Hewlett Packard Printers.

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Hewlett Packard is a company for the 21st century. HP, (Hewlett Packard) uses its technological advances to heal, educate, and connect people worldwide. It is one of the world's largest computer companies and the foremost producer of test and measurement instruments. The company's more than 29,000 products are used in industry, business, engineering, science, medicine and education. Among the top 10 U.S. exporters, 56 percent of HP business comes from outside the United States. Japan, Canada, Australia, the Far East, Latin America and Europe all count on HP for their needs. (Hewlett Packard Site). HP is No. 5 among Fortune's Most Admired Companies and No. 10 among Fortune's Best Companies to Work for in America. (Fortune Site). Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the company employs more than 120,000 people, of whom some 69,000 work in the United States. (Hewlett Packard Site).

HP sets the standard for technology, performance and reliability, including HP LaserJet and DeskJet printers, DesignJet large-format printers, ScanJet scanners, OfficeJet all-in-ones and CopyJet color printer-copiers.

Hewlett Packard's tradition of giving back to the community began in 1939, their first year in business, when founders Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard took $5 out of a profit of $1,650 and donated it to a local charity. Today HP is recognized as a philanthropic leader among global corporations. In 1997, HP gave more than $61 million in cash and equipment to nonprofit agencies and educational institutions worldwide. $47 million went toward improving education. HP also supports the arts, health and human services, civic groups and environmental organizations. Most recently, Hewlett-Packard is helping to make state-of-the-art medical care available to the children of China by donating advanced medical equipment and supplies, valued at $5.5 million, to the Shanghai Children's Medical Center in the Shanghai Pudong district. (Hewlett Packard Site).

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