Representing an estimated $234 billion in total addressable market, SMBs are faced with daily challenges that include controlling costs, managing employee productivity and gaining access to credit. HP is committed to delivering solutions and programs that allow clients to realign resources toward growth and innovation. 

HP also has invested an additional $4 million in its global program, HP Learning Initiative for Entrepreneurs (LIFE), which empowers SMBs to create new revenue streams. In Asia Pacific, there are 63 training centers in ten countries, including Australia, China, India, Korea and Southeast Asia.  India has 28 training centers. HP in India has created more than 2253 jobs and more than approximately 948 new businesses.

HP provides SMBs with a broad range of technologies that reduce costs, improve efficiency and ensure collaboration for greater employee productivity. New solutions enable clients to:

— Increase productivity with the HP ProLiant ML110 G7, an entry-level server that is simple to deploy and manage. It supports basic office applications such as web messaging, small databases, file and print, as well as small vertical applications. 

— Scale performance with the HP ProLiant DL120 G7 server, a powerful,  entry-level rack-optimized server running a wider range of dedicated applications, including IT infrastructure applications, web, messaging, file and print operations, small internet applications as well as shared web access.   

— Simplify deployment and management with the HP V1810-48G  web-managed switch. This 48-port switch easily integrates into existing multivendor networks and accommodates increasing performance requirements as businesses grow and develop.  

— Reduce energy costs with the easy-to-install, standards-based HP V1410 unmanaged Fast Ethernet switch series. The first IEEE Energy Efficiency Ethernet compliant switches are operational out of the box to offer SMBs an affordable entry-level networking solution. 

Identify future growth and revenue opportunities 

Leveraging data to gain insight and make decisions is crucial to establishing a competitive advantage. Until now, this has been too complex and costly for many midsize businesses. HP has added business intelligence solutions to its HP AppSystem portfolio that are ideal for midsize organizations needing to easily mine rich customer data. As a result, clients can:

— Accelerate analysis of new and existing data sources with HP Business Decision Appliance. This complete, highly simplified business intelligence solution, now available for midsize businesses, brings together platforms from HP and Microsoft to deliver the power of information to everyone in an organization.

— Increase revenue and customer loyalty with the HP Business Data Warehouse Appliance, now available for midsize businesses, which includes preinstalled and preconfigured software in a single platform to leverage the power of real-time data analysis.