CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Net revenue
Products	$ 795	$ 809
Services and other	233	217
Total net revenue	1,028	1,026
Costs and expenses:
Cost of products	365	390
Cost of services and other	126	123
Total costs	491	513
Research and development	78	88
Selling, general and administrative	304	310
Total costs and expenses	873	911
Income from operations	155	115
Interest income	2	2
Interest expense	(18)	(16)
Other income (expense), net	3	12
Income from continuing operations before taxes	142	113
Provision for income taxes	19	20
Income from continuing operations	123	93
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax expense (benefit) of $0 and $(2)	0	(30)
Net income	$ 123	$ 63
Net income per share - basic
Income from continuing operations	$ 0.37	$ 0.28
Loss from discontinued operations	0.00	(0.09)
Net income per share - basic	0.37	0.19
Net income per share - diluted
Income from continuing operations	0.37	0.28
Loss from discontinued operations	0.00	(0.09)
Net income per share - diluted	$ 0.37	$ 0.19
Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share:
Basic (in shares)	329	336
Diluted (in shares)	332	338
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.115	$ 0.100