{"id":61408,"date":"2021-02-25T13:51:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T12:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=61408"},"modified":"2021-02-27T20:07:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T19:07:36","slug":"kingston-technology-to-sell-hyperx-gaming-division-to-hp-inc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/61408-kingston-technology-to-sell-hyperx-gaming-division-to-hp-inc\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingston Technology to Sell HyperX Gaming Division to HP<\/span> Inc."},"content":{"rendered":"

Foun\u00adtain Val\u00adley, Calif. \u2013 Febru\u00adary 24, 2021<\/strong> <\/em>\u2013 King\u00ads\u00adton Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy Com\u00adpa\u00adny, Inc., a world lea\u00adder in memo\u00adry pro\u00adducts and tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy solu\u00adti\u00adons, today announ\u00adced a defi\u00adni\u00adti\u00adve agree\u00adment to sell HyperX, its gam\u00ading divi\u00adsi\u00adon to HP<\/span> Inc. The acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon sup\u00adports HP<\/span>\u2019s stra\u00adtegy to dri\u00adve growth in its Per\u00adso\u00adnal Sys\u00adtems busi\u00adness, whe\u00adre gam\u00ading and peri\u00adpherals are attrac\u00adti\u00adve seg\u00adments. HyperX\u2019s award-win\u00adning pro\u00adduct port\u00adfo\u00adlio spans a ran\u00adge of gam\u00ading peri\u00adpherals, inclu\u00adding head\u00adsets, key\u00adboards, mice, mou\u00adse pads, USB<\/span> micro\u00adpho\u00adnes, and con\u00adso\u00adle accessories.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>HyperX is a lea\u00adder in peri\u00adpherals who\u00adse tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy is trus\u00adted by gamers around the world and we\u2019re thril\u00adled to wel\u00adco\u00adme their out\u00adstan\u00adding team to the HP<\/span> fami\u00adly,\u201d said Enri\u00adque Lores, Pre\u00adsi\u00addent and CEO<\/span>, HP<\/span> Inc. \u201cWe con\u00adti\u00adnue to advan\u00adce our lea\u00adder\u00adship in Per\u00adso\u00adnal Sys\u00adtems by moder\u00adni\u00adzing com\u00adpu\u00adte expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adces and expan\u00adding into valuable adja\u00adcen\u00adci\u00ades. We see signi\u00adfi\u00adcant oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties in the lar\u00adge and gro\u00adwing peri\u00adpherals mar\u00adket, and the addi\u00adti\u00adon of HyperX to our port\u00adfo\u00adlio will dri\u00adve new sources of inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon and growth for our business.\u201d<\/p>\n

PC<\/span> gam\u00ading con\u00adti\u00adnues to be one of the most popu\u00adlar forms of video gam\u00ading, with the PC<\/span> hard\u00adware indus\u00adtry anti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adted to be worth $70 bil\u00adli\u00adon by 2023. The glo\u00adbal peri\u00adpherals mar\u00adket is expec\u00adted to grow to $12.2 bil\u00adli\u00adon by 2024, with gam\u00ading peri\u00adpherals repre\u00adsen\u00adting a dis\u00adpro\u00adpor\u00adtio\u00adna\u00adte share of this growth.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>HyperX pro\u00adducts are desi\u00adgned to meet the most rigo\u00adrous demands of all gamers \u2013 from casu\u00adal to the most hard\u00adcore \u2013 giving them a win\u00adning edge and hel\u00adping them stay on top of their game,\u201d said John Tu, Co-foun\u00adder and CEO<\/span>, King\u00ads\u00adton. \u201cBoth of our com\u00adpa\u00adnies thri\u00adve becau\u00adse we focus on our employees and share the same core values and cul\u00adtu\u00adre. David Sun (Co-foun\u00adder and COO<\/span>) and I saw the pos\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties for the HyperX busi\u00adness and its employees and we both rea\u00adli\u00adzed that this chan\u00adge brings a brigh\u00adter future for HyperX.\u201d<\/p>\n

