Hewlett-Packard enterprise chief Ann Livermore was “furious and appalled” when she saw Oracle’s announcement that it would end development for …
Oracle quietly plotting ambitious cloud computing plan, says analyst
During a series of analyst briefings this week, Oracle has provided additional details of how it plans to play in …
Oracle president discusses big data, business analytics at OpenWorld
Oracle president Mark Hurd used his keynote at Oracle OpenWorld in Tokyo today to speak about the explosion of data …
Oracle set to update analytics strategy, go after SAP customers
Oracle co-president Mark Hurd is scheduled to reveal new details about the vendor’s BI (business intelligence) and analytics strategy, including …
Oracle net income rises 18 percent, but hardware sales slump
Oracle yesterday said third-quarter net income rose 18 percent to US$2.5 billion, while revenues grew 3 percent to $9 billion. …
Whitman gives HP harsh report card, outlines recovery plan
Hewlett-Packard has underinvested in its business and become “too complex and too slow,” President and CEO Meg Whitman said yesterday, …
Oracle Q2 net income jumps 17%, but hardware sales slump
Oracle’s net income for the second quarter ended Nov. 30 rose 17% to $2.2 billion, with software sales rising but …
Ex-HP chair Patricia Dunn dies at 58
Patricia Dunn, who was forced out as HP chairwoman in the wake of a spying scandal in 2006, has died …
HP net earnings drop over 91%
Hewlett-Packard (HP) continues to struggle with leadership and business changes, reporting that fourth-quarter net earnings dropped 91% over last year. …
HP’s Personal Systems CTO to retire
Phil McKinney, VP and CTO of Hewlett-Packard’s (HP) Personal Systems Group (PSG), will retire from the company at the end …
McNealy: I would have run HP if they’d asked me
Scott McNealy, the former chairman and CEO of Sun Microsystems, would have accepted the job of running Hewlett-Packard if he …
Former HP CEO Apotheker to get more than $9.6 million
Outgoing Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker will get a severance payment of US$7.2 million, plus a $2.4 million performance bonus and …
Ousting Apotheker may add to disruption at HP: analysts
The man Hewlett-Packard (HP) hired just one year ago to build its software and cloud computing businesses, as well as …
Oracle announces database appliance for SMBs
Oracle is hoping to capture the fancy of smaller companies enamored with its Exadata data-processing machine, announcing yesterday the availability …
New AMD CEO faces challenges in mobile
Newly minted Advanced Micro Devices CEO Rory Read faces a challenge in turning around the company’s mobile strategy to wage …
Oracle, Red Hat, Tibco, Adobe report high enterprise sales
Oracle, Red Hat, Tibco and Adobe this week showed that software sales, especially for products geared for the enterprise, continue …
Stepping out of the shadow into the cloud
Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker took a step out of Mark Hurd’s shadow yesterday, unveiling a new cloud computing platform that …
HP to overhaul board
Four Hewlett-Packard board members who reportedly played a central role in the company’s decision about whether to replace CEO Mark …
HP taps Apotheker as its new president, CEO
Hewlett-Packard has elected to go the road less travelled to find its new CEO. It was a move few industry …
HP profit climbs 28% as company raises outlook again
Hewlett-Packard's first-quarter profit increased by 28% from a year earlier as growth returned to some of its core businesses, prompting …