Leaked memo prompts HP to move up its earnings announcement. But on a conference call, CEO Leo Apotheker strikes a more low-key tone, saying he's looking to make some changes in a couple of areas.

Agilent Technologies, the measurement and testing unit spun off by Hewlett-Packard in 1999, will outsource a large part of its IT services to its former parent, CNET News.com has learned. The move, ...