Hewlett Packard reorganizing printer operations, report says
11:40 AM PDT on Thursday, June 19, 2008
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Hewlett-Packard Co. announced plans to reorganize its printer operations according to a Wall Street Journal report.
The plan calls for trimming HP’s five business units to three in a bid to become more efficient, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The article went on to say that the changes will consolidate HP's laser-jet and commercial-printer units into one. It will also merge the ink-jet and consumer-supplies units.
Company officials denied any plans for large-scale lay-offs at any of their hubs, including in Oregon.
In a different division of the company, just last month, Hewlett-Packard Co. officials said a call center in Beaverton that supports their customers was bursting at the seams and more workers may be needed.
Roughly 1,100 people work at the Stream call center, and 500 of them provide customer service support to Hewlett-Packard customers, said Siobhan Flanigan, a Hewlett-Packard spokeswoman.
Company officials did not disclose specifics of a possible expansion. It started working with the Stream facility in Beaverton last year as part of a customer support initiative.
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