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HP raises 2010 outlook, beats Q1 view


    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Inc reported better-than-expected results on strong server sales and a revival in its printing segment, and the company raised its full-year outlook.

    Shares of the world's largest technology company by sales climbed 1.2 percent in after-hours trading on Wednesday.

    HP reported net income of $2.3 billion, or 96 cents a share, in its fiscal first quarter ended January 31, up from $1.9 billion, or 75 cents a share, in the year-ago period.

    Excluding items, it earned $1.10 a share, beating the average Wall Street estimate of $1.06 a share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

    Net revenue rose 8 percent to $31.2 billion, versus the average analyst forecast of $30 billion.

    For 2010, HP forecast earnings excluding items of $4.37 to $4.44 a share, on revenue of $121.5 to $122.5 billion.

    Shares of Palo Alto, California-based HP closed at $50.12 on the New York Stock Exchange and rose to $50.70 in extended trading.

    (Reporting by Gabriel Madway; Editing by Richard Chang)