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to both their employees and customers.
They also wanted to optimize use of their
own precious time by making solution
selection an ecient, repeatable process
working with a trusted vendor.
The answer was the HP EliteBook
Notebook PC.
“Our clients can see we have made a
commitment to high quality technology in
support of our high-quality delivery,” says
CRG Managing Partner Godfrey. “What’s
more, the caliber of sales and service
support we get from HP means we work with
a partner who knows us and understands
what we need. As business owners juggling
multiple demands, that saves us the most
precious commodity of all: our time.”
Information-based
decisions deliver quality
CRG’s hallmark is a commitment to high-
quality, data driven fact-based problem
solving, enabling clients to make eective,
information-based decisions. CRG used that
same lens and approach when choosing its
own PC solution.
“We needed to ensure we were getting high
value. It had to meet our requirements in
terms of quality, functionality, security,
reliability and support,” Godfrey says.
“It had to be secure, to protect client
information. It needed to be the right form
factor to carry around with ease and it had
to provide a consistent solid user experience
so employees would feel condent about
their device.”
“Our clients can see we have made
a commitment to high quality
technology in support of our high
quality delivery.”
Adam Godfrey, managing partner,
Carly Rian Group
Godfrey and Roy had been using another
brand of notebook and at rst thought they
might standardize with that vendor. Then
they had HP demonstrate the HP EliteBook
Notebook PC. “The proven reliability of the
HP EliteBook and the support system that
came with the HP solution were impossible
to ignore. The comparison was eye-opening
to us,” Roy recalls. “Our consultants are
traveling all the time, from home or oce to
customer sites. If their devices cannot stand
up to some rough treatment and it breaks,
that’s downtime costing us by the hour. We
felt the HP EliteBook could reduce that risk.”
CRG chooses reliable,
secure, high performance
solution
The models CRG chose are the
HP EliteBook 8440p Notebook PC and
HP EliteBook 8460p Notebook PC. CRG
rounds out the solution with HP docking
stations and HP executive leather cases.
The company also uses an HP Color LaserJet
CM3530fs Multifunction Printer.
HP EliteBook notebook PCs meet military
standards for vibration, dust, humidity,
altitude and high temperature. They have
spill-proof keyboards, scratch-resistant
aluminum surfaces and hard-drive
protection against drops and shocks.
CRG’s most recent order was for the
HP EliteBook 8460p Notebook PC, which
runs on genuine Windows® 7 Professional
and is congured with optional integrated
webcams; 6C Li-Ion batteries delivering up
to eight hours of battery life;
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and Intel®
Core™ i7 processors
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with vPro
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technology.
The devices are ENERGY STAR®-qualied
and EPEAT® Gold rated for energy eciency.
HP oers the largest selection of ENERGY
STAR®-qualied electronic products
in the industry.
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CRG purchases their devices through an
HP Partner, who congures and images
the PCs.
Security is of utmost concern at CRG.
HP recommends Windows® 7.
Customer solution
at a glance
Primary applications
Consulting engagements at customer sites; work from
home, oce or on the road
Primary hardware
• HP EliteBook 8440p Notebook PC
• HP EliteBook 8460p Notebook PC
• HP Docking Station
• HP Color LaserJet CM3530fs Multifunction Printer
Primary software
• Genuine Windows® 7 Professional
HP Services
• HP CarePack Service (3-year Accidental Damage
Protection, Travel, Next Business Day Onsite)
• HP Computrace Complete Service (3-year Security)