H.P. Is Said to Plan Merger of Computer and Printer Units SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard will merge its personal computer and printing divisions in an effort to cut costs, improve designs and gain efficiency, according to a person briefed on the plan. The new combined division will be run by Todd Bradley, who currently runs H.P."s PC business, called the Personal Systems Group. Vyomesh I. Joshi, who runs H.P."s Printing and Imaging Group, will be retiring after 31 years with H.P. H.P. wants to improve the performance of the businesses and do things like getting PCs and printers to work better together, according to the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the company had not yet announced the move. An announcement is expected in the next day or two. The merger, initially reported by All Things D, will create a division accounting for about half of H.P."s revenues. In the quarter ended Jan. 31, PCs and printing had combined revenues of $15.1 billion, out of a total of $30.4 billion in revenue, and earnings of $1.2 billion, out of H.P."s total earnings of $2.9 billion. A year earlier the two groups had combined revenues of $17.1 billion, and net earnings of $1.8 billion.