Published: June 02, 2010
HP Delivers New Collaboration and Consolidation Solutions for SMBs
PALO ALTO, Calif. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced new communication, collaboration and
networking solutions to drive growth for small and midsize businesses
(SMBs).
The company also introduced new storage solutions and online services
that enable SMBs to efficiently protect data and manage operations.
These offerings enable SMBs to streamline communications and operations
while deploying more efficient routes to market in order to expand
business opportunities.
Communicate and collaborate
By unifying messaging, collaboration and telephony technology, SMBs can
capitalize on mobile devices and the flexibility of interactive online
work environments. HP solutions drive connectivity and productivity for
SMB employees, partners and clients. New HP offerings include:
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The HP and Microsoft Unified
Communication & Collaboration solution increases business
productivity while reducing collaboration costs. The solution combines
servers, storage, networking and software to streamline operations
across messaging, video and voice applications.
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HP
Virtual Rooms simplify remote collaboration by offering an
easy-to-use interactive workplace. The software application enables
clients to cost-effectively connect employees, partners and clients in
one convenient virtual online location and features affordable monthly
billing pricing options.
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Small
Biz Nation enables SMBs to expand their business opportunities
while strengthening their professional network by offering
peer-to-peer support as well as resources via a new LinkedIn community
sponsored by HP and Intel.
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HP
48Upper increases productivity for midsize businesses through an
online service that enables IT professionals to manage across all the
processes that make up IT - from project planning and operations to
service management. Built-in community features also make it easier to
share best practices across an organization.
Simplify infrastructure through convergence
HP
Converged Infrastructure provides the blueprint to SMBs looking to
deploy a technology environment that speeds innovation to market at a
reduced cost. New HP solutions that advance the convergence of servers,
storage, networking and management include:
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HP
V1410 Switch simplifies how networks are built, managed and
deployed, while providing up to a 451 percent return on investment.(1)
With eight-, 16- and 24-port gigabit options, the HP V1410 delivers
reliable "plug and play" connectivity among client PCs, servers and
storage devices. The HP V1410 switch is part of HP's recently
expanded V-series portfolio, which now delivers complete wired and
wireless networking solutions for SMBs.
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HP
StorageWorks X310 Data Vault improves productivity with local and
remote file access for up to 10 PC clients in addition to Macs. This
cost-effective storage solution offers easy-to-use deduplication and
backup functionality, enabling maximum resource utilization and data
protection.
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HP
StorageWorks X1000 Network Storage System improves storage
capacity utilization by providing up to twice the drives of previous
generations in half the space - all at a 44 percent lower price.(2)
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HP
StorageWorks P2000 G3 SAS Modular Array (MSA) delivers increased
performance and double the capacity of the previous generation. It
features the latest 6Gb Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) technology to
provide shared storage consolidation without the additional networking
cost or expertise traditionally required to run a storage area network
(SAN).
Improve internal operations and productivity
HP provides SMBs with industry-leading technology, services, programs
and collaborations that increase efficiencies across their
organizations. These include:
Total financing
HP
Financial Services, the company's leasing and life cycle asset
management services division, offers SMBs a wide range of total
financing solutions. Recommendations on how SMBs can maximize their
technology budgets are available in the Stretch
Your IT Investment Dollars white paper.
Additional information about HP's new SMB offerings is available at http://www.hp.com/go/newcollaborationsolutions.
About HP
HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact
on people, businesses, governments and society. The world's largest
technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing,
personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to solve
customer problems. More information about HP is available at http://www.hp.com.
(1) Randy Perry and Abner Germanow, IDC, "ROI of Switched Ethernet
Networking Solutions for the Midmarket," August 2009.
(2) New dollar per gigabyte list price of the HP StorageWorks X1800
fully configured versus the dollar per gigabyte list price of the
previous X1800 model fully configured.
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