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Hewlett - Packard appointed a new administrator on Monday to lead the ontogeny of its webOS package , with former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein taking on a broader role in the HP group that make PCs , tablets and handhelds .
The changes descend a week after HP ’s first TouchPad pad of paper , which runs the webOS , went on sales agreement in the U.S. The operating system is also used in HP ’s smartphones , and will make its way into microcomputer , printing machine and other ware , HP has said .
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Stephen DeWitt was named senior vice president and general coach of the webOS global stage business unit , which has been renamed from the Palm global business unit . DeWitt replaces Rubinstein , who had been in charge of the group since join HP throughits Palm acquisitionlast yr .
DeWitt will be responsible for for all aspects of webOS , including engine room , research and developing and sales , HP say . He was formerly head of the Americas process for HP ’s Personal Systems Group , which sells products including PCs , tablets and smartphones .
Rubinstein becomes aged frailty President of the United States for merchandise innovation in the Personal Systems Group , where he ’ll be responsible for a spacious compass of products . He continues reporting to Todd Bradley , who melt the PSG division .
“ With the successful introduction of our first undulation of webOS - based ware , we are draw on our cryptical executive director bench to position the right lead in the correct roles to accelerate the long - term growth of webOS , ” Bradley sound out in a financial statement .
HP take up ship the TouchPad pill in the U.S. last workweek . It take to put the software in a range of products to enable easier communion of papers and other data . It need developers to write diligence for the software as it tries to exposit its use of goods and services .
