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September 7, 2010  12:12 AM

Hurd in, Phillips out at Oracle



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Charles Phillips, HP, IT channel products and technologies, Larry Ellison, Mark Hurd, Oracle, Safra Catz, Sun Microsystems

A month after his ouster as Hewlett-Packard CEO, Mark Hurd has a new job--president of Oracle. Rather co-president of Oracle with Safra Catz.

September 5, 2010  4:43 PM

Mark Hurd heads to Oracle?



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Hewlett-Packard, HP, IT channel products and technologies, Larry Ellison, Mark Hurd, Oracle, Sun

Here's one you had to see coming. Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd is talking to Oracle about his next job, according to the Wall Street Journal citing "people familiar...


August 23, 2010  12:30 PM

It’s on! HP outbids Dell for 3Par



Posted by: badarrow
3Par, Barbara Darrow, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, HP, IT channel products and technologies, Mark Hurd

This 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

HP recruits tech reporter to fix corp comms



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Connie Guglielmo, David Shane, Hewlett-Packard, HP, IT channel products and technologies, Mark Hurd

This 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...

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August 16, 2010  12:14 AM

HP v. Hurd reverbs continue



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Hewlett-Packard, HP, IT channel products and services, Larry Ellison, Mark Hurd, Oracle, pretexting, shareholder suit

If HP's beleaguered board thought the unpleasant Mark Hurd headlines would evaporate soon, it has another think coming. Continued »


August 6, 2010  9:32 PM

Hurd out at HP



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Hewlett-Packard, HP, IT channel products and technologies, Mark Hurd

Mark 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...


January 11, 2010  6:56 PM

HP, Cisco partner events face off



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, HP, IT channel products and servies, John Chambers, Mark Hurd, partner conference

Talk about counter programming. Hewlett-Packard slated its partner conference directly opposite  Cisco's previously planned partner summit. Here's the VAR Guy's take on this move--which will put joint...


September 30, 2009  8:39 PM

Oh wait! There’s more



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Exadata, HP, IT channel products and technologies, Mark Hurd, Oracle, Sun

Still more news from HP just as folks were trying to digest the juicy tidbit that it's about to meld its printer and PC businesses into one.  This news is official, however. HP  brought in a


September 30, 2009  7:57 PM

Huge HP changes on deck



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, HP, IT channel products and technologies, Mark Hurd, PCs, printers

Whoa. Is HP really going to converge its once-sacred printer business with the PC group? Yes, according to a Wall Street Journal report (password required) today.