Hewlett-Packard (HP), on Wednesday said it planned to introduce PC-as-a-service model in India in the second half of this year. Built on the success of pay-per use software models, this service is expected to revolutionise the way computers are used and managed in the enterprise sector.
“We are in the process of building up offering around PC-as-a-service. It will be pretty unique from the Indian perspective. We need to have critical mass, so we will probably start with companies with more than 1,000 employees,” HP India VP and GM (Printing and Personal Systems) Rajiv Srivastava said.
While the company was still working on the details of the offering, simplicity of the service and reduction in costs would drive the growth of the service. The service would help companies avoid upfront investment on PC infrastructure, including hardware and software, he said.
“Companies will not have to make huge upfront payments for getting the devices and also not worry about refresh cycles,” he added.
Meanwhile, the company announced the launch of new business products, including tablets, all-in-ones and printers. The printers, priced Rs.12,000 onwards, have features like wireless printing from smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices including near-field communications. It has also launched a two-in-one notebook, two business tablets, an all-in-one PC and a business desktop PC.
Additionally, HP unveiled its first thin client with quad-core processors and fan-less design as well as a new DreamColor display monitor.
