A word from SPC sponsor, Hewlett-Packard
HP is a company unlike any other. We serve everyone from consumers to small and mid-sized businesses to enterprises to public sector customers with an extensive portfolio of market-leading solutions specifically designed to meet the needs of each customer segment. We focus on helping people apply technology in meaningful ways to their businesses, personal lives and communities. Our annual R&D investment of nearly $4 billion fuels the invention of products, solutions and new technologies, so that we can better serve customers and enter new markets. We produce an average of 11 patents a day worldwide. In addition to the R&D and innovation in our product and services groups, HP Labs provides a central research function for the company focused on inventing new technologies to improve our customers’ lives, change markets, and create business opportunities.
Millions of people around the world use HP technology every day. We’re the largest consumer IT company, the world’s largest SMB IT company and a leading enterprise IT company. For more than 100 million cell phone subscribers, it is HP software that identifies them when they turn on their phones and allows them to place calls. HP powers 100 of the world’s stock and commodity exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange and 14 of the world’s largest trading markets. In response to customer needs and the changing market conditions, we have built a portfolio unequaled in the industry.
HP technology now ranges from consumer handheld devices all the way to some of the world’s largest and most powerful supercomputer installations. Our strategy is to offer products, services and solutions that are high tech, low cost and deliver the best customer experience. No other company has the portfolio, people and expertise to deliver on all three. We have a dynamic, powerful team of 150,000 employees doing business in more than 170 countries. HP has corporate headquarters in Palo Alto, California. HP has a significant presence in all markets we serve
Consumer – Our consumer business has leadership in handhelds, notebooks, printers and cameras – focused on delivering simple, rewarding experiences to hundreds of millions of customers.
Small and medium business – Working with local reseller partners, HP serves business customers worldwide to provide specialized expertise, a complete portfolio of products, solutions, and services, and a simplified ownership experience. We have market-leading positions in datacenter and office computing, and the imaging and printing market.
Enterprise – The enterprise segment draws from HP’s full portfolio of products, services and solutions. We collaborate with large customers to build an Adaptive Enterprise helping them achieve more simplicity, agility and value across their organization. We are No.1 or No. 2 in all three server-based operating environments, and we hold top positions in enterprise storage and IT services management.
Public sector, health & education – With more than 60 years of experience serving the technology needs of the public sector, HP brings the full breadth of its portfolio and alliances to help governments, educators, healthcare providers and others working in the public interest to lower their costs, increase efficiencies and serve their citizens, businesses and other government agencies better.
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