HP Labs Opens Singapore Research Hub
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HP Labs Opens Singapore Research Hub
HP Labs Opens Singapore Research Hub
Two years ago, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) embarked on an ambitious overhaul of its Hydraulic pump
storied research labs, responsible for some of the most momentous computing innovation of the last 40 years. Now, HP Labs Director Prith Banerjee #xis turning his attention to HP's half-dozen international labs, aiming to generate cutting-edge development from scientific outposts in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
During a January meeting of 19 HP research managers, Banerjee urged labs in China, England, India, Israel, and Russia to work more closely with one another, and with HP's product engineering groups, Banerjee says. His goal is to produce more inventions that can be turned into technology that goes on to generate revenue for the company. Signaling its emphasis on international research and development, HP is opening its seventh lab in Singapore on Feb. 24, establishing a research hub in a key country in HP's fastest-growing region. It's the first lab opened under Banerjee, who joined HP in 2007.
Banerjee has asked Singapore lab director Chris Whitney, a longtime HP handHydraulic pump
, to work closely with the heads of company labs in Bangalore and Beijing. The Singapore lab will collaborate with HP labs in Bristol, England,Fire hose, and Palo Alto, Calif., on research into cloud computing, as well as with HP's services and software groups. Whitney plans to split his time between Singapore and Palo Alto to stay in touch with developments at HP's headquarters.
Starting in 2008, HP redoubled efforts to get labs to produce more commercially viable work. It has narrowed its focus, pared unpromising projects, and subjected researchers to more stringent productivity measures.
HP is taking the refining process global. On Jan. 4, Banerjee named Min Wang, a former research manager at IBM's (IBM) Thomas J. Watson lab in New York, as the new director of HP Labs China. HP closed a Tokyo lab last year. Banerjee rejiggered HP Labs's performance evaluation system to more accurately measure high-quality research. The company also shortened the amount of time it takes to present findings to a review board#x. "Gone are the days of the labs of 30 years ago, where there was no pressure and you did whatever you wanted to do," says Banerjee, sitting at a table overlooking a leafy courtyard below his office, which is down the hall Hydraulic pump
from the preserved work spaces of HP founders William Hewlett and David Packard.
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