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Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America Expands Direct, Local Sales Operations with Sharp Business systems of Georgia

Mahwah, NJ, February 2, 2012 -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA) today announced that it is expanding its direct regional sales operation with the opening of a new Sharp Business Systems branch in Alpharetta, Georgia.  Sharp Business Systems of Georgia opened today as the eleventh branch of the division.

SIICA purchased Atlanta-area DocuTeam to launch Sharp Business Systems in Georgia.  DocuTeam has served the market since 1998, gaining a reputation for superior service and commitment to its customers.  Over the years, the company has expanded to five offices, more than 100 employees, and 10,000 customers.   All employees of DocuTeam have been asked to join the Sharp team and will provide seamless service to new and existing customers throughout Georgia.

Moving forward, Sharp Business Systems of Georgia will offer their customers Sharp’s award-winning line of advanced office products and solutions, including MFPs, display products, and applications for streamlining office workflow.  The company will continue to provide the same high level of service and also continue to serve existing equipment and contract agreements.

HP Simplifies Networking with Broadest Choice of OpenFlow-enabled Switches

HP today announced a portfolio of OpenFlow-enabled switches, providing customers with the broadest choice in the industry for simplifying network management while meeting a wide range of bandwidth, performance and budget needs.(1)

The portfolio spans 16 models and includes the HP 3500, 5400 and 8200 series switches.

Additionally, HP plans to expand support for OpenFlow across all switches in the HP FlexNetwork architecture this year, making HP the only major networking vendor to offer a complete portfolio of OpenFlow-enabled solutions.

OpenFlow is an emerging network virtualization technology that provides customers flexibility and control to configure their networking environments to their specifications.

HP Improves Customer Experience for PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company

HP today announced that Seattle-based PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company has upgraded its customer communication management solution to HP Exstream to improve the customer experience it offers through personalized policies, invoices, renewal letters and privacy notices.

HP Exstream enables PEMCO to more quickly communicate new insurance offerings and easily scale to meet the requirements of its growing customer base.

In addition to support for multiple customer communications channels such as web, text and email, PEMCO will use HP Exstream to provide consistent branding, reduce print and postage costs, and decrease its environmental footprint. Due to the low total cost of ownership for HP Exstream, PEMCO is aiming to achieve 100 percent return on investment within 24 months.

HP Helps Create “Storybook” Beginning for New York’s Pinhole Press

Jan 25, 2012 PALO ALTO, Calif. - To meet fast-growing demand for personalized keepsakes, online photo products boutique Pinhole Press used the superior printing quality of HP Indigo digital presses to create its new Storybook product.

The Storybook is the first Pinhole Press photo book that allows customers to personalize each page with text and choose their own layouts. Cohoes, N.Y.-based Pinhole Press released the new web-to-print offering on pinholepress.com in November.

HP is the market leader in photo book/photo merchandise printing.(1) Pinhole Press, a subsidiary of Mohawk Fine Papers, uses HP Indigo presses exclusively for its printing. The high-quality color imaging HP Indigo presses offer, combined with premium Mohawk papers and fabric cover options, make Storybooks coveted photo gifts.

Perfect Colours Installs HP Designjet L25500 at Fast Signs Gloucester

Jan 06, 2012 Perfect Colours, a London-based value added reseller of large format digital printing solutions, has supplied and installed a HP DesignJet L25500 printer at Fast Signs Gloucester’s premises.   The new printer will enable Fast Signs Gloucester to improve its productivity and expand its solutions into the ‘green’ product arena.

Fast Signs Gloucester designs, prints and installs bespoke signage solutions including vehicle wraps, exhibition displays, outdoor banners, site and traffic signs and corporate logo signage.  The company needed to upgrade to a new printer that could handle increased workload without compromising the quality of output.

Perfect Colours recommended the HP DesignJet L25500 printer.  The L25500 delivers unrivalled versatility for the production of a wide range of both outdoor and indoor sign and display applications.

