HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ), in alignment with Saudi Arabia’s ambitious vision to make AI a cornerstone of its economic future, is responding to the nation’s recent $40 billion fund aimed at accelerating AI development and innovation across various sectors. With this push, HP has introduced cutting-edge AI solutions poised to transform how people work and collaborate. As workspaces evolve beyond traditional offices to home setups, coffee shops, and city hubs, AI is becoming the driving force behind enhanced productivity, creativity, and the future of work.

“HP is committed to making AI accessible for businesses of all sizes. In today’s dynamic landscape, AI can be a game-changer for boosting efficiency and driving innovation with AI-driven solutions that enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and foster collaboration, empowering partners and customers to thrive in evolving work environments and unlock new growth opportunities” says Fadle Saad, MD of HP Saudi Arabia.

As Saudi Arabia builds a strong ecosystem for AI, HP’s innovative AI-driven solutions are tailored to enhance the modern workplace, equipping organizations with the tools they need to excel in the evolving hybrid era. These technologies aim to unlock growth opportunities and boost operational efficiency across industries, strengthening the Kingdom’s position as a global leader in AI innovation. 

Transforming the Way People Work 

AI is transforming the way people feel about work. According to the 2024 HP Work Relationship Index, 68% of knowledge workers believe AI creates new opportunities to enjoy work, and 73% believe AI makes their job easier. Those who use AI are 11-points happier with their relationship with work than their colleagues who don’t. The future of work requires high-performing, AI-powered PCs and solutions that push the limits of what’s possible while freeing up time to focus on what matters.

Pushing the Envelope for Tech-Forward Leaders: The HP EliteBook X 

Empowering tech experts and business consultants to tackle intense workflows locally and in the cloud, the HP EliteBook X 14-inch Next-Gen AI PC delivers ultimate power, performance, and security so workers can prioritize what they love while AI takes care of the rest. As the first EliteBook X in HP’s Commercial PC lineup, this device unlocks:

• Turbocharged productivity: For power users requiring high-performance computing for content creation, data analysis, and AI-driven applications, HP developed a memory architecture with an impressive 8000 Mbps on 64 GB of LPDDR5x RAM for high-speed AI processing. The PC also harnesses a next-generation AMD Ryzen™ PRO processor enabling up to an industry-leading 55 TOPS of NPU performance for demanding workloads.1 HP Smart Sense paired with 40W Thermal Design Power (TDP) and dual turbo high density fans drive fast responsiveness with cool and quiet performance.

• Intuitive collaboration: Conduct meetings from anywhere and show up authentically with the device’s new AI-enhanced webcam sensor for more accurate presence detection and adaptive dimming. Audio tuning by Poly Studio provides crystal-clear conferencing experiences with AI noise reduction and HP Dynamic Voice Leveling to optimize voice clarity.

• Industry-leading protection enhanced by AI: The world’s most secure next-gen AI PC and the first next-gen AI PC with quantum hack protection protects the most sensitive data without sacrificing performance. Wolf Security offloads processor-intensive security tasks to the NPU to preserve the CPU for all-day productivity. HP’s Endpoint Security Controller future-proofs the device against evolving threats, and intentional features are built into the device, including onlooker detection,16 which utilizes an AI-powered webcam sensor to alert users when prying eyes are detected and automatically blur the screen if needed.
• Sustainable innovations protecting our planet: As part of the world’s most sustainable PC portfolio, the device is responsibly crafted with a heat plate made with at least 50% recycled copper and bezels containing at least 20% recycled cooking oil. 

 

 

 

Personalization Built-In: HP AI Companion & Poly Camera Pro 

HP’s next-gen AI PCs are equipped with AI Companion and Poly Camera Pro, which personalize and optimize a user’s experience for greater productivity and collaboration. 

• Interact intuitively: AI Companion uses generative AI to help people analyze private files and discover information to refine and create content or respond quickly and accurately to key tasks. The Perform assistant helps users optimize PC performance, customize settings, and troubleshoot HP products. 
• Collaborate clearly: Poly Camera Pro utilizes the NPU to power webcam features like Spotlight and Background Blur & Replace to maintain CPU performance more efficiently while preserving battery life.

Enabling Companies to Build AI

GPU access is often a scarce resource for a company’s most valuable resource, data scientists and AI developers. As AI workloads grow exponentially, 81% of data scientists believe AI makes their job more fulfilling. Z by HP Boost solves for scarcity by maximizing GPU utilization to deliver secure, scalable, and on-demand performance to meet rising AI demands, enhance productivity, and accelerate development.

