Hewlett-Packard Company
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Wall Street embraces Hewlett-Packard's 3Com buy - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 11 days 13 hours 33 minutes ago
H-P plans to acquire network-equipment maker 3Com for $2.7 billion.
Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Cisco System Inc., Logitech International SA, Hewlett-Packard Company, 3Com Corp. and Citrix Systems Inc. [Press Release]
Business Wire | 5 days 5 hours 26 minutes ago
Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Cisco System Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO), Logitech International SA (Nasdaq: LOGI), Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), 3Com Corp. (Nasdaq: COMS) and Citrix Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS).
Cisco-HP competition heats up
USTelecom dailyLead | 10 days 21 hours 26 minutes ago
Hewlett-Packard's announcement that it will buy 3Com indicates the company plans to challenge Cisco for dominance of the network-management and security-gear enterprise markets, Jon Fortt writes...
HP and Cisco: Goliath vs. Goliath
SmartBrief on ExecTech | 10 days 21 hours 26 minutes ago
Hewlett-Packard's announcement that it will buy 3Com indicates the company plans to challenge Cisco for dominance of the network-management and security-gear enterprise markets, Jon Fortt writes...
Convergence Technologies Files Lawsuit Against Hewlett-Packard, Sapphire and Microloops [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 7 days 12 hours 52 minutes ago
RESTON, Va., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Convergence Technologies (USA) LLC, of Reston Virginia, today announces that it has filed a lawsuit (Docket No. 1:09cv1256) in the Eastern District of Virginia against Hewlett-Packard, Sapphire Technology Limited (a Hong Kong company) and Taiwan Microloops Corporation (a Taiwanese registered company, herein referred to as Microloops) for the infringement, contributory infringement, and/or inducement to infringe upon its U.S. patent #7,422,053. Jo...
Avago Technologies Announces One of the Industry s Smallest Isolated Voltage/Current Detectors With 8mm Creepage and Clearance [Press Release]
Business Wire | 13 hours 56 minutes ago
Avago Technologies (Nasdaq:AVGO), a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced two new miniature voltage/current threshold detection optocouplers for use in a wide range of industrial control applications. The ACPL-K370/K376 optocouplers are designed to detect AC/DC sources and convert the voltage to a logic interface across an optical coupling barrier to provide safe isolation in electronically noisy environments ...
Ace Metrix Adds Analytics Software Veteran Greg Drew to Board of Directors [Press Release]
Business Wire | 16 hours 26 minutes ago
Ace Metrix™, the leader in on-demand television advertising intelligence, today announced that Greg Drew has joined its Board of Directors as an independent director.
Not Biting On Hewlett-Packard Or Wal-Mart
Forbes | 11 days 7 hours 11 minutes ago
Hewlett-Packard Raises Outlook, Grabs 3Com PC and printer giant Hewlett-Packard ( HPQ - news - people ) said late Wednesday that it is buying networking equipment maker 3Com ( COMS - news - people ) for $2.7 billion in cash, and also released preliminary fourth quarter results that beat expectations.
Nomadix Initiates Lawsuit to Enforce Its Network Gateway Patents [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 4 days 20 hours 26 minutes ago
...Enforce Its Network Gateway Patents Company Protects IP that Allows Mobile...defendants accused of infringement are Hewlett-Packard Company, Wayport, Inc., iBAHN Corporation...is a wholly-owned subsidiary company of DOCOMO interTouch. For more...
H-P to show growth and stability with earnings - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 16 hours 18 minutes ago
H-P /quotes/comstock/13*!hpq/quotes/nls/hpq (HPQ 50.48, -0.84, -1.64%) is slated to issue its full report for the period on Monday, Nov. 23, after the closing bell.
MarketWatch's top stories of the week, Nov. 9-13 - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 10 days 4 hours 38 minutes ago
Our weekend features will include a look ahead to how fourth-quarter results are shaping up, given the third-quarter's weak outcome and an examination of the Halloween effect, which suggests that from November to April is the best time for U.S. stocks.
HP signs $2.7 billion deal for 3Com as outlook improves
CompTIA SmartBrief | 11 days 21 hours 26 minutes ago
Hewlett-Packard announced it will purchase network company 3Com for $2.7 billion as it continues its foray into the enterprise market. Meanwhile, the company told investors it will post an 11% increase in operating...
Hewlett-Packard in deal to acquire 3Com
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 12 days 3 hours 56 minutes ago
Computer maker to pay $2.7-billion for software and equipment company
HP to spend $2.7 billion for 3Com
SmartBrief on ExecTech | 11 days 21 hours 26 minutes ago
Hewlett-Packard says it plans to purchase 3Com for $2.7 billion, adding that the merger is intended to improve the company's performance in China.
HP sales of PCs top estimates after gaining from Dell
Houston Chronicle | 5 hours 16 minutes ago
Hewlett-Packard Co. reported personal-computer sales that topped some analysts' estimates after the company took market share from Dell Inc. and attracted customers in the back-to-school shopping season.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Hewlett-Packard Company |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Personal Computers |
| Website: | http://www.hp.com |
HP wants to be "it" when it comes to IT. Hewlett-Packard provides one of the tech world's most comprehensive portfolios of hardware, software, and services. Its products include PCs, servers, storage devices, printers, and networking equipment. The company's services unit provides IT and business process outsourcing, application development and management, consulting, systems integration, and other technology services. HP's software products include enterprise IT management, information management, business intelligence, and carrier-grade communications applications. The company markets to consumers, businesses, government agencies, and schools in more than 170 countries.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 118,364 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 13.5 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 8,329 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 14.7 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 321,000 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 86.6 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | October |