HP OEM-Ready Products Help You Build OEM Server Appliances Better
OEM customers selecting HP ProLiant server systems and associated components can expect to lower their cost of doing business, while simultaneously increasing their business competitiveness.
As you know, an OEM customer needs higher quality than most other customers – because the components that an OEM chooses to embed in their systems can make or break their business. On quality, on cost of manufacturing, on ease of doing business, on global capability to compete and win in their own markets – on all of these factors, and more, OEM customers win when selecting HP systems as compared to alternative offerings.
Some key metrics as reported by Bell Micro/HP OEM customers:
- Parts lead time: Bell Micro/HP consistently 5-6 days; everything else is 22 days
- Access to emerging markets: Bell Micro/HP ships globally and avoids tax implications
- Capability to footprint: HP fits the same processing capability into 5:1 ratio of physical footprint
- Overhead of service and support: HP is ~3%; everything else is between 14-19%
- System configuration and testing: Bell Micro/HP removes ~10% overhead – very conservatively – consistently on every deal
- Third-party integration: Bell Micro/HP removes ~5% overhead from the manufacturing process
- Perfect fit for large OEM: Volume pricing and cost alternatives translates into a ~10% cost-of-goods (COGs) reduction
Working with HP innovative technology delivers hard-dollar savings to improve OEM Return on Investment (ROI). Bell Micro offers access to HP service and expertise, in addition to technology. We work with you to build semi-custom configurations and vertically-aligned solutions, as a better product for your OEM business.
HP Product Lines Available to OEMs include:
- HP ProLiant Servers and BladeSystem Components
- HP Storage and Storage Peripherals
- HP ProCurve Networking
- HP Workstations
Learn more about these leading product lines, including details for OEM.


