HP’s Enterprise Printing Blog : LaserJet

Do you think the printer will transform your enterprise?

sherristuart — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:46:00 GMT

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

I hope you’ve been enjoying Jean-Pierre’s posts as he shares his thoughts this week from ‘Managing the Challenge’ in Vienna, 26-27 May '09. Great, thought-provoking, commentary.

Which has me thinking that it’s becoming more and more apparent, every time I connect with customers these days, that enterprise businesses are focused more on the bottom line than looking for the newest 'revolutionary' device.

I know it’s a familiar refrain that you see often in this blog, but believe me, CIOs are now digging deeper and taking a more holistic view at their IT environments and how they are connected to their businesses’ strategy overall. They are looking for software and hardware that will be both cost efficient as well as help their enterprises work more productively. From Public Sector to Financial Services, Insurance and Healthcare, enterprises are looking for tailored solutions including software, hardware and services to improve the imaging and printing environment of enterprise businesses.

Yes, HP has great devices, but it’s the whole package, and the tie to improving the bottom line, that is resonating with CIOs.

A key driver in HP’s strategy towards providing value and quality solutions and services is understanding the needs of today’s enterprises. Did you know that most companies are not aware of the true cost of managing their imaging and printing environment? Studies show that as much as 90 percent of an enterprise’s total printing expenses may be invisible or uncontrolled.

Through HP Managed Print Services (MPS), enterprises gain visibility into the true costs of managing their imaging and printing environment and realize both immediate and long-term savings. Furthermore, in today’s economic climate, companies increasingly understand that one of the most promising areas to cut capital expenditures is to look at services. And, MPS may be one of the fastest ways to cut costs immediately, as well as maintain cost savings over time.

What do you think? Do you think the latest ‘greatest’ device or technology is driving CIO interest in enterprise printing? Or, does the whole conversation start with addressing the business problem of boosting the bottom line, improving efficiency and maximizing productivity?

It’s the latter folks. Believe me, it’s the solution, and delivery of the solution, that counts. Check out the solutions HP offers to help you transform your enterprise.

Technorati Tags: LaserJet,Managed Print Services,Enterprise Printing,Content Management

It All Started with the HP LaserJet - 25 Years Ago

sherristuart — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:28:00 GMT

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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Tac Anderson — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:17:00 GMT

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

I’ve always been proud of the products and solutions that HP offers to our customers. Since HP’s inception, we’ve remained true to the values established by our co-founders Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard: “We are the technology company that invents the useful and the significant.”

Several great examples of our work towards this mission are the many accomplishments with the LaserJet line. Celebrating 25 years of the HP LaserJet brand, HP LaserJet printers remain the gold standard in business printing in terms of output quality, reliability, ease-of-use and performance. I’d like to congratulate our HP LaserJet team on the accolades from 2008 below:

· HP Color LaserJet CP2025 MFP series: “Editor's Choice: Economy models Letter-size ($300-$500)” - Better Buys for Business

· HP Color LaserJet CP3505 Printer series: “Editor's Choice: Midrange workgroup models Letter-size ($800-$1,200)” - Better Buys for Business

· HP Color LaserJet CP6015 Printer series: “Large workgroup & departmental models/Letter-size (over $1,200)” - Better Buys for Business

· HP Color LaserJet CM1312 MFP series: “BERTL’s Best for 2008” - BERTL

· HP Web Jet Admin 10: “Fall Pick: Outstanding Network Device Management Solution” - Buyer's Lab

· HP Color LaserJet CM1312 MFP series: “Best Printer of 2008” - PC Magazine

· HP Color LaserJet CP3525n Printer: “Fall Pick: Outstanding Mid-Size Workgroup Color Printer” - Buyer's Lab

· HP Color LaserJet CM3530fs MFP: “Fall Pick: Outstanding Mid-Size Workgroup Color Multifunction Printer” - Buyer's Lab

· HP LaserJet 9040/9050 MFP series: “Innovative Product of the Year” - Better Buys for Business

· “Color Printer Line of the Year” (2008) - Buyer's Lab

· HP Color LaserJet CM6040f MFP: “SmallBizVista.com Hardware Product of the Year Award” - SmallBizVista.com

· HP LaserJet CP1215 Printer: “Excellence in Technology Award: Best Printer” - SmallBusinessComputing.com

· HP Color LaserJet CP2025dn Printer: “Overall Winner: Color Laser Printers With Duplexing For Under $500” - Wirth Consulting

· HP Color LaserJet CP3525n Printer: “A4 Color Printers From $500 To $750” - Wirth Consulting

HP Placed in Leaders Quadrant in “Magic Quadrant for MFPs and Printers” Report

Tac Anderson — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:29:00 GMT

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

I wanted to share some exciting HP news stemming from a recent Gartner Report. HP is announcing its placement in the Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Multifunction Products and Printers. This comes on the heels of the MPS Magic Quadrant where HP was also placed in the Leaders Quadrant.

As a brief re-cap for those that might not be familiar, the Magic Quadrant positions vendors according to their “ability to execute” and their “completeness of vision.” These reports are highly valued in the industry, and we believe securing this position in the Leaders Quadrant reinforces our overall value to current customers as well as potential customers looking to select HP as a vendor.

So what exactly are the factors that Gartner assesses to qualify vendors for placement in the magic quadrant? Vendors are assessed on criteria including: products or services, sales execution and pricing, market responsiveness and track record, marketing execution, customer experience, offering strategy, business model, and geographic strategy.

We consider our placement as a leader to be a great accomplishment and again, I credit the hard work from our people at HP, our partners and our customers. We will continue to push ahead, setting industry leading standards and further building and strengthening our portfolio.

Be sure to keep us on your radar for more exciting news coming out of HP.

Technorati Tags: HP,Gartner Magic Quadrant,MFP,Printers

HP Color LaserJet CM6040f "Superstar"

Tac Anderson — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:27:00 GMT

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

We’re always honored when HP products are recognized with awards. But achieving AbsoluteVista.com’s SmallBizVista Superstar Award makes my day. A few choice excerpts:

"Very good service, very white-glove. Then again, exceptional service has always been a hallmark of HP in general, and the printer division in particular."

"In the use of the CM6040f, I looked for ease of use, speed, and versatility. I found it all. This MFC is years ahead of all supposed competitors in ease of use, value, reliability, versatility, speed, and functionality. In print/copy mode, having a printer spew out pages at a 40 page per minute clip in black-and-white or color is just impressive. As a network fax, the physicians were able to skip two steps in prescription fulfillment: printing out and faxing a script to pharmacies."

Click over to the review to read how John Obeto put the HP Color LaserJet CM6040f through the paces in AbsoluteVista.com’s MedikLab, which John describes as “a fully functioning and operational multi-provider physician’s clinic.”

Thanks, John!

HP's Carbon Footprint Calculator is Now Available

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:41:00 GMT

Michelle Price

Manager, Worldwide Environmental Strategic Marketing, Imaging and Printing Group

On May 22nd, HP’s Imaging and Printing Group made a huge environmental announcement. As part of the announcement, we introduced the HP Carbon Footprint Calculator and indicated that it’ll be available at the end of June. Well, it’s now available. It takes about a minute to load. Check it out and let us know your thoughts.

The HP Carbon Footprint Calculator for printing helps you compare the carbon footprint of an existing sample printer fleet to that of a new, optimized LaserJet-based fleet. The calculator helps you understand how you can reduce your impact on the environment. It assesses printer energy and paper use, the carbon impact of usage and associated monetary costs based on geographical energy assessments.

If you are interested in learning more about the recent HP environmental announcement, click here or check out Mike Feldman’s blog about the announcement.

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