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HP released the [[HP Pavilion dv1000 series]] of laptops in 2004, which included the HP Pavilion dv1658 and dv1040 models. Other laptop models available around this time were the dv4000, dv5000, and the dv8000 series.
HP released the [[HP Pavilion dv1000 series]] of laptops in 2004, which included the HP Pavilion dv1658 and dv1040 models. Other laptop models available around this time were the dv4000, dv5000, and the dv8000 series.


In January 2005, following years of underperformance, which included HP's Compaq merger that fell short<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/2005/03/29/technology/hp_outlook/|title=HP's Hurd mentality|last=La Monica|first=Paul|website=money.cnn.com|publisher=CNN Money|date=March 29, 2005|access-date=February 12, 2018}}</ref> and disappointing earning reports,<ref>{{Cite news|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|first=Pui-Wing|last=Tam|date=February 10, 2005|title=H-P's Board Ousts Fiorina as CEO|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB110795431536149934|url-status=live|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123172707/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB110795431536149934|archive-date=January 23, 2015}}</ref> the board asked Fiorina to resign as chair and chief executive officer of the company, and she did on February 9, 2005.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Tom|title=Fiorina resigns HP CEO post|language=en|work=InfoWorld|url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/2643814/operating-systems/fiorina-resigns-hp-ceo-post.html|date=February 5, 2009|access-date=July 22, 2017}}</ref> After her departure, HP's stock jumped 6.9 percent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/2005/02/09/technology/hp_fiorina/index.htm|title=Fiorina out, HP stock soars|last=La Monica|first=Paul|website=money.cnn.com|publisher=CNN Money|date=February 10, 2005|access-date=February 12, 2018}}</ref> Robert Wayman, chief financial officer of HP, served as interim CEO while the board undertook a formal search for a replacement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/sites/gsb/files/publication-pdf/cgri-closer-look-21-hp-leadership-challenges.pdf|title=Leadership Challenges at Hewlett-Packard: Through the Looking Glass|last1=Larcker|first1=David|last2=Tayan|first2=Brian|date=October 11, 2011|website=www.gsb.stanford.edu}}</ref>
In January 2005, following years of underperformance, which included HP's Compaq merger that fell short<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/2005/03/29/technology/hp_outlook/|title=HP's Hurd mentality|last=La Monica|first=Paul|website=money.cnn.com|publisher=CNN Money|date=March 29, 2005|access-date=February 12, 2018}}</ref> and disappointing earning reports,<ref>{{Cite news|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|first=Pui-Wing|last=Tam|date=February 10, 2005|title=H-P's Board Ousts Fiorina as CEO|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB110795431536149934|url-status=live|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123172707/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB110795431536149934|archive-date=January 23, 2015}}</ref> the board asked Fiorina to resign as chair and chief executive officer of the company, and she did on February 9, 2005.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Tom|title=Fiorina resigns HP CEO post|language=en|work=InfoWorld|url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/2643814/operating-systems/fiorina-resigns-hp-ceo-post.html|date=February 5, 2009|access-date=July 22, 2017}}</ref> After her departure, HP's stock jumped 6.9 percent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/2005/02/09/technology/hp_fiorina/index.htm|title=Fiorina out, HP stock soars|last=La Monica|first=Paul|website=money.cnn.com|publisher=CNN Money|date=February 10, 2005|access-date=February 12, 2018}}</ref> Robert Wayman, chief financial officer of HP, served as interim CEO while the board undertook a formal search for a replacement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/sites/gsb/files/publication-pdf/cgri-closer-look-21-hp-leadership-challenges.pdf|title=Leadership Challenges at Hewlett-Packard: Through the Looking Glass|last1=Larcker|first1=David|last2=Tayan|first2=Brian|date=October 11, 2011|website=www.gsb.stanford.edu}}</ref>


