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Their video shows H-P's software making a Web cam follow Wanda's face, zooming in and out as she moved near or away from the computer.

The company's personal systems group is 'core to H-P's portfolio, ' she said.

In the wake of that incident, Mr. Apotheker in an interview blamed Mr. Hurd for not investing in H-P's services and software businesses.

Meanwhile, with all H-P's 13 directors up for re-election at the next annual meeting, investors can voice their displeasure.

Mr. Prophet oversees all hardware purchasing for H. P. 's $65-billion-a-year global supply chain, which feeds its huge manufacturing engine.

Neither answer seems to deter Oracle investors, who were cheered by the hiring of H-P's former top boss.

A spokesman for 3Par said the company could not comment on H-P's latest move.

In the interview, Mr. Apotheker said he wasn't happy with the performance of H-P's tablet and smartphones.

Before he was asked to resign by H-P's board Friday, Mr. Hurd reached a private settlement with Ms. Fisher for an undisclosed amount.

Ms. Whitman, who joined H-P's board earlier this year, conceded the company had lost investors' confidence.

Oracle's acquisition this year of Sun Microsystems thrust it into the computer hardware business, one of H. P. 's strong suits.

The scandal brought to a surprising end the tenure of a CEO who had placed great emphasis on upgrading H-P's ethics standards.

If Mr. Hurd lands at Oracle, he would join a company that has increasingly been stepping on some of H-P's turf.

Provoke partners Microsoft and Oracle by threatening to put H-P's own operating software on PCs.

H-P's spokeswoman said that Palm nomenclature would be changed in an update.

The discount may be deserved: H-P's agglomeration of businesses arguably makes it harder to manage than these companies.

Investors were spooked last month by the amount H-P was paying for Autonomy; H-P's shares plunged 20% in the aftermath of the announcements.

He had no experience managing a hardware business like some of H-P's biggest units.

Numerous questions remain over H-P's strategy, including its plan to possibly spin off its mainstay personal-computer business.

If Mr. Lynch is correct, then H. P. 's stock may be a huge bargain. But he isn't buying.

If H-P's board needs to been pushed, it has three billion reasons to consider firing Apotheker.

Mr. Lane, a venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, was appointed H-P's executive chairman.

Caris & Co. analyst Robert Cihra estimates that H-P's PC business has driven most revenue growth since Mr. Hurd took over.

The parties declined to reveal details about the settlement but said Mr. Hurd would protect H. P. 's confidential information.

Late Tuesday, Oracle Chief Executive Larry Ellison fired back, calling H-P's lawsuit "vindictive. "

Corporate governance experts were split on whether H-P's board overreacted in forcing Mr. Hurd's resignation.

The HP Mini 311 had H-P's subtle Black Swirl pattern on its lid -- a faint pattern of silver swirls noticeable only at certain angles.

It could complicate H-P's supply chain and decrease profit margins on some products, the analyses suggest. '

Hurd, the suit alleges, "has put H-P's most valuable trade secrets and confidential information in peril. "

The announcements triggered a 20% decline in H-P's share price, though the stock has since recovered somewhat along with the broader market.

In 2008, Oracle brought to market a 'database machine' that tightly integrated software with H-P's hardware under an exclusive partnership.

Mr. Apotheker would be H-P's third CEO to depart under fire in six years.

Mr. Hurd was investing in growth, expanding H-P's sales force while acquiring network-equipment company 3Com and mobile-device company Palm.

Any comedown for H-P's PC sales would mark a major reversal for the business, which has been growing robustly for the past few years.

ButOracle has just acquired Sun Microsystems, one of H. P. 's longtime rivals in thehardware market.

He also canceled H-P's line of tablets and smartphones after about six weeks on the market.

H-P said its board determined that Mr. Hurd didn't violate H-P's sexual harassment policy, but other irregularities were uncovered.

H-P's PC business will be closely watched when the Palo Alto, Calif. , giant reports quarterly earnings on Tuesday.

His first misstep was raising H-P's outlook after taking over in November, only to cut it each quarter since.

He also defended H-P's decision not to conduct a formal CEO search.

The board's final vote over H-P's leadership occurred Thursday, said this person.

A large chunk of H-P's revenue from outsourcing and printer supplies is relatively stable.

But they did find that Mr. Hurd violated H-P's Standards of Business Conduct.

Despite H-P's challenges, if Mr. Apotheker departs, the job should be attractive for somebody.

Here's how H-P's tune has changed (or evolved, perhaps) about its PC business.

Until it does, it is hard to have any confidence in the judgment of H-P's board -- and as an investor , I'd avoid the stock.

H-P's stock price is 5. 8% higher in recent trading, adding more than $3 billion to H-P's market value so far this morning.

Anything related to Mr. Hurd's departure is plainly material, since on Monday the news shaved $8. 7 billion off H-P's market value.

Canned tuna in brine and canned tuna in oil are H& P's main products.

H-P's market share is still tops, with 18% of global PC shipments by volume in the third quarter, according to IDC.

H-P's price per share has fallen more than 45% since Mr. Apotheker took over.

Dumping hardware may actually help H-P's business.

And it seemed he did, driving up H-P's profits, revenue and share price.

Mr. Apotheker emphasized the importance in China of 'cloud services, ' a thrust of H-P's global strategy since he joined in November.

While 3Com expands H-P's offering for data centers, an attractive area, its sales add just 1% to H-P's total.

Watch Moody's threaten to downgrade H-P's credit.

H-P's operating margins were just 6% when Hurd took the reins.

H-P's price cut also marks a shift in strategy.

Act surprised as H-P's stock plunges more than 40%.

For one thing, it makes it easier to argue that he can't perform his new job adequately without disclosing H-P's information.

Bradley, who was tapped earlier this month to lead H-P's strategy in China across business units.

He called H-P's stock 'ridiculously cheap, ' saying he plans to buy some at the first opportunity he has.

Dell said it wouldn't match H-P's latest offer.

One is that competitors, such as Dell and IBM, will take advantage of H-P's internal struggles to score big corporate deals.

Don't look now, but H-P's stock , at $42. 64 recently, is up nearly 2% from the low of $41. 85 hit after-hours on Friday.

H-P's stock price ended the day 4. 8% higher.

Sales in H-P's PC business fell more than 5% in the April quarter from last year, compared with Apple's nearly 32% increase in Mac sales.

H-P's market share in China increased to 14% in the first half of this year from just 5% in 2005, according to IDC.

H-P's shares fell 4. 9%, or $1. 18, to $22. 80 Thursday amid a broad decline in the stock market.

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