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Coordinates: 37.413579°N 122.14508°W Hewlett-Packard Company (Otherwise known as HP) | HP logo used from 2008 to present. | Type | Public | Traded as | NYSE: HPQ
Dow Jones Industrial Average Component
S&P 500 Component | Industry | Computer hardware
Computer software
IT services
IT consulting | Founded | January 1, 1939 | Founder(s) | Bill Hewlett, David Packard | Headquarters | Palo Alto, California, United States | Area served | Worldwide | Key people | Ralph Whitworth
(Interim Chairman)
Meg Whitman
(President and CEO) | Products | See list of HP products. | Revenue | US$ 120.357 billion (2012)[1] | Operating income | US$ -11.057 billion (2012)[1] | Net income | US$ -12.650 billion (2012)[1] | Total assets | US$ 108.766 billion (2012)[1] | Total equity | US$ 22.436 billion (2012)[1] | Employees | 331,800 (2012)[1] | Divisions | Financing, Hardware, Services, Software | Subsidiaries | List of subsidiaries | Website | HP.com |
The Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. It provides products, technologies, software, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health and education sectors.
The company was founded in a one-car garage in Palo Alto by William "Bill" Redington Hewlett and Dave Packard. HP is the world 's leading PC manufacturer and has been since 2007, fending off a challenge by Chinese manufacturer Lenovo, according to Gartner.[2] It specializes in developing and manufacturing computing, data storage, and networking hardware, designing software and delivering services. Major product lines include personal



References: Company founders | HPWilliam HewlettDavid PackardCompaqRod CanionJim HarrisBill Murto(HP and Compaq merged on May 3, 2002)[m] | | | * Annual revenue US$104.2 billion (15% FY 2007) * Employees 309,000 * Stock symbol NYSE: HPQ * Website hp.com * ^[m] Official Press release announcing the closure of the merger. | |

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