HP Imaging & Printing Innovation goes further for SMBs with Industry-First Technologies and Printers

June 2, 2010 - PRLog -- New Delhi, India, June 1st, 2010:– Hewlett-Packard, the leading imaging and printing company in India, unveiled a new line-up of HP LaserJet printers and solutions featuring industry-first innovations as well as a game-changing value proposition. Designed to help SMBs to fast track their growth in the current Indian economy, HP is offering a powerful combination of products and solutions that drive productivity and increase efficiency.

“Today’s SMBs need to use their resources wisely, working smarter and faster to maintain their competitive edge as the economy recovers,” said Samir Shah, Director, Commercial & Enterprise Printing Business, Imaging & Printing Group, Hewlett-Packard India. “HP, the long-time leader in LaserJet technology, offers SMBs an unrivaled opportunity to accelerate growth through industry-first printing technologies and products that pay you back.” He further added. Investing in HP LaserJet pays SMBs back and never stops adding value The HP LaserJet MFP is an investment that pays an SMB back; it can save the equivalent of its purchase price in less than two months,(1) and from then on it never stops contributing to the business – both in bottom-line operations savings and in printing that delivers business-driving impact. HP’s latest campaign – “HP LaserJet. It Pays You Back” is a global program designed to engage customers in pertinent conversations about value and broaden their perspective to think about HP LaserJet as an investment for their businesses that delivers both near and long-term return-on-investment. HP’s industry-first printing technologies

   * An industry first, HP Smart Install allows customers to begin printing in as little as two minutes by simply connecting a netbook, notebook or desktop PC to the printer with a USB cable – no CD required.(2) Just plug-in the USB cable to the printer, connect to Windows and installation will begin automatically.
   * HP’s industry-first Auto-On/Auto-Off technology uses up to three times less energy than a device’s normal sleep mode.(3) The Auto-On technology intelligently senses activity – such as when a print job is sent to the printer – and awakens the device automatically from “off” mode.. The Auto-Off technology automatically adjusts the power settings and turns the printer off when there is no print activity; this helps save energy by using less than one watt of power consumption in Auto-Off mode.

HP’s LaserJet printers for increased productivity and efficiency

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     HP LaserJet Pro M1136 MFP and M1213    The HP LaserJet Pro M1136 MFP and M1213 MFP series (INR 10499/- & INR 16499/- plus taxes respectively) are HP’s most affordable LaserJet MFP line-up, offering innovative features like PC fax with integrated network capabilities and ID Copy which enable customers to be more efficient with fewer devices while also saving on paper and toner costs. With HP Auto-On/Auto-Off technology, SMBs can save energy without sacrificing speed with the first page printed out in 8.5 seconds, even coming out of Auto-Off mode.
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     HP LaserJet Pro P1566 Printer (INR 9,458 plus taxes) that print exceptionally well, black-and-white documents at up to 23 ppm letter/22 ppm A4 from your desktop and a first page out in as fast as 7 seconds. Best suited for the business professionals who need a fast, desktop laser printer that’s easy to use and helps them save energy and resources.    HP LaserJet Pro P1566 Printer
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     HP LaserJet Pro P1606DN    HP’s smallest auto duplex laser printer HP LaserJet Pro P1606DN (INR 17,415 plus taxes) through which an SMB can significantly reduce paper use by up to 50% with automatic two-sided printing. Ease-of-use with HP Smart Install and environmental savings through HP Auto on/off technology and much more which ultimately adds to cost benefits.
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     HP Color LaserJet Pro CP5225HP Color LaserJet Pro CP5225dn A3 Printer (starting at Rs. 1,75,999/- plus taxes) is specifically designed for Business owners, managers, small work teams SMBs having unmanaged IT environments and more so for organizations / depts. who have a need of oversize printing. It works on HP’s industry-first printing technology, HP Auto-Off technology that automatically senses when there is no print activity and automatically adjusts the power settings so users can save energy without adjusting modes or power settings. CP5225 printer can print everyday business documents, marketing material as well as wide-format projects at an affordable cost. Adding to versatility and affordability, this A3 printer includes embedded networking for easy network printing in general office and automatic two side printing option helps organization save time, paper and energy costs. This printer seamlessly caters to the need of printing A3 size documents as is required by architects, engineers, constructions companies and also financial firms to name a few segments.
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     HP Scanjet Professional 1000 Mobile Scanner    HP Scanjet Professional 1000 Mobile Scanner (INR 10, 499 plus taxes) is HP’s first scanner for mobile professionals. Weighing only 0.64 kg, the ultra-compact, portable scanner enables business customers to scan documents in the office or on-the-go at client locations or in the field. Featuring Instant-on Scanning Technology to save energy, the scanner can quickly scan two-sided documents in a variety of sizes and thicknesses, from embossed business cards to long forms and color brochures, and save them in different file formats.

HP’s technology for green IT

   * SMBs can enjoy improved cost control, greater energy savings and reduced waste with EzPrintSaver which is a cost management solution based on printer and user-based rules such as forced duplex printing. Business owners and IT managers are free to enable or disable functions based on business needs, and can set restrictions on printing of office documents, even unwanted documents – saving energy, paper and toner. With the EzPrintSaver solution users are also able to set toner-saving printing mode for specific file types – saving up to 25 percent on toner usage. (4)

  1. The calculations are based on comparison between retail price of HP LaserJet 1213nf and dollarized monthly median savings of consolidating single function or competitive AiO printing, copying, faxing and scanning devices into HP LaserJet 1213 NF AiO Laser printers, as reported by AsiaInsights study commissioned by HP in 2009 of 40 small medium businesses of various ownership and profiles in Singapore and Shanghai. Above return is based on 10 SMB (10-20 employees from Singapore). Select HP LaserJet MFPs can pay for themselves in as little as 17 days or 60 days depending on mature or emerging markets, respectively.
  2. Actual time depends on computer hardware and OS environment.
  3. For desktop HP LaserJet printers, HP’s Auto-On/Auto-Off feature will help imaging and printing customers use 3 times less energy than in a device’s normal sleep mode, automatically powering down printers after a period of inactivity and putting them into a mode that uses less than one watt of power. HP will pre-configure printers to power down automatically after a set amount of time, ranging from one to 30 minutes, though Auto-On/Auto-Off technology offers customers the ability to customize and pre-set their own off times for the printer. This proprietary technology works in concert with HP’s Instant-On Technology, which enables customers to produce the first page faster when a printer is coming out of sleep mode. Based on comparison to the HP LaserJet P1007 Printer.
  4. HP Auto-On and Auto-Off capabilities subject to printer and settings.
  5. Compared to the HP LaserJet P1007 Printer n.
  6. Pricing may vary by market.

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