HP’s Enterprise Printing Blog : printing

A Revolution at FOSE 2009: Driving Recovery Through Technology Innovation

sherristuart — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:54:00 GMT

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

Hi everyone and greetings from the 2009 FOSE Conference in DC!

This year's FOSE has been an incredibly energizing event for HP. To start, the event theme this year is 'Federal Power Meets Future Power'. HP stayed true to the theme by showcasing how the company is working to help government agencies drive economic recovery through technology innovation. We all know that IT is playing an increasingly central role in helping the government solve its toughest challenges. At FOSE, HP highlighted how federal agencies can reduce costs and mitigate risks, while they also implement green initiatives and enhance services.

HP backed this up with the introduction of a number of solid solutions to help agencies revolutionize the way government is administered --- helping them increase efficiency, secure information and drive down costs. FOSE attendees received a firsthand look at the following new HP technology solutions for the public sector:

• HP Access Control Smartcard Solution for U.S. Government - enables tighter security options with imaging and printing network authentication for government employees;

• HP Automated Data Removal Solution – streamlines the redaction process of documents through HP multifunction printers and scanners;

• HP Government Case Processing Accelerator Solution – facilitates the routing of sensitive data directly into business applications;

• Voluntary Product Accessibility Template – assists federal agencies using HP Exstream in their compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and

• HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array 6400 and 8400 (EVA6400/8400) and the enhanced SAN Virtualization Services Platform 2.1 (SVSP 2.1) – expand HP’s storage virtualization portfolio.

If you're attending the event, I encourage you to stop by HP booth 1701, or click through to the online press kit for more info on how you can help revolutionize the way your agency is administered with HP's new solutions.

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Achieving Business Success for our Enterprise Customers

Tac Anderson — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:29:00 GMT

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

ImagePrint 2008

I’m happy to report that ImagePrint 2008 was a tremendous success. This year, we had a record number of enterprise customers and channel and solution partners in attendance. Not only was it a great turnout, but everything from the breakout sessions to the keynotes to the solutions showcase were first-rate and we received extremely positive feedback from our customers and partners alike. I have the privilege to work with many smart and talented people at HP and really saw my team engaging at all levels.

At every turn I was hearing from customers that this event made a difference and that they are going to take immediate action on building their Print 2.0 plans, which allow them to save money and improve their business processes just by assessing their imaging and printing environment. For those already down the path of optimizing their infrastructure and/or managing their environments, they wanted to extend their plans by improving their workflows and streamlining their imaging and printing operations.

Thank you to everyone who attended this year’s event.

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HP Unveils New Document Management Solutions and Green IT Action Plan for Enterprise Customers

Tac Anderson — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:38:00 GMT

Live from ImagePrint 2008 pt 2

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

I’m up early and ready for an engaging and informative day with customers and partners here at ImagePrint. In all of our customer conversations today, we’re focused on how we can help customers optimize their infrastructure, manage their environment and improve their workflows.

With this in mind, today we are excited to announce three new imaging and printing solutions that include:

HP and Perceptive Software Capture and Workflow Solutions, which enable customers to capture and organize all types of documents then retrieve a specific page instantly from a wide variety of standard as well as custom enterprise business applications.
HP and ReadSoft Automated Invoice Processing Solution that transforms paper-based workflows into a seamless electronic process. This allows for finance and administration teams to interpret, validate and verify information contained in printed invoices.
HP Automated Invoice Processing Solution for Manufacturing captures invoice data for manufacturers at remote locations using HP MFPs and rapidly interprets, verifies and approves the information electronically. The solution facilitates rigorous records management, compliance and risk reduction, creating fully digital documents that can be processed in days rather than weeks. It is ideal for manufacturers looking to reduce labor, document storage, shipping, and courier costs.

In addition, we are also announcing the new Green IT Action plan for printing and imaging, a step-by-step guide to help customers develop a plan to reduce the environmental impact of printing and imaging.

The new solutions and the Green IT Action Plan expand HP’s portfolio of solutions to addresses the document management and sustainability needs of enterprise customers. To learn more about these solutions, visit: http://www.hp.com/go/imageprintma.

I’m looking forward to meeting with customers and to a great night that includes the “Taste of Florida” dinner and reception here at ImagePrint.

Bruce Dahlgren presents the keynote address at ImagePrint 2008.

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Innovative HP and UPS Partnership

Tac Anderson — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:03:00 GMT

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Hatem Mostafa,
V.P. of Inkjet Systems,
Imaging and Printing Group (IPG), HP

When UPS approached us about creating a solution that would help them streamline their package scanning and labeling process, you can imagine that we were up to the challenge. Immediately we knew it was a natural partnership – UPS has historically adopted innovative technology as a leader in supply chain and logistics and HP brings years of IT experience and ground breaking innovations.

Today, I’m excited to announce that UPS is deploying our combination scanner and paperless printing device – the HP Handheld sp400 All-in-One – This groundbreaking device prints millions of sorting instructions in ink directly on packages without the use of labels.

The innovation behind this solution is just part of its success. With the HP Handheld sp400 All-in-One, UPS will experience increased efficiency and effectiveness at a lower cost, while reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions.

