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New cloud-based device management solutions boost IT productivity and the employee experience

September 14, 2021

PALO ALTO, Calif., September 14, 2021 - Today HP Inc. announced new solutions that simplify and automate device management tasks, giving IT more freedom to focus on what's important for their business and their employees. HP is committed to innovating at the heart of hybrid, providing seamless solutions and experiences to help people adapt to new ways of doing business. HP's comprehensive portfolio of hardware, software, and cloud-based services, empower employees with innovative technology to help them stay productive, connected, collaborative, and secure - wherever work happens.

With hybrid work continuing to be the norm, managing employee devices has never been more challenging. IT teams are constantly balancing priorities to meet the demands of changing work environments while boosting productivity and improving the employee experience. With 87% of companies including employee experience in their IT performance goals,¹ many organizations don't have the resources to cover the increased challenges created by remote work situations. The time spent on managing devices and supporting users - regardless of location - competes with delivering on strategic IT initiatives. HP's new solutions handle vital device management tasks thereby optimizing IT productivity and improving the employee experience.

'The future of work is now. IT teams are the heroes of today's new working environment empowering employees to work from anywhere,' said Sumeer Chandra, Global Head and General Manager, Personal Systems Services, HP Inc. 'HP's new management solutions are automated and scalable for the evolving ways people work. HP Adaptive Endpoint Management is the gold standard for managing PCs in hybrid working environments, to help ensure devices are secure, up-to-date, and fully supported.'

A New Managed Service for IT

For IT who wants to modernize and automate how they manage PCs, HP Adaptive Endpoint Management²is a fully managed service that helps IT managers send PCs directly to employees with zero-touch deployment. In less than an hour, employees can get to work quickly by simply unboxing their Windows PC and signing on with one-click, where their suite of applications automatically installs, making device setup fast and hassle-free - all without having to interact with IT. HP Adaptive Endpoint Management also frees IT from day-to-day PC management. With the help of HP service experts, the service automatically provisions PCs with Microsoft Autopilot and enforces security policies from the cloud. HP service experts can also support traditionally challenging legacy applications via the cloud - helping accelerate their modernization journey. HP Adaptive Endpoint Management securely manages increasingly distributed PC environments, even with multiple operating systems and vendors.

New Manageability Solutions for IT

For IT who want to manage the BIOS using the cloud, HP Connect for Microsoft Endpoint Manager³ frees up valuable IT resources by making it easy to remotely configure, secure, and update the BIOS of HP commercial PCs. IT can now create policies for groups of devices customizing over 100 different HP BIOS settings. They can systematically push the desired settings to the correct devices during their initial setup, and change settings remotely as needed - all through the cloud. HP Connect for Microsoft Endpoint Manager also allows IT to better protect PC BIOS from unauthorized changes, eliminating the risks associated with traditional password-based approaches.

'HP is helping customers take advantage of true enterprise mobility by removing barriers to cloud management adoption,' said Nicole Dezen, CVP, Device Partner Sales Microsoft. 'HP Connect for Microsoft Endpoint Manager gives the modern device administrator more control over HP specific device features by leveraging Microsoft Graph API for Intune. This demonstrates how new services and applications can be made possible through Microsoft Intune platform extensibility.'

HP Connect for Microsoft Endpoint Manager

Since the start of the pandemic, 58% of ITDMs have expedited the use of virtual desktops.⁴HP Cloud Endpoint Manager⁵ is a cloud-ready solution designed for IT who want a better way to deploy and securely manage thousands of HP Thin Clients, all through a modern and intuitive interface. Accessible from any location from a web browser, the solution helps IT prioritize their day with customizable dashboards that include metrics and analytics to keep them up to date on deployments, device compliance, and server health. HP Cloud Endpoint Manager equips IT teams with real-time alerts to quickly identify and resolve issues while also saving them time through the automation of repetitive management tasks.

HP Cloud Endpoint Manager

Pricing and Availability⁶

• HP Adaptive Endpoint Management is available now. Pricing varies based on each customer's unique IT environment and needs.
• HP Cloud Endpoint Manager is expected to be available for download in January.
• HP Connect for Microsoft Endpoint Manager is expected to be available in December.

About HP

HP Inc. creates technology that makes life better for everyone, everywhere. Through our product and service portfolio of personal systems, printers and 3D printing solutions, we engineer experiences that amaze. More information about HP Inc. is available at http://www.hp.com.

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¹ Dynata primary research for HP.

² HP Adaptive Endpoint Manager includes HP TechPulse, a telemetry and analytics platform that provides critical data around devices and applications and is not sold as a standalone service. HP TechPulse follows stringent GDPR privacy regulations and is ISO27001, ISO27701, ISO27017 and SOC2 Type2 certified for Information Security. Internet access with connection to TechPulse portal is required. For full system requirements, please visit http://www.hpdaas.com/requirements. HP services are governed by the applicable HP terms and conditions of service provided or indicated to Customer at the time of purchase. Customer may have additional statutory rights according to applicable local laws, and such rights are not in any way affected by the HP terms and conditions of service or the HP Limited Warranty provided with your HP Product.

³ HP Connect for Microsoft Endpoint Manager will be available at Admin.hp.com for HP Pro, Elite, Z and Point-of-Sale PCs managed with Microsoft Endpoint Manager. Subscription to Microsoft Endpoint Manager required and sold separately. Network connection required.

⁴ HP Proprietary Research, 5/2020, n = 1070 TDMs: US, Japan, UK [IT POV]

⁵ Requires Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2019 or later or HP ThinPro 7.2 operating system or later on endpoint and Internet access. Downloadable from www.hp.com/endpoint-manager. See data sheet for complete details, features and configuration requirements.

⁶ Availability subject to change without notice.