[[Mark Hurd]] of [[NCR Corporation]] was hired to take over as CEO and president, effective April 1, 2005. Hurd was the board's top choice given the revival of NCR that took place under his leadership.<ref name=":0" />
[[Mark Hurd]] of [[NCR Corporation]] was hired to take over as CEO and president, effective April 1, 2005. Hurd was the board's top choice given the revival of NCR that took place under his leadership.<ref name=":0" />
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On April 28, 2010, [[Palm, Inc.]] and HP announced that the latter would buy the former for {{US$|long=no|1.2 billion}} in cash and debt.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hp-news/press-release.html?id=416441|title=HP to Acquire Palm for {{US$|long=no|1.2 billion}} |publisher=Hewlett-Packard |access-date=May 18, 2017}}</ref> Adding Palm handsets to the HP product line created some overlap with the [[iPAQ]] series of mobile devices, but was thought to significantly improve HP's mobile presence as iPAQ devices had not been selling well. Buying Palm, Inc. gave HP a library of valuable patents and the mobile operating platform, [[webOS]]. On July 1, 2010, the acquisition of Palm, Inc. was finalized.<ref>{{cite web|website=[[VentureBeat]]|first=Dean|last=Takahashi|url=https://venturebeat.com/2010/07/01/hp-closes-deal-on-1-2b-acquisition-of-palm/|title=HP Closes deal on $1.2B acquisition of Palm|date=July 1, 2010}}</ref> Purchasing its webOS was a big gamble to build HP's own ecosystem.<ref name="cliff">{{cite magazine|first1=Cliff|last1=Edwards|first2=Aaron|last2=Ricadela|magazine=[[BusinessWeek]]|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_27/b4235040584134.htm|title=HP's Plan to Make TouchPad a Hit|date=June 23, 2011|access-date=June 24, 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118144710/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_27/b4235040584134.htm|archive-date=January 18, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> On July 1, 2011, HP launched its first tablet, [[HP TouchPad]], which brought webOS to tablet devices. On September 2, 2010, HP won the [[Bid price|bidding war]] for [[3PAR]] with a {{US$|long=no|33}} a share offer ({{US$|long=no|2.07 billion}}) that Dell declined to match. After HP acquired Palm Inc., it phased out the Compaq brand.
On April 28, 2010, [[Palm, Inc.]] and HP announced that the latter would buy the former for {{US$|long=no|1.2 billion}} in cash and debt.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hp-news/press-release.html?id=416441|title=HP to Acquire Palm for {{US$|long=no|1.2 billion}} |publisher=Hewlett-Packard |access-date=May 18, 2017}}</ref> Adding Palm handsets to the HP product line created some overlap with the [[iPAQ]] series of mobile devices, but was thought to significantly improve HP's mobile presence as iPAQ devices had not been selling well. Buying Palm, Inc. gave HP a library of valuable patents and the mobile operating platform, [[webOS]]. On July 1, 2010, the acquisition of Palm, Inc. was finalized.<ref>{{cite web|website=[[VentureBeat]]|first=Dean|last=Takahashi|url=https://venturebeat.com/2010/07/01/hp-closes-deal-on-1-2b-acquisition-of-palm/|title=HP Closes deal on $1.2B acquisition of Palm|date=July 1, 2010}}</ref> Purchasing its webOS was a big gamble to build HP's own ecosystem.<ref name="cliff">{{cite magazine|first1=Cliff|last1=Edwards|first2=Aaron|last2=Ricadela|magazine=[[BusinessWeek]]|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_27/b4235040584134.htm|title=HP's Plan to Make TouchPad a Hit|date=June 23, 2011|access-date=June 24, 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118144710/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_27/b4235040584134.htm|archive-date=January 18, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> On July 1, 2011, HP launched its first tablet, [[HP TouchPad]], which brought webOS to tablet devices. On September 2, 2010, HP won the [[Bid price|bidding war]] for [[3PAR]] with a {{US$|long=no|33}} a share offer ({{US$|long=no|2.07 billion}}) that Dell declined to match. After HP acquired Palm Inc., it phased out the Compaq brand.


