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Aiming straight for small businesses, satellite offices, and telecommuters, Hewlett-Packardhas taken the wraps off LaserJet printers that integrate printing, faxing, copying, and scanning into one device.

The LaserJet 3200 and 3200se replace HP's LaserJet 3150 and are fully integrated Internet appliances, according to a statement from HP. The new machines sport one-touch, color scan-to-Web and scan-to-e-mail features, and the in-box feature links to the Stamps.com and Mimeo.com services to allow users to stamp business correspondence or send documents through overnight delivery.

HP's LaserJet 3200 and 3200se print nine pages per minute, according to the vendor. They produce 1200-dpi resolution when printing, 600 ppi when scanning, and three seconds per page for faxing. The units have up to 275 pages of fax storage. They come standard with 8MB of memory (upgradable to 72MB), USB and parallel port connections, and full networking capabilities.

Scanning Software Bundled

Additional printer features include 45 TrueType fonts. The fax functions feature a 33.6-kbps modem, desktop software-controlled fax sending, and 250 slots for speed-dial numbers. The copy functions also include automatic collation and a copy plus feature that lets you copy from the HP LaserJet to a color printer. The scanning software is ReadRIS Pro version 6.0.

The printers ship with drivers to support Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, and 2000. You can download drivers for Linux, Windows 3.1, and DOS at HP's Web site.

With the small business and home office market on the rise, HP is hoping the 3200 and 3200se will appeal to the growing number of small businesses, satellite offices, and telecommuters. Estimates from

GartnerGroup cited by HP, say that by 2003 more than 137 million people will be telecommuters. According to figures from IDC, home offices will near 39 million within the next two years in the United States.

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