09 August 2004
High quality copying that doesn't break the bank

DUBAI, UAE, HP (NYSE:HPQ) has 'inexpensive' in mind with the launch of its ScanJet 3770 digital flatbed scanner, which has been designed specifically for home users on a strict budget wanting value for money. With a price of $99 and easy to create photo quality scans, the stylish ScanJet 3770 will quickly become the choice of many household users.

Amr Hassan, General Manager, Imaging and Printing Group, HP Middle East, commented by saying, "Apart from the excellent quality of scanned images and built-in transparent materials adapter (TMA) for 35mm slides and negatives, what makes the ScanJet 3770 particularly appealing are the three user-friendly one touch start buttons that include the HP Instant Share. This software allows you to send an e-mail with a link to your friends and family where all the scanned images can be viewed and downloaded through a free 100Mb HP photo website (www.hpphoto.com). This eliminates the need to send large e-mail attachments which irritates many users."

The HP ScanJet 3770 can scan anything from photos, slides, negatives and even 3D objects, with outputs of up to 1200-2400 dpi resolution and 48-bit colour for ultimate sharpness. Scan speeds range from 24-39 seconds, allowing multiple scanning to be saved as single files, plus conversion of old slides or negatives into digital files for safe storage.

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About HP
HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended April 30, 2004, HP revenue totalled $76.8 billion. More information about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com.

About HP Middle East
HP is the largest IT company in the Middle East employing about 500 professionals in the region. HP has been present in the Middle East since 1968, and opened its first regional office in 1994 and has offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah and Khobar, Cairo and Ramallah servicing the GCC, the Levant and Egypt. For more information about HP in the Middle East, please visit www.hp.com/me.

Editorial contacts:
Sherifa Hady, HP
+971 4 391 6000
sherifa.hady@hp.com

Briony Peters,
Hill & Knowlton for HP
+971 4 334 4930
briony.peters@hillandknowlton.com

Hewlett‑Packard Middle East
P O Box 17295
Dubai Internet City
Dubai
www.hp.com/me

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