Hewlett-Packard leads the Indian PC mkt

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In yet another milestone for the Indian PC industry, Hewlett Packard India Sales Pvt. Ltd. today announced that it has been ranked as the leader across all categories in the PC market according to IDC's Asia/Pacific Quarterly PC Tracker for 3Q 2006 (July - September 2006), and IDC's Asia/Pacific Quarterly Workstation Tracker, 3Q 2006, November 2006 release. For the first time ever, HP has recorded the highest shipment market shares across commercial and consumer desktops, portables and workstations.

Ravi Swaminathan, President - Personal Systems Group, Hewlett Packard India Sales Pvt. Ltd. said, "HP's leadership across all computing categories in the country highlights the trust customers have in our products."

"Over the quarter, HP has launched several unique initiatives across the consumer and commercial segment, which has started to show phenomenal results for the company. We remain committed to the needs of our customers and will continue to deliver the highest value to our customers through technology innovations to address the home, work, entertainment or mobile preferences of the industry today," he added.

In this quarter, Compaq also grew to become India's largest selling brand of notebook PCs with a 19.5% market share in terms of unit shipments.

Speaking on the success of the Compaq brand, Shuchi Sarkar, Head-Marketing - Personal Systems Group, Hewlett Packard India Sales Pvt. Ltd. said, "We are happy that Compaq's brand proposition of empowerment and our elaborate marketing strategy to feature Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan has made the brand very popular among PC buyers across the country. Our extensive channel and distribution network has also enabled us to reach customers in remote areas to offer our products and services."

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