Hewlett-Packard Company
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MarketWatch | 17 days 14 hours 10 minutes ago
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Business Wire | 6 days 14 hours 24 minutes ago
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MarketWatch | 11 days 12 hours 29 minutes ago
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Leading Scientific Innovators Stanford University, Berkeley Lab, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Select Convey Computer Corporation s Hybrid-Core Systems [Press Release]
Business Wire | 7 days 10 hours 24 minutes ago
Convey Computer™ Corporation, the pioneer of hybrid-core computing, announced today that three of the world’s most prominent scientific organizations – the Stanford Center of Computational Earth and Environmental Science (CEES), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) – have selected the company’s innovative Convey HC-1™ computers to power a fresh wave of scientific discovery.
HP Showcases Holiday Gifts for Every Lifestyle and Budget [Press Release]
Business Wire | 5 days 11 hours 43 minutes ago
With an estimated 46 percent of consumers planning to purchase electronics and computers this holiday season,(1) HP (NYSE: HPQ) has the perfect solution for every lifestyle and budget.
Cisco, Intel help lead broad tech-sector rise - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 7 days 13 hours 52 minutes ago
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On The Call: HP CEO on 3Com Acquisition
ABC News | 2 hours 17 minutes ago
On The Call: Hewlett-Packard CEO talks about the $2.7 billion acquisition of 3Com
HP to help keep American Airlines' passengers, crew in the know
ASTA SmartBrief | 88 days 24 minutes ago
Hewlett-Packard will develop a Passenger Service System for AMR Corp., the parent company of American Airlines and American Eagle, that will help keep the airlines' crews and passengers updated on flight information...
Carly Fiorina to run for U.S. Senate in 2010 - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 19 days 13 hours 31 minutes ago
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Cadbury investors may have to take whatever Kraft offers - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 10 days 22 hours 50 minutes ago
With hedge funds such as Paulson & Co raising their stakes in Cadbury on a daily basis, it seems hedge funds and short-term investors will play an increasingly important role in deciding the fate of the U.K. confectioner.
HP: More software, fewer people
SmartBrief on ExecTech | 56 days 24 minutes ago
Hewlett-Packard is ramping up automation technologies for the delivery of enterprise information technology services, tools the company says will help clients save money and reduce human error.
CEO: HP poised to grow
CompTIA SmartBrief | 60 days 24 minutes ago
Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd noted that recent data showed signs of improvements in computer sales and that the company is ready to take advantage of the growth. Hurd predicted HP will outperform its competition thanks to strategic acquisitions and efforts to reduce costs.
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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 |