HP Shopping Village Build-to-Order and Financing Features Deliver Innovative Services to Web Shoppers.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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1999-- Holiday Financing Offer and "Create Your Dream PC Sweepstakes" Celebrate New Capabilities HP Shopping Village (www.hpshopping.com), Hewlett-Packard Company's direct-to-consumer e-commerce store, today announced the availability of build-to-order HP Pavilion HP Pavilion may refer to:
"HP Shopping Village is the only place online where customers can design their own HP Pavilion PC from start to finish to fit their computing needs and individual style," said Shen Shen, in the Bible, place, perhaps close to Bethel, near which Samuel set up the stone Ebenezer. Li, general manager of HP Shopping Village. "Build-to-order and HP E-finance represent customer-focused innovations that are part of our mission to provide excellent service, convenience and value." With more than three million possible configurations, customization goes beyond high-performance processors and memory upgrades. Customers can upgrade components not available off-the-shelf, including a 32MB Nvidia video card, Polk Audio Polk Audio is an electronics company which specializes in audio products such as receivers, amplifiers and speakers. The company is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland and in 2006, was acquired by Directed Electronics.[1] References 1. subwoofer A speaker that reproduces the lower end of the audio spectrum. A subwoofer system may include a crossover circuit which switches frequencies at approximately 100Hz and under to the subwoofer, while passing the rest of the signal to the main speakers. speaker and the Aureal Vortex The Vortex audio accelerator chipset line from Aureal Semiconductor was designed to improve performance of their then-popular A3D audio technology. The first member of the line, the Vortex AU8820, was announced on July 14, 1997[1], and was used in by a number of sound 2 audio accelerator. Options include the following: -0-
-- Case, keyboard and mouse color options -- cobalt blue, krypton
green, xenon purple and titanium gray (standard color) -- colors
inspired by the elements of the periodic table;
-- Processors -- the latest Intel(R) Pentium(R) III and Celeron(TM)
processors;
-- Memory -- from 64MB to 256MB of RAM;
-- Enhanced multimedia cards -- the Aureal Vortex 2 PCI digital
audio accelerator and the 32MB Nvidia TNT2 Pro graphics card;
-- Storage -- hard drives from 8.4GB to 28.5GB, as well as Zip 100
and LS-120 drives;
-- Networking/telecommunications options -- such as 56K modems and
networking cards;
-- Software -- including Microsoft(R) Office 2000 and Corel(R)
WordPerfect Suite 2000;
-- Multimedia drives -- including CD-ROM, CD-RW and DVD; and
-- Monitors -- 15-, 17- and 19-inch models, as well as HP's new
flat-panel display.
-0- Build-to-order systems are expected to ship within ten business days from receipt of order. Instant Credit HP E-finance is a 30-second credit application that provides secure, quick and easy financing direct from HP. HP Shopping Village is the first online store to offer completely paperless financing for consumer computing products. Qualifying customers can finish their orders moments after completing the financing application. A powerful build-to-order PC system -- including an Intel Pentium III The successor to the Pentium II from Intel. Introduced in the spring of 1999 at 500 MHz, the Pentium III architecture was similar to the Pentium II with the addition of 70 new instructions optimized for multimedia (see SSE). processor, 17-inch monitor and HP DeskJet DeskJet is a brand name for inkjet printers manufactured by Hewlett-Packard Company. These printers range from small domestic to large industrial models, although the largest models in the range have generally been dubbed DesignJet. printer -- is available for as little as $52(1) per month. Special Holiday Offer The availability of build-to-order systems and HP E-finance are expected to help meet customers' demands for new computing products this holiday season. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent study by GartnerGroup sponsored by HP Shopping Village, almost four-fifths (78 percent) of online shoppers have purchased technology products or services via the Web. More than three out of five Internet users who intend to buy online during the 1999 holiday season will spend up to one-quarter of their total gift budgets online. Starting in November, HP Shopping Village will feature a special holiday financing offer for qualified buyers. The offer includes no down payment, no interest and no monthly payments until June 2000. "Create Your Dream PC" Customers can help celebrate the new capabilities with an entry into the "Create Your Dream PC Sweepstakes. One lucky winner will be awarded the grand prize: their own build-to-order HP Pavilion PC system, a $3,000 value. The sweepstakes runs through Oct. 31. About HP Shopping Village HP Shopping Village offers U.S. customers a wide range of HP consumer products -- from PCs and handheld products to computer peripherals, digital-imaging products, printing supplies and computer accessories -- online at www.hpshopping.com. HP Shopping Village, headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., was incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. (HPdirect, Inc.) of Hewlett-Packard Company to enable it to use a different business model and operate as an Internet company with a more nimble, aggressive approach. About HP Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services for business and home -- is focused on capitalizing on the opportunities of the Internet and the proliferation of electronic services. HP plans to launch Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. as an independent company by mid-calendar 2000. Agilent consists of HP's test and measurement, semiconductor products, chemical analysis and healthcare solutions businesses, and has leading positions in multiple market segments. HP has 123,500 employees worldwide and had total revenue of $47.1 billion in its 1998 fiscal year. Information about HP, its products and the company's Year 2000 program can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com. (1) System includes: Pentium III 450, 128MB RAM, 32X CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , floppy drive See floppy disk. floppy drive - disk drive , 17-inch monitor (S70), front serial port, K56flex V.90 modem, Creative Labs AudioPCI soundcard, Premium Polk audio speakers, gray case, Internet keyboard, scrolling mouse and HP DeskJet 895Cse printer. Complete system priced at $1,729 as of 10/11/99. Pricing depicts a 48-month payment at 18.9 percent APR APR See: Annual Percentage Rate . Pricing does not include shipping and applicable taxes. Intel is a U.S. registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Pentium is a U.S. registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Celeron is a U.S. trademark of Intel Corporation. Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Corel is a registered trademarks of Corel Corporation or Corel Corporation Limited. |
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