HP Set to Launch Latest Push Into Consumer Markets
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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 next year will take a fresh approach to its utility computing initiative with a product designed to reduce the cost of running corporate computing systems.
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(InfoWorld) - North American customers who purchase certain Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) PCs can begin signing up Wednesday for free upgrades to Windows Vista once it is available on Jan. 30. HP also is offering customers support to help them with the Vista installation process if they qualify for a free upgrade, the company said. Customers can register for upgrades at this Web site. Customers eligible for free upgrades beginning Wednesday are those who have purchased or will purchase a new HP Pavilion, Compaq Presario or HP Digital Entertainment Center PC with the âMicrosoft Windows Vista Capableâ designation between Oct. 26, 2006, and March 15, 2007. Purchases must have been made direct from HP or from select retailers and customers can only upgrade to the version of Windows Vista that is equivalent to the PC's existing version of Windows XP, HP said. Microsoft announced in March that it is working with hardware vendors to make sure customers would know which PCs were capable or running or optimized for Windows Vista. Microsoft had planned to have Vista available on PCs in time for the busy holiday shopping season, which is currently in progress, but delays set the OS release back to January. In October, Microsoft and its hardware partners announced they would offer coupons for discounted or free upgrades to Vista for customers who had already purchased Vista-ready PCs when after months of early press reports about the plan. Analysis of the plan at the time showed there were hidden costs associated with the upgrades, costs that varied from PC vendor to vendor. HP's upgrade plan appears to be free to customers as long as they purchase eligible PCs and have access to HP technical support if they need it for the installation process. According to the vendor, customers who sign up for the free Vista upgrade will receive a kit with the OS upgrade DVD once it is available, along with an additional DVD from HP with drivers they will need to complete the installation process. On the DVD is a guide for following the correct upgrade procedure, HP said. The company also will make available the necessary Vista drivers on its HP Support Web site so customers can download them if needed. HP will upgrade that Web page as necessary so customers will always have the most current versions of drivers for the OS. HP also offers customer support for Vista as part of HP Total Care, its service and support program that offers a variety of plans for its consumer products, the company said. In addition to the usual technical support, HP is offering free online classes to help people install and use Vista, and also offers one-on-one classes with technical support agents. For more information on HP Total Care, customers can visit this Web site.
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Computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co.  HPQ.N is pushing aggressively into television sales this year  as it rolls out full lines of TVs, projectors, and home media  servers, Chief Executive Carly Fiorina said on Tuesday.
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Dell will set out Thursday to conquer markets dominated by Apple, Hewlett-Packard and others with products that include its first small digital music player, photo printer and plasma TV.
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Hewlett-Packard Co., one of the top private employers in Greater Sacramento, on Friday rolled out an array of new products to expand into consumer digital-entertainment and digital-photography categories, including a home theater computer and its own
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SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard Co. yesterday launched a line of powerful computers aimed squarely at gamers, in the company's latest step to court a small-but-influential audience.
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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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Hewlett-Packard Co  on  Wednesday launched a line of powerful new computers aimed  squarely at gamers, in the company&#39;s latest step to court a  small-but-influential audience.
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Hewlett-Packard Co expects to follow 6% growth to $97bn in 2007 with a 4% to 6% increase to a range of $100.9bn to $102.8bn in 2008, with expansion driven by its computer hardware and printing business.
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Hewlett-Packard (HP) is hot about what it considers a consumer revolution in digital media, and on Friday the company&#39;s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Hewlett-Packard Co.   expects a strong back-to-school season for its notebook  computer business and sees no signs of the consumer laptop PC  market slowing, an HP executive said on Wednesday.
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That&#39;s the theme of a marketing blitz the technology giants are launching this week to educate consumers about new digital-entertainment-oriented PCs.
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By Prasad, Gunjan  NEW DELHI HP will ramp up below-the-line communications by 15 per cent this year, as it eyes semi-urban and rural markets for its Compaq line.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. _ Hewlett-Packard this week announced three initiatives to reduce workforce costs even as it reported strong growth in revenue and profit because of brisk holiday sales of consumer products such as laptops and photo 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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Hewlett-Packard is looking to jump into the lead in the growing server-blade market--at least temporarily--with its announcement Wednesday that it will integrate Brocade Communications Systems