HP Demonstrates Its Vision for a Connected, Intelligent Ecosystem Across Devices and Spaces with the Introduction of HP IQ

Manal Saleh

News Highlights:

·        HP announces HP IQ,¹ a workplace intelligence layer that can coordinate experiences across HP devices through local, on-device AI capabilities and proximity-based connectivity, helping reduce digital friction and improve productivity.

 

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 31 March 2026 - At HP Imagine 2026, HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) outlined its vision for a connected ecosystem of intelligent devices, designed to make work more seamless across devices, spaces, and experiences. Powered by HP IQ, HP is bringing local, on-device intelligence and proximity-based connectivity together with enterprise manageability to unlock new levels of employee productivity and collaboration across select HP AI PCs and workplace devices.

 

“HP’s vision for the future of work is a connected, intelligent ecosystem that helps work flow across devices, spaces, and the moments in between,” said Tuan Tran, President of HP’s Technology & Innovation Organization. “HP IQ is how we connect those experiences, reducing digital friction for employees while fitting into the environments IT already manages, so organizations can bring these experiences to life with confidence.”

 

On-Device Intelligence, Right Where Work Happens

According to the HP 2025 Work Relationship Index, access to the right tools and technology is a key enabler of the employee experience . HP IQ brings that promise to life with powerful, on-device intelligence–transforming the HP devices that employees use every day into context-aware partners. Debuting on the next generation of HP EliteBook X G2 PCs, HP IQ’s initial on-device AI experiences are planned to include:

·        Ask IQ: Responds to text and voice inputs, surfacing intelligent, contextual answers and guidance.

·        Analyze: Helps users interact with personal files (including PDF, TXT, DOC, PPT) to get summaries and actionable insights.

·        Notes & Knowledge: Keeps a running record of interactions so employees can pick up where they left off and organizes notes so they can be searched and shared more easily.

·        Meeting Agent: Quickly captures ideas or records notes during a meeting without forcing app switching, helping participants stay focused.

Friction-Free Collaboration Across the HP Ecosystem

Over time, HP NearSense is planned to expand across the HP ecosystem to HP Poly video conferencing solutions,⁵ print devices, desktops, workstations, peripherals and more, to enable future proximity-based experiences such as fast devices discovery, simplified setup and pairing, PC casting to nearby dispalys, and seamlessly prinitng and scanning in nearby devices.

 

Adaptive, Intuitive AI that Keeps Employees in their Flow

Secure, Local-First by Design, with Hybrid Architecture to Support When Needed

HP IQ is based on a local, 20B-parameter model, with responsive intelligence while keeping data secure and accessible even in low-connectivity environments. It runs experiences on-device and only uses the cloud when permitted, helping organizations maintain control over sensitive information.

 

Built for the Workplace – and for IT

HP IQ is built for modern workplace environments where intelligent experiences need to operate reliably across devices and spaces.  Configuration, policy, updates, security, and compliance can be governed  through the HP Workforce Experience Platform (WXP), HP’s control plane for workforce management.

 

"As HP IQ introduces a new intelligence layer across devices and workspaces, WXP operates above it as a trusted control plane for IT, delivering unified visibility, built-in security, seamless manageability, and proactive remediation across the device fleet,” said Manoj Leelanivas, President of HP Solutions. “Together, on-device AI and WXP enable HP to deliver intuitive, high-performance user environments while giving organizations the governance and actionable insights needed to thrive in the future of work."

 

 

Availability

HP IQ has been introduced at HP Imagine 2026, with early access starting on select HP AI PCs in Spring 2026. With broader availability rolling out to more products across the HP portfolio starting in Half Two of 2026.

 

More information on today’s news at HP Imagine can be found  here.