Chinese search engine Baidu.com (BIDU) will be included in all HP (HPQ) Pavilion and HP Presario series computers sold within mainland China, for one year, beginning in October 2006.

Jerry Liu, CTO of Baidu, said, "We try to ensure a ubiquitous search service, and help users to get the information they need easily. We are glad to collaborate with leading companies such as HP to provide users with the products and service they need."

Users will also be able to access the Baidu homepage by pressing a shortcut key on the computers, which will allow them to use the largest Chinese search engine in the world.

Wee Kee Yeo, Director of Consumer PC Product Division, Personal System Group of HP China said, "The trend of individualization is spreading quickly through the entire IT industry. HP is trying to achieve the ideal integration of innovative technologies and individualization to bring true individualized experience to their users."