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Full form of HP: Here, we are going to learn about the HP, full form of HP, overview, history, milestones of HP, etc. By Anushree Goswami Last updated : April 4, 2024

HP: Hewlett-Packard

HP is an abbreviation of Hewlett-Packard. It was an American multinational IT company that made available for use products and services associated with hardware and software. Its head office is situated in Palo Alto, California, USA. The CEO of Hewlett-Packard is Meg Whitman from 2015.

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HP History

• On 1 January 1939, HP was established by William Hewlett and Dave Packard. They began this company in a one-car garage in Palo Alto, California.
• The first product of HP was an audio oscillator. From that time till now, the company continuously rising and turned out to be the world's second-largest PC vendor in 2013.
• In 2015, HP decided to split again after the splitting in 1999 and be apart into two new companies, which are:
  HP Inc.
  Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE).
  1. HP Inc.
  2. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE).
• The establishment of HP Inc., which is well-liked as HP and whose logo depicts as hp, was to pay attention to personal computers and printing business, and the establishment of HPE is for the enterprise technology, networking, storage, security, and corporate services.

Milestones of HP

Following mentioned below are some of the key milestones of HP,

• In 1957, it turned out to be a public organization.
• In 1959, HP founded an organization of marketing in Geneva and an industrial production plant in Germany.
• In 1961, it was comprised in listing of the New York Stock Exchange.
• In 1962, it was listed in the Fortune 500 list.
• In 1963, it came into the Asian market.
• In 1964, William Hewlett was designated as the President of HP and Dave Packard was designated as the CEO and Chairman of the Board.
• In 1966, HP 2116A, the first computer of HP was launched.
• In 1972, HP-35, the first scientific calculator of HP was launched.
• In 1980, HP-85, the first personal computer of HP was launched.
• In 1983, touchscreen PC was launched by HP.
• In 1984, LaserJet Printer line was launched by HP.
• In 1993, Omnibook 300 was launched by HP.
• In 2000, Superdome, UNIX server for e-commerce clients are launched by HP.
• In 2011, the wireless mouse was launched by HP.