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Hewlett Packard is a computer company. They were formed in 1939 (before even Greig was formed) as a electronic equipment manufacturer and have grown to be one of the largest IT suppliers in the world. |
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[HP bought|http://news.com.com/2009-1001-272520.html?legacy=cnet] [Compaq] in 2001/2002, effectively cutting the number of large PC manufacturers in the world to three. |
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Over the last 20 years, HP's main profit engine has been their printers. They made the laser printer popular and derive a large part of their revenue from consumables. HP are also quite famous for their calculators. |
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HP are [great supporters of Linux|http://www.linux.hp.com/], notable for their support of the non-commercial [Debian] distribution. The CTO of Linux at HP, Bdale Garbee, has served a term as the Debian project leader. |
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They are also one of the WlugSponsors, generously providing a blade chassis with five blade servers. |
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