HP is a company unlike any other. We serve everyone from consumers to small and mid-sized businesses to enterprises to public sector customers with an extensive portfolio of market-leading solutions specifically designed to meet the needs of each customer segment. Our annual R&D investment of $3.5 billion (USD) fuels the invention of products, solutions and new technologies. We produce an average of 11 patents a day worldwide. HP Labs provides a central research function for the company which is focused on inventing new technologies to improve our customers' lives, change markets and create business opportunities.Our strategy is to offer products, services and solutions that are high tech, low cost and deliver the best customer experience. Our team of 150,000 employees does business in more than 170 countries. Revenues reached $79.9 billion for the fiscal year that ended October 31, 2004.
