Encompass, the Enterprise Computing Association, is a computer user group for business customers of Hewlett-Packard. Encompass's history begins with DECUS, founded in 1961, for customers of the Digital Equipment Corporation, which was acquired in 1998 by Compaq.In 2000, the DECUS U.S. Chapter incorporated as the user group Encompass U.S.Hewlett-Packard acquired Compaq in 2002. Encompass continues as an HP user group, aimed at business customers of all of HP's hardware, software, and services.The Encompass mission is to promote technical information exchange among its members and between the members and Hewlett-Packard.Encompass partnered with first Compaq and then Hewlett-Packard on national technical conferences (in the U.S.):
CETS 2001 (Compaq Enterprise Technical Symposium): September 10-14, 2001, Anaheim, California
HP-ETS 2002 (HP Enterprise Technical Symposium): October 7-11, St. Louis, Missouri
HP World 2003: August 11-15, 2003, Atlanta, Georgia, in partnership with Interex
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