HP announced an expanded portfolio of offerings for enterprise organisations seeking to drive efficiency, cost savings and environmental responsibility into their imaging and printing operations.

Designed to help enterprise customers optimise and manage their imaging and printing environments and improve document workflows, the new offerings include two high-speed scanners, extensibility platform capabilities, fleet management software, solutions for telecommuters, and five large-format devices.

“Companies are searching for ways to reduce costs, increase efficiency and improve environmental soundness,” said David Murphy, senior vice president, LaserJet and Enterprise Solutions, Imaging and Printing Group, HP. “The offerings announced today help customers meet their immediate challenges and provide a foundation for emerging stronger once the economy stabilises.”

The solution provides IT managers with a consistent, cost-effective implementation of a home office printing environment. The telecommuter bundles include the recently announced HP Officejet Pro 8500 AiO Series as well as the HP LaserJet CM1312nfi MFP and HP LaserJet M1522n MFP. These highly reliable and productive devices offer low cost of ownership, low energy consumption and compact, space-saving sizes.

HP has broadened its portfolio of dedicated enterprise scanners to meet the needs of document-intensive environments. New scanners include the HP Scanjet Enterprise 7000n Document Capture Workstation, and the HP Scanjet Enterprise 9000 Sheet-feed Scanner.

IDC estimates that by 2013 the telecommuter workforce will grow to nearly 10 million in the United States.

HP is making it easier for enterprise employees to work from home more effectively.