Take a look at these statistics:

At a beta test in Orlando, where the HP Handheld sp400 All-in-One was being used for about 40,000 packages a day, it reduced errors to zero.
The device enables UPS to be more productive; saving approximately 92,456 hours per year.
UPS expects to decrease operational costs by more than $30 million by 2013.
The HP Handheld sp400 All-in-One will also help UPS reduce their environmental impact through paper and ink reduction. By eliminating all paper-based label printing for just one year, UPS expects to save 1,338 tons of paper and reduce their carbon emissions by 3,807 tons.

We’re excited that UPS and other companies will have the opportunity to incorporate this device into their business processes to become more efficient, improve workflow and reduce carbon footprint.

What products ignite your passion and produce an impact? Are there any initiatives either in your company or others that you’ve seen reduce carbon footprint and change behavior?

Check out more information about this announcement including a video co-produced by HP and UPS here and let me know your thoughts.

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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 Enterprise Advisory Council: Gathering Customer Feedback from Around the World

murradav — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:13:00 GMT

Mike Feldman
VP, IPG Global Enterprise Business

Just returning back from my trip to Europe. We met with 12 customers in Berlin, now one of my favorite cities, as part of our enterprise advisory council. The group of thought leaders represents leading companies in central and eastern Europe, as well as the middle east, Mediterranean and Africa. We had companies from Russia, Poland, Budapest, Romania, Czech Republic, Turkey, Greece, and others. Over the course of two days, they provided invaluable feedback on our strategy, direction, portfolio, and solutions.

The feedback gathered here impacts the key decisions we will make in the short term and long term. This council is one of many that we do around the world to keep a close pulse on our customers, market trends, and key opportunities. After the council, we spent two days in southern Germany with our enterprise imaging and printing region leadership team for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). We have a very strong leadership team that has been consistently growing the business and our market share in EMEA. It was great to see how our plans are coming together to continue this leadership in the market.

Next week I am off to meet my colleagues from EDS which should be very exciting. After that, it is another council meeting, this time in Banff, Canada. It may be time to sell my home and move in to the Marriott!

HP and Kofax: 10 years of printing solutions

murradav — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:20:00 GMT

Mike Feldman
VP, IPG Global Enterprise Business

Proving that the innovative solutions from HP and our partners are being noticed by our customers, we saw significant interest in mid-August when HP announced five new solutions to our imaging and printing portfolio. These were created by HP Solutions Business Partners Troy, Safecom, Captaris, Standard Register and Kofax, working through our successful Solutions Business Partner (SBP) program, which includes more than 100 partners offering 300+ solutions to date. We’ve seen great benefits with this program so far, and the momentum keeps growing! Check out the media alert for more information.

This week, we’re excited to present a podcast that HP and HP Solutions Business Partner, Kofax, have created in response to our solutions announcement. The interview is held with David Oldfield, director of business development for Kofax, and my colleague, David Laing, HP director of worldwide solutions and services. The two discuss the ten-year business partnership we’ve had with Kofax and the benefits to the solutions announcements that were made last week. It’s so interesting to hear exactly what these solutions are able to do, and amazing to think how far we’ve come in adapting technology to everyday business needs that are often overlooked.

Be sure to check it out at: http://h30431.www3.hp.com/?fr_story=27479cb60fa51777817730620d92c1071e9b4bf9&rf=bm

Reaching your green fatigue threshold? HP's committed to the environment.

murradav — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:37:00 GMT

Alison Graves
Worldwide PR Manager for HP’s Enterprise Imaging and Printing Business

Are you beating yourself up for infractions like pitching a soda can in the trash or forgetting to bring your own travel coffee mug into Starbucks? If you answered yes, then you might be suffering from “Green Guilt.” Are you skeptical of every green marketing claim and more interested in the U.S. presidential election and Jamie Lynn Spears’ baby? Then you probably have “Green Fatigue.” The New York Times reports the green fatigue threshold has been reached. PR and marketing professionals are trying to figure out what to do about it as experts worry the trend will soon die off. “After 18 months, levels of concern on any issue tend to drop off,” said Jonathan Banks, business insight director in Britain at Nielson, in an interview with the Times.

According to PR industry e-zine, Bulldog Reporter, “The problem boils down to misleading and exaggerated environmental claims and ties by advertisers that have consumers caught on an overgrown lawn of green skepticism.” For example, the Times points out that The Advertising Standards Authority received 561 complaints from consumers about green claims in 410 ads in 2007, up from 117 complaints about 83 ads the year before.

Where does that leave HP? Our commitment to environmental stewardship isn’t just a passing phase – in fact, it’s built into our DNA as a company, Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard were pioneers in recognizing that beyond making a profit, a company has a responsibility to enrich the businesses, lives and communities of its customers, partners, employees and stakeholders. Sure, like almost everyone else, we amped up our green marketing in the last year, but our claims are very real. They not only relate to our own commitment to the environment, but also our work to support our enterprise customers green goals. And speaking of our own commitment: Last week HP’s Corvallis site was recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency as exemplary steward, for making efforts, both internally and externally, to go above and beyond legal requirements for protecting the environment. The Corvallis site has reduced the total amount of electricity use by 6 percent, accounting for 9.7 million megawatt-hours, and invests in 4.2 million megawatt-hours of renewable energy per year. Congratulations HP Corvallis!

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