HP Breakup. On Nov 1, 2015, the legal name of the Hewlett-Packard Company was changed to HP Inc.
and a new, completely separate company -- Hewlett Packard
Enterprise (no hyphen; green-rectangle logo) -- was
spun out. Portions of HPE were later spun out into DXC and Micro
Focus, which have spun out other companies.
HP Inc. is the legal successor to the companies acquired by Hewlett-Packard before the company was
split into HP Inc and Hewlett Packard Enterprise on Nov 1, 2015. Responsibility for commitments to former employees of Compaq, DEC, EDS, etc. remain with HP Inc. -- regardless of whether
their last business unit ended up in HP or HPE. Includes employment verification and any retiree health, pension, etc. plans.
Contacts at HP Inc -- the successor company:
HP contacts
Financial issues.
If you received a letter from Social Security entitled
"Potential Private Retirement Benefit." How to
decode the letter and who to contact:
Potential Benefit letter
(If the Plan Name is
"EDS Payroll Stock Ownership Plan" instead go to
EDS Stock, which
describes how EDS stock was retired.)
EDS pension.
If you were employed in the U.S. by EDS or "EDS, an HP
Company" before Jan 1, 2009 -- you may have an EDS pension,
administered by HP:
https://www.hpalumni.org/edsPension
Pension change. If you have been receiving monthly
U.S. HP, DEC, or EDS pension payments that commenced on or
before November 1, 2020 -- your pension is probably among
the 41,000 converted in September 2021 from a company pension administered by Fidelity to
an insured annuity provided by Prudential. Details:
https://www.hpalumni.org/pension2021
UK Pension -- HP,
DEC, EDS. HP Limited Retirement Benefits Plan,
administered by Equiniti.
https://hprbp.com
Other countries:
https://content.ext.hp.com/sites/CountrySupport/CountrySelector.page
(If difficulty: HP Inc Admin Headquarters, 10300 Energy Drive, Spring, TX
77389. 1-650-857-1501. At a Post Office window, you can specify Certified Mail combined with Return Receipt.)
Stock:
You may now have stock in HP, HPE, Agilent, Keysight, and DXC in various
accounts -- and may have missed cash payouts for Perspecta and Micro Focus. How many shares of which companies should I have? How much
cash should I have received?
Stock Recovery Process
Stock issues specifically for former EDS employees.
https://www.hpalumni.org/StockEDS
Which HP-related companies have me classified as a retiree or former employee?
Given HP's history of acquisitions and spinoffs, this may not be obvious. If any doubt, check here:
Which Company
Make sure that the legal successor to every company you ever worked for has your current postal address.
Even if not classified by the company as a "Retiree" or
if long gone -- in case of pension plan changes, employment
lawsuits, settlements, or other issues.
Update
address at former company
Current status of major
HP and HPE Employment Lawsuits
Benefits issues for EDS alumni -- including 401(k),
HP and HPE retiree benefits, vehicle discounts. Death or
disability of a former employee.
https://www.hpalumni.org/edsBenefits
Career.
Employment verification and experience letters for
Hewlett-Packard, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and related
companies.
Employment and Experience Verification
Career and employment issues for EDS alumni.
Openings posted by recruiters searching for EDS background.
Employment verification.
Leaving HP. Untangling and strengthening your LinkedIn
profile. Networking with other EDS alumni.
https://www.hpalumni.org/edsCareer
Update and strengthen your LinkedIn profile. Even if not
currently looking, you
need a strong, credible profile on LinkedIn. People check you out before
working with you. Recruiters search for skills and background. LinkedIn helps you reconnect with people who know you and your work.
Check your LinkedIn profile. (Click your photo, select "View Profile.") LinkedIn has been standardizing company names, with odd results. Recruiters view illogical entries -- such as HPE positions before 2015 -- as fake.
(HPE changed many decades-old HP positions to HPE.) Watch for typos. You can emphasize or de-emphasize some of your experience and background.
Tricks and
traps:
hpalumni.org/LinkedIn
Professional and social networking.
LinkedIn. "EDS Alumni" group on LinkedIn. For former employees of
EDS. Join EDS Alumni
on LinkedIn.
Facebook groups: Reconnect, celebrate the good times, and appreciate those who have
passed. There are social groups on Facebook for HP,
EDS, DEC, Tandem, and Compaq.
Private, independent online forums operated and moderated by people from each community.
Directory of leading HP-related Facebook groups:
https://www.hpalumni.org/facebook
EDS history and culture. Classic EDS ads. "The lost
legacy of EDS." Books about EDS. Sale to HP. Corporate
names. Perot.
https://www.hpalumni.org/edsHistoryCulture
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