Programming Languages discusses a few of the programming languages used at Hewlett Packard

Programming Languages There are many, many programming languages utilized throughout Hewlett Packard, but there are a handful of 'key' programming languages that are used as a default unless technology and business needs point to another, more specific, solution. This paper discusses (a) a few of the programming languages used at Hewlett Packard, (b) the reasoning behind the selection of a programming language at our company, and (c) the add-ons we develop in-house to these standard, …

…less likely to rely on interest or specific business needs of any singular group within Hewlett Packard. While this may make sense for the stockholders overall, there are surely specific business exceptions that would make the limitations of the high-level business strategy a negative for using a Microsoft-based programming language. But the preservation of ubiquity and programming language platform consistency probably makes following the selection criteria the right decision. References None (already noted in text).