Hewlett-Packard Company
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Hewlett-Packard to acquire 3Com for $2.7 billion - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 1 hour 30 minutes ago
Hewlett-Packard plans to acquire 3Com Corp. for $2.7 billion in a effort to build up the computer giant s offerings in networking, servers and storage. See full story.
HP profit jumps on cost cuts, new market expansion
Yahoo! | 46 minutes ago
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s cost-cutting and push into new markets is helping soften the blow from weakness in the company's mainstay businesses.
Hewlett-Packard Rings Dell's Bells
TheStreet.com | 7 hours 21 minutes ago
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Hewlett-Packard (HPQ Quote) takes aim at Dell's (DELL Quote) business with its double barrel -- sales and service - combination.
Hewlett-Packard shares slip as 4Q revenue drops, core businesses show weakness -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 9 hours 51 minutes ago
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co. shares slipped Tuesday after the computer and printer company's fourth-quarter results showed weakness in its core businesses and that growth in PC shipments were accomplished at lower prices.
Hewlett-Packard, H.J. Heinz, Prudential in focus
MarketWatch | 9 hours 23 minutes ago
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Quarterly profit report bodes well for HP
CEA SmartBrief | 17 hours 36 minutes ago
Hewlett-Packard said it was optimistic about its business prospects for 2010 after posting a 14% rise in profit in its fiscal fourth quarter. The company attributed the growth to a combination of cost savings and an 8% increase in revenue from services.
HP profit jumps on cost-cutting, services strength
Yahoo! | 19 hours 10 minutes ago
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s profit jumped 14 percent in the latest quarter, proof that cost-cutting and a push into rival IBM Corp.'s stronghold of technology services is helping the company absorb a falloff in sales in most of its major divisions.
Hewlett-Packard profit jumps 14%
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 1 day 1 hour 17 minutes ago
Earnings propelled higher by earnings from Electronic Data Systems, but quarterly revenue falls 8 per cent
For HP, cost cuts and expansion into new markets counterbalance sales slump in main businesses
Chicago Tribune | 13 hours 9 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co.'s cost-cutting and push into new markets is helping soften the blow from weakness in the company's mainstay businesses.
HP's profit up 14 pct despite sales drop
Yahoo! | 1 day 46 minutes ago
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s profit jumped 14 percent in the latest quarter, helped by cost-cutting and better results from its technology services division.
On The Call: HP CEO on 3Com acquisition
Yahoo! | 18 hours 59 minutes ago
One area where Hewlett-Packard Co. is expanding aggressively is computer networking, the home turf of market leader Cisco Systems Inc. Earlier this month HP announced plans to buy Cisco competitor 3Com Corp. for $2.7 billion to supplement HP's own line of networking gear.
HP's profit up 14 pct on cost-cutting, strength in services, despite sales drop -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 1 day 2 hours 9 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co. says cost cutting helped its profit jump 14 percent in the latest quarter despite an 8 percent revenue decline.
H-P, Brocade Communications, Analog Devices results due
MarketWatch | 1 day 3 hours 10 minutes ago
Investors will try to gain more insight into the health of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s personal computers line and its other business segments when the technology firm releases its full quarterly financial report on Monday evening.
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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 |