HP Earnings Decline 4%, and Outlook Is Lowered - NYTimes.com

On a bright note, Sony => security professional services full-employment act

"Ms. Whitman said that HP was not cutting back on research and development, despite the lower earnings, and said valuable new products were on the way, particularly in business computing.

Another bright area, she said, was HP’s security software business, thanks to the hacking last year on Sony Pictures. While there had been earlier violations of corporate computers, she said, Sony took the business up to a new level. “We’re sold out — 5,000 security professionals.”"

HP Earnings Decline 4%, and Outlook Is Lowered - NYTimes.com