August 23, 2010 12:30 PM
Posted by: badarrow
3Par,
Barbara Darrow,
Dell,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and technologies,
Mark HurdThis morning, Hewlett-Packard launched a $24 per share cash bid for 3Par and its data storage expertise. The offer touches off a bidding war against Dell, which offered $18 per share for 3Par last week.
August 19, 2010 8:58 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Connie Guglielmo,
David Shane,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and technologies,
Mark HurdThis is a little inside baseball but it still bears noting.
Hewlett-Packard, fresh off its latest CEO scandal, has brought in a reporter--a very good reporter--to lead corporate communications. HP said today that Connie...
August 18, 2010 4:51 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Android,
Barbara Darrow,
Google,
IT channel products and technologies,
IT products and services,
lawsuit,
Oracle,
Sun MicrosystemsThe aftermath of Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems is proving to be a full-employment act for bloggers and journalists.
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August 13, 2010 2:10 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Android,
Barbara Darrow,
copyright infringement,
Eric Schmidt,
Google,
iPhone,
IT channel products and technologies,
Java,
Larry Ellison,
lawsuit,
OracleThis one raises lots of eyebrows: Oracle just sued Google over Android's use of Java.
August 6, 2010 9:32 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and technologies,
Mark HurdMark Hurd is out as CEO of HP. That little stunner dropped after close of business today when Hewlett-Packard disclosed an internal investigation into a relationship between Hurd and an...
July 12, 2010 2:39 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Azure,
Azure appliance,
Barbara Darrow,
converged data center,
Dell,
Fujitsu,
HP,
IT channel products and technologies,
Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference,
Steve BallmerA couple of positioning statements from Monday's Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference keynotes.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was careful to claim that virtualization does NOT equal cloud computing. That's what I would say too if I were trying to displace the VMware juggernaut.
July 11, 2010 11:33 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Add new tag,
Apple,
Azure,
Barbara Darrow,
Bob Muglia,
BPOS,
Google,
IT channel products and technologies,
Microsoft,
Microsoft Gold partners,
Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference,
Ray Ozzie,
Steve BallmerAs the kickoff for Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2010 approaches, here are some questions Microsoft partners would love Steve Ballmer, Bob Muglia et al.
#1: Why should partners go for the Microsoft Partner Network's "advanced" badge?
The zillion dollar question this...
