HP eye to enhance more operations

Anjana Samarasinghe

The Hewlett-Packard (HP) to focus more on warranty capabilities, services and support structures in its Sri Lankan operations.

Senior Vice President Personal Systems Group and SMB of HP Asia Pacific and Japan, Adrian Koch told media yesterday that they not only focus on marketing in the local market but also plans to invest more on warranty capabilities, services and support structures in its Sri Lankan operations.

HP believes now it's opportune to invest in Sri Lanka and the company will increase its geographic presence in Sri Lanka. "Sri Lanka has become an important part of our growth strategy and it is also a growing market for HP," he said.

Talking about the Sri Lankan market Koch said that in the desktop category, HP has 16.4 per cent market share and it has 41.1 per cent market share for portable items in the local market.

Now the trend is moving towards notebooks and this segment has contributed 52 per cent for the total revenue of HP in first quarter this year and contributed 41 per cent for the total revenue, he said.

General Manager, Asia Emerging Countries Personal Systems Group HP, Prasenjit Sarkar said their main customers in Sri Lanka are in the fields of telecommunication and banking. There is a huge demand for portables from NGOs and SMEs in Sri Lanka.

Vice President, South East Asia and Taiwan Personal Systems Group HP Chin-Teik said that 3G coverage in Sri Lanka is good.

3G will enhance computer capability and mobility, he said.