On August 6, 2010, Hurd [[Mark Hurd#Resignation|resigned amid controversy]] and CFO [[Cathie Lesjak]] assumed the role of interim CEO. Hurd had turned HP around and was widely regarded as one of [[Silicon Valley]]'s star CEOs, and under his leadership, HP became the largest computer company in the world when measured by total revenue.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Meyers|first1=Michelle|last2=Kerstetter|first2=Jim|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/oracle-hires-former-hp-ceo-hurd-as-president/|title=Oracle hires former HP CEO Hurd as president|date=September 6, 2010|work=CNET|access-date=March 1, 2018|language=en}}</ref> He was accused of [[sexual harassment]] against a colleague, though the allegations were deemed baseless. The investigation led to questions concerning some of his private expenses and the lack of disclosure related to the friendship.<ref name="wjs1">{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704268004575417800832885086 |title=Hurd Neglected To Follow H-P Code |author=Ben Worthen And Joann S. Lublin |date=August 8, 2010 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref><ref name="content.time.com">{{cite magazine|last=Gregory |first=Sean |url=http://content.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,2009617,00.html |title=Mark Hurd Ouster: Why HP Had to Force CEO's Resignation |date=August 10, 2010 |magazine=Time}}</ref> Some observers have argued that Hurd was innocent, but the board asked for his resignation to avoid [[Black PR|negative public relations]].<ref name="BI-hurd">{{cite web|last=Blodget |first=Henry |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/backlash-against-hewlett-packard-grows-it-seems-mark-hurd-fired-because-company-scared-of-bad-pr-over-bogus-sexual-harassment-allegation-2010-8 |title=Here's The Real Reason HP CEO Mark Hurd Was Fired (As Best We Can Tell&nbsp;...) |date=August 10, 2010 |work=Business Insider}}</ref>
On August 6, 2010, Hurd [[Mark Hurd#Resignation|resigned amid controversy]] and CFO [[Cathie Lesjak]] assumed the role of interim CEO. Hurd had turned HP around and was widely regarded as one of [[Silicon Valley]]'s star CEOs, and under his leadership, HP became the largest computer company in the world when measured by total revenue.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Meyers|first1=Michelle|last2=Kerstetter|first2=Jim|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/oracle-hires-former-hp-ceo-hurd-as-president/|title=Oracle hires former HP CEO Hurd as president|date=September 6, 2010|work=CNET|access-date=March 1, 2018|language=en}}</ref> He was accused of [[sexual harassment]] against a colleague, though the allegations were deemed baseless. The investigation led to questions concerning some of his private expenses and the lack of disclosure related to the friendship.<ref name="wjs1">{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704268004575417800832885086 |title=Hurd Neglected To Follow H-P Code |author=Ben Worthen And Joann S. Lublin |date=August 8, 2010 |work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref><ref name="content.time.com">{{cite magazine|last=Gregory |first=Sean |url=http://content.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,2009617,00.html |title=Mark Hurd Ouster: Why HP Had to Force CEO's Resignation |date=August 10, 2010 |magazine=Time}}</ref> Some observers have argued that Hurd was innocent, but the board asked for his resignation to avoid [[Black PR|negative public relations]].<ref name="BI-hurd">{{cite web|last=Blodget |first=Henry |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/backlash-against-hewlett-packard-grows-it-seems-mark-hurd-fired-because-company-scared-of-bad-pr-over-bogus-sexual-harassment-allegation-2010-8 |title=Here's The Real Reason HP CEO Mark Hurd Was Fired (As Best We Can Tell&nbsp;...) |date=August 10, 2010 |work=Business Insider}}</ref>


Public analysis was divided between those who saw it as a commendable tough action by HP in handling expenses irregularities, and those who saw it as an ill-advised, hasty, and expensive reaction in ousting a remarkably capable leader who had turned the business around.<ref name="wjs1" /><ref name="content.time.com" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Vance |first1=Ashlee |last2=Richtel |first2=Matt |title=H.P. Followed a P.R. Specialist's Advice in the Hurd Case |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/10/technology/10hp.html |work=The New York Times |date=August 9, 2010}}</ref> At HP, Hurd oversaw a series of acquisitions worth over $20 billion, which allowed the company to expand into services of networking equipment and smartphones.