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Now 50 Million Daily Users Strong, OpenDNS Wants to Be “the Akamai for Security”

OpenDNS founder and CEO David Ulevitch wants his company to become “the Akamai for security.”
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The Lingering Impact of SuccessFactors

Unlike a $3.4 billion acquisition, influence is its own reward.
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The Aircraft Carrier Hewlett-Packard Begins Its Turn (Video)

The turnaround process is about 10 percent to 15 percent complete, CEO Meg Whitman says. That leaves a lot of turning yet to do.
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HP’s Whitman: “We Are in the Early Stages of What We Hope to Achieve Here”

So now the bad news is out. HP will cut about 27,000 jobs over the next two years or so. But CEO Meg Whitman and company are cautiously optimistic about the long haul.
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Hewlett-Packard Scores a Second Quarter Beat; 27,000 Jobs To Be Cut

Good news first. Then come the job cuts.
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Lenovo’s Quarterly Net Climbs 59 Percent

Lenovo Group Ltd. bucked the tough times in the personal-computer business with a 59 percent rise in fiscal fourth-quarter net profit, and the company said it expects profitability to improve as it increases its efforts in consumer gadgets such as smartphones.

Seagate to Acquire Consumer Hard Drive Maker LaCie

The deal would give Seagate access to LaCie’s retail and distribution footprint, and also control of a brand favored by Mac users.
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News Byte

Oracle Buys Social Media and Customer Engagement Player Vitrue

Oracle said today that it will acquire Vitrue, a privately held social media engagement platform company, based in Atlanta. The company manages more than 1.3 billion social interactions across more than 500 brands. Its customers include McDonald’s, NBC, Yahoo and Ikea. Financial terms are not being disclosed, but a report on TechCrunch has pegged the price at $300 million.

HP’s Whitman to Shed More Light on the Future, Including Job Cuts, Today

Expect earnings in line with expectations, but also some details about job cuts to come.
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