Layoffs? Restructuring? HP Partners Say They'll Cope

Carly Fiorina's departure from HP has gone hand in hand with rumors ranging from immediate sales layoffs to a larger corporate restructuring somewhere down the road. But partners from a variety of sectors say they're set to take organizational changes in stride. Some even see new opportunities for partners.

"One of our closest friends&#151a long-time HP rep with 25 accounts&#151got RIF'd on Monday," said John Marks, CEO of JDMI (JDM Infrastructure), in an interview with eWEEK.com.

Job cuts have impacted tier-one direct accounts, as well as tier-two enterprise accounts. "Tier two has really gotten slashed," Marks told eWEEK.com.

"The situation [at HP] is a very changing one. But change can mean opportunity, and you always have to find that opportunity," said Felise Katz, CEO of PKA Technologies Inc., an enterprise solution provider, in another eWEEK.com interview.

Industry buzz around layoffs in Hewlett-Packard Co.'s sales organization is nothing new, according to Katz. "There's been no more of it&#151or less of it&#151since the announcement of [Fiorina's] resignation."

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