page_title: Hewlett-Packard
section_title: Products and organizational structure
hierarchical_section_title: Hewlett-Packard / Products and organizational structure
caption_attribution_description: HP iPAQ 4150
context_page_description: The Hewlett-Packard Company, commonly shortened to Hewlett–Packard or HP, was an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, that developed and provided a wide variety of hardware components as well as software and related services to consumers, small and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health and education sectors. The company was founded in a one-car garage in Palo Alto, California by Bill Hewlett and David Packard in 1939, and initially produced a line of electronic test and measurement equipment. The HP Garage at 367 Addison Avenue is now designated an official California Historical Landmark, and is marked with a plaque calling it the "Birthplace of 'Silicon Valley'".
  The company got its first big contract in 1938, providing its test and measurement instruments for production of Walt Disney's hugely successful animated film Fantasia. This success led Hewlett and Packard to formally establish their Hewlett-Packard Company on January 1, 1939.
context_section_description: HP produced lines of printers, scanners, digital cameras, calculators, PDAs, servers, workstation computers, and computers for home and small-business use; many of the computers came from the 2002 merger with Compaq. HP as of 2001 promoted itself as supplying not just hardware and software, but also a full range of services to design, implement, and support IT infrastructure.
  HP's Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) was described by the company in 2005 as "the leading imaging and printing systems provider in the world for printer hardware, printing supplies and scanning devices, providing solutions across customer segments from individual consumers to small and medium businesses to large enterprises".
  Products and technology associated with IPG include:
  Inkjet and LaserJet printers
  consumables and related products
  Officejet all-in-one multifunction printer/scanner/faxes
  Designjet and Scitex Large Format Printers
  Indigo Digital Press
  HP Web Jetadmin printer management software
  HP Output Management suite of software
  LightScribe optical recording technology
  HP Photosmart digital cameras and photo printers
  HP SPaM
  Snapfish by HP, a photo sharing and photo products service.
  On December 23, 2008, HP released iPrint Photo for iPhone, a free downloadable software application that allows the printing of 4" x 6" photos.
  HP's Personal Systems Group (PSG) was claimed by HP in 2005 to be "one of the leading vendors of personal computers ("PCs") in the world based on unit volume shipped and annual revenue." PSG dealt with:
  business PCs and accessories
  consumer PCs and accessories, (e.g., HP Pavilion, Compaq Presario, VoodooPC)
  handheld computing (e.g., iPAQ Pocket PC)
  digital "connected" entertainment (e.g., HP MediaSmart TVs, HP MediaSmart Servers, HP MediaVaults, DVD+RW drives)
  Apple iPod (until November 2005).
  HP Enterprise Business (EB) incorporated HP Technology Services, Enterprise Services (an amalgamation of the former EDS, and what was known as HP Services), HP Enterprise Security Services oversaw professional services such as network security, information security and information assurance/ compliancy, HP Software Division, and Enterprise Servers, Storage and Networking Group (ESSN). The Enterprise Servers, Storage and Networking Group (ESSN) oversaw "back end" products like storage and servers. HP Networking (former ProCurve) was responsible for the NW family of  products. They were a business unit of ESSN.
  HP Software Division was the company's enterprise software unit. For years, HP produced and marketed its brand of enterprise-management software, HP OpenView. From September 2005 HP purchased several software companies as part of a publicized, deliberate strategy to augment its software offerings for large business customers. HP Software sold several categories of software, including:
  business service management software
  application lifecycle management software
  mobile apps
  big data and analytics
  service and portfolio management software
  automation and orchestration software
  enterprise security software
  ArcSight
  Fortify Software
  Atalla
  TippingPoint
  HP Software also provided software as a service (SaaS), cloud computing solutions, and software services, including consulting, education, professional services, and support.
  HP's Office of Strategy and Technology had four main functions:
  steering the company's $3.6 billion research and development investment
  fostering the development of the company's global technical community
  leading the company's strategy and corporate development efforts,
  performing worldwide corporate marketing activities
  Under the Office of Strategy and Technology comes HP Labs, the research arm of HP. Founded in 1966, HP Labs aimed to deliver new technologies and to create business opportunities that go beyond HP's current strategies. Examples of HP Labs technology includes the Memory spot chip of 2006. HP IdeaLab further provides a web forum on early-state innovations to encourage open feedback from consumers and the development community.
  HP also offered managed services by which they provide complete IT
caption: iPAQ h4150 Pocket PC from 2003
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