HP will phase out the Jornada brand over the next six months and the remaining Jornada and iPaq products will become HP iPaq products within 12 months, according to HP spokeswoman Cherie Britt. The Jornada 560 will be discontinued in three to six months, and the next handheld will be an HP iPaq device. The original successor to the 560 -- the unannounced 570, which was put on hold because of a component delay -- is being cancelled. A similar device using the XScale processor will get the HP iPaq name. Devices using XScale chips are expected in the summer. The already announced Jornada 928 is still in the company's plan but is being re-evaluated. The Jornada 928 was to be launched in the summer in Europe and Asia and was expected to be available in the United States by the end of the year. An HP iPaq product with integrated wireless capabilities is expected this year, said HP spokeswoman Nora Hahn. HP will continue to sell the Jornada 720, which resembles a mini-notebook. However, the gadget will eventually become an HP iPaq branded device. The iPaq 3700, 3600 and 3100 series will be phased out, but the 3800 series will remain. The HP iPaq group will be managed out of Houston, led by former Compaq Vice President Sean Burke. Burke will report to Iain Morris, who leads the emerging technology group at HP. Morris reports to Duane Zitzner, who's in charge of the personal systems group.
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