Mike Feldman 
Vice President and General Manager
Enterprise Sales and Services
IPG-Americas

Hi everyone - I visited our HP Boise last week and was able to attend HP's celebration to honor the HP LaserJet's 25th Anniversary.  Can you believe it's been 25 years since the introduction of the LaserJet? Market-changing, phenomenal technology, impressive business for HP, incredible customer satisfaction - standing the test of time... the HP LaserJet really did usher in a whole new era for office document publishing - making communicating simple, fast and effective. And, over the years, the LaserJet has established the bar for networking, manageability, security and color printing.  Pretty impressive, and humbling, stuff.

As a matter of fact, The Idaho Statesman covered the HP LaserJet history beautifully last week. 

Immediately following the celebration, I hosted a team meeting for the Enterprise Sales and Services group, and was struck by the juxtaposition of it all. 

Let me tell you, it is so true - you can never rest on your laurels, and the innovative culture and drive at HP won't let us do that for a minute.  Here the discussion was around the future of printing - beyond the 'box' as we like to say: Managed Print Services, end-to-end solutions, helping create a complete 'ecosystem' for our customers that helps them achieve better business outcomes. Improving the value and interaction our customers get out of the information within their business.  And it struck me that, for HP, this really took off 25 years ago with the introduction of the incredibly innovative HP LaserJet, which we celebrate now.  But it doesn't end there.

Right now, that's evident by customers' adoption of Managed Print Services -- it's becoming a core IT focus (a key indicator would be the first annual Managed Print Services conference hosted last week by Photizo.) Also, right here, right now, enterprises are looking to HP to help them drive efficiencies and streamline workflows. 

And, it doesn't end there either.  Down the road, we are looking at a content-centric world that will demand instant access, streamlined storage, maximized reuse and minimal waste (all for less $$$.)  I wonder what that 25 year celebration will look like?  What do you think?

Check out the HPTV video, Connect With HP LaserJets which emphasizes the collaborative capabilities of HP LaserJet solutions.

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