HP Announces Winners of "It Just Works" Sweepstakes.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif. -- HP (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HPQ HPQ Hewlett-Packard Corporation (NYSE) HPQ High Priority Queue ) (Nasdaq:HPQ) today announced a winner in its search for the hardest working HP LaserJet LaserJet is the brand name used by the American computer company Hewlett-Packard (HP) for their line of dry electrophotographic (DEP) laser printers. Technology HP LaserJets employ electro-photographic laser marking engines sourced from the Japanese company Canon. printer in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , concluding the "It Just Works" sweepstakes. The sweepstakes, launched in June to celebrate the shipment of the 100 millionth HP LaserJet, invited participants to submit their photos and a short story explaining how their HP LaserJet printer has withstood the test of time. Winners were selected in a random drawing from all eligible entries received electronically and by mail. They include: First Place: Ernest Brumage of Middletown, Md., who won an HP Compaq tc4200 Tablet PC (1) A tablet computer environment from Microsoft that is based on an enhanced version of Windows XP. Designed to function more like a portable writing tablet than previous tablet-based computers, it includes handwriting recognition as well as the ability to retain handwritten words , HP Color LaserJet 2605dtn, a set of replacement print cartridges and HP Color Laser Presentation Paper. Second Place: Joseph Turner of Portland, Ore., who won an HP Photosmart R927 Digital Camera and Dock, HP Color LaserJet 2605dtn and HP Color Laser Presentation Paper. In addition, HP has named the third-prize winners, each receiving a $100 HP Home and Home Office Store coupon. Winners include, but are not limited to: * Eron Richmond of Cedar Park, Texas Cedar Park is a city in Williamson County, Texas, United States. A small portion of the city also sits in Travis County, Texas. From a population of 5,161 in 1990, Cedar Park grew to a population of 26,049 at the 2000 census. * Michelle Garrah of Albany, N.Y. * Lora Wallace of San Diego, Calif. * Kelly Dezotell of Seattle, Wash. * Gwen Sutton of Teachey, N.C. * Paul Branyon of Williamston, S.C. * Dharma dharma (där`mə). In Hinduism, dharma is the doctrine of the religious and moral rights and duties of each individual; it generally refers to religious duty, but may also mean social order, right conduct, or simply virtue. Singh of Sun Prairie, Wis. * Danne Garrehy of Pleasanton, Calif. "As the pioneer of laser printing and the world's leading printer manufacturer, our customers expect us to stand by our promise to deliver some of the industry's most reliable products that can withstand unforgiving environments without sacrificing print quality or performance," said Vince Ferraro, vice president of marketing, LaserJet Business, HP. "We are thrilled so many of our customers participated in our celebration of the 100 Millionth HP LaserJet shipment milestone." Some of HP's favorite stories and a complete list of winners are available at www.hp.com/go/itjustworks. About HP HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended July 31, 2006, HP revenue totaled $90.0 billion. More information about HP is available at www.hp.com. Note to editors: HP news releases are available via RSS feed at www.hp.com/hpinfo/rss.html. [c] 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion