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Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) is an American multinational information technology corporation that provides products, technologies, software, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health and education sectors.
Chairman / President
Enrique Lores
CEO / Managing Director
Enrique Lores
CFO / Finance Director
Karen Parkhill
Industry
IT / Computing
Website
investor.hp.com
Headquarters address
1501 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
Stock Code
NYSE:HPQ
Year founded
1939
last updated:
30 September, 2024
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Dell, HP post disappointing quarterly sales as global PC market recovery stalls

While signs of a global PC market rebound began to materialise this year, shipments again dipped in the third quarter, according to IDC.

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UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch missing, 1 dead after yacht sinks off Sicily

A person familiar with the rescue said Lynch and his daughter, 18, were among 6 people not accounted for. Lynch’s lawyer is also missing.

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China’s supply chain under scrutiny amid report HP moving PC production

HP, the world’s second-largest personal computer vendor, has denied a report that it was shifting more than half of its production away from China.

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India approves subsidies for Apple supplier Foxconn, Lenovo, 25 other tech firms

New Delhi will provide subsidies under a scheme to boost domestic manufacturing and strengthen the South Asian country’s bid to become a major hub in the global electronics supply chain.

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New Delhi’s subsidies for domestic tech hardware production form an integral part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make in India” campaign. Image: Shutterstock
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Dell, HP and Apple supplier Foxconn apply for production incentives in India

Some 32 companies have applied for the laptop production incentives, which India hopes will replicate the success of smartphone incentives from 2020.

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World’s top PC maker Lenovo warns of job cuts after revenue tumbles 24 per cent

Lenovo saw a steeper-than-expected revenue decline to US$15.3 billion in the fourth quarter, as rivals HP and Dell also grappled with slowing PC sales after a work-from-home boom.

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Tsinghua Unigroup’s headquarters in Beijing. Photo: Handout
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Lenovo keeps global PC crown amid domestic controversy

The world’s top PC maker beat HP, Dell and Apple in global shipments of desktops, notebooks and workstations in the third quarter.

Lenovo and the global market saw PC shipment growth slowed in the third quarter from a year earlier. Photo: Shutterstock
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United States asks UK to extradite tech billionaire Michael Lynch

Lynch, once hailed as Britain’s answer to Bill Gates, is currently battling American IT giant Hewlett Packard in London’s High Court.

Lynch sold his company to Hewlett Packard in an ill-fated US$11.1 billion deal. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Chinese intelligence ‘hacked Norway software firm to steal client secrets’

The alleged attack was part of a global effort by China’s Ministry of State Security to steal intellectual property and company secrets, say security experts.

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Hewlett-Packard has to win over sceptics on company split

Hewlett-Packard chief executive Meg Whitman appeared to be banking on growth markets like 3D printing and a trickle back in PC sales when she announced a spin-off for the company’s computer and printing business. 

HP is a massive force in PCs and printing, which will account for about half the company’s US$112 billion revenue this fiscal year. Photo: Reuters

Hewlett-Packard to split into two companies

Hewlett-Packard plans to split into two companies, becoming the latest technology company to seek a new structure in order to remain competitive.

Meg Whitman has been introducing new products and cutting jobs to trim costs since she took over as chief executive in September 2011.

Hewlett-Packard pays US$58.8m for bribing Russian officials

A US judge has ordered computer giant Hewlett-Packard to pay US$58.8 million for bribing Moscow government officials to win huge contract with Russia's prosecutor general's office.

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HP facing long road ahead for CEO's turnaround

Meg Whitman, hired as chief executive almost two years ago to revive the storied Silicon Valley computer maker, had said revenue would rise next year as sales of personal computers stabilised. She scrapped that prediction on Wednesday.

Meg Whitman

HP replaces PC chief amid slump

Hewlett-Packard chief executive Meg Whitman is reorganising the personal computer business, replacing long-time head Todd Bradley with one of his deputies as she strives to overcome a worsening global industry slump.

Meg Whitman, the chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, is battling to revive the firm after seven quarters of falling sales. Photo: Bloomberg

HP's earnings fall for seventh straight quarter

Hewlett-Packard's slump is deepening as the world's largest personal computer maker scrambles to meet the growing demand for more versatile and less expensive mobile devices.

Hewlett-Packard tightens hiring rules for China suppliers

Working hours for students must be lower than the legal limit and the total number of student workers must also be limited, HP said yesterday.

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