HP Offers More Versatility to its Large Format Technical Portfolio

New HP Designjet T1100 MFP brings the next level of print quality and functionality in one integrated device

Dubai, United Arabic Emirates - September 9th 2007 - HP today announced the availability of the new HP Designjet T1100 MFP, an integrated multi-function solution with enhanced capabilities to conveniently copy, scan and print a wide range of applications that extends HP's offerings in the large format market.  The HP Designjet T1100 MFP is designed for copy shops, small- to medium-sized businesses and government agencies specializing in geographic information systems (GIS), and architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) professionals looking for versatile in house printing.

"The HP Designjet T1100 MFP provides another testament to HP's commitment and dedication to the large format technical market," said Amr Hassan, general manager, Imaging and Printing Group, HP Middle East. "Building upon the technology innovations used in HP Designjet T Printer series, the new multifunction printer delivers a new level of print quality, versatility and functionality for the technical market."

The HP Designjet T1100 MFP delivers on the proven dependability of HP large-format printers by adding enhanced functionality, that enable users to quickly and intuitively copy, scan and print a wide range of high-quality applications, including line drawings, maps, renderings, images and posters.  Fully integrated with one space saving, single footprint device, demanding professionals can conveniently achieve efficient, high quality results in-house. 

In addition, the device accurately monitors print jobs and supplies to improve productivity for copy shops and quick printers. With optimal ease and simplicity, the multifunction printer allows users to concentrate on core responsibilities and immediately copy, scan, or print large-format documents to almost any HP Designjet in the network.

Delivering a new level of quality and versatility for demanding professionals The HP Designjet T1100 MFP is designed to deliver high-quality color and black and white results from line drawings to complex maps or images. Copies match--or exceed--your originals thanks to background cleaning capability, scans show a great level of detail with CCD scanning technology and 0.1% line accuracy, and prints always look their best with six HP Vivera inks including the Three-black ink set.

 The HP Designjet T1100 MFP addresses customer demand for increased productivity. Copy shops, quick printers and GIS and AEC workgroups can print full projects up to three times faster than previous HP Designjet models, such as the HP Designjet 800 Printer series⁽²⁾. The HP Designjet T1100 MFP can print an A1/D page in 35 seconds.⁽³⁾ In addition, the multifunction printer offers improved scanning speeds of two inches per second (ips) in color and six ips in black and white.

Leveraging the same technologies that power the HP Designjet T1100 Printer series, the HP Designjet T1100 MFP offers enhanced networking capabilities and is designed to be shared efficiently among multiple users in a network environment. The HP Designjet T1100 MFP's 40GB hard disk drives the robust in-printer processing architecture with an unlimited buffer size enabling more efficient collaboration for team members, processing complex files and full projects quickly in the printer, rather than tying up workstations.

The new MFP comes standard with an integrated, embedded operating system and a fast Intel Pentium IV processor. The 2.8 GHz processing speed, 1 GB memory and 40 GB hard-disk drive enable faster scan and copy performance even for the most complex files

Designed specifically for the technical market, more than 20 Original HP media substrates for the HP Designjet T Printer series designed with HP Vivera inks provide consistent, professional results. User can count on excellent dry-time and smudge-resistance on a range of HP media.

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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 $100.5 billion for the four fiscal quarters ended July 31, 2007. 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 670 employees and subsidiaries in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Khobar, Cairo, Ramallah, 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.

More information about HP in the Middle East is available at www.hp.com/me

⁽¹⁾ Based on four copies of 50 A1 pages using normal print quality on plain paper. Intervention time not included.

⁽²⁾ Mechanical printing time on plain media in fast mode with economode on.

⁽³⁾ ±0.1% of the specified vector length or ±0.1 mm (whichever greater) at 23° C (73° F), 50-60% relative humidity, on Matte Film. With color emulation capabilities, the HP Designjet T1100 Printer series can emulate the colors produced on HP Designjet 500, HP Designjet 800 and HP Designjet 1000 printers.

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