HP<\/span> has built a lar\u00adge and gro\u00adwing glo\u00adbal gam\u00ading port\u00adfo\u00adlio in recent years, led by its OMEN<\/span> brand and a world-class eco\u00adsys\u00adtem of hard\u00adware, soft\u00adware, con\u00adtent, and ser\u00advices. The com\u00adpa\u00adny con\u00adti\u00adnues to push pro\u00adgres\u00adsi\u00adon in gam\u00ading with powerful devices like the OMEN<\/span> 15 gam\u00ading lap\u00adtop and the HP<\/span> Pavi\u00adli\u00adon Gam\u00ading 16 lap\u00adtop. Bey\u00adond devices, HP<\/span> is dri\u00adving soft\u00adware inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon with OMEN<\/span> Gam\u00ading Hub, a desti\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon for play\u00aders to con\u00adnect, cus\u00adto\u00admi\u00adze, and explo\u00adre their gear and games. Adding HyperX to HP<\/span>\u2019s broa\u00adder gam\u00ading eco\u00adsys\u00adtem will deli\u00adver inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adve new expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adces across ever\u00ady\u00adthing gamers see, hear, and touch.<\/p>\n

Under the terms of the agree\u00adment, HP<\/span> will pay $425M<\/span>, sub\u00adject to cus\u00adto\u00adma\u00adry working capi\u00adtal and other adjus\u00adt\u00adments, to acqui\u00adre HyperX\u2019s gam\u00ading peri\u00adpherals port\u00adfo\u00adlio. King\u00ads\u00adton will retain the DRAM<\/span>, flash, and SSD<\/span> pro\u00adducts for gamers and enthu\u00adsi\u00adasts. The acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon is expec\u00adted to be accre\u00adti\u00adve on a non-GAAP basis to HP<\/span> in the first full year fol\u00adlo\u00adwing clo\u00adsing. The tran\u00adsac\u00adtion is expec\u00adted to clo\u00adse in calen\u00addar Q2<\/span> 2021, pen\u00adding regu\u00adla\u00adto\u00adry review and other cus\u00adto\u00adma\u00adry clo\u00adsing conditions.<\/p>\n

King\u00ads\u00adton can be found on:<\/strong>
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\nKing\u00ads\u00adton Is With You<\/a><\/p>\n

HyperX can be found on:
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\nWeb\u00adsite<\/a><\/p>\n

About King\u00ads\u00adton Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy Com\u00adpa\u00adny, Inc.<\/strong>
\nFrom big data, to lap\u00adtops and PCs, to IoT-based devices like smart and weara\u00adble tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy, to design-in and con\u00adtract manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring, King\u00ads\u00adton helps deli\u00adver the solu\u00adti\u00adons used to live, work and play. The world\u2019s lar\u00adgest PC<\/span> makers and cloud-hos\u00adting com\u00adpa\u00adnies depend on King\u00ads\u00adton for their manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring needs, and our pas\u00adsi\u00adon fuels the tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy the world uses every day. We stri\u00adve bey\u00adond our pro\u00adducts to see the big\u00adger pic\u00adtu\u00adre, to meet the needs of our cus\u00adto\u00admers and offer solu\u00adti\u00adons that make a dif\u00adfe\u00adrence. To learn more about how King\u00ads\u00adton Is With You, visit Kingston.com.<\/p>\n

About HyperX<\/strong>
\nFor 18 years, HyperX\u2019s mis\u00adsi\u00adon has been to deve\u00adlop gam\u00ading solu\u00adti\u00adons for every type of gamer and the com\u00adpa\u00adny is con\u00adsis\u00adt\u00adent\u00adly reco\u00adgni\u00adzed for deli\u00adve\u00adring pro\u00adducts that pro\u00advi\u00adde supe\u00adri\u00ador com\u00adfort, aes\u00adthe\u00adtics, per\u00adfor\u00admance, and relia\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty. Under the tag\u00adli\u00adne of \u201cWE<\/span>\u2019RE<\/span> ALL<\/span> GAMERS<\/span>,\u201d HyperX gam\u00ading head\u00adsets, key\u00adboards, mice, USB<\/span> micro\u00adpho\u00adnes, and con\u00adso\u00adle access\u00adories are the choice of ever\u00ady\u00adday gamers as well as cele\u00adbri\u00adty ambassa\u00addors, pro gamers, tech enthu\u00adsi\u00adasts, and over\u00adclo\u00adckers world\u00adwi\u00adde becau\u00adse they meet the most strin\u00adgent pro\u00adduct spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons and are built with best-in-class components.<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s Note:<\/strong> For addi\u00adtio\u00adnal infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon, eva\u00adlua\u00adti\u00adon units or exe\u00adcu\u00adti\u00adve inter\u00adviews, plea\u00adse cont\u00adact David Leong, King\u00ads\u00adton Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy Com\u00adpa\u00adny, Inc. 17600 New\u00adho\u00adpe Street, Foun\u00adtain Val\u00adley, CA<\/span> USA<\/span> 92708, 714\u2013438-1817 (Voice). Press images can be found in Kingston\u2019s press room here.<\/p>\n

