U.S. Authorities Expand HP Bribery Probe To Europe

, HP began requiring all of its 154,000 channel partners worldwide to complete anti-bribery and regulatory compliance training, but the mandatory $120 fee attached to the training irked many partners.

In this week's SEC filing, HP explained the difficulties involved in regulating all of its sales channels.

"We use a variety of distribution methods to sell our products and services, including third-party resellers and distributors and both direct and indirect sales to both enterprise accounts and consumers. Successfully managing the interaction of our direct and indirect channel efforts to reach various potential customer segments for our products and services is a complex process," HP said in the SEC filing.

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