What is the fine-grained topic of the following text: The Hewlett- Packard Company ( commonly referred to as HP, and stylized as hp) or Hewlett- Packard ( / ˈ h juː l ɪ t ˈ p æ k ər d / HEW- lit PAK- ərd) was an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, developed and provided a wide variety of hardware components as well as software and related services to consumers, small- and medium- sized. Only return the topic.
Hewlett-Packard Company