Hewlett-Packard Company

Hewlett-Packard Company(HP)(NYSE: HPQ). The principal activities of the Company are to provide computing, printing and imaging solutions and services. The Company operates under three segments; Imaging and printing systems, Computing systems and Information Technology services. The products of the Company include printer hardware, supplies, commercial and home personal computers, workstations, servers, PC servers, storage and software solutions. The Company also provides customer support, consulting and outsourcing services. The Company has operations in Australia, Canada, China, Switzerland, Brazil, Spain, The Netherlands, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Singapore, Japan, the United Kingdom, Thailand, Mauritius, Portugal, Mexico and Cayman Islands. During fiscal 2001, the Company acquired Bluestone Software, Inc. and StorageApps Inc. Imaging and printing systems accounted for 42% of fiscal 2001 revenues; computing systems, 39%; information technology services, 17% and other, 2%.