This is an important milestone because ISS is a truly independent expert ... they concluded after very comprehensive process that this deal makes sense on the strategic logic, on the economic logic, that we can execute it ... we feel good about it. |
This is not a company stuck. This is a company that leads in virtually every category in which we compete. |
This was a great quarter. By any measure, we hit our stride and demonstrated what the merger was all about. |
This world is clearly emerging before our eyes. The shifts ahead, the opportunities ahead are massive. |
Today's results demonstrate the tremendous progress we're making in all of our businesses around the world. |
Today's world is full of uncertainty, and predictions are difficult. We're staying focused on what we can control -- maximizing our operating model leverage, delivering the best possible products and services, accelerating market share gains, staying on the offense and investing in growth, |
We are ... looking at, at this point, flat revenue growth in the third quarter, |
We are clearly demonstrating that we are not growing revenues at the expense of profitability. |
We are gratified that HP shareowners recognize the compelling strategic and economic benefits of the merger and that a decisive majority of shares not affiliated with the Hewlett and Packard families and foundations appear to have been voted in favor of this transaction, |
We are managing through what is clearly a significant global economic downturn, and our results reflect this tough environment, ... However, we are seeing positive signs that our efforts to transform our business and improve our execution are gaining traction, and we continue to make strategic moves to fuel growth. |
We are moving faster and achieving more, |
We are today ready to execute. |
We cannot say every step has been perfect, but we can say with confidence today we are where we intended to be. |
We do not see any meaningful improvement in IT spending, and we are not counting on a strong holiday buying season, ... We still have a lot of work to do. But the results today validate and demonstrate our progress towards our goals of meeting and exceeding all of our integration targets. |
We executed solidly despite this quarter's challenges, |