HP Middle East launches affordably priced business desktop PC for cost conscious customers

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Features and Benefits

• Latest PC technology to ensure reliable performance and dependability for years of service
• Latest operating systems from Microsoft for the most up-to-date features and performance
• Industry standard PC components designed and tested to commercial standards to help withstand the rigors of business environments
• Robust HP testing and qualification processes help to deliver performance and reliability, reducing long-term maintenance costs

Digital productivity and multimedia features:
• Exceptional graphical capabilities provided by leading industry standard ATI Radeon Xpress 200 chipset with PCI-E 16x graphical expandability
• Front access USB 2.0 I/O ports for fast and convenient data transfers
• Audio ports conveniently located at the front and back for greater flexibility
• Standard chassis speaker
• Optional 16-in-1 media reader for quick access to digital files from a variety of media types
• Pre-installed business applications

Business PC performance at a low price point:
• Intel® Celeron™ D 300 Series / Intel Pentium® 4 500/600 Series
• Integrated ATI Radeon X300 graphic core
• High-capacity SATA hard drives for increased storage capabilities
• High performance DDR-2 SDRAM memory

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 April 30, 2006, HP revenue totaled $88.9 billion. More information about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com.

About HP Middle East
HP is the largest technology and solutions provider in the Middle East with 670 employees and subsidiaries in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah, Khobar, Cairo, Ramallah and Oman servicing the GCC, Egypt and the Levant. HP has been present in the Middle East since 1968 and opened its first regional office in 1994. HP Middle East is the market leader for enterprise, small and medium business and consumer technology products and offers a large portfolio of solutions and services in various business domains.

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