HP in pictures

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  IN PICTURES: HP Sales Academy 2012
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  IN PICTURES: Bluechip wines and dines HP
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  IN PICTURES: HP hit print in Shanghai
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  In pictures: HP Solutions Experience Centre, Singapore

• HP says Whitman's politics are her own

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 31 May, 2012 10:27

  Since taking over HP last year, CEO Meg Whitman has continued to help Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. That stance may carry risks ranging from public perception of the company to closer scrutiny by the government.

• yARN: Are we in for a fresh wave of interest in virtual desktops?

  By Stephen Withers | 30 May, 2012 08:45

  The traditional reason for considering virtual desktops in place of conventional PCs has been TCO, with much of the saving coming from the ongoing management and administration benefits. But those savings largely accrued because of the difficulty of managing large numbers of PCs, so small businesses couldn’t really benefit unless they went down the DaaS (desktop as a service) route.

• Ovum: HP restructure necessary, but where is Whitman leading the company?

  By Nermin Bajric | 25 May, 2012 11:30

  HP’s recent restructuring, which saw it slash 27,000 jobs which presents eight per cent of its workforce, is a necessary move in order for the company to restore both customer and market confidence after a rocky two years, according to Ovum principal analyst, John Madden.

• HP poised to cut up to 30,000 jobs

  By AAP | 18 May, 2012 09:13

  Hewlett-Packard is reportedly poised to eliminate up to 30,000 jobs to help offset dwindling demand for personal computers as more people connect to the Internet on smartphones and tablets.

• Why Ultrabook laptops aren't just MacBook Air clones

  By Melanie Pinola | 18 May, 2012 06:04

  Ultrabooks are sleek, super-thin laptops that often feature a silver, wedge or tapering design--yes, just like the Apple MacBook Air.

• Juniper to license Radware tech for data center?

  By Jim Duffy | 17 May, 2012 05:44

  Juniper Networks is negotiating a deal with Radware to license application delivery controller technology from the company, according to investment firm Oppenheimer & Co.

• EXCLUSIVE: HP PPS A/NZ channel to wait a little longer

  By Nermin Bajric | 16 May, 2012 11:04

  The A/NZ channel will have to wait a little longer to reap the benefits of HP's new printing and personal systems (PPS) organisation, according to newly-appointed HP PPS A/NZ vice-president and general manager, Robert Mesaros.

• HP Labs to blend digital and physical worlds

  By Nermin Bajric | 16 May, 2012 10:16

  HP’s central research unit, HP Labs, has revealed that its future direction is focused on morphing the digital and physical worlds with innovations that have enhanced environmental interaction capabilities, evolved storage, and are Cloud-powered.

• HP is ready to get back to business

  By Jared Newman | 29 October, 2011 08:12

  After a crazy year for HP that included a failed tablet, a hasty decision to abandon the PC business (a decision now abandoned), and a CEO shakeup, the company seems eager to get back to business as usual.

• Vendor Awards: Hardware - HP

  By Matthew Sainsbury | 29 November, 2010 16:19

  The ARN Awards Hardware Vendor of the Year gong has been won for the fourth straight year by HP. The company's ability to maintain a stable hold as the premiere hardware vendor is a spectacular result.

• Chambers: Networking's changing competitive landscape

  By John Gallant | 12 March, 2010 16:30

  In the second instalment of an in-depth interview, John Chambers talks with John Gallant, Scot Finnie, and Editor-in-Chief Eric Knorr about the changing competitive landscape, Cisco’s datacentre strategy and its relationship with HP.

• HP's Hat Trick

  By Tim Lohman | 27 October, 2009 16:15

  Like a formula one driver at the top of his game, HP has shown remarkable consistency as the company negotiated the bends, curves and hairpins of the market over the past year.

• HP puts the networking pedal to the metal

  By John Dix | 10 September, 2009 15:00

  Marius Haas is senior vice president and general manager of HP's ProCurve Networking business, which was recently aligned with the company's server, storage and services businesses under HP's Technology Solutions Group, creating an approximately $45 billion unit. Haas, who previously served as senior vice president of strategy and corporate development, is charged with shifting the network business into overdrive. Network World Editor in Chief John Dix caught up with Haas to talk about the market and his plans.

• Heading up HP’s IPG

  By Trevor Clarke | 13 May, 2009 01:00

  The printing space has always been tough, but with the economic crisis biting margins and revenues, the channel has been up against it like never before. HP imaging and printing group vice-president, Richard Bailey, took on his position just as the doom and gloom started to hit six months ago. He talks to TREVOR CLARKE about his fi rst half year in the job.

• Interview: Setting up storage distribution business

  By Matt Sainsbury | 25 March, 2009 16:25

  New channel recruit at EMC, Leo Lynch, joined the vendor three months ago after a long tenure with HP. He talked to MATTHEW SAINSBURY about opportunities in storage, social responsibilities in enterprise and BlackBerry devices.

• HP, Paul Robson: Two in a row

  By Trevor Clarke | 22 November, 2008 15:17

  This time last year HP was the toast of the hardware vendor town. In 2007, it had become the world’s leading PC vendor and was rewarded for its channel consistency with the ARN Hardware Vendor of the Year award.

• Tech Watch: Who watches the datacentre?

  By Patrick Budmar | 28 May, 2012 10:58

  The proliferation of datacentres around the world has made the Cloud not only accessible, but also affordable in the process. However, the issue of data sovereignty, the location of where the data is stored, has been an inhibitor.

• News feature: How Intel became famous

  By Patrick Budmar | 28 May, 2012 08:27

  Intel is a household name and one of the most recognisable brands in the world, but there was a time when neither the company nor its products were seen as very exciting.

• What to expect in printers in 2012

  By Melissa Riofrio | 27 December, 2011 01:27

  No matter how clearly our world of online photo albums, Google Docs, and e-cards may seem--yet again--to ring the death knell for anything on paper, sometimes you still want to print.

• SPECIAL REPORT: Hybrid transformation of the cloud

  By Jennifer O'Brien | 09 August, 2011 11:12

  For one of the world’s largest producers of zinc as well as a substantial producer of copper, lead, gold and silver, moving towards a hybrid cloud computing environment was a no-brainer.

• Tablets: iPad 2 vs. Xoom vs. PlayBook vs. WebOS slates

  By Tony Bradley | 21 January, 2011 11:07

  It may seem like 2010 was the year of the tablet, but the reality is that 2010 was really just the year of the iPad with 15 million units sold and no real competitors for the Apple tablet. However, 2011 will be very different with a diverse variety of tablet options emerging--including some particularly relevant entries from major players.

• More WebOS rumors: What we know so far

  By Jared Newman | 20 January, 2011 08:55

  The leaked details on HP and Palm's WebOS tablet keep on coming, though HP has said we haven't seen everything yet.

• Tablet revolution reality check

  By Melissa J. Perenson | 17 January, 2011 17:41

  With so much chatter about tablets this year, you might think that the handheld, rectangular devices being unveiled represent a significant innovation. The reality is that so much of what we're seeing is not a whole lot different than what we saw in previous years; these products offer only a few new twists. But those new twists could make the difference between tablets' remaining a niche item and their finally busting out to the mass market in a meaningful way.

• How HP and Palm's WebOS tablet could 'blow away' iPad

  By Jared Newman | 15 January, 2011 07:00

  We haven't seen HP hype a tablet since last year's flirtation with Windows 7, but that could change after February 9, when the company has all but confirmed that it will introduce its first WebOS tablet.