HP services revenue grew 0.4 percent to $9 billion in the quarter. Enterprise Storage and Servers grew revenue 25 percent to $5.3 billion; HP software grew 1 percent to $974 million. Personal systems group revenue grew 4 percent to $10.3 billion. Notebook revenue was down 3 percent in the quarter, but desktop revenue was up 13 percent. The printer division saw revenue rise 8 percent to $7 billion.

The print division (combination of consumer devices and commercial equipment) continues to be one of HP’s crucial pilars with strong growth. In the commercial arena, HP is tightly focused on toner and commercial inkjet technologies. Print company owners should keep these forward-looking indicators in mind when thinking about the near and mid-term capabilities mix and when to invest in digital equipment. This should also tell you something about the acceleration of smaller-more-often orders that are going away from traditional offset large-run work.

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