Hewlett-Packard today announced that Todd Bradley will step out of his role as executive vice president for HP’s Printing and Personal Systems (PPS), and will assume a new position at the company – executive vice president for Strategic Growth Initiatives. In this newly created position, Bradley will work directly with President and CEO Meg Whitmam, and will […]
Top Stories for the Week of June 10th, 2013
While some have hailed mobile printing as a savior for printing, the jury is still out. I think one thing we can agree on though is that despite the convenience of mobile smartphones and tablets PCs, and how they enhance our productivity, it’s still probably not easy for most people to read complex documents on their screens. […]
Contex and HP Launch Multifunctional Wide-Format Scanner Bundles
Contex Americas reports that it’s launching two wide-format multifunctional (MFP) bundles specifically designed for technical and graphic-arts applications. The new bundles are high-production MFPs, combining the HP Designjet T7100 Printer with either the Contex HD Ultra 3650 or Contex SD 3690, and provide wide-format scanning, copying, and monochrome or color printing. The Contex and HP […]
Hewlett-Packard Slashing R&D Spending to Three Percent of Revenue
From the Mercury News: Struggling Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) — long celebrated as among the world’s most innovative corporations — has over the past quarter century dramatically reduced the share of revenue it devotes to research and development, an investment widely considered essential for companies to stay on the cutting edge of technology. The figure has steadily declined from […]
UAE Raid Nets $76 Million in Fake HP Ink Cartridges
The Gulf Today reports that police in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) seized counterfeit Hewlett-Packard ink cartridges worth Dhs280 million (approximately $76 million U.S.). According to the report posted, two Chinese men have been arrested in the raid, in what’s though to be one of the biggest sting operations involving counterfeit goods. The men were involved in […]
New HP Reseller Program for MPS, Enhanced ePrint Enterprise Mobile Printing, and LaserJet and OfficeJet Pro Flow CM Compatibility
Hewlett-Packard today announced a new extended managed print services (MPS) program for partners, and a new version of its ePrint Enterprise cloud-based solution for mobile printing, the latter of which it says enables enterprises to better control corporate data on employees’ mobile devices. It also says that its Flow CM content-management system will now be […]
New HP Designjet T920 and T1500 “ePrinter” Wide-Format Printers
Hewlett-Packard is introducing two Web-connected full-color wide-format inkjet printers, the Designjet T920 and T1500. Designed for architecture, engineering, construction and design applications, the printers print on media up to 36″ wide. They also provide cloud-based connectivity, so users can access and view documents stored in cloud-based document repositories. HP says it designed the new wide-format […]
HP Reportedly Looking to Sell its $1 Billion Stake in Indian IT Services Company MphasiS
The Silicon Valley Business Journal reports that Hewlett Packard is reportedly talking to a number of companies and private-equity firms in an effort to sell its $1 billion stake in the Indian IT services exporter MphasiS in an action said to be part of HP CEO Meg Whitman’s turnaround plan for HP. Reuters reports those interested include […]
HP Joins the Fray Against MPHJ Technology, Says its Own Products Pre-Date Scan Patents
The saga of MPHJ Technology Investments continues, as we’ve just learned that on May 24th, Hewlett-Packard joined the fray, filing a petition with the United States Patent and Trade Office to invalidate several of the patents MPHJ claims cover an MFP or scanner’s scan to email capability. HP is taking an interesting course, stating that […]
HP Refreshes Envy Inkjet All-in-One Family for SOHO with Envy 4500 and Envy 5530
On May 23rd, Hewlett-Packard announced two new color inkjet All-in-Ones for home and small offices, the Envy 4500 ($99) and 5530 ($129) e-All-in-Ones, both with mobile printing via HP wireless direct printing and HP ePrint. Little published information is available yet from HP on the new All-in-Ones, which should be available this summer, but they reportedly […]
HP Earnings Down for Second Quarter, Printer Revenue Flat
Hewlett-Packard reported second quarter net revenue of $27.6 billion, down 10% from the prior year and down 9% when adjusted for the effects of currency. HP second quarter fiscal 2013 financial performance Q2 FY13 Q2 FY12 Y/Y GAAP net revenue ($B) $ 27.6 $ 30.7 (10%) GAAP operating margin 5.8% 7.2% (1.4 pts.) GAAP net earnings […]
Review: HP’s Officejet Pro X567dw Versus the Memjet-Powered EvoJet Office Pro 310
Recently we compared the two fastest desktop color inkjet printers on the market – Hewlett Packard’s 70-ppm Officejet Pro X551dw versus Memjet’s 60-ppm C6010 (see here). Now we’re following up with a comparison of the All-in-One versions of these two printers, HP’s Officejet Pro X567dw versus the Memjet-power Lomond EvoJet Office Pro 310. At this time, the […]
HP Launches Black-and-White Officejet Pro 3610 and 3620
Back in the day, if you purchased one of Hewlett-Packard’s first inkjet printers, you got only black-and-white printing (and at a hefty price tag – in 1985, about $995 for a Deskjet, which printed at a blistering 2 ppm). Late last month, HP re-visited the past with the Officejet Pro 3610 and Officejet Pro 3620 All-in-Ones, […]
Hewlett-Packard Faces $1 Billion Lawsuit from Shareholders over Autonomy Deal
From The Guardian: Hewlett-Packard tried to pull out of its $11bn (£7bn) takeover of British software firm Autonomy before the deal closed, according to claims in a $1bn shareholder lawsuit brought against the US computer maker. HP’s chief executive Meg Whitman, her predecessor Léo Apotheker, the company’s former chairman Ray Lane and Autonomy founder Mike Lynch are among eight defendants named […]
Review: New HP A3 Enterprise LaserJet MFP, A4 LaserJets MFP, Inkjet Officejets, Document Scanner
On May 5th, Hewlett-Packard launched several new digital-imaging devices for enterprise and small and mid-size business use. They include the LaserJet Enterprise M725, an A3 40-ppm MFP that starts at $3,599, and LaserJet Pro MFP M521 A4 MFP. There’s also the new ScanJet Pro 3000 s2 Sheetfed Scanner, and three new full-color inkjet All-in-Ones: the Officejet Pro […]
At HP’s New TwoSmiles Web Site, Print Greeting Cards and Gift Cards
Just in time for Mother’s Day, Hewlett-Packard has launched a new Web site, www.twosmiles.com, that enables users to design and print custom greeting cards, as well as pay for and print gift cards, using their own printer At the site, users select an artist-created greeting-card design, choose a retailer and gift card amount, and then […]
No, Hewlett-Packard isn’t Hiring Dancers
A recent, rather far-fetched-sounding CNN Money story claiming that Hewlett-Packard spent $20,000 on a troupe of dancers to “inspire” employees is just that – far-fetched and false. In a blog post entitled “Dancers are not Pirouetting through our Cubicles!” HP’s Henry Gomez, EVP and Chief Communications Officer, writes: “On Tuesday morning, I woke up to a […]










