Hewlett-Packard Co. is reorganizing its personal-computer division as part of a push to broaden use of the software it gained from the acquisition of Palm Inc. Jon Rubinstein, Palm's former chief executive officer, will take charge of product development and innovation for the Personal Systems Group, which encompasses PCs, tablets and smartphones. Senior Vice President Stephen DeWitt will run a new unit responsible for developing and promoting the WebOS computer operating system. Both will report to Todd Bradley, who runs PSG.
Hewlett-Packard is counting on the integration of WebOS to differentiate its products from rival machines, including Apple Inc's iPad and those using Google Inc's Android.
