867 posts and columns on HP
Voices
HP Affirms Higher-End Layoffs Figure
Hewlett-Packard Co. confirmed it has increased by 5,000 the number of layoffs it plans to implement under the restructuring plan it adopted in May 2012, bringing the expected number of job cuts to 34,000.Voices
LG to Unveil webOS-Powered TV
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. will soon take the veils off a television model that will run on the webOS operating system, highlighting its ambition of creating a prominent operating system for so-called smart TVs.Voices
PC Makers Fight Back Against Mobile Devices
Rocked by the mobile-device movement, personal-computer makers and their partners are planning a counterattack that leans heavily on two weapons: Lower prices and power consumption.Voices
H-P Seeks to Sell Stake in India’s Mphasis
Hewlett-Packard is looking to sell its stake Indian software company Mphasis in a deal it hopes will fetch at least $1 billion, a person familiar with the matter said.Voices
The Building Is the New Server
SaaS will win the enterprise market.Voices
ISS Urges “No” Votes on Three HP Directors
A major proxy-advisory firm is urging Hewlett-Packard Co. shareholders to oppose the re-election of Chairman Ray Lane and two other directors, citing lapses in supervision around the company’s $11 billion acquisition of U.K. software company Autonomy.Voices
HP’s Board Signals Closer Oversight of CEO
Hewlett-Packard Co.’s board is investigating the company’s flawed $11 billion acquisition of software firm Autonomy Corp., and has set up an informal committee to provide strategic advice to Chief Executive Meg Whitman.Voices
HP Moves to Head Off Investor Revolt
The board of Hewlett-Packard Co. is on the hot seat again.Voices
Inside HP’s Missed Chance to Avoid a Disastrous Deal
Days before Hewlett-Packard Co. dived into an $11 billion software deal it almost instantly regretted, it missed a chance to back away.Voices