HP is a technology company that operates in more than 170 countries around the world. We explore how technology and services can help people and companies address their problems and challenges, and realize their possibilities, aspirations and dreams. We apply new thinking and ideas to create more simple, valuable and trusted experiences with technology, continuously improving the way our customers live and work.
No other company offers as complete a technology product portfolio as HP. We provide infrastructure and business offerings that span from handheld devices to some of the world's most powerful supercomputer installations. We offer consumers a wide range of products and services from digital photography to digital entertainment and from computing to home printing. This comprehensive portfolio helps us match the right products, services and solutions to our customers' specific needs
No other company offers as complete a technology product portfolio as HP. We provide infrastructure and business offerings that span from handheld devices to some of the world's most powerful supercomputer installations. We offer consumers a wide range of products and services from digital photography to digital entertainment and from computing to home printing. This comprehensive portfolio helps us match the right products, services and solutions to our customers' specific needs
Fast Facts
- HP was founded in 1939.
- Corporate headquarters are in Palo Alto, Calif.
- Mark Hurd is president and CEO.
- HP is a Fortune 11 company, with $91.7 billion in revenue, generating $7 billion in organic growth for fiscal year 2006.
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Technology leadership
HP's three business groups drive industry leadership in core technology areas:
- The Personal Systems Group: business and consumer PCs, mobile computing devices and workstations
- The Imaging and Printing Group: inkjet, LaserJet and commercial printing, printing supplies, digital photography and entertainment
- The Technology Solutions Group: business products including storage and servers, managed services and software
Contribution
HP strives to be an economic, intellectual and social asset to each country and community in which we do business.
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- Key areas of contribution are electronic waste, raising standards in our global supply chain and increasing access to information technology.
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Growth
HP is focused on three technology shifts that have the power to transform our customers' lives and businesses.
- Next-generation data center
- Always on, always connected mobile computing
- Ubiquitous printing and imaging
About HP in Asia Pacific
HP established a presence in Asia Pacific in 1963 when the first office was set up in Japan. Today, we have more than 36,000 employees in this region with operations in 14 countries – Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.A network of 20 solution centers provide enterprise customers and partners here with an avenue to test, benchmark, and carry out proof of concepts on proposed solutions. These centers provide direct and remote access to a full range of HP hardware, software, and engineering skills, offering a first hand experience on how infrastructure and partner solutions work together.
In addition, there are 158 customer service centers in Asia Pacific, providing warranty and after sales support of HP technologies.
HP’s presence in the region also consists of 12 manufacturing sites located across Australia, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. HP manufactures the following products in Asia Pacific for the global market: PCs, notebooks, Pocket PCs, workstations, servers, storage, networking products, printers, scanners, inkjet cartridges and inks.
HP in Asia Pacific conducts R&D out of China, Singapore, India and Japan for products that are marketed both regionally and globally. These are in the areas of networking products, software and mobile, general office and wide-format printing categories.
HP Labs in Bangalore, India was set up to create a world-class research lab, focusing on the needs of emerging markets such as India. It is one of seven HP Labs sites worldwide. The mission of this lab is to generate technology innovations for the benefit of the world's emerging economies by understanding relevant social, cultural, economic and technological drivers. Research here is focused on language technology; low-cost Internet and computing access devices; communication concepts and techniques for developing countries; and new models for human interaction with IT equipment and software.