HP Ranked a Leader in IDC Managed Print Services MarketScape

HP today announced that industry analyst firm IDC has named HP a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Print Services 2011 Hardcopy Vendor Analysis Study.(1)

An independent and global provider of IT research, IDC completed its multivendor assessment study and identified that HP Managed Print Services (MPS) continues to maintain market leadership with high scores in strategic direction and offering capabilities.

Based on the report, HP’s market leadership is reflective of its comprehensive strategy to deliver a unified experience across the office, onsite production and external printing and imaging environments. Its broad portfolio is enriched with industry solutions and features such as HP ePrint, the Open Extensibility Platform (OXP) and FutureSmart firmware. These innovations allow customers to easily update, manage and extend the capabilities of their multifunction printers (MFPs) and printers with the latest solutions and applications, and conveniently print while on the go.

HP Scitex FB7500 Upgrade Brings New Opportunities to US-Based POP Solutions Provider

Dec 20, 2011 Point-of-purchase solutions provider KDM P.O.P. Solutions Group is one of the first U.S. customers to upgrade its HP Scitex FB7500 Industrial Press to include features from the new HP Scitex FB7600 Industrial Press model.

The field upgrade for one of its two HP Scitex FB7500 Industrial Presses has helped the Cincinnati-based company move more analogue screen print jobs to digital production for faster turnaround times. The company also can transition very long runs toward multiple, customised short- and medium-quantity jobs that allow clients to capitalise on targeted marketing opportunities.

Increased application versatility and quality

Upgrade features and advantages of the new HP Scitex FB7600 Industrial Press include:

  • saturation controls that boost quality by laying down more ink with no throughput reduction
  • new, UV-curable HP FB225 Scitex Inks that make the press compatible with a wider range of media, such as polystyrene, polycarbonate and polyethylene substrates, expanding the types of jobs KDM can print digitally.

HP Research Exposes Security Risks of Mismanaged User Access

Dec 12, 2011 PALO ALTO, Calif., HP today unveiled new global research that reports increased threats to sensitive and confidential workplace data are created by a lack of control and oversight of privileged users, including database administrators, network engineers and IT security practitioners.(1) 

Key findings of “The Insecurity of Privileged Users” study, conducted by the Ponemon Institute, revealed that:

  • Fifty-two percent of respondents indicated that they are at least likely to be provided with access to restricted, confidential information beyond the requirements of their position.
  • More than 60 percent reported that privileged users access sensitive or confidential data out of curiosity, not job function.
  • Customer information and general business data are at the highest risk, and the most threatened applications included mobile, social media and business unit specific applications.

HP and Microsoft Deliver Global Communications and Collaboration Solutions via the Cloud

HP Enterprise Services and Microsoft Corp. today announced a global, four-year initiative to deliver Microsoft’s leading communications and collaboration applications via global private and public cloud services.

Under the agreement, HP and Microsoft will offer private and public cloud solutions designed to help organizations rapidly scale new users, shift IT resources from maintenance to innovation and change IT from a capital to operating expense. The solutions include:

  • Private cloud: HP Enterprise Cloud Services–Messaging, HP Enterprise Cloud Services–Collaboration and HP Enterprise Cloud Services–Real-Time Collaboration deliver Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 and Microsoft Lync Server 2010 productivity applications as a service from HP data centers around the world.
  • Public cloud: Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft’s Office collaboration and productivity tools, will be delivered by Microsoft through the cloud.
  • Hybrid solution: HP will resell Microsoft Office 365 with HP Enterprise Cloud Services–Messaging, HP Enterprise Cloud Services–Collaboration and HP Enterprise Cloud Services–Real-Time Collaboration.(1)

HP Acquires Hiflex, a Web-to-print and Management Information Systems Software Company

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 6, 2011 - HP today announced it has acquired Hiflex Software GmbH, a privately held global software solutions provider specializing in web-to-print and management information systems solutions for printing services. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Founded in 1991, Hiflex is headquartered in Aachen, Germany. Following the acquisition, Hiflex will continue to evolve its offerings and service its current customers.