H-P's New Printers: A Big Launch for the Battered Company

Hewlett-Packard Co. is set to unveil a new line of printers for business Tuesday. This marks one of the first major fruits of Chief Executive Meg Whitman's efforts to invest more in research and development as she tries to turn around the struggling technology company.

The printers, so-called multifunction machines that combine standard printers with scanners and software to manage electronic documents, are among the fastest-growing segment in the printing industry.