Hewlett-Packard: American information technology company (1939–2015)
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| Company type | Public |
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| NYSE: HPQ | |
| Industry | Computer hardware Computer software IT services IT consulting |
| Founded | January 1, 1939 |
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| Defunct | November 1, 2015 (main company) (For Hewlett Packard Enterprise). Now operating as HP Inc. |
| Fate | Corporate split; renamed as HP Inc. |
| Successors | HP Inc. Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | See list of HP products. |
| Revenue | 2,000,000,000 United States dollar (2015)  |
| Subsidiaries | List of subsidiaries |
Hewlett Packard (HP) is a computer technology company. It was created in 1939 by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard, in a garage in California. It is based in Palo Alto, California. They are best known for making computers and computer hardware such as inkjet printers, laser printers, all-in-one printers, scanners and digital cameras.
In 2002, HP bought Compaq and re-branded together as one company that is stylized as hp. The letters in the latest logo are lower case.
Other websites
- Hewlett-Packard
- The Museum of HP Calculators
- HP History Links
- Protect 724 Community Archived 2014-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
- hp drivers Archived 2018-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Local HP Archived 2019-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
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