HP Inc. was formerly referred to as Hewlett-Packard. Hewlett-Packard was founded in 1939 by Bill Hewlett and David Packard, who both graduated with degrees in EE from Stanford University in 1935. the corporate started off within the HP Garage in Palo Alto , California. On All Saints' Day , 2015, Hewlett-Packard was renamed to HP Inc. and therefore the company enterprise business were spun off and renamed to Hewlett Packard Enterprise