Hewlett-Packard corners 14.5% of local PC mart

Computer hardware major Hewlett-Packard (H-P) retained its dominance in the personal computer market in the country cornering about 14.5 per cent market share in the second quarter of 2004.

H-P shipped about 1,15,911 units of desktops and notebooks during the quarter, a company release quoting International Data Corporation's figures said.

"The trigger for H-P is to grow the market and tap the huge potential that it holds. Our aim is to provide the most advanced products to our customers at the best value. We will continue to enhance our offerings as a part of this initiative," said Ravi Swaminathan, vice-president, personal systems group, H-P India Pvt Ltd.

In the overall desktop market, H-P cornered about 13.3 per cent market share in unit terms and 18 per cent in value terms.

It shipped 1,01,059 desktops during the second quarter.

In the commercial desktop market, H-P accounted for 14.1 per cent market share with 70,213 units shipped during the quarter.

In the consumer desktop segment, it cornered about 12 per cent market share with 30,846 units shipped.

The company also accounted for 34.4 per cent market share of the notebook market, selling 14,852 units during the quarter.

In the branded workstation market in India, H-P again led the pack with a 44.6 per cent unit market share in the second quarter of 2004, shipping about 2,225 units of branded workstations.