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Kleiner Perkins Refills Wallet With $525M for Early-Stage Companies

Liz Gannes in News on May 17 at 7:00 pm PT

Sand Hill venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has closed its 15th fund today, at $525 million. As had been previously reported, the fund will not be managed by KPCB’s Brook Byers, Bill Joy, Ray Lane and Aileen Lee (who is now doing a seed fund), though those partners will continue to be involved in ongoing investments. What’s new about the fund is a renewed emphasis on digital enterprise companies, in addition to digital consumer, green tech and life sciences.

Filing: Without Itanium Chip, HP Is “Strategically Screwed”

Arik Hesseldahl in News on January 31 at 7:00 am PT

But in HP’s view, Oracle sought to blow up its rival’s Business Critical Server business and lure customers to its Sun servers.

Seven Questions for Bill Veghte, Hewlett-Packard’s New Chief Strategy Officer

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on January 20 at 7:25 am PT

Meet the 20-year Microsoft veteran who’s now in charge of steering HP’s strategic vision.

For HP, a Simple Argument With Oracle Over Intel’s Itanium Chip

Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 1, 2011 at 6:23 am PT

Did Oracle agree to support the Itanium chip as part of a deal it reached with HP last year, or not?

HP’s Whitman: Time to Rebuild the Balance Sheet

Arik Hesseldahl in News on November 21, 2011 at 1:52 pm PT

The first earnings report of the Meg Whitman era at Hewlett-Packard gets under way with a quarter that beats the Street, but with guidance for the year ahead that looks too conservative.

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’s PC Market Share Grows, Raising Questions About Those Spinoff Plans

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on October 13, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

The latest market data shows that HP’s personal computer business improved relative to most competitors during the last quarter. What then, happens to those spinoff plans?

Oracle’s Larry Ellison, HP’s Ray Lane and the Art of the Dart (Video)

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on October 12, 2011 at 4:16 pm PT

At an otherwise uneventful meeting of Oracle shareholders, CEO Larry Ellison takes another rhetorical shot at Hewlett-Packard and its chairman, Ray Lane.