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Companies deliver Box cloud collaboration platform on select HP business PCs

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 5, 2011 – HP and Box today announced they’re working together to present businesses an integrated collaboration experience to a variety of users – from the person to the enterprise – for storing and managing content within the cloud.

HP is offering the Box cloud content-management and collaboration platform on select small and midsize business and enterprise devices, delivering greater opportunities for business customers who want added value from their critical information.

Customers who purchase select HP Compaq Elite and HP Compaq Pro business desktops can have access to important offers from Box that come with increased storage capacity and enterprise sync for enhanced collaboration and content management inside the cloud.

“Our customers are entering a brand new era of knowledge management and storage, they usually want a simple, cost-effective strategy to collaborate and share information within the cloud,” said Stephen DiFranco, senior vice chairman and general manager, Americas, Personal Systems Group, HP. “HP’s broad range of PCs plus Box’s scalable service provides the desirable security, functionality and lines to satisfy the desires and budgets of our customers.”

Gartner estimates that while $74 billion was spent on public cloud services in 2010, it represented only 3 percent of enterprise spending.(1) Gartner predicts that public cloud services will grow five times faster than overall IT enterprise spending (19 percent annually through 2015). With the big market opportunity for enterprise collaboration within the cloud, HP and Box are thinking about redefining the way in which organizations manage and share information.

“To achieve success in today’s enterprise, businesses of all sizes must provide their end users with the correct tools to drive innovation, foster collaboration and increase customer adoption,” said Aaron Levie, co-founder and chief executive officer, Box. “Box and HP are curious about helping redefine the way in which organizations manage and share information inside the cloud. Together, we will empower the subsequent generation of data workers.”

Customers who purchase select HP business PCs may have access to a free account at the Box platform:

HP Compaq 6200 and 6005 Pro Series PCs: U.S. customers who purchase an HP Compaq 6005 or 6200 Pro Series PC during the HP Smart Buy program can decide to open a free Box account with 10 gigabytes (GB) of storage, with the choice to upgrade to additional capacities at a discounted annual rate.(2)
HP Compaq 8200 Elite Series PCs: U.S. customers who purchase an HP Compaq 8200 Elite Series PC throughout the HP Smart Buy program can opt to open a Box account with unlimited storage and sync for free of charge for twelve months.(3)

Additional info concerning the Box offer for HP PCs is offered at hp.com/go/box.