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• HP Simplifies Cloud Deployment

  HP has introduced a solution that enables clients to architect their environments for change by accelerating the deployment and management automation of private and public cloud, according to a release.

• Juniper to disclose cloud plans: report

  Juniper is preparing to announce how it plans to participate in <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/utility.html">cloud computing</a>, according to a bulletin issued this week by an investment firm.

• HP's India unit under government investigation

  Hewlett-Packard in India has been issued a show-cause notice to pay 14.5 billion Indian rupees (US$325 million) for evasion of customs duty, according to a statement on the Web site of the country's Ministry of Finance.

• HP gives AMD boost with new business laptops

  Hewlett-Packard introduced seven laptops with Advanced Micro Devices' upcoming laptop chips on Wednesday, boosting efforts for the chip designer's efforts to catch up with rival Intel.

• HP to buy struggling Palm for $US1.2 billion

  Hewlett-Packard plans to buy struggling phone maker Palm for US$1.2 billion.

• HP moves high-end Superdome to blade platform

  Hewlett-Packard has unveiled some major updates to its Integrity line of Itanium-based servers, including a new edition of its top-end Superdome system based on HP's blade server architecture.

• HP updates Network Mode Manager

  Hewlett-Packard has updated its Network Node Manager software, released Monday, to include performance management and virtualization support.

• HP to overhaul Integrity servers next week

  Hewlett-Packard is gearing up for a major refresh of its Integrity server line, an important step for customers using those systems and also for the future of Intel's high-end Itanium processor.

• HP enables remote printing for BlackBerry devices

  Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday added mobile printing to its enterprise services offerings, giving BlackBerry users a new way to print documents on the go.

• Start-up founded by HP vets targets cloud computing deployments

  A new cloud storage company is launching with software designed to ease deployments with platforms such as Amazon's Simple Storage Service and EMC's Atmos Online.

• HP: No plans to kill off 3Com products

  HP Monday said it has no plans to kill off any existing HP or 3Com networking products, but did not rule out such a move in the future.

• HP expands client consulting services

  Hewlett-Packard has expanded its consulting services to help enterprises get a better handle on the range of new client devices and software that have recently been introduced to the market, the company announced Wednesday.

• HP chip discovery could be a tech 'game changer'

  Hewlett-Packard is taking the wraps off a new technology that analysts say could be "a major game changer" for computers and personal devices.

• Enterprises are migrating from Sun to HP

  Recession has made companies more cost-sensitive and this has increased the popularity of solutions from HP, according to two separate research reports by Gabriel Consulting Group and Alinean Inc.

• HP takes on Apple's iPad with Slate tablet

  Hewlett-Packard this week started leaking information about its upcomping tablet computer, apparently hoping to take advantage of the hype and buzz surrounding Saturday's release Apple's iPad tablet computer.