Analysts noted some weakness in the printer division, where consumer unit sales fell 2 percent, although overall revenue rose in the division.

分析家指出一些弱点，打印机分部，那里的消费者销售量较上年同期下降2%，虽然在这个分部整体收入上升。

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Thus, despite the increase in printer sales, the Ink Jet Division must be contributing less to the company's profits than it used to.

因此，尽管打印机的销量增加了，喷墨部门对公司利润的贡献一定比过去少。

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HP's printer division recently began a remote-conferencing and document-sharing service called Halo, which has 15 corporate customers.

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In a statement, OKI Europe said its parent company OKI Electric had recently announced "essential" restructuring of its global printer division to remain competitive and profitable.

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And the setup let each side avoid accountability: If a new printer flopped, was it because of bad design in the printer division--or because CSG had done a poor job in selling it?

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