Which ISVs and partners does HP collaborate with to give customers the edge that they need?

Question

Options

• ASage, PeopleSoft, and Word
• BMicrosoft, Oracle, and Sage
• CAutodesk, Adobe, and ArcGIS
• DLANDesk.Exceland Arcserve

• A
  4% (2)
• C
  89% (41)
• D
  7% (3)

Explanation

Option C (Autodesk, Adobe, and ArcGIS) is correct because HP strategically partners with these industry-leading ISVs to optimize their workstations and enterprise hardware for professional-grade applications - Autodesk for engineering/CAD, Adobe for creative workflows, and ArcGIS (by Esri) for geospatial analysis. These partnerships involve driver certification, performance tuning, and co-marketing to give professionals a competitive edge on HP hardware.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Sage, PeopleSoft, Word) - These are business/ERP/productivity tools, not the specialized ISV partners tied to HP's workstation ecosystem; Word is a standalone Microsoft product, not an ISV category.
• B (Microsoft, Oracle, Sage) - While HP may have broad business relationships with these companies, they are not the ISV partners highlighted in HP's professional workstation/edge computing positioning.
• D (LANDesk, Excel, Arcserve) - LANDesk is an IT management tool, Excel is a spreadsheet app, and Arcserve is a backup solution; none are ISV partners in HP's edge/performance collaboration context.

Memory tip: Think "Creative Professionals on HP" - Autodesk (architects/engineers), Adobe (designers), ArcGIS (geographers). All three serve visualization-heavy, compute-intensive industries where HP workstations shine.

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