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2010/09/does-hurds-new-oracle-gig-prove-business-ethics-dont-matter/62559/|title=Does Hurd's New Oracle Gig Prove Business Ethics Don't Matter?|last=Indiviglio|first=Daniel|work=The Atlantic|date=September 7, 2010|access-date=March 1, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> HP shares dropped by 8.4% in after-hours trading, hitting a 52-week low with $9 billion in market capitalization shaved off.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-01-11/100-top-employees-who-left-hewlett-packard-since-2010#r=lr-fst |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113083725/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-01-11/100-top-employees-who-left-hewlett-packard-since-2010#r=lr-fst |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 13, 2013 |title=One Hundred Top Employees Who Left Hewlett-Packard Since 2010 |publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |date=January 11, 2013 |access-date=January 18, 2013}}</ref> [[Larry Ellison]] publicly attacked HP's board for Hurd's ousting, stating that the HP board had "made the worst personnel decision since the idiots on the Apple board fired Steve Jobs many years ago".<ref>{{cite news|last=Vance |first=Ashlee |title=Oracle Chief Faults H.P. Board for Forcing Hurd's Resignation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/10/technology/10hewlett.html |work=The New York Times |date=August 9, 2010}}</ref>
Public analysis was divided between those who saw it as a commendable tough action by HP in handling expenses irregularities, and those who saw it as an ill-advised, hasty, and expensive reaction in ousting a remarkably capable leader who had turned the business around.<ref name="wjs1" /><ref name="content.time.com" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Vance |first1=Ashlee |last2=Richtel |first2=Matt |title=H.P. Followed a P.R. Specialist's Advice in the Hurd Case |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/10/technology/10hp.html |work=The New York Times |date=August 9, 2010}}</ref> At HP, Hurd oversaw a series of acquisitions worth over $20 billion, which allowed the company to expand into services of networking equipment and smartphones.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2010/09/does-hurds-new-oracle-gig-prove-business-ethics-dont-matter/62559/|title=Does Hurd's New Oracle Gig Prove Business Ethics Don't Matter?|last=Indiviglio|first=Daniel|work=The Atlantic|date=September 7, 2010|access-date=March 1, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> HP shares dropped by 8.4% in after-hours trading, hitting a 52-week low with $9 billion in market capitalization shaved off.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-01-11/100-top-employees-who-left-hewlett-packard-since-2010#r=lr-fst |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113083725/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-01-11/100-top-employees-who-left-hewlett-packard-since-2010#r=lr-fst |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 13, 2013 |title=One Hundred Top Employees Who Left Hewlett-Packard Since 2010 |publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |date=January 11, 2013 |access-date=January 18, 2013}}</ref> [[Larry Ellison]] publicly attacked HP's board for Hurd's ousting, stating that the HP board had "made the worst personnel decision since the idiots on the Apple board fired Steve Jobs many years ago".<ref>{{cite news|last=Vance |first=Ashlee |title=Oracle Chief Faults H.P. Board for Forcing Hurd's Resignation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/10/technology/10hewlett.html |work=The New York Times |date=August 9, 2010}}</ref>
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{{Anchor|THE-MACHINE}} During the June 2014 HP Discover customer event in [[Las Vegas]], Whitman and Martin Fink announced a project for a radically new computer architecture called [[The Machine (computer architecture)|The Machine]]. Based on [[memristor]]s and [[silicon photonics]], it was supposed to come into commercialization before the end of the decade, and represented 75% of the research activity in HP Labs at the time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.enterprisetech.com/2014/06/12/hp-puts-memristors-heart-new-machine/ |title=HP Puts Memristors At The Heart Of A New Machine |last=Morgan |first=Timothy Prickett |date=June 12, 2014 |work=EnterpriseTech |access-date=December 14, 2014}}</ref>
