HP is a company unlike any other. HP serves 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.
HP’s annual R&D investment of $3.5 billion (USD) fuels the invention of products, solutions and new technologies. We produce an average of 11 patents a day worldwide. HP Labs provides a central research function for the company which is 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. HP is:
-The largest consumer IT company.
-The world's largest SMB IT company.
-A leading enterprise IT company.
HP’s strategy is to offer products, services and solutions that are high tech, low cost and deliver the best customer experience. HP has a team of 150,000 employees and does business in more than 170 countries. Revenues reached $79.9 billion for the fiscal year that ended October 31, 2004.
- #1 globally in the inkjet, all-in-one and single-function printers, mono and color laser printers, large format printing, scanners, print servers and ink and laser supplies
- #1 globally in x86*, Windows®*, Linux®*, UNIX* and blade servers.
- #1 in total disk and storage systems.
- #2 globally in notebook PCs.
- #1 globally in Pocket PCs.
- #1 in customer support.
- #1 position in customer loyalty for ProLiant servers.