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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.

Technorati Tags: HP,Government IT,StoragWorks,Enterprise,Virtualization,Economic Recovery

Top Ten Plus One: Ways to Cut IT Costs

Tac Anderson — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:59:00 GMT

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

An article in CIO Insight caught my eye this week. '10 Ways to Cut IT Costs' calls out measures that CIOs can take to cut costs and improve efficiency during recessionary times. Reporter David Kampfhammer lays out practical, actionable suggestions for CIOs struggling to reduce the cost of IT and make it more efficient. Among his top ten are suggestions that CIOs move IT offshore, use managed services and remote management, and refocus costly resources.

All valid considerations. However, I would be as bold as to suggest adding an 11th recommendation - 'Do not ignore the cost savings and efficiency to be found within your printing and imaging infrastructure!'.

I've seen statistics that say every $1 spent on putting marks on paper involves another $9 to manage it. Buyers Labs estimates that 90% of all companies do not track printing costs. Combine this with the fact that information doubles every 18 months, and the average worker spends 40% of their time looking for information, and you can easily tally up the cost savings and efficiency boost you would get with better optimization of your infrastructure and management of your printing environment.

The good news is - HP can help.

Interested in doing more with less? Check out the HP solutions that will help you lower costs and meet the needs of your business.

Technorati Tags: Cost Savings,Environment,Enterprise Printing Industry,Managed Services

HP Kicks Off National Retail Federation Event with New Retail Printing Solution

Tac Anderson — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:00:00 GMT

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

I just heard from Rock Wight, HP IPG WW Market Development Consultant for the Retail and Hospitality Industries, who is onsite at this year's National Retail Federation (NRF) trade show in the "Big Apple" -- one of the nation's largest retail conferences. Even with the troubles facing the retail industry, Rock reports that the show is one of the best he's attended in years and says the buzz around HP's presence at the show has attendees fired up about the retail industry in 2009.

I wanted to share with you the latest news that HP announced this week to conference attendees around its HP Retail Printing Solution for retailers. Geared specifically towards grocery and convenience stores, this solution has the capacity, endurance and flexibility to print high quality promotional items on vinyl stock - material poised to tackle the challenges of a busy retail environment.

Think about all the signage you see in your local grocery store. From sales and promotional signage down to the price tags and shelf labels, HP is offering retail signage solutions that look sharp, have lasting appeal, help attract additional customers and, ultimately, drive sales. And, that should get all retailers excited these days! Based on feedback from our customers, HP identified a major pain point for retailers and created a solution that addresses the core values and goals of the grocer. Sometimes recognition alone and one innovative concept can solve a simple and long-standing problem for a customer. Now that is what I call a SMART solution.

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

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.

Technorati Tags: enterprise,partners,HP,event,Print 2.0,imageprint

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.

Technorati Tags: IT,Green,HP,ImagePrint,Document Management,Workflow

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.

Technorati Tags: HP,UPS,Printing,Innovative,Solutions

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

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