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• HP to cut up to 6,000 staff in plan to mitigate PC market softness

  HP expects to lay off 4,000 to 6,000 employees by the end of fiscal year 2025, reducing its 51,000-strong global workforce by about 12 per cent.

• HP debuts new partner program enhancements

  HP has unveiled several new partner benefits within its Amplify partner program aimed at driving greater partner collaboration, training opportunities and community engagement.

• HP launches cartridge recycling partner initiative in ASEAN

  HP has launched a recycling initiative involving channel partners to promote the recycling of ink and toner cartridges across ASEAN.

• Cyber crime escalates as barriers to entry crumble

  An underground economy that mirrors its legitimate e-commerce counterpart is supercharging online criminal behaviour, according to HP findings.

• Lenovo on top for Q1 as PC shipments dip

  Lenovo has maintained its top position as the most shipped PC vendor as 80.5 million PCs were shipped during the first quarter of 2022.

• HP Inc spends US$3.3B on Poly

  HP Inc has acquired unified communications vendor Poly in an all-cash transaction for US$40 per share, implying a total enterprise value of US$3.3 billion.

• HP gets intentional about contracting with Black IT providers

  HP CIO Ron Guerrier is working to diversify IT’s suppliers and boost the benefits they get from working with HP to build a more representative technology workforce.

• Vulnerabilities found in 250 HP printer models

  HP has published security alerts for more than 250 printers which will allow hackers to inject malicious code and DoS attacks to start and access data.

• Inside the HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster

  When Hewlett Packard acquired knowledge management software firm Autonomy, it didn’t realise it was buying into a multibillion accounting cover-up.

• New HP MFP vulnerabilities show why users should update and isolate printers

  Researchers have discovered two dangerous vulnerabilities in HP multifunction printers that use its FutureSmart firmware, including one that is exploitable remotely.

• Lenovo maintains global PC lead

  Global PC shipments, including tablets, fell 2 per cent year-on-year to 122.1 million units in the third quarter of 2021, as Lenovo maintains top spot among PC brands.

• Lenovo widens global PC market lead

  Lenovo has pulled further ahead of HP in the global PC market shipment stakes.

• The case of the insecure printer

  Forget about pricey ink cartridge refills. The latest issue with printers is that now they won't work unless they're networked up with their manufacturer.

• HP CISO Joanna Burkey: Securing remote workers requires collaborative approach

  New research finds 91 per cent of IT teams feel pressure to compromise cyber security for WFH business continuity.

• HP targets new compute models for hybrid work with Teradici buy

  ​HP Inc. has acquired Teradici Corporation, a move it hopes will enhance its personal systems capabilities through new compute models and services for hybrid work.