world's largest computer companies, was founded in 1939 by bill Hewlett and Dave Packard. The products manufactured by the company are being used by individuals or in the fields of industry, commerce, engineering, science and education. HP is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with more than 80000 employees and a net operating income of US $42.4 billion in 1998. HP has operations in many cities in the United States, as well as in Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and Canada, with approximately 600 sales and support offices in more than 100 countries. Today, most of HP's revenue comes from computers, from handheld computers to supercomputers, plus external devices and services. HP is the fastest growing PC company in the world. In addition, the company manufactures and services networking products to help customers connect to HP computers