Looking forward Those declines might sound unattractive, but they weren't far off from the market's expectations. Arguably most encouraging was HP's guidance and revised information regarding its impending business separation. Hewlett-Packard will soon split into two distinct entities: "Hewlett-Packard Enterprise" will contain its enterprise, software, cloud, and services businesses. "HP" and will include Hewlett-Packard's current personal systems and printing segments. According to Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman, the separation remains on track to be completed in November, and the company anticipates associated "dis-synergies" of roughly $400 million to $450 million.