DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 3 March 2008 - HP has today announced the launch of HP's smallest and most affordable monochrome laser printing system for small businesses ever, the HP LaserJet P1005/P1006 Printer series. With its sleek design and ultra-compact, these printers help save much office space for SMBs. Featuring HP's new industry breaking technology - Spherical Monochrome Toner built-in with a "smart" chip, SMBs will enjoy higher efficiency at work.

"Designed to conserve resources as well as office space, the compact HP LaserJet P1005/P1006 Printer series ships with less packaging than previous products. Featuring a stylish premium design, the HP LaserJet P1006 is designed for users who want to make the most out of their work area," said Asad Syed, SMB Business Manager, Imaging and Printing Group, HP Middle East.

Features highlights:

  • Space saving and stylish premium design: HP's smallest and most-compact laser printing system that easily fits on a desktop (HP LaserJet P1006)

  • Perfect for general office printing, e.g. envelopes, labels, spreadsheets, reports, invoices and various other documents

  • Fast print speeds of up to 14 ppm for the HP LaserJet P1005 and up to 16 ppm for the HP LaserJet P1006

  • First page out in less than nine seconds with Instant-on Technology(2)

  • All-in-one print cartridge with HP Smart Printing Technology features new HP patented spherical toner for bold, crisp text and sharp images through automatic print quality adjustments

  • 1200dpi effective output quality (600 x 600dpi resolution)

  • 266 MHz processor and 2 MB (HP LaserJet P1005) or 8 MB RAM memory (HP LaserJet P1006) to handle large, complex files easily

  • Optional EconoMode print quality setting prints text with less toner, saves energy and reduces the cost per page, ideal for drafts and proofs

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About HP
HP focuses on simplifying technology experiences for all of its customers - from individual consumers to the largest businesses. With a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP is among the world's largest IT companies, with revenue totaling $107.7 billion for the four fiscal quarters ended Jan. 31, 2008. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com.

About HP Middle East
HP is the largest technology and solutions provider in the Middle East with 1100 employees and subsidiaries in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Cairo, Ramallah, Qatar, Oman and 2 service Joint Ventures in Kuwait and Bahrain servicing the GCC, Egypt and the Levant. HP has been present in the Middle East since 1968 and opened its first regional office in 1994. HP Middle East is the market leader for enterprise, small and medium business and consumer technology products and offers a large portfolio of solutions and services in various business domains.

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