HP Inc.

HP CEO Dion Weisler
Channel Programs

HP boss Weisler pledges bigger channel role driving new HP forward

September 12, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP boss Weisler pledges bigger channel role driving new HP forward
Weisler also discussed HP’s billion dollar acquisition of Samsung’s printer business, and how it will make HP a power in the A3 market.

Computers

Next-gen HP Z1 all-in-one workstation significantly smaller, lighter and lower in cost

April 18, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Next-gen HP Z1 all-in-one workstation significantly smaller, lighter and lower in cost
The Z1 G3 also has additional features and storage. What may be a negative for some – and a plus for others – is the reduction of the display size, from 27 inches to 24. HP also announced new receiver software, which will give Apple Mac OS X users access to HP Z workstations.

Notebooks

HP pushes design envelope with 10.4 mm thick Spectre

April 5, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP pushes design envelope with 10.4 mm thick Spectre
HP’s new Spectre is a consumer product, so won’t be sold by the channel, but it of channel interest because of some interesting design decisions made to create the world’s thinnest notebook – while still using Core i5 and i7 processors.

HP Canada channel chief John Cammalleri
Podcasts

New Year’s Podcast Series: John Cammalleri of HP Canada

January 26, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: John Cammalleri of HP Canada
HP Canada channel chief John Cammalleri on a busy 2015 that saw one HP become two, and his outlook for 2016 in the Canadian channel.

Data Capture/Point of Sale

HP announces next-gen POS retail system

January 17, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP announces next-gen POS retail system
In addition to its new HP RP9 Retail System, HP is also highlighting its HP Pro Tablet 608, which provides an eight-inch screen version of a product HP has offered for years in a ten-inch form factor.

Computers

Mary Ann Yule to come from CDW Canada to run HP Canada Co.

January 7, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Mary Ann Yule to come from CDW Canada to run HP Canada Co.
HP names a well-known Canadian channel veteran as the replacement for Lloyd Bryant in Canada.

Notebooks

Millenial appeal underpins new HP commercial PC announcements at CES

January 5, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Millenial appeal underpins new HP commercial PC announcements at CES
The increasing impact of style and functionality from the consumer segment to the commercial PC space is not a new trend, but HP believes it has taken it to a new level with its latest announcements, designed to appeal to millennial customers both in their esthetics and through a new commitment to improving the notebook PC as a communications device.

Hardware

HP Inc. brings thin client to workstation gunfight

November 12, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP Inc. brings thin client to workstation gunfight
The new HP T730 Thin Client is a performance machine can support four UHD/4k displays natively, and six displays with an optional AMD FirePro discrete graphics card, to deliver what for the moment is a unique product in the market.

Hardware

HP Inc. announces desktop workstation storage, cooling breakthroughs

November 12, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP Inc. announces desktop workstation storage, cooling breakthroughs
While HP announced a new mobile workstation, and major enhancements throughout all their ZBook technology, they also announced some significant technology enhancements in both storage and cooling.