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About Hewlett-Packard Co.

The Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ), commonly referred to as HP, is an American information technology corporation, specializing in personal computers, notebook computers, servers, network management software, printers, digital cameras, and calculators, among other technology related products.

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Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States, it has a global presence in the fields of computing, printing, and digital imaging, and also provides software and services. The company, which once catered primarily to engineering and medical markets—a line of business it spun off as Agilent Technologies in 1999—now markets to households and small business products such as printers, cameras and ink cartridges found in grocery and department stores.

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 .

HP is the largest worldwide seller of personal computers, surpassing rival Dell, according to market research firms Gartner and IDC reported in October 2006; the gap between HP and Dell widened substantially at the end of 2006, with HP taking a near 3.5% market share lead.

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  2. Can you power down for a day? Intel, HP and Citrix make the case

    Explore Article zdnet.com (Aug 24 2010)

    Can you power down for a day? Intel, HP and Citrix make the case Other than restarting my MacBook now and then for software updates, I don’t think I’ve turned it off since 2008. But while I may be on the green police’s most wanted list, it’s never too late to start good habits. (I’ll be starting mine this week.) Friday, Aug. 27 is the third annual Power IT Down Day. Last year 5,600 people pledged to turn off their computers, printers and monitors ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   The New York Times   Hewlett-Packard Co.   Intel Corp.

  3. Will HP's Butterfly have the desired Effect?

    Explore Article zdnet.com (Jul 28 2010)

    Will HP's Butterfly have the desired Effect? The “butterfly effect” is a term drawn from science fiction time travel stories that refers to how a seemingly minor change can have major repercussions down the line. With the introduction of their new modular datacenters and their “butterfly” shape, it looks like HP is hoping to change the way future datacenters are designed. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Hewlett-Packard Co.

  4. Networks go green and save you money

    Explore Article IDG News Service (Apr 19 2010) Networking , Servers

    Networks go green and save you money Servers get most of the glory when it comes to energy management, but networking gear is about to catch up. Over the past year, network equipment vendors have began to emphasize energy efficiency features, something that was never a top priority before, says Dale Cosgro, a product manager in Hewlett-Packard Co.'s ProCurve network products organization. Networking infrastructure isn't in the same class as servers or storage in terms of overall ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Cisco   Hewlett-Packard Co.   Gartner Inc.

  5. HP ties data center power decisions to business value impact

    Explore Article ZDNet Technology News (Mar 24 2010)

    HP ties data center power decisions to business value impact Here's something that I haven't thought about all the much, but is bound to become a more important consideration over time: If you want to outsource your data center to a third party to save some power, especially if that somebody is a services company that has both a product and services arm, be prepared to be told what equipment you can use. I started thinking about this during a ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   United Kingdom   Google   Hewlett Packard

  6. The value of DC power in data centers still in question

    Explore Article Data Center (Feb 15 2010) Servers

    The value of DC power in data centers still in question Using direct current (DC) power in data centers has long been an option, but the jury is still out on whether the downsides are worth it. For more on direct current and alternating current in the data center: Study predicts 20% savings for DC-powered data centers DC power sparks interest IBM's Power7 big iron will have DC power inputs This year, the industry is studying whether a direct current power ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   The Green Grid   Sun Microsystems   Syracuse University

  7. HP's new green data center collects rainwater, cools with natural wind

    Explore Article ZDNet Technology News (Feb 11 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers

    Hewlett-Packard's newest green data center in northeast England is the company's most energy-efficient plant to date, cooled entirely by cold wind blowing off the North Sea. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Hewlett-Packard Co.   Hewlett Packard

  8. DOE to IT industry: We'll help you get more energy-efficient, if it costs us

    Explore Article ZDNet Technology News (Jan 20 2010) Solar , Wind , Servers

    DOE to IT industry: We'll help you get more energy-efficient, if it costs us Together, enterprise computing giant Hewlett-Packard and power efficiency specialist Eaton have snagged a $7.4 million grant from the Department of Energy to help fund research focused on improving energy efficiency in IT products. The pair’s joint proposal actually received the third-largest grant out of the $47 million in total being focused on companies in the IT and communications sectors. The projects are focused on three areas: Equipment and Software - ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   IBM   Hewlett-Packard Co.   Hewlett Packard

  9. Forecast 2010: Servers get a makeover in 2010

    Explore Article PC World (Dec 29 2009) Cloud Computing , Servers

    Forecast 2010: Servers get a makeover in 2010PC World MagazineIn the enterprise, it's all about data center real estate, and server consolidation projects enabled by virtualization are opening up floor space, ...and more » (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Interactive Data Corporation   Dell   Intel Corp.

  10. How Well Do You Know...Green IT?

    Explore Article Business News & Financial News (Nov 16 2009) Solar , Wind , Servers

    How Well Do You Know...Green IT? Technology has transformed the office, made it possible to communicate instantly around the globe and put the world's art, music and books at our fingertips. Can it now help improve the environment? Technologists say yes, as they use computing power to save energy, reduce waste and produce power more efficiently. Try our quiz to see how well you know green IT. 1) Which of these roles for information and communications ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Amazon.com   IBM   CA

  11. H-P to Acquire 3Com for $2.7 Billion

    Explore Article Business News & Financial News (Nov 12 2009) Networking

    H-P to Acquire 3Com for $2.7 Billion Hewlett-Packard Co. said it agreed to buy networking-gear maker 3Com Corp. for $2.7 billion in cash, the latest move by H-P to bulk up its product line amid a broader push by the few remaining technology giants to turn themselves into one-stop shops for corporate customers. The Palo Alto, Calif., company—the world's largest tech company by revenue—also preannounced positive fiscal fourth quarter results. It posted an 11% jump in operating ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Cisco   Hewlett-Packard Co.

  12. Data center air recycling saves cash-strapped greenhouse

    Explore Article Data Center (May 14 2009) Servers

    By Mark Fontecchio, News Writer Forget about a green data center. The University of Notre Dame's high-performance computing (HPC) department has taken things a step further. It now reuses the heat generated by its servers to warm up a historic ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Uptime Institute   Sun Microsystems   Hewlett-Packard Co.

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