HP delights partners with new products, services and programs at GPC

To deliver value to its global network of more than 250,000 partners, HP at Global Partner Conference (GPC) has announced a range of new product innovations, services and programs.

Focussing on reinvention, HP will share its vision and strategy to drive profitable growth and expand its channel business to 87 per cent, up from 80 per cent. Top speakers include HP CEO Dion Weisler, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and key board members including TaskRabbit CEOStacy Brown-Philpot, among others.

“The needs and expectations of our customers are changing rapidly, and change creates opportunities for HP and our partners,” said Dion Weisler, President & CEO, HP. “Backed by the channels which are critical to our go-to-market strategy, HP’s innovations are powering business and industry transformations. Together, we can seize these new opportunities and drive profitable growth today and in the future.”

The announcement includes:

• * HP announced its acquisition of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd’s printer business in a deal valued at $1.05 billion. The proposed acquisition positions HP to disrupt the $55-billion copier industry, a segment that hasn’t innovated in decades.

       *  HP introduced A3 multifunction printers (MFPs) and services, representing a strategic initiative for the company and supporting its effort to reinvent business printing. For partners, HP has launched a new services-based channel business model, enabling its channel to sell and service more proficiently, while delivering customers affordable colour, reliable performance, and security through HP PageWide Enterprise, PageWide Pro and LaserJet Managed MFP platforms.