HP's Managed Print Services Recognised

Industry Analysts and Customers Recognise HP’s Managed Print Services

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Sept. 07, 2009 – HP today announced industry analyst firm Gartner, Inc. placed HP in the Leaders Quadrant in its Magic Quadrant for Managed Print Services (MPS).

HP believes this placement, coupled with the latest multifunction printer (MFP) market share standings and customer adoption, demonstrates its ability to provide customers with a robust MPS offering that delivers continued cost savings and increased productivity in the office.

In the Gartner Magic Quadrant report, HP was evaluated on “completeness of vision” as well as its “ability to execute.”(1) According to the report, Gartner classifies leaders as “providing MPS to a wide range of customers, including the largest and most geographically dispersed, so they must demonstrate a truly global reach. They must demonstrate not only the skills to deliver today’s MPS, but also the understanding, initiative and resources to prepare for tomorrow’s. Leaders characteristically augment the full scope of MPS with a wide range of added-value services.

Earlier this month, Photizo Group revealed its 2009 MPS Market Forecast, which positions HP as a global leader, with a 34 percent share, based on 2008 data.(2)

“We feel today’s recognition by industry analysts, punctuated by our customer success and recent innovative product rollouts, speaks to our momentum in the market and drive to be the leader,” said John Johasky, vice president and general manager, Worldwide Sales and Services, Imaging and Printing Group, HP. “We are in the business of accelerating business results, and with HP MPS we continue to do that for our customers.”

Customers see return on investment with HP Managed Print Services

HP MPS helps enterprise customers streamline management, minimise costs, maximise results and contribute to environmental sustainability goals. With HP’s solutions complete with hardware, supplies, software and services, customers can gain a cost-effective, productivity-enhancing imaging and printing environment.

Customers in a range of industries – from financial institutions and law firms to healthcare and consumer companies – are benefitting from HP MPS.

HP Australian MPS customer, McGrathNicol, has reduced IT costs and benefited from an easy-to-use, homogenous printing infrastructure to support its highly mobile workforce through HP Managed Print Services, AutoStore Document Management and HP LaserJet devices.

McGrathNicol is an independent advisory firm specialising in Corporate Advisory, Forensic, Transaction Services and Corporate Recovery. The company’s three-year HP Managed Print Services contract has allowed McGrathNicol to streamline maintenance and increase process efficiencies. AutoStore Document Management has also allowed the company to develop a streamlined expense and invoice processing solution that improves compliance by establishing a clear audit trail. This has allowed McGrathNicol to achieve per capital IT costs that are lower than industry average, as well as increased employee satisfaction.

HP MPS also garnered positive endorsement from industry analyst, Springboard Research.(5) Validating HP’s leadership position, Springboard Research identified HP as the “undisputed market leader”, noting its high solution maturity, regional coverage and brand awareness. According to Springboard Research’s estimates, HP has an estimated market presence of 48%, about twice the presence of the nearest competitor.

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