# # #<\/p>\n

King\u00ads\u00adton, the King\u00ads\u00adton logo, HyperX and the HyperX logo are regis\u00adtered trade\u00admarks of King\u00ads\u00adton Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy Cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon in the U.S. and\/or other count\u00adries. Iron\u00adKey is a regis\u00adtered trade\u00admark of King\u00ads\u00adton Digi\u00adtal, Inc. All rights reser\u00adved. All trade\u00admarks are the pro\u00adper\u00adty of their respec\u00adti\u00adve owners.<\/p>\n

Media Cont\u00adacts:<\/strong>
\nDavid Leong
\nKing\u00ads\u00adton Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy, Co., Inc.
\n714\u2013438-1817
\ndavid_leong@kingston.com
\n<\/a>
\nMark Tekunoff
\nHyperX
\n714\u2013438-2791
\nmark_tekunoff@hyperxgaming.com
\n<\/a>
\n\u2014-
\nSources: VGA24<\/span>\/7, DFC\u00adint, New\u00adZoo, Steam \u2014 https:\/\/www.wepc.com\/statistics\/pc-gaming\/<\/p>\n

About King\u00ads\u00adton Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy Com\u00adpa\u00adny, Inc.<\/p>\n

Foun\u00added in 1987, King\u00ads\u00adton Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy Cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon offers a wide ran\u00adge of qua\u00adli\u00adty memo\u00adry pro\u00adducts and ser\u00advices desi\u00adgned for increased pro\u00adduc\u00adti\u00advi\u00adty and over\u00adall sys\u00adtem per\u00adfor\u00admance. Through its owner\u00adship of King\u00ads\u00adton Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy Com\u00adpa\u00adny, Inc. and King\u00ads\u00adton Digi\u00adtal, Inc., King\u00ads\u00adton Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy Cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon is one of the world\u2019s lea\u00adding manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders of memo\u00adry modu\u00adles and digi\u00adtal media products.<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s Note:<\/p>\n

For addi\u00adtio\u00adnal infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon, eva\u00adlua\u00adti\u00adon units or exe\u00adcu\u00adti\u00adve inter\u00adviews, plea\u00adse cont\u00adact David Leong, King\u00ads\u00adton Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy Com\u00adpa\u00adny, Inc., 17600 New\u00adho\u00adpe Street, Foun\u00adtain Val\u00adley, CA<\/span> USA<\/span> 92708, 714\u2013438-1817 (Voice). Press images can be found in Kingston\u2019s press room at kingston.com\/company\/press\/<\/a><\/p>\n

King\u00ads\u00adton and the King\u00ads\u00adton logo are regis\u00adtered trade\u00admarks of King\u00ads\u00adton Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy Cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon. All rights reser\u00adved. All other marks may be the pro\u00adper\u00adty of their respec\u00adti\u00adve titleholders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Foun\u00adtain Val\u00adley, Calif. \u2013 Febru\u00adary 24, 2021 \u2013 King\u00ads\u00adton Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy Com\u00adpa\u00adny, Inc., a world lea\u00adder in memo\u00adry pro\u00adducts and tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy solu\u00adti\u00adons, today announ\u00adced a defi\u00adni\u00adti\u00adve agree\u00adment to sell HyperX, its gam\u00ading divi\u00adsi\u00adon to HP<\/span> Inc. The acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon sup\u00adports HP<\/span>\u2019s stra\u00adtegy to dri\u00adve growth in its Per\u00adso\u00adnal Sys\u00adtems busi\u00adness, whe\u00adre gam\u00ading and peri\u00adpherals are attrac\u00adti\u00adve seg\u00adments. HyperX\u2019s award-win\u00adning pro\u00adduct port\u00adfo\u00adlio spans a ran\u00adge of gam\u00ading peri\u00adpherals, inclu\u00adding head\u00adsets, key\u00adboards, mice, mou\u00adse pads, USB<\/span> micro\u00adpho\u00adnes, and con\u00adso\u00adle access\u00adories. (\u2026) Wei\u00adter\u00adle\u00adsen \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":593,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1017,2520,2519],"class_list":["post-61408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pressemitteilungen","tag-hp","tag-hyperx","tag-kingston","entry"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/593"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61408"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61409,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61408\/revisions\/61409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}