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Yahoo! Powers Online Services for HP Computers
09/29/2006 -
Yahoo! Powers Online Services for HP Computers
Sunnyvale, California - September 29, 2006 - Yahoo!s online services, will be delivered through HP consumer PCs in Europe and North America, including regional combinations of a co-branded toolbar and start page. Yahoo! will also be set as the default search engine in Microsofts upcoming Internet Explorer 7 on HP consumer desktop and notebook PCs.
Dan Rosensweig, Chief Operating Officer at Yahoo! Inc. explained," Partnering with a company like HP, that has been a leader in its industry for many years, puts Yahoo! in an excellent position to be able to distribute our most widely adopted offerings, like Yahoo! Search and the new Yahoo! Mail, to an even broader audience across the globe. This relationship is an important component of Yahoo!'s overall strategy to partner with leading global brands that will enable us to further extend our products and services to the world's community of Internet users."
Under the terms of the agreement, HP consumer PCs will offer a combination of Yahoo! products and services specific to each region. Details include:
- Europe: Yahoo! start page on HP consumer desktop and notebook PCs.
-North America: Yahoo! and HP co-branded toolbar and Yahoo! Search as default on Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 on HP consumer desktop and notebook PCs.
The Yahoo! and HP co-branded toolbar is designed to give HP customers the ability to search from anywhere on the Web, know instantly when an email in Yahoo! Mail arrives, gain access to HP customer services, and to protect PCs from distracting pop-up advertisements. The Yahoo! start page automatically appears when an HP customer opens a web browser on the PC and offers Yahoo! content, such as news, and links to Yahoo! services such as Yahoo! Music and Yahoo! Sports. Additionally, in North America, HP will set Yahoo! as the default search engine on Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7, once available, on HP consumer PCs.
Bob Lund, General Manager, Worldwide Beyond the Box Team, PSG, HP added," We see HP's commitment to delivering a great PC experience with our world-class products and Yahoo!s ability to offer the best online experience available as the ideal combination for our customers. HP is constantly evaluating ways to add value for our customers and working with Yahoo! helps us continue to enhance our PC users'experience and life online."
According to Gartner, the global PC market continued solid expansion in Q2 2006, with HP maintaining its position as the number two PC vendor, showing significant sales strength globally.1 With this new agreement, HP customers have instant access to Yahoo!'s online services such as Yahoo! Search, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! News and Yahoo! Finance.
The Yahoo! and HP co-branded toolbar on HP consumer PCs in North America and the Yahoo! start page on HP PCs in Europe are available immediately. Additionally, Yahoo! will become the default search engine on HP consumer PCs in North America when Microsoft launches its Internet Explorer 7.
Yahoo! Inc. is a leading global Internet brand and one of the most trafficked Internet destinations worldwide. Yahoo! seeks to provide online products and services essential to users' lives, and offers a full range of tools and marketing solutions for businesses to connect with Internet users around the world. Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
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