Many enterprise-level technologies are now being made available to SMBs via HP's recent acquisition of Printelligent. HP will begin rolling out its HP Partner Managed Print Services over the next year.

HP is also offering a Smart Marketing Suite to address inefficiencies in marketing. It consists of software and services, developed with Omnicom Group, that optimize and automate marketing workflows.

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