Although Hewlett-Packard declined to say the specific amount of new investment, but announced the appointment of two executives to lead the Chinese business. Hewlett-Packard CEO Apotheker (Leo Apotheker) at a press conference in Beijing, said HP will pay more attention to cloud computing, software and wireless devices such as tablet PCs, and promote the business development in China this year.
China has the world's largest Internet market with the crowd, but also HP's key growth areas. In order to enter the booming Chinese market, carrying a lot of HP's high-level visit Apotheker, the company's visit to the focus on accelerating market growth. Apotheker had said in February, 2014 HP will achieve earnings per share $ 7, this figure compared with fiscal 2010 compared to $ 4.58 growth rate of 53%.
Prior to this, in order to strengthen business in China, Hewlett-Packard has appointed Todd? Bradley (Todd Bradley) for the Information Products Group (PSG), executive vice president.
His job is to "speed up China business development, communication with the Executive Committee for the China office has brought more opportunities," Bradley said, he is also a member of the Executive Committee.
China and India, two emerging economies, is one of only two months by the Executive Committee of the regulated market.
Bradley previously served as CEO of Palm, Inc., the company producing the software and hardware for mobile devices at Hewlett-Packard last year for $ 1.2 billion acquisition. Bradley in 2003, the first visit to China when he was still in Palm office. Since 2009, after a trip to China several times after he described his new appointment as "Welcome back to China."
Meanwhile, Steve? Gil (Steve Gill) on June 20 was named HP's worldwide sales, vice president and managing director.
HP's expansion plans mean that Bradley and Jill in China this year will face a daunting task.
HP will come in Beijing, Shanghai and the northern port city of Tianjin began to expand its business activities. In addition, HP is located in the southwestern city of Chongqing, the manufacturing center will receive more investment, and expand coverage of its exports. HP will increase its investment in cloud computing research and development.
Hewlett-Packard is expected in Beijing this year a new enterprise servers, storage and network (ESSN) R & D center to Beijing when HP will increase the number of employees. HP also plans to expand its information products in Shanghai, China Group headquarters.
Cloud computing in order to attract Chinese customers, the world's first cloud computing HP Solution Center on Tuesday in Tianjin put into use.
HP's new operating system webOS will be directly connected to the cloud features. Order with Apple and other Tablet PC manufacturers compete, Apotheker said, HP's vast customer base will be the software and wireless equipment in the field advantage.
According to IDC market research firm, to enter the Chinese market this year, the number of tablet PCs will reach 500 million units, compared with 2010, 1.39 million were significantly higher.
Apotheker said that HP Tablet PC-based system webOS on Friday in the U.S. market for sale. Bradley also said that HP will launch the product in China by the end user version.
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