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HP focuses on simplifying technology experiences for all of its customers from individual consumers to the largest businesses. With a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP is among the world's largest IT companies, with revenue totaling $107.7 billion for the four fiscal quarters ended January 31, 2008. More information about HP (NYSE, NASDAQ: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com.
The company' s corporate headquarters are located in Palo Alto, California: but it is truly a global interest, with its business in more than 170 countries around the world. About 69% of HP' s revenue comes from outside the United States. At HP, we have approximately 172,000 employees worldwide serving more than one billion customers on six continents. Mark Hurd is currently company chairman, chief executive officer, and president.
HP is committed to helping people apply technology in meaningful ways to their businesses, personal lives and communities. The company's US$3.6 billion annual worldwide R&D investment fuels the invention of products, solutions and new technologies to better serve customers and enter new markets. HP invents, engineers and delivers technology solutions that drive business value, create social value and improve the lives of customers.
At HP, we believe in our customers' dreams and aspirations, and we are confident in our ability to help make them a reality. We focus our research and development, our expertise and our best ideas on simplifying the technology experience to help all of our customers from the individual consumer to the largest global enterprise do what matters most to them.
Some people think of HP as a printer company. Others as a PC or data centre company. We are all that, and more. HP is a global leader in a number of markets:
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#1 in the LaserJet and inkjet printers* |
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#1 in x86 Windows®, Windows, UNIX® and servers* |
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#1 in notebook and desktop PCs* |
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#1 globally in workstations* |
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#1 globally in blade servers* |
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#2 in total disk storage systems* |
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#1 globally in distributed system management software* |
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#1 globally in automated software quality* |
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#2 globally in branded tape drives* |
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#3 globally in storage area network systems* |
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Listed on all four FTSE4 Good Index lists U.S., Global, UK and Europe which rate the performance of companies meeting globally recognized corporate responsibility standards |
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#22 in the Accountability Rating, the first global index that evaluates how well the world's 100 largest companies account for their impact on society and the environment |
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#10 globally and #1 in the U.S. in Environment, Social Impact Ratings by The Economist in 2007 |
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On the 2007 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World list and a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Indexes |
Additionally, HP was named the Most Trusted Company for Privacy for 2007 by TRUSTe, a leading Internet privacy organization, in conjunction with the Ponemon Institute, an independent research group. The award recognizes companies that protect and inform their consumers about privacy issues and encourage a safer and more secure online ecosystem.
* Source: IDC Q4 2007 worldwide data.
HP History
Stanford University classmates Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard founded HP in 1939. The company's first product, built in a Palo Alto garage, was an audio oscillator an electronic test instrument used by sound engineers. One of HP's first customers was Walt Disney Studios, which purchased eight oscillators to develop and test an innovative sound system for the movie Fantasia.
Compaq Computer Corporation was formed after a 1982 meeting in a Houston, Texas, pie shop. Together, employees in the new HP share a passion for satisfying customers, an intense focus on teamwork, speed and agility and a commitment to trust and respect for all individuals.
For further information please visit www.hp.com.
 
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