August 30, 2011 6:12 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IBM,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Lenovo,
Leo Apotheker,
PCs,
Personal Systems Group,
ThinkPadsTalk about mixed messages.
First Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker says the company might spin off or sell off its huge PC business and kill off its new TouchPads. Then a cadre...
August 24, 2011 1:40 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
rebate,
refund,
TouchPadHewlett-Packard will, in fact, offer full refunds to VARs for any TouchPad tablets they have in inventory. it will also "price protect" customers who bought the TouchPad at full...
August 22, 2011 4:28 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Leo Apotheker,
Mark Hurd,
Oracle,
PSG,
TouchPad,
WebOSHewlett-Packard PR would really, really like to talk to reporters about its VMworld news next week. But I'm guessing there aren't many takers given recent HP bombshells.
Last...
August 18, 2011 7:37 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Autonomy,
Barbara Darrow,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Leo Apotheker,
Mark Hurd,
PCs,
PSG,
ThinkPadsIn a shocking move, Hewlett-Packard will deep-six its nascent WebOS TouchPad and phone efforts. You know, all the "hot" new products it touted at its annual
August 18, 2011 5:42 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and services,
PCsHewlett-Packard is on the verge of spinning off its PC business, if reports out of Bloomberg News and
July 29, 2011 12:43 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Adrian Jones,
Barbara Darrow,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Larry Ellison,
Leo Apotheker,
Mark Hurd,
Oracle,
Ray LaneOracle is demanding that Hewlett-Packard drop its trade-secret-theft suit against Adrian Jones.
Jones, a former channel chief and sales...
July 11, 2011 9:25 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Stephen DeWitt,
Stephen DiFranco,
Todd BradleyThere's more moving and shaking at Hewlett-Packard. Today the company named Stephen Dewitt, formerly head of the Personal Systems Group to SVP and GM of HP's closely-watched WebOS global business.
Stephen DiFranco, is stepping into Dewitt's slot at PSG. DiFranco will continue to lead HP's...
June 20, 2011 8:30 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Cisco,
cloud computing,
converged hardware,
Exalogic,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Larry Ellison,
Marc Benioff,
Oracle,
Salesforce.comAs Oracle, Cisco and Hewlett-Packard try to convince the world that every data center needs Oracle or Cisco or HP's own unique brand of converged hardware--that mythical IT beast that somehow combines the best of every breed plus absolute adherence to industry standards--there seems to be a...
