HP, the world’s largest technology company, provides printing and personal computing products and IT services, software and solutions that simplify the technology experience for consumers and businesses.

Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, HP’s mission is to invent technologies and services that drive business value, create social benefit and improve the lives of customers — with a focus on affecting the greatest number of people possible.

The company is ranked #1 globally in the inkjet, all-in-one and single-function printers, mono and color laser printers, large-format printing, scanners, print servers and ink and laser supplies, #1 globally in desktop PCs and notebooks, #2 globally in Pocket PCs and workstations, #1 globally in blade, x86, Windows®, Linux, UNIX and high-end UNIX servers and #2 globally in total disk storage systems. And overall, HP is #15 on the World’s Most Innovative Companies ranking by BusinessWeek.

HP dedicates $3.6 billion (U.S.) annually to its research and development of products, solutions and new technologies. The company has approximately 320,000 employees worldwide, is ranked 14th in the 2008 Fortune 500 ranking. Revenue for HP for the four fiscal quarters ended July 31, 2008 was $113.1 billion.