HP colours your world

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The highlights of this exhibition are:

The designjet 5500 - The high productivity solution to large format printing needs, delivering true production speed, exceptional photo-quality images and reliable performance with the added bonus of simplifies work flow and increasing unattended operation.

The designjet scanner 4200 - The ideal solution for repro houses and print service providers seeking to grow their business by adding colour scanning to their large format printing services. The easy-to-use and fully integrated scanning system is also perfect for GIS professionals who need to digitise legacy documents, and want to maximise of their existing large format printers.

Other products on display include the HP designjet 120, HP laserjet 9500, HP Scanjet 4670, HP Photosmart 935."

Durable Scrim
A 19-mil, matte PVC banner paper that is thick, rugged, economical and offers top of the line tear resistance, the unique ink receptive coating makes the paper water resistant, and gives great color brightness for indoor or outdoor banners.

Two View Cling
This reverse-print translucent adhesive polyester film is ideal for sophisticated graphics.Matte on one side with a low-tack adhesive glue on the other, it is easy to mount and reposition on any smooth surface.

Productivity Photo Gloss paper
A high quality, instant dry gloss photo paper which can be laminated immediately after printing, ideal for finished posters, signs and other large graphics.

HP paper- backed Fabric Viscose
An excellent 100% polyester banner textile ideal for indoor signs and banners, You can drop this material in a natural way as you can only do with textiles, this non-fire-resistant fabric is designed with a special structure that makes it resistant to rips. The material is fixed on a paper-release liner for stable transport in large format inkjet printers.

After printing, simply remove the paper-release
liner and the product is ready for use.

About HP
HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services and imaging and printing. For the fiscal year ending on Oct. 31, 2003, HP revenue totalled $73.1 billion. More information about HP is available at www.hp.com.

About HP Middle East
HP is the largest IT company in the Middle East employing about 500 people in the region. HP has been present in the Middle East since 1968, and opened its first regional office in 1994 and has offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah and Khobar, Cairo and Ramallah servicing the GCC, the Levant and Egypt.

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