Technology major Hewlett-Packard, which has posted a steep decline in second quarter profits, will

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be cutting more than 6,400 jobs or about two per cent of its global workforce in the coming months.

The company, which has a strong presence in India, has reported a 17 per cent fall in profits at USD 1.7 billion for the three months ended April 30, 2009.

In a conference call to discuss the second quarter performance on Tuesday, the firm said it would eliminate about "two per cent of the HP workforce, as we further streamline and simplify our organisation and our supply chains".

"These actions will be implemented over the next 12 months after consultation with employee representatives, where required," HP said.

According to the company website, it has about 3,21,000 employees worldwide and a reduction of two per cent would amount to more than 6,400 job losses.

HP's profits for the second quarter tumbled to USD 1.7 billion from USD 2.1 billion in the year-ago period, it said in a separate statement on Tuesday.

The entity's revenues for the latest quarter dropped three per cent to USD 27.4 billion. In the comparable period, the same stood at USD 1.7 billion.