Will Hewlett-Packard Have a Happy New Year

Hewlett-Packard's Elite Pad is focused on the enterprise,said Todd Bradley,Executive Vice President of HP's Printing and Personal Systems Group.It is built on a Microsoft platform with manageability and security in mind,starting at the enterprise and letting it come down to the consumer.
Clearly the global market is changing.Our ability to innovate in hardware,software and design will help us stand out and sell to both consumers and enterprise.
The activity at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was pretty robust.There was a lot of focus on touch and Windows 8.
HP will roll out new high speed ink products later this year.There will be eprint,which goes from a mobile device anywhere in the world to the printer you choose.
Christmas was good for HP.The transition to both online and in-store shopping is taking place all over the world and is converging.
In after hours trading Monday,HP shares were at 17.00,up 0.84%.
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Who Sings On The Sandals Resorts Commercial

The song is a vintage one.It is called "My Blue Heaven."Dating from 1927,the lyrics are by George Whiting,with the music by Walter Donaldson.The performer is our comtemporary Lizann Warner.The song was included in the Reader's Digest Treasury of Best Loved Songs.Hopefully Ms.Warner will get to record the whole number one day.
Lizann Warner is known as a vocal chameleon.An accomplished stylist who evokes everyone from Judy Garland to Barbra Streisand,she has opened for the likes of Fleetwood Mac and Pat Benatar.She also sings on video games such as Guitar Hero III by Activision.
Ms.Warner has performed in Las Vegas and has upcoming dates at Duke's Bar&Grill in Riverside,California(April 21)and State Street Winery in Redlands(April 28).You can listen to her on YouTube and ReverbNation.
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Starwood Likes TALF Prospects

Barry Sternlicht,Chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital,says he thinks everyone's pretty optimistic about Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities,or CMBS,in the TALF program.I think we're closer to the bottom of the residential side,Mr.Sternlicht observed,so now we can focus on the commercial side.The commercial real estate market is gonna lag the economy.Companies are gonna have to be confident before they get back in.This recovery is gonna be longer,deeper and broader than the Resolution Trust Corporation cycle of the 1980s.There still isn't any debt,Mr.Sternlicht noted,though TALF will encourage some lending.
When we buy land,we're doing it unleveraged,Mr.Sternlicht revealed.We're buying debt in property.There's one in Las Vegas we're looking at,and something in Brazil right now.You've got to be patient.The bid-ask spreads are huge,Mr.Sternlicht feels.