HP unveils new technologies for communicating, collaborating, and staying connected

HP has unveiled new technologies in printing and personal systems for the New Style of IT, that improves the end-user experience for business environments.

“Today’s always-on, fast-paced, virtual and highly-connected environment unlocks new opportunities for businesses and end-users,” said Nick Lazaridis, Senior VP, Printing and Personal Systems, and MD, HP Asia Pacific and Japan. “At HP, we are focused on innovation that delivers the best customer experience, while facilitating opportunities for customers to move to the New Style of IT.”

The HP Slate7 Voice Tablet Ultra.

In an ‘always on’ world, people need an easier and more affordable way to connect to the Internet locally and when they are travelling. Through HP DataPass, HP is simplifying how customers connect to the Internet by embedding mobile broadband in select PCs and tablets and including a flexible mobile data service with locally competitive rates. The first of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region, HP DataPass will cover 13 markets globally and offers an affordable solution for users locally and when they travel to these countries.

Ready out of the box, HP DataPass allows customers to simply turn on, register and immediately connect to the internet with 3G or 4G LTE mobile broadband service powered by Fogg Mobile. Customers receive up to 250 MB every month for two years at no additional cost and without contract. They also have the option to purchase additional data packages at locally competitive rates, and without a contract.

HP DataPass will first be made available in Hong Kong and Singapore on the HP Slate7 Voice Tablet Ultra by the end of 2014. The service will be progressively made available across more devices and markets in 2015.
For collaboration requirements, HP has developed a virtual workstation solution that provides remote access to workstation-class applications from a variety of devices including thin clients, notebooks and tablets. The HP DL380z Virtual Workstation combines HP’s server technology, NVIDIA virtualisation technology, and Citrix virtualisation technology.

The HP DL380z keeps intellectual property centralised and secure by transmitting encrypted pixel data over networks to remote users, helping protect sensitive data. It allows for flexible IT management with a choice of modes that can be configured according to usage needs, making IT change management simple and efficient. 

The HP DL380z also supports HP Remote Graphics Software (RGS), which pioneered remote access to graphics rich applications and the ability to host collaboration sessions from multiple devices and multiple operating systems including Linux. The newest HP RGS release 7 adds the ability to have true workstation productivity from a tablet while bringing intuitive touch controls to non-touch applications. 

For digital and paper processes, HP is extending its PageWide technology, a proven, advanced commercial printing technology originally used in HP Color Inkjet Web presses, to large-format printing, disrupting the production printing market. By offering customers an affordable option for high-volume quality prints, HP expects that the new HP Designjet printers powered by PageWide technology will transform an industry that typically prints in monochrome to one that prints in colour, without compromising speed.

The new HP Indigo 20000 Digital Press is also available for marketing campaigns. The digital press will enable longer print runs of pressure-sensitive, wrap-around label applications and expand into flexible packaging. In addition, HP Indigo 30000 Digital Press will expand into folding carton applications.