US adds eBay to accused firms in 'poaching' probe (Update)
US authorities sued online retail giant eBay Friday, claiming it was part of a conspiracy with software maker Intuit to refrain from hiring each other's employees to keep salaries under control.
View ArticleHP's Autonomy deal highlights pattern of bad ideas
Hewlett-Packard's $9.7 billion acquisition of Autonomy seemed like a bad idea long before Tuesday's allegations of an accounting scandal made clear it was a deal that should never have happened.
View ArticleDeloitte denies HP claim on audit missteps
The audit and consulting firm Deloitte on Wednesday rejected claims by US tech giant Hewlett-Packard that it missed "accounting improprieties" at the British firm Autonomy ahead of a takeover.
View ArticleHP cutting at least 850 jobs in Germany
US computer giant Hewlett-Packard said Friday it was closing its enterprise software operation in Ruesselsheim, Germany, in a move eliminating at least 850 jobs.
View ArticleEconomists examine gender disparity in CEO ranks
(Phys.org)—Women are reaching the upper echelons of business in record numbers—Marissa Mayer at Yahoo!, Meg Whitman at Hewlett-Packard, Ginni Rometty at IBM and Rosalind Brewer at Sam's Club, to name a...
View ArticleHP's 1Q offers glimmer of hope, stock surges (Update 2)
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s latest quarterly results provided a glimmer of hope after months of gloomy news.
View ArticleHP to face testy shareholders at annual meeting
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s annual meeting will give shareholders an opportunity to vent their frustration over the personal computer maker's botched acquisitions and other follies that have been plaguing...
View ArticleHP's chairman steps down, two directors to leave (Update)
Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman Ray Lane is stepping down and two other board members are leaving after pressure by disgruntled stockholders stung by the personal computer maker's downfall.
View ArticleHP launches power-efficient Moonshot servers
Hewlett-Packard on Monday launched a Moonshot system that uses smartphone-style chips to power compact, efficient data center servers.
View ArticleHP's slumps deepens in 2Q as earnings fall 32 pct (Update)
Hewlett-Packard's slump is deepening as the world's largest personal computer maker scrambles to meet the growing demand for more versatile and less expensive mobile devices.
View ArticleHP shares rise after positive talk from CEO
(AP)—Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. are jumping after CEO Meg Whitman reiterated that revenue could grow next fiscal year.
View ArticleHewlett-Packard puts Bradley in strategy role
Todd Bradley, the head of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s printing and personal computer business, has been appointed to a new position in charge of the company's strategy with a focus on China, the company said...
View ArticleHP names three new board members amid turnaround push
Hewlett-Packard Co. has named three new members to its board, including former executives from McDonald's and Microsoft, as it forges ahead with its turnaround push.
View ArticleTech titans see opportunity in cybersecurity
With its PC sales slowing, Hewlett-Packard Co. is grappling for a piece of the exploding cybersecurity market as a key part of CEO Meg Whitman's plan to turn around the struggling company.
View ArticleHP issues upbeat guidance for 2014 (Update)
Hewlett-Packard is upbeat about 2014, saying it will be a year of "recovery and expansion."
View ArticleHP posts $1.4B fiscal 4Q profit
Hewlett-Packard posted net income of $1.4 billion for its fiscal fourth-quarter, as cost cuts stemming from its ongoing restructuring more than offset the effects of sluggish computer demand.
View ArticleHP raises CEO Whitman's salary to $1.5M from $1
Hewlett-Packard is giving CEO Meg Whitman a huge pay raise as she enters the third year of her attempt to turn around the slumping personal computer and printer maker.
View ArticleJesse Jackson targets tech's lack of diversity
The Rev. Jesse Jackson is bringing a strategy borrowed from the traditional civil rights era playbook to the age of social media and a booming tech industry known for its disruptive innovation.
View ArticleHP, Foxconn team up for cloud servers
US computer giant Hewlett Packard and Taiwan's Foxconn unveiled plans Wednesday to join forces to produce servers optimized for the Internet cloud.
View ArticleHP steps up in cloud with $1 bn investment
US computer giant Hewlett Packard unveiled an expanded offering of Internet "cloud" services on Wednesday, pledging to invest $1 billion over the next two years.
View ArticleHP CEO Whitman assumes chairman's role
Hewlett-Packard said Thursday that chief executive Meg Whitman would chair the US tech giant, after the resignation of non-executive chairman Ralph Whitworth.
View ArticleHP revenue inches up after years of decline
Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday reported that its quarterly revenue rose for the first time in three years, nudged by improved computer sales everywhere except Russia and China.
View ArticleHewlett-Packard buys cloud-computing firm Eucalyptus
Hewlett-Packard on Thursday announced a deal to buy business cloud-computing specialty firm Eucalyptus.
View ArticleCan Hewlett-Packard survive the tablet trend?
Personal computer sales have been in a slump for years, as customers flock to increasingly powerful smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices. Now Hewlett-Packard, the Silicon Valley stalwart that...
View ArticleIn HP split, each unit to face a test
If you cut one slow-moving mega-company in half, do you get two fast-moving innovators? Not even Meg Whitman, chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co., is promising that. Whitman announced Monday that...
View ArticleHP earnings show continued struggle
Venerable tech giant Hewlett-Packard has been struggling for three years to turn its business around. Its latest earnings show it still has more work ahead.
View ArticleHP boss gets raise despite persistent sales slump
Hewlett-Packard boss Meg Whitman has graduated from the dollar-a-year club, as the struggling company prepares to split up.
View ArticleHP's big deal: Tech giant buys Aruba Networks for $2.7B
Hewlett-Packard is buying wireless networking company Aruba Networks for about $2.7 billion, in what amounts to HP's first major acquisition since its disastrous purchase of a British software company...
View ArticleHewlett-Packard moves forward with plan to split in two
Hewlett-Packard is moving forward with plans to split into two companies, filing paperwork to create a new entity that will sell commercial technology, while a separate spinoff will sell personal...
View ArticleHewlett-Packard Enterprise to spin off assets in $8.8B deal
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Co. will spin off non-core software assets in an $8.8 billion deal with Micro Focus International PLC in a move to focus on its faster-growing businesses.
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