HP Outlines Future Vision at 40th Anniversary of HP Labs

HP Outlines Future Vision at 40th Anniversary of HP Labs

HP today announced a year-long observation of the 40th anniversary of HP Labs, the company’s central research organization, and outlined an ambitious, far-reaching vision for the future of information and communications technology.With a theme of “Innovation That Counts: 40 Years of HP Labs,” the organization will hold a series of news announcements, an analyst meeting, an event for colleagues in the scientific-academic community and other activities throughout the year.

“Working with our partners in HP’s business units, HP Labs has established a great tradition of technology transfer and made significant contributions to the company’s success and the industry at large,” said Dick Lampman, HP senior vice president, research, and director, HP Labs. “Today, more than ever, HP Labs is closely aligned with the company’s strategies to bring the best products and services to our customers.”

HP Labs also will continue to investigate entirely new business opportunities for the company and conduct fundamental scientific research in computing, IT services and imaging and printing. “Forty years ago, few imagined personal computers, the Internet, the World Wide Web and inexpensive color printers or cameras that operated without film,” Lampman said. “HP Labs researchers were among those who did and who worked, in fundamental ways, to help create the world we enjoy today.”

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