Select the links below that fit your situation...
- Current HPInc or HPE employee:
Networking and Information for Current Employees. Also join
the
LinkedIn Tandem Alumni* group.
- HPInc or HPE employee in the process of leaving: use the
ASAP
checklist. Join
LinkedIn Tandem Alumni* and
HP Connections
groups on LinkedIn.
- Former Tandem employee who never worked for
HP: Join
Tandem Alumni* and
HP Connections
groups on LinkedIn.
"Potential Private Retirement Benefit"
letter from Social Security. The key word is "potential." It
reports the most recent transaction in a benefit plan that
you were once enrolled in. If both "Type" and "Frequency"
are coded "A" -- it means that during the "Year Reported"
you rolled the money into a different plan, or bought
an annuity, or took the cash.
For details or if coded otherwise, go to
Potential Benefit Letter.
HP Breakup. On Nov 1, 2015,
the Hewlett-Packard Company was renamed HP Inc.
and a new, independent company -- Hewlett Packard
Enterprise (no hyphen; singular; green-rectangle logo) -- was
spun out. Portions
of HPE were later spun out into DXC and Micro Focus, which have spun out
other companies. Details:
HP Breakup
HPInc is the legal successor to the companies acquired by
the Hewlett-Packard Company before the company was split into HPInc and
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE.) Responsibility for any commitments
to former employees of Compaq, Digital, and Tandem
remain with HPInc -- regardless of whether the employee's last business
unit ended up in HPInc or HPE. This includes employment verification and
any retiree health coverage, pension, 401(k), etc. plans. (About the HP Breakup)
Which HP-related companies am I a retiree or former employee of? (Not always obvious.)
Given HP's complex history of acquisitions, divestitures, and spinoffs, the company or companies that you are legally a former
employee of may not be obvious. (For example, the Hewlett-Packard Company was renamed HPInc in 2015.) If any doubt, check here:
Which Company
Make sure that HPInc 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. (HPInc is the legal successor to companies bought by HP -- including Compaq and EDS. HPE is successor to companies it bought -- Cray, Nimble, etc.) Update
address at former company
Check your LinkedIn profile!
You may be surprised. LinkedIn has changed how employers are
identified -- dropping employers and modifying profiles
without notice. In addition, HP positions were changed to
HPE. You want recruiters to believe your profile -- and
former co-workers to find you.
Step-by-step instructions:
https://www.hpalumni.org/LinkedInPositions
Service at predecessor companies. Of HP's many
predecessor companies, only HP and DEC had retiree healthcare programs.
Only HP, DEC, and EDS had pension plans. Over the years, HP, DEC, and
EDS set aside money in dedicated trust funds to pay for those programs.
Compaq, Tandem, Autonomy, Palm, etc. did not have retiree healthcare or
pensions among their benefits programs. Their employees did not have
those expectations and there were no corresponding trust funds to pass
on to an acquiring company. Therefore, employees of those companies do
not get credit under HP's retiree healthcare or pension programs for
service at the predecessor company. (Predecessor service does count for
vacation/FTO.) Details:
Digital
EDS
Employment verification and experience letters for Hewlett-Packard, HPInc, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, predecessor companies, and successor companies.
Employment and Salary Verification
Experience Letter
Time to untangle your stock! No one but you really cares about
your employment-related stock. You may have had stock in up to seven
HP-related companies. Your stock may not all be in the same place or be registered to your current postal address. You may need to
retrieve lost stock, dividends, or cash payouts, find stray accounts, or estimate your cost basis. An HP Alumni team has developed a step-by-step process to find and protect your stock.
Employee Stock
Stock Decoder tables for:
Compaq
DEC
Tandem
Compaq acquisition of Tandem: For each share of
Tandem owned on August 29, 1997, Tandem shareholders
received 0.525 shares of Compaq stock. Source:
SEC 8K filing "Compaq Computer Corp. said
yesterday it plans to buy struggling Tandem Computers Inc.
for about $3 billion in stock... almost 50 percent more"
than Tandem's closing price before the June 23 announcement.
Source:
Washington Post
Article
NonStop jobs are often posted on this
Tandem networking group:
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Tandem Alumni LinkedIn (not operated by HPAA)
Other links:
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Employment Verification for former
employees.
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Networking
Directory of HP- and Tandem-related networks and groups
around the world.
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Contacts for
former HP, HPInc, and HPE employees
Tandem history:
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"Tandem Computers Unplugged: A People's History" – by Gaye
I. Clemson. Stories and recollections from employees –
capturing the voices and history of this amazing company.
FastPencil, Inc. (July 2012) ASIN:
1607466856
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Tandem
Wikipedia article – with references and links. Note:
Wikipedia articles change over time, may not cover all
aspects of the topic consistently, and may not be written
from a neutral point of view.
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"Tandem
Value System
– Core Values
and Business Relationships" 30-page booklet
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"Tandem Value System" wallet card -- two sides:
Core
Values
Business Relationships
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Tandem Systems Review "Technical information about
Tandem software releases and products" (1983 -1994)
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Tandem
Bedsheet Tandem strategy and challenges detailed on a
36" x 24" poster, scanned by Gaye Clemson. (1980)
Tandem Atmos clock (10-year gift):
Members of the
now-closed
Tandem Alumni Forum posted in October 2017 recommending
watchmakers who repair these rare Swiss clocks.
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http://www.atmosclock.us/ (clocksmith Mike Murray)
Unofficial reference site with manuals, parts, etc.
(541-559-1090)
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http://www.theclockmanonline.com
(714.578.0089)
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www.curtsclocks.com
(612.244.4557)
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http://www.lukinswatch.com (916-485-4545)
The Hewlett-Packard Alumni Association is operated by former employees
who volunteer their time. Not officially endorsed or supported by any
company.
More about
the HPAA
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