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• HP posts declines in all groups but EDS

  Despite declines nearly across the board, Hewlett-Packard just barely managed an increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2009, which ended Jan. 31, the company announced Wednesday.

• Qualcomm, HP among new Symbian partners

  Hewlett-Packard, News Corp.'s MySpace.com division, Bank of America and even Nokia rival Qualcomm have joined the foundation that was formed last year to shepherd the new open-source version of the Symbian mobile operating system.

• HP unveils blade PCs and Citrix virtualization bundle

  HP is unveiling the fourth generation of its blade PC line and bundling the devices with Citrix XenDesktop 3 virtualization software.

• HP says its netbooks likely will run 3 versions of Windows 7

  In a vote of confidence for Windows 7's suitability for use on netbook PCs, Hewlett-Packard says it likely will offer at least three different editions of the upcoming operating system on future models of its Mini netbooks.

• HP urges LaserJet users to patch printers

  Hewlett-Packard has warned owners of some of its laser printers to update their devices' firmware or risk having remote attackers access previously-printed documents.

• HP launches alliance for integrating apps, network gear

  Hewlett-Packard's ProCurve networking division Monday announced an ambitious alliance with enterprise application vendors to optimize their software as it runs over ProCurve switches and other networking gear.

• HP expands the PC trash-to-cash market

  There are many ways to get rid of your personal PC. Throw it in the basement or closet, drop it off at a local recycling center, advertise it on Craigslist, and now, sell it to Hewlett-Packard.

• HP extends virtual systems management

  HP Thursday introduced an expanded software suite designed to help data-center managers rapidly and accurately deploy new technologies and more quickly recover remote servers in the event of a failure.

• HP adds orchestration, recovery to Adaptive Infrastructure

  Hewlett-Packard on Thursday added tools for orchestration and recovery to its Adaptive Infrastructure portfolio. And, as with most enterprise-class technology announcements these days, HP said that the new tools promise IT cost-savings and reduced risks.

• Intel, Microsoft, HP sued for alleged patent infringement

  The feature to quickly recover data in PCs and Windows is under attack. Data recovery firm Xpoint earlier this week sued IT giants including Intel, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft for infringing on patents to quickly restore data in the event of corrupted hardware or software.

• Netbooks won't save PC market this year, surveys say

  Netbook shipments will see tremendous growth this year but won't be enough to boost overall worldwide PC shipments, which will sink due to the global economic downturn, according to surveys from IDC and Gartner released on Wednesday.

• HP aims TouchSmart desktop PC at businesses

  Hewlett-Packard Thursday unveiled an all-in-one touch-screen-enabled desktop for businesses and large organizations, extending its growing line of TouchSmart PCs.

• HP enables photo printing on the iPhone

  Hewlett-Packard on Monday launched an application that allows users to print pictures wirelessly from an iPhone.

• HP on a roll, but challenges await in 2009

  HP has been remarkably successful in a difficult financial time, but keeping up the pace in 2009 will be tough.

• HP re-enters Linux desktop market with Suse PC

  Hewlett-Packard said Wednesday it will offer Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop bundle on one of its desktop PCs.