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 Hewlett-Packard's employment count over the years
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s payroll has grown over the past decade, partly because of its purchase of computer maker Compaq in 2002 and technology-services provider Electronic Data Systems in 2008.
Europe weighs on NetApp's outlook, stock slumps SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - NetApp Inc on Wednesday forecast revenue below Wall Street's expectations and its chief executive warned of uncertainty in Europe, sending the data storage equipment maker's shares down 18 percent in after-hours trade. The day before, Dell Inc posted disappointing quarterly results that heightened concerns about cautious IT spending, sending tech stocks sharply lower. "The EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) story is one of uncertainty. We could be seeing a rebound or we could be seeing a strong degradation from there," CEO Tom Georgens said in a telephone interview. ... Apple iPhone Designer Is Now a Knight Jony Ive, the man who designed the iPod and the iPhone, might already be considered technology royalty amongst geeks. Now he’s an actual British knight. Apple’s lead designer, was knighted this morning in London and given the title of Knight Commander of the British Empire....
  Game Review: 'Sorcery' “Sorcery” is finally here, and after years of anticipation PS3 fans finally get a game that shows off what the PlayStation Move controller can do. The game takes five to six hours to play — disappointingly short, but still, “Sorcery” is a beautiful game...
  First Meteor Shower of 2012 Dazzles The Quadrantid meteor shower, the first major show of shooting stars in 2012, peaks in the hours before dawn on Wednesday. The best seeing should be after the moon sets around 3 a.m. Astronomers say you may see 60-200 shooting stars per hour if the weather is clear.
 
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