CEO Mark Hurd

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. The move is part of HP's push into more profitable areas than personal computers, which supply a third of HP's revenue but only 15 percent of its operating profit, numbers that continue to shrink as PC makers cut prices and consumers move toward inexpensive little laptops called "netbooks." On a conference call with analysts Monday to discuss HP's latest quarterly earnings, ... Read Full Story

MARK HURD OF HP ISN'T RESTING ON HIS LAURELS On the eve of a Hewlett-Packard meeting with Wall Street analysts, I talked with CEO Mark Hurd about how the company--now the largest in all of techdom--has weathered the downturn and where growth lies in the months ahead. Hurd also discussed HP's integration of tech services company EDS, which it bought last year for $13.9 billion. The man whom another business magazine recently called the most competitive chief executive on the planet drew a distinction between HP's strategy and that of Dell, which just announced its intent to purchase tech servicer Perot Systems. MARIA BARTIROMO ... Read Full Story

Hewlett-Packard will acquire 3Com for $2.7 billion to compete more effectively against Cisco Systems in the competitive computer networking market. The deal, announced this afternoon, appears on the surface to help HP gain a position in China. This is where the action is in the computer networking market and a main reason for the acquisition. But below the surface is a story about 3Com's falling position in the Chinese market and the rise of Huawei Technologies , a player that everyone is watching, including Cisco, which considers the Chinese company its biggest rival. Sponsor At stake is nothing less than billions of dollars in ... Read Full Story

Printer ink has long been Hewlett-Packard Co.'s cash cow, because it's expensive and customers refill constantly. Pressure in recent quarters has raised questions about the prospects for that part of HP's business. On Tuesday, HP CEO Mark Hurd took a number of questions about the health of HP's printing supplies business, in which sales fell 13 percent in the latest quarter, ended July 31. HP maintained that demand for ink hasn't budged much, and that the revenue decline was caused by currency fluctuations and changes in the way HP manages its inventory at resellers. QUESTION: Can you talk about your outlook next quarter for ... Read Full Story

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