Special Deal Inked Between HP and 3 Com

The Printer and Peripheral Support market has witnessed another milestone with a recently signed deal between HP and 3 Com. 3 Com is one of the world’s most reputed network equipment manufacturers and the buy out will surely send a positive signal in the information technology world. Just believe it or not the deal is worth 2.7 billion dollars and that’s quite a bit of sum indeed.

According to the industry experts, the deal has been signed to foray inside the lucrative Chinese market and step up stiff competition against Cisco Systems. In the recent scenario, Cisco has provided Hewlett Packard a run for money by wiping up acquisitions one after the other. The objective of the firm is to woo customers by providing them with specific services like networking, computing and supply of various kinds of printers and other network equipments.

The brand identity of Hewlett Packard always adds a new dimension to the printer market and the switches from the firm surely competes with Cisco in every way. The background of 3 Com also indicates an enormous existence in the Chinese market and it wants to expand outside as well. If we delve into the previous track record of 3 Com, it has been a target of acquisition by a diverse number of companies like Bain Capital Partners and Huwae Technologies.

Hewlett Packard has recently earned considerable profits and a deal with 3 Com will surely make them one of the leading players in the Printer and Peripheral Support market.

New Printer Drivers for Windows 7 to be Released by Hewlett Packard

If you are looking for a perfect Windows 7 Upgrade and do not have the right printer driver to support your operating system, just wait for a few days for resolving the issue. A series of compatible printer drivers especially manufactured for Windows 7 users will be released by the global firm very soon.

According to experts from Hewlett Packard, Windows 7 upgrade can be more convenient for you as an user if you use the drivers on the new printers rather than sticking to the old ones. The tendency of the older products is to provide a limited amount of driver support so discarding them is a good option. The global consumers of HP have been posting forums in the company website for new drivers which are suitable to be used in a Windows 7 Upgrade as the demand for the product undergoes a meteoric rise.

HP Laserjet Color 3600n printer, which is very popular in the market, does not support a Windows 7 Upgrade and this has caused enough concern in the minds of the consumers. Some of the market analysts have underlined that HP wants to grab enormous attention from the market with the success of Windows 7 and this will be the best time to launch the printer drivers as the sales ratio will be on a high. The firm is also providing due time to the final launch as comprehensive research is required to make the drivers attuned enough for a seamless Windows 7 Upgrade. Any complaints from the end of the customers after the drivers are finally launched won’t be taken in a good stead as the reputation of the brand cannot be compromised.

The research and development team at HP is working round the clock to make sure that after a couple of weeks the new printer drivers can be a hit in the market. So here’s wishing you a happy Windows 7 Upgrade.

Learn More about Printer

Do you know what is a printer? You must know it. Printer is an almost inseparable part of a computer. Hope you have a printer attached with your computer. Printer is a peripheral which produces human readable copy or hard copy of graphics and/or text. Printer is usually a very slow device. A high-speed printer can normally produce thirty pages per minute. The printer we use at home are usually low volume printer which have a very short turnaround. Printing and publication houses normally use more expensive high-resolution color printer.

The four qualities which attract the users most are:

Color – Color is important if you want to print pages for presentation, maps. Color printers are expensive than normal printer.

Speed – Speed is necessary for those who use printer a lot. An ordinary printer prints only 3 to 6 pages/minute.

Memory – Printers usually have a very small amount of memory. Printer memory can be expanded by the users. A printer which has large memory can produce pages with large images quickly.


Resolution – Resolution of a printer is normally measured by the dots/pinch. The most ordinary printer usually offers sufficient resolution at 600 dpi.

However the quality and performance of the printers are improving day by day. The number of jobs such as Desk Top Publishing (DTP) which was earlier done by the professional print and publication houses are now performed by the local printers or users themselves at a very cheap rate.