Z by HP Boost is an industry-first solution that revolutionizes GPU sharing across HP AI workstations:

• On-demand performance: Delivers instant access to GPU resources, with the flexibility needed to perform complex computations and manage large datasets.
• Enterprise optimization: Provides companies a more efficient way to allocate and fully utilize its GPU resources, reducing the reliance on costly cloud instances and increasing productivity.

Both Z by HP Boost and the Z by HP Gen AI Lab solutions further extend HP’s AI creation center as the most comprehensive workstation solution for AI development. The Z by HP Gen AI Lab provides a built-in trust layer for large language model (LLM) development to detect and correct bias. With streamlined data management, standardized tools, and integration of trust, HP’s AI creation center maximizes the efficiency and impact of valuable AI.

 

 

Transforming Where People Work

People work in different places throughout the workday, whether in a meeting room, at the desk, or on the go. 72% of knowledge workers say having access to technology that best suits their work style is important. HP offers a range of products and solutions that make it easier for people to be their most collaborative and productive.

Authentic Connection and Collaboration: Poly Studio Video Bars, Poly VideoOS, and Poly Lens

HP is expanding AI integration across various room sizes and collaboration setups. Whether small or large rooms, BYOD or appliance-based, Windows or Android, video bar or modular, HP provides multi-camera, AI-driven experiences for genuine connection and improved collaboration. 

HP’s newest additions to the industry’s broadest portfolio of AI-enabled multi-camera capable video conferencing solutions include the Poly Studio X32 and Poly Studio X72 all-in-one video bars and Poly Studio V32 and Poly Studio V72 premium USB video bars. 

The latest Poly VideoOS 4.4 software brings new AI capabilities to devices already installed in meeting rooms. With live setup for Poly DirectorAI Perimeter, IT administrators can configure smart camera boundaries in real-time, ensuring that only participants in the meeting space are captured. Poly NoiseBlockAI v2 utilizes machine learning technology and advanced noise filtering to eliminate reverberations caused by glass walls and reflective surfaces. 

Poly Labs is a new program that provides customers with early access to experimental features. For example, VoiceScoreAI is a program feature that provides an analysis of audio quality in meeting rooms and suggests ways to enhance the overall experience. 

HP is enhancing its Poly Lens cloud management platform and private cloud infrastructure with more customized and secure options. Poly Lens Premium includes advanced features like Remote Room Control for IT admins to troubleshoot and resolve issues remotely, saving time and assisting users in meeting rooms. Poly CloudConnect for Zoom Rooms offers participants the flexibility to join Microsoft Teams calls from Zoom Rooms with a robust interface, dual monitor support, and content sharing. Poly PrivateConnect Meeting Control offers greater flexibility and configuration options for customers in secure and controlled video environments using the PrivateConnect cloud infrastructure.

HP is also harnessing its expertise in audio, video, and computing to take video conferencing to the next level to create more meaningful interactions. HP is partnering with Google to bring Project Starline technology to the workplace, delivering a breakthrough communications solution that uses advanced AI and 3D imaging to create an immersive experience that goes beyond traditional video calls. It makes participants feel like they are sitting across the table in the same room. Interested parties can make reservations for priority delivery for the first available units shipping in 2025.

Personalizing Audio and Visual Experiences

As AI enables more immersive experiences at home and in the office, the role audio and visual technologies play has never been more important. 70% of Work Relationship Index respondents say it’s important to have access to technology that allows everybody to be seen and heard regardless of where they are.27 And HP’s broad portfolio of audio and visual solutions equip any environment to make work and play more captivating and enjoyable than ever before.

Powering Up Productivity: HP Series 5 Pro

For today’s workers to be successful, the new HP Series 5 Pro Monitors enable productivity for any work environment by providing large canvases for AI workflows and high refresh rates for AI-assisted design and content creation. Featuring eight models ranging in sizes from 23.8 inches to 34 inches, the monitors are the world’s broadest commercial mainstream monitor series with 100W USB-C power delivery. The three-sided borderless display with a micro-edge bezel design enables users to seamlessly connect, charge, and power PCs through one USB-C cable for data and video. 

The Series 5 Pro portfolio immerses individuals in their work environment and helps limit distractions with integrated AI noise reduction.17 Collaborate confidently and securely with the integrated Poly Studio 5MP pop-up tiltable webcam, which secures the device easily with the Auto Lock & Awake feature. This capability detects the user’s presence to instantly wake the system and dims or locks the PC when the user walks away.