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Planned layoffs in May are at their highest level since September thanks to cuts at Hewlett Packard Co., according to a highly watched report released Thursday.

An audit prepared by Comptroller John Liu A reveals work performed by Hewlett-Packard Co .

Ann Livermore, a member of Hewlett-Packard's board of directors and a longtime head of the company's enterprise business, will be the first witness called when a court in San Jose, California, hears HP's lawsuit against Oracle for ending future development on the Itanium platform.

Hewlett-Packard Co. will continue assisting Oklahoma's State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board's claims processing and other services under a five-year contract valued at $90 million.

The directors of a company tend to have a unique inside view into the business, so when directors make major buys, investors are wise to take notice.

From left to right: Mark Malekpour, , Uwe Schulz , Christof Ludwig and Wolfgang Kochan... From left to right: Mark Malekpour, , Uwe Schulz , Christof Ludwig and Wolfgang Kochan in front of an HP T410 Color Inkjet Web Press at drupa 2012.

Hewlett-Packett CEO Meg Whitman WASHINGTON - When Meg Whitman was appointed CEO of Hewlett-Packard last September, her longtime personal and political support for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was well known.

The research shows how the architecture, combined with holistic energy-management techniques, enables organizations to cut total power usage by 30 percent, as well as dependence on grid power and costs by more than 80 percent.

On Wednesday, Hewlett-Packard Co. elevated the head of its software business to become chief operating officer.

Zadak, a 20-year veteran of the IT industry, will report to John Visentin , executive vice president and general manager, HP Enterprise Services.

A contractor hired by New York City to overhaul its 911 system may have received as much as $163 million in unjustified payments, city Comptroller John Liu announced Wednesday, saying he had asked prosecutors to investigate whether there had been any criminal fraud.

When I was younger, as a kid, I was amazed by advances in technology, although the definition of technology was very different from what it is today.

Kadifa most recently was operating partner for the value creation team at the Silver Lake private equity firm.

There are several HP locations locally, including a campus in Roseville as well as office space in Sacramento and Folsom, with an estimated 3,000 employees.

The agreement, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2014, is for one year with four one-year renewals.

With Democrats portraying Mitt Romney as an out-of-touch millionaire and "vulture capitalist" from his years at Bain Capital, the GOP presidential candidate may be handing opponents some ammunition when he holds a fundraiser Wednesday at a 65,000-square-foot estate that's opulent, even for upscale Hillsborough.

April 11: Research groups Gartner and IDC estimate that PC shipments in the first quarter were ahead of their expectations, though growth was modest in light of competition from smartphones and tablet computers.

Dell said its "Copper" program for low-power servers is not yet a full-fledged product announcement, but a first step in that direction.

But instead of getting a divorce, like Santa Clara County Superior Judge James Kleinberg has suggested, Hewlett-Packard Co.

This isn't just talk; I've backed up my take with a bearish CAPScall . Why am I so down on this stock? Growth has gone missing .