CEO Mark Hurd

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

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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

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co is considering selling or shutting parts of its outsourcing business to focus on the higher-margin areas of its technology services offering, people familiar with the matter said. A year after buying Electronic Data Systems for $13 billion, HP executives are discussing the possibility of divesting parts of the outsourcing operations, especially in its business process outsourcing (BPO) arm, sources told Reuters. "The calculation is, can we get more cash for this asset now versus the cash flow the asset is expected to generate in coming years?" said one of the sources who is familiar with HP's plans. HP's ... Read Full Story

With the personal computer business limping back to health, Hewlett-Packard Co. is a likely beneficiary. More details will emerge Tuesday afternoon when the world's No. 1 PC maker reports its fiscal third-quater earnings, for the three months ended July 13. Investors expect a lot. In the 17 quarters that CEO Mark Hurd has been at HP, the company has beat Wall Street's earnings per share estimate 15 times, and beat the revenue estimate 14 times, though there are often fears about the company's ability to keep hitting its targets because of pressure in the PC and printing businesses. Hurd believes he has the answer ... Read Full Story