Autonomy

Hewlett-Packard General Counsel Holston Is Out

Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 12, 2011 at 1:24 pm PT

What, right in the middle of a lawsuit with Oracle?

Three Months After Bartz’s Firing, It’s Hurry Up and Wait at Yahoo (A Big Honking Update)

Kara Swisher in Media on December 7, 2011 at 9:43 am PT

Still no sale or investment deal. No new CEO. No Asia resolution. And, perhaps most importantly, no clearly articulated strategy going forward. Other than that …

Autonomy’s Mike Lynch Talks About Being HP’s Speedy Tiger Cub (Video)

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on December 6, 2011 at 2:31 pm PT

Autonomy’s CEO and HP’s newest senior exec compares his new corporate parent to a “mother tiger.”

HP Wants to Optimize Your Information, Whatever That Means

Arik Hesseldahl in News on November 29, 2011 at 12:01 am PT

One big question that’s been dogging HP in recent months is its plans for Autonomy, the British software firm it paid $11.7 billion for earlier this year. Expect some answers today.

HP Is Done Shopping for Acquisitions — Or Is It?

Arik Hesseldahl in News on November 22, 2011 at 7:01 am PT

CEO Meg Whitman says the days of big M&A deals at Hewlett-Packard are on hold for now. And yet she says there are some companies that look “ready to move.”

HP’s Look Ahead to 2012 Must Be Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold, but “Just Right”

Arik Hesseldahl in News on November 21, 2011 at 5:55 am PT

When it reports quarterly results at the close of markets today, all eyes will be on the guidance that Hewlett-Packard gives for its prospects in 2012. It can’t be to high or too low, but just right.

Hewlett-Packard: One Messy Piece of Business Cleared Up, Many to Go

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on October 29, 2011 at 1:16 pm PT

Thursday’s decision by CEO Meg Whitman to keep Hewlett-Packard’s PC operations settled one of many outstanding questions about the company. But only one.

Britain’s First Software Billionaire Now Reports to HP CEO Meg Whitman

Arik Hesseldahl in News on October 3, 2011 at 2:58 pm PT

Hewlett-Packard closes on its $11.7 billion deal to acquire the British software firm Autonomy. Now the question is whether it can make it pay off.

Oracle Launches Exalytics Machine, Probably Ending Spat With Autonomy

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on October 3, 2011 at 6:06 am PT

Could it be that Larry Ellison picked a fight with Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch just to help launch some new Oracle hardware?

Autonomy: When All Else Fails, Blame the Bankers

Arik Hesseldahl in News on September 30, 2011 at 4:52 pm PT

He still says he never shopped his company to Oracle, and Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch keeps changing his story. Wait till you read the email from his banker to Oracle President Mark Hurd.