{{Anchor|THE-MACHINE}} During the June 2014 HP Discover customer event in [[Las Vegas]], Whitman and Martin Fink announced a project for a radically new computer architecture called [[The Machine (computer architecture)|The Machine]]. Based on [[memristor]]s and [[silicon photonics]], it was supposed to come into commercialization before the end of the decade, and represented 75% of the research activity in HP Labs at the time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.enterprisetech.com/2014/06/12/hp-puts-memristors-heart-new-machine/ |title=HP Puts Memristors At The Heart Of A New Machine |last=Morgan |first=Timothy Prickett |date=June 12, 2014 |work=EnterpriseTech |access-date=December 14, 2014}}</ref>


On October 6, 2014, HP announced it was going to split into two separate companies to separate its personal computer and printer businesses from its technology services. The split, which was first reported by ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' and confirmed by other media, resulted in two publicly traded companies on November 1, 2015: [[Hewlett Packard Enterprise]] and [[HP Inc.]] The split was structured so that Hewlett-Packard changed its name to HP Inc. and spun off Hewlett Packard Enterprise as a new publicly traded company.<ref>{{cite news|last=Darrow |first=Barb |title=Bye-bye HP, it's the end of an era |url=http://fortune.com/2015/10/30/bye-bye-hp/ |work=Fortune Magazine |date=October 30, 2015}}</ref><ref>See company history section of HP Inc.'s information page at [https://www.nyse.com/quote/XNYS:HPQ/company the NYSE Web site]</ref> Whitman became chairman of HP Inc. and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, [[Patricia Russo]] became chairman of the enterprise business, and [[Dion Weisler]] became CEO of HP, Inc.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Koch |first1=Wendy |title=Hewlett-Packard plans to break into two |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/10/05/report-hewlett-packard-plans-to-break-into-two/16768635/ |work=[[USA Today]] |date=October 5, 2014 |access-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hewlett-Packard to Split Into Two Companies: Report |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/hewlett-packard-split-two-companies-report-n218926 |website=[[NBC News]] |date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=HP To Separate Into Two New Industry-Leading Public Companies |url=http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hp-news/press-release.html?id=1809455 |publisher=Hewlett-Packard |location=[[Palo Alto, California]] |date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref>
On October 6, 2014, HP announced it was going to split into two separate companies to separate its personal computer and printer businesses from its technology services. The split, which was first reported by ''The Wall Street Journal'' and confirmed by other media, resulted in two publicly traded companies on November 1, 2015: [[Hewlett Packard Enterprise]] and [[HP Inc.]] The split was structured so that Hewlett-Packard changed its name to HP Inc. and spun off Hewlett Packard Enterprise as a new publicly traded company.<ref>{{cite news|last=Darrow |first=Barb |title=Bye-bye HP, it's the end of an era |url=http://fortune.com/2015/10/30/bye-bye-hp/ |work=Fortune Magazine |date=October 30, 2015}}</ref><ref>See company history section of HP Inc.'s information page at [https://www.nyse.com/quote/XNYS:HPQ/company the NYSE Web site]</ref> Whitman became chairman of HP Inc. and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, [[Patricia Russo]] became chairman of the enterprise business, and [[Dion Weisler]] became CEO of HP, Inc.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Koch |first1=Wendy |title=Hewlett-Packard plans to break into two |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/10/05/report-hewlett-packard-plans-to-break-into-two/16768635/ |work=[[USA Today]] |date=October 5, 2014 |access-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hewlett-Packard to Split Into Two Companies: Report |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/hewlett-packard-split-two-companies-report-n218926 |website=[[NBC News]] |date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=HP To Separate Into Two New Industry-Leading Public Companies |url=http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hp-news/press-release.html?id=1809455 |publisher=Hewlett-Packard |location=[[Palo Alto, California]] |date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref>


On October 29, 2014, Hewlett-Packard announced their new [[Sprout (computer)|Sprout]] personal computer.<ref>{{cite news|last=Baig |first=Edward C. |title=First Look: HP pushes into 3-D printing, Blended Reality |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/baig/2014/10/29/hp-sprout-3d-printing-first-look/18105925/ |work=USA Today |date=October 29, 2014}}</ref>
