HP and Microsoft Corp. today announced significant growth in their .NET initiative with more than 1,000 projects engaged with nearly 700 customers in 39 countries, driving more than $600 million in incremental revenue.

Launched two years ago to help enterprises worldwide get more value from their investments in information technology, HP and Microsoft's .NET initiative has helped customers such as Washington State Department of Revenue and Land Registry in the UK improve agility, reduce costs, improve customer service, and generate new revenue opportunities.

When the State of Washington's Department of Revenue wanted to more aggressively identify businesses that underreport taxes or fail to register to conduct business in the state, it worked with HP Services to design and implement a business intelligence solution that allows it to more effectively enforce tax code compliance in the state.

"HP and Microsoft have enabled us to integrate information that resided in separate legacy systems so that we can more effectively manage taxpayer compliance and enforcement," said Tremaine Smith, Audit Division assistant director, State of Washington Department of Revenue. "With HP's .NET-based solution, delivered ahead of schedule and within a limited budget, we now have the tools to manage revenue collection accurately, administer programs to fund services and promote sound tax policy."