HP Unveils an Array of Printing Products
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Multifunction devices, workgroup printers, and a new digital pen debut.
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Hewlett-Packard is expected to finally unveil the much-anticipated HP-branded iPod portable music player today, along with numerous other devices that range from plasma TV sets to new ink cartridges for printers.
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Vendor says it&#39;s developing standards-based servers in various form factors for the telecom market. By Darrell Dunn. Hewlett-Packard on Thursday unveiled plans to create a portfolio of products and services
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By next spring, some business printers will feature technology that boasts faster speed, better quality.
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HP is introducing printers with more features targeted at home-based business owners, while Kodak is just entering the market.
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(InfoWorld) - Hewlett-PackardÂ (HP) Â introduced its revamped print strategy on Tuesday in an effort to bolster the company's lucrative printing business by giving users creative tools and Web-linked capabilities. The product rollout included consumer printers, office printers for SMBs, and the Designjet T1100 MFP for graphic arts professionals. At the high end, HP introduced the Scitex XL2200 Industrial Wide-Format Printer for high-volume commercial printing businesses. HP is also offering a range of software tools for digital content creation and for printing content directly from the Web. The products all aim to give users more creativity in sharing and publishing content, said the executive vice president of HP's imaging and printing group, Vyomesh Joshi, during a press conference in New York. In the past, most users stored content on their PCs and used printers to generate copies of photos and documents. But for customers who now archive their photos online, HP has the Tabblo Print Toolkit software that lets users of the Flickr photo Web site create personalized albums by combining photos and text. Other products include templates for printing business cards and letterhead, and -- coming in October -- a tool called HP Print Studio that will provide free designs for creating greeting cards and party invitations. HP also announced wiki sites for consumers and small businesses. The company is launching these services in an effort to slow a steep decline in printer sales throughout the industry, one analyst said. Printer vendors make nearly all their profit through sales of ink and other consumables, so they need to preserve hardware sales to ensure that demand continues, said Ian Hamilton, an analyst with Current Analysis West. "They're in a situation where they need to find ways to make their customers print more. If you see what's going on in the industry, there are pretty massive declines in the single-function ink sector, and as a whole, the industry is having a lot of struggle," Hamilton said. Printer demand has been shrinking fast in recent years across most sectors. The growth of global unit shipments of inkjet MFPs (multifunction printers) has slowed from 35.3 percent in 2004 to 30.5 percent in 2005 and 19.2 percent in 2006, according to figures from IDC. Sales of laser MFPs and laser single-function printers showed similar trends, while single-function inkjet printers have suffered worst of all with annual global shipments shrinking by 8.4 percent in 2004, 9.6 percent in 2005 and 21.6 percent in 2006, IDC said. That slump has also put a dent in HP's earnings, asÂ the company reported on Aug. 16 that its imaging and printing group had slower growth than any other corporate division, rising 8 percent year-over-year with revenue of $6.7 billion for the third quarter. In comparison, the revenue for HP's software group grew by 74 percent over the same period, and the personal systems group, the division that sells PCs, grew by 29 percent. Despite sluggish growth, the printer division is crucial for HP's financial success. The division generated 26.6 percent of HP's total quarterly revenue of $25.4 billion for the quarter, more than any other segment except the PC group.
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InfoWorld - Hewlett-Packard&#160;is upgrading its inkjet printers to appeal to small business owners for whom a big business machine is too expensive but a small consumer-oriented printer inadequate.
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Eastman Kodak Co.  introduced a  line of desktop printers on Tuesday that use low-cost  replacement ink cartridges, entering a market dominated by  Hewlett-Packard Co.
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Hewlett-Packard has unveiled a host of upgrades to its Integrity server product line, including faster Intel Itanium 2 processors, new virtualization capabilities, and new production releases of the OpenVMS and Linux operating systems.
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Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ.N) on Friday will unveil a range of products including its version of the iPod digital music player that raises the stakes in a war between PC and electronics makers for a spot in increasingly digitized living rooms.
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Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) has begun shipping a new product that the company thinks will give it an edge over rival IBM Corp. in the market for blade servers.
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Building on last year's acquisition of Mercury Interactive, Hewlett-Packard this week rolled out a slew of new business optimization products and services at its Software Universe conference in Las Vegas.
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Hoping to make a big bang in consumer electronics, Hewlett-Packard is to unveil its long-awaited HP-branded iPod, along with its first televisions, an entertainment hub and the usual array of new printers and cameras, sources said.
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Products coming this holiday season also include new photo printers.
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Three new models are designed for businesses and home office users.
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HP now uses recycled plastics to produce its inkjet printer cartridges.
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First TVs, new printers, long-lasting inks, and projectors are targeted \