On October 29, 2014, Hewlett-Packard announced their new [[Sprout (computer)|Sprout]] personal computer.<ref>{{cite news|last=Baig |first=Edward C. |title=First Look: HP pushes into 3-D printing, Blended Reality |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/baig/2014/10/29/hp-sprout-3d-printing-first-look/18105925/ |work=USA Today |date=October 29, 2014}}</ref>
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On September 5, 2006, Shawn Cabalfin and David O'Neil of ''[[Newsweek]]'' wrote that HP's [[general counsel]], at the behest of chairwoman [[Patricia C. Dunn|Patricia Dunn]], contracted a team of independent security experts to investigate board members and several journalists to identify the source of an information leak.<ref>{{cite news|author=David Kaplan|title=Suspicions and Spies in Silicon Valley|work=Newsweek Business|url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/45548/|url-status=dead|date=September 17, 2006|access-date=July 22, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911000709/http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2006/09/17/suspicions-and-spies-in-silicon-valley.html|archive-date=September 11, 2012}}</ref> In turn, those security experts recruited private investigators who used [[pretexting]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Krazit |first=Tom |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/faq-the-hp-pretexting-scandal/ |title=FAQ: The HP 'pretexting' scandal |website=ZDNet |date=September 6, 2006}}</ref> which involved investigators impersonating HP board members and nine journalists (including reporters for [[CNET]], ''The New York Times'' and ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'') in order to obtain their phone records. The information leaked related to HP's long-term strategy and was published as part of a [[CNET]] article<ref>{{cite web|last=Kawamoto |first=Dawn |url=http://news.cnet.com/HP+outlines+long-term+strategy/2100-1014_3-6029519.html |title=HP outlines long-term strategy &#124;CNET News.com |website=CNET |date=April 11, 2006 |access-date=July 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506221318/http://www.cnet.com/news/hp-outlines-long-term-strategy/|archive-date=May 6, 2016}}</ref> in January 2006. Most HP employees accused of criminal acts have since been acquitted.<ref>{{cite web|last=Katz |first=Leslie |url=http://news.cnet.com/Calif.-court-drops-charges-against-Dunn/2100-1014_3-6167187.html |title=Calif. court drops charges against Dunn |website=CNET |date=March 31, 2007 |access-date=July 7, 2011}}</ref>
On September 5, 2006, Shawn Cabalfin and David O'Neil of ''[[Newsweek]]'' wrote that HP's [[general counsel]], at the behest of chairwoman [[Patricia C. Dunn|Patricia Dunn]], contracted a team of independent security experts to investigate board members and several journalists to identify the source of an information leak.<ref>{{cite news|author=David Kaplan|title=Suspicions and Spies in Silicon Valley|work=Newsweek Business|url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/45548/|url-status=dead|date=September 17, 2006|access-date=July 22, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911000709/http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2006/09/17/suspicions-and-spies-in-silicon-valley.html|archive-date=September 11, 2012}}</ref> In turn, those security experts recruited private investigators who used [[pretexting]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Krazit |first=Tom |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/faq-the-hp-pretexting-scandal/ |title=FAQ: The HP 'pretexting' scandal |website=ZDNet |date=September 6, 2006}}</ref> which involved investigators impersonating HP board members and nine journalists (including reporters for [[CNET]], ''The New York Times'' and ''The Wall Street Journal'') in order to obtain their phone records. The information leaked related to HP's long-term strategy and was published as part of a [[CNET]] article<ref>{{cite web|last=Kawamoto |first=Dawn |url=http://news.cnet.com/HP+outlines+long-term+strategy/2100-1014_3-6029519.html |title=HP outlines long-term strategy &#124;CNET News.com |website=CNET |date=April 11, 2006 |access-date=July 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506221318/http://www.cnet.com/news/hp-outlines-long-term-strategy/|archive-date=May 6, 2016}}</ref> in January 2006. Most HP employees accused of criminal acts have since been acquitted.<ref>{{cite web|last=Katz |first=Leslie |url=http://news.cnet.com/Calif.-court-drops-charges-against-Dunn/2100-1014_3-6167187.html |title=Calif. court drops charges against Dunn |website=CNET |date=March 31, 2007 |access-date=July 7, 2011}}</ref>


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