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HP Makes Aggressive Move for IT Budgets

Taking a page from popular promotions in the automotive industry, HP’s financing group said it’s now offering zero-percent financing for small to medium-sized businesses, aiming to make it easier for them to build out new IT projects even as technology budgets remain tight. The HP (NYSE: HPQ) program provides promotional deals on financing for up […]

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Feb 2, 2010

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Taking a page from popular promotions in the automotive industry, HP’s financing group said it’s now offering zero-percent financing for small to medium-sized businesses, aiming to make it easier for them to build out new IT projects even as technology budgets remain tight.

The HP (NYSE: HPQ) program provides promotional deals on financing for up to three years, covering the purchase or leasing of HP equipment including PCs, servers, networking equipment and printers.

The move continues a trend among the big IT companies, including IBM (NYSE: IBM) and others, who are looking to extend their reach beyond the enterprise to the SMB market. It’s an especially aggressive move for HP’s Financial Services subsidiary, itself a huge business with more than $9 billion in portfolio assets and $2.7 billion in annual revenue.

The new program gives businesses the choice to either lease or buy products. A 12-month lease program comes with a $1 purchase option while there is also a 36-month lease with a “fair market value” purchase option from HP’s portfolio.

In the U.S., the program covers financingof between $1,500 to $150,000 worth of HP products. A similar deal is being offered to Canadian businesses with financing available in the range of CDN$5,000 to CDN$150,000.

“Leasing helps business customers keep their technology up to date and make the most of their IT budgets,” Tom Adams, vice president and managing director of HP Financial Services (HPFS) for the Americas, said in a statement.

Research firm IDCsaid HP’s program could be of significant benefit to many firms looking to upgrade or expand their IT infrastructure.

“Although economic recovery seems to be on the horizon, SMBs in particular are stymied because of lack of available capital. IDC has witnessed an increase in leasing activity because it provides an important, alternative source of capital to acquire new equipment,” IT analysts Joseph C. Pucciarelli and Jennifer Koppy said in a research note issued today.

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David Needle

David Needle is a veteran technology reporter based in Silicon Valley. He covers mobile, big data, customer experience, and social media, among other topics. He was formerly news editor at Infoworld, editor of Computer Currents and TabTimes, and West Coast bureau chief for both InformationWeek and Internet.com.

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