News: HP has the resources of a battleship while moving like a speedboat'

''HP is back, proclaimed Bill Veghte, vice-president of HP enterprise group, at the company's recent convention in Las Vegas. Applause rippled across a vast auditorium filled with partners, customers, media and analysts. It was a feelgood moment for a company that's been through the wringer in the last few years.

Veghte was picking up the theme laid out by Meg Whitman, the chief executive brought on board in 2011 to steer the HP ...