SMB: HP enhances SME product portfolio

HP enhances SME product portfolio

Enables small and midsize businesses to gain competitive edge and lower costs

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

PALO ALTO, CALIF:HP, a provider in IT products and services, on Tuesday announced that it has introduced solutions to help small and midsize businesses (SMBs) improve data security, maximize productivity and minimize business risk while significantly reducing costs and energy use.

The new offerings expand the HP Total Care portfolio, which helps SMBs manage, protect and grow their businesses, said a press release.

“By investing in new IT solutions now, SMBs will be in a stronger position to seize growth opportunities and thrive as the economy rebounds,” said Kathy Chou, vice president, Worldwide Small and Midsize Business Strategy, HP. “With today’s announcement, HP continues to enrich its Total Care offerings to meet the evolving needs of our SMB customers.”

To significantly improve system availability while reducing the risk associated with security breaches and data, the HP Total Care Business Risk Mitigation solution offers customizable configurations of servers, storage, networking and security products. By leveraging this solution and best practices for data management, SMBs can reduce outages by as much as 85 per cent.

To help customers save money, be more productive and manage security threats, HP announced, improved administrative productivity with the HP ProCurve 1810G Switch Series.

For an affordable, lightweight notebook that does not compromise performance, the HP ProBook 5310m Notebook PC is ideal for mobile SMBs.

For SMBs that want to affordably grow while minimizing their environmental impact, HP introduced new printing and online marketing solutions.

Additionaly, to complement its new solutions, HP introduced services and financing offers to help SMBs in the United States purchase, use and manage their IT resources.

From now until Dec. 31, 2009, SMBs can receive up to $1,000 cash back when purchasing a new HP LaserJet, Officejet Pro or Scanjet and recycling an old printer through the HP Trade-in and Save Program.

Lastly, HP announced enhanced SMB offerings available through its channel partners, including channel-only products, channel-led Managed Print Services programs and HP certified solutions, that enable SMBs to better compete in today’s marketplace.

Products available through the channel will initially focus on the workflow, imaging and printing security and job accounting, and device management arenas, added the release.

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