<A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Infrastructure/Hurd-HP-Consolidation-Project-Moving-Along/?kc=EWKNLEDP022108B">Hewlett-Packard's internal data center consolidation</A> initiative is coming together. In a Feb. 19 call with analysts following HP's first-quarter financial results, President and CEO Mark Hurd said the company is making progress in its push to reduce the number of its data centers from 85 worldwide to six centers in the United States, a move that could save the company about $1 billion in the next year.