Hewlett-Packard (HP), since it entered the China market in 1985, has established operating facilities which are capable of providing products and services globally and will continue investing to strengthen operations in the market, the company said at its WorldTour conference in Beijing.
HP's R&D center in Shanghai has transformed its focus to developing of PCs and printing devices specifically catering to the China market, the company noted.
HP has set up a factory in Shanghai and another in Chongqing, western China, for the production of PCs and related products and 80% of inkjet printing devices for sale in China, the company indicated. HP has set up a cloud computing solution center and will expand production capacity for servers and storage equipment at the Shanghai factory, the company noted.
HP recently helped the government of Hainan City, southern China, establish an educational cloud computing platform and provided hardware and customized software for the government to offer travel services and develop smart transportation systems and digital city solutions.
HP said it plans to expand its R&D center in Beijing to meet growing demand for communication, Internet application and Big Data applications. In China, HP has set up service and support centers in 1,300 cities, a nationwide sales network of 5,000 sales agents, seven logistics centers for global distribution and 31 maintenance centers, HP indicated.
Article translated by Adam Hwang
