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South Carolina conservative Sen. DeMint sets himself up as kingmakerDeMint's endorsements of former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio over Gov. Charlie Crist and California state Rep. Chuck DeVore over former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina put him at odds with other prominent Republicans,... In this article: Jim DeMint, Republican Party, South Carolina, Charlie Crist, Katon Dawson, Lindsey Graham, John Cornyn, and Mitch McConnell |
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 6 days ago
HP quarterly net profit up 14 percent
...net profit up 14 percent US computer giant Hewlett-Packard posted a 14 percent rise in quarterly net profit Monday as slumping personal computer sales were offset by a solid performance in its services division. The Palo Alto,...
In this article: Revenue, Mark Hurd, Asia, Fiscal year, CNBC, and Electronic Data Systems Corp.
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L.A. Times - Business | November 11, 2009
Hewlett-Packard buys 3Com for $2.7 billion; ups guidance
Hewlett-Packard buys 3Com for $2.7 billion; ups guidance SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Hewlett-Packard Co. said today it is buying the 3Com Corp. networking company for $2.7 billion, the latest move by the world's No. 1 personal computer maker to...
In this article: 3Com, Revenue, Cisco Systems Inc., Dell Inc., Wall Street, California, and ProCurve
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MarketWatch | 6 days ago
H-P posts a 14% profit rise, despite a revenue dip
...shines SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Hewlett-Packard on Monday reported a higher quarterly profit, despite a dip in sales, as the Silicon Valley behemoth reeled from lower revenue in its key PC and printer segments. But the Palo...
In this article: Revenue, Thomson Reuters, International Data Corp., Palo Alto, California, Cash cow, Iphone, and Apple
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Dallas Morning News | 1 day ago
Cornyn faces GOP rift in fight for Senate seats
...political action committee, the Senate Conservatives Fund, against Crist and other establishment darlings, including Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard chief executive who faces a conservative insurgent, state lawmaker Chuck DeVore,...
In this article: John Cornyn, Republican Party, Charlie Crist, Barack Obama, Arlen Specter, Florida, Rob Simmons, Jim DeMint, and Harry Reid
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HP to buy 3Com for 2.7 billion US dollars
HP to buy 3Com for 2.7 billion US dollars US computer giant Hewlett-Packard announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to buy networking company 3Com for 2.7 billion US dollars. The California-based computer colossus said the 3Com purchase...
In this article: 3Com, California, and US
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ThinkProgress | November 20, 2009
After Inhofe's Endorsement, Carly Fiorina Challenges Climate Science
...Progress Action Fund. Following the endorsement of Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) Wednesday for her campaign to unseat Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), ex-Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina questioned the science of climate change. Boxer, as the chair of...
In this article: Carly Fiorina, Jim Inhofe, California, Global warming, Barbara Boxer, Climate change, Center for American Progress Action Fund, and California Republican Party
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USATODAY.com | November 11, 2009
Hewlett Packard to buy 3Com for $2.7B
...find the one that is right for you. PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) Hewlett Packard says it has agreed to buy networking software and equipment maker 3Com (COMS) for about $2.7 billion in cash. The 3Com products will be folded into HP's own...
In this article: 3Com, All rights reserved, Revenue, USA Today, Cisco Systems, Marlborough, and California
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washingtonpost.com | November 04, 2009
As GOP celebrates victories, ideological battles between moderates and conservatives remain
...Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.). Still, the intraparty schism burst open Wednesday in California, where former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina announced she will run against Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) next year. Fiorina is a moderate with...
In this article: Republican Party, Carly Fiorina, Washington, New York, Sarah Palin, John Cornyn, Michael S. Steele, and Limited government
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U.S. News & World Report | November 20, 2009
Faith-Based Challenges Show a New Rift in the GOP
A similar battle is underway in California, where former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, who supports abortion rights, is fighting state legislator Chuck DeVore, an abortion-rights foe, for the party's nomination for U.S. Senate. An...
In this article: Republican Party, Marco Rubio, Dede Scozzafava, New York, Charlie Crist, Bob Bennett, Christian Coalition, and Chuck DeVore
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The Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), commonly referred to as HP, is a technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. HP is the largest technology company in the world and operates in nearly every country. HP specializes in developing and manufacturing computing, storage, and networking hardware, software and services. Major product lines include personal computing devices, enterprise servers, related storage devices, as well as a diverse range of printers and other imaging products. Other product lines, including electronic test equipment and systems, medical electronic equipment, solid state components and instrumentation for chemical analysis were spun off as Agilent Technologies in 1999.
HP markets its products to households, small to medium size businesses and enterprises both directly, via online distribution, consumer-electronics and office-supply retailers, software partners and major technology vendors.
HP posted US $91.7 billion in annual revenue in 2006 compared to US$91.4 billion for IBM, making it the world's largest technology vendor in terms of sales. In 2007 the revenue was $104 billion, making HP the first IT company in history to report revenues exceeding $100 billion.
- Name:
- Hewlett-Packard Company
- Type:
- Public (NYSE: HPQ)
- Location City:
- Palo Alto, CA
- Location Country:
- USA
- Region:
- Worldwide
- Founder:
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- Bill Hewlett
- Co-founder
- David Packard
- Founded:
- Palo Alto, California (1939)
- Stock Symbol:
- HPQ
- Industry:
- Consulting
- Computer Software
- Computer Systems
- IT Services
- Computer Peripherals
- Key People:
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- Shane V. Robison
- Chief Strategy & Technology Officer
- Catherine A. Lesjak
- CFO
- Same role at Compaq
- President, CEO & Chairman
- Rahul Sood
- Mark V. Hurd
- Products:
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- Digital Cameras
- Computer Monitors
- Indigo Digital Press
- Revenue:
- US$ 118.364 billion (2008)
- Operating Income:
- US$ 10.473 billion (2008)
- Net Income:
- US$ 10.473 billion (2008)
- Assets:
- US$ 113.331 billion (2008)
- Equity:
- US$ 38.942 billion (2008)
- No. of Employees:
- 321,000 (2008)
- Motto:
- Invent.
- Market Cap:
- US$ 84.13 billion (2009)
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