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Hewlett-Packard Co.'s top lawyer resigned on Thursday as U.S. House of Representatives lawmakers scolded current and former top executives for invading individuals' privacy to find the source of boardroom leaks. The scandal has claimed the jobs of four senior executives technology firm.

U.S. lawmakers on Thursday plan to shine a spotlight on Hewlett-Packard Co.'s snooping into the telephone records of some board members and journalists, a practice that Congress may soon ban. Chief Executive Mark Hurd and former chairman Patricia Dunn will tell their side of the story.

Speaking out for the first time publicly about the growing HP leak probe scandal, the company's CEO, Mark Hurd said on Friday that he knew a fake e-mail was sent to a journalist in an effort to root out the source of leaks at the firm.

Hewlett Packard chief executive Mark Hurd said Friday that he is taking over as the company's chairman effective immediately, replacing Patricia Dunn, who was at the center of the company's spying scandal.

The California attorney general said on Friday there was no evidence yet linking Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Mark Hurd to any criminal wrongdoing, as scrutiny grew over his role in the PC maker's probe of a boardroom leak.

Hewlett Packard Co.'s Chief Executive Mark Hurd had approved a sting operation on a reporter to investigate boardroom media leaks

Hewlett-Packard conducted feasibility studies on placing spies in news bureaus of two publications as part of an investigation into leaks from its board, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.

Hewlett-Packard Co. on Tuesday said it received a 10-year contract from the U.S. Army to provide personal computers and other computer peripherals.

Hewlett-Packard Co. said on Tuesday that George Keyworth resigned from its board after he admitted being a source of information for boardroom press leaks.

Hewlett-Packard announced on Tuesday that its current chairwoman, Patricia Dunn, will step down in 2007, making way for the company's chief executive officer and president Mark Hurd to assume the role.

Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman Patricia Dunn on Friday defended her role in an inquiry into a boardroom leak that has led to a California state investigation, and said she has no plans to resign unless asked by the board.

Dell announced on Thursday that its second quarter earnings had dropped 51 percent from the previous quarter, blaming the figure on slower sales growth.

Hewlett-Packard Co. reported a stronger net profit for the fiscal third quarter on Thursday, exceeding Wall Street expectations.

Hewlett-Packard Co., the world's No. 2 maker of personal computers, said on Wednesday quarterly profit surged from a year earlier, when it had a tax charge for repatriating foreign earnings.

Shares Hewlett Packard Co., the world's second largest computer maker, are edging slightly up today despite the mixed reviews from Wall Street.

Hewlett Packard Co., the world's second largest computer maker, announced on Tuesday it had signed an agreement to purchase business software company Mercury Interactive.

Hewlett-Packard Co. on Tuesday posted a better-than-expected profit as it gained market share in personal computers and sold more of its highly profitable ink supplies, sending shares 3.3 percent higher.