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HP’s massive $2.7 billion pick-up of 3Com will certainly turn the heat up on the company’s growing rivalry with Cisco. Channel Insider takes a look at which new capabilities added by 3Com will best help HP go toe-to-toe with Cisco.
Putting the HP in HPC
Looking to extend its reach into the high-performance computing market, HP has announced a number of new products, including the ProLiant G6 blade, 'skinless' server technology, storage, and software.
HP-3Com Marriage a Boon for Partners?
In a late-day conference call yesterday, HP and 3Com executives further detailed the particulars regarding HP’s landmark $2.7 billion acquisition of 30-year-old 3Com.
HP Reports Q4 Revenue Higher than Expected
Strong growth in China drove Hewlett-Packard's revenue up sequentially in the company's fourth fiscal quarter to $30.8 billion, HP says. HP announced the preliminary results the same day it said it would acquire networking equipment vendor 3Com.
HP to Acquire 3Com for $2.7B, Upping Ante Against Cisco
HP says its $2.7 billion acquisition of 3Com will create a networking industry powerhouse and give customers and VARs a choice in a networking space that has been dominated by a single vendor. HP's move ups the ante in its growing rivalry with Cisco. Both HP and Cisco have tread in each other's technology territories in their efforts to create converged data center solutions that include networking, servers and storage.
HP New Data Center Strategy Strikes Back at Cisco
With the market opportunity for converged IT infrastructure solutions expected to reach $35 billion by 2012, HP has announced new products and services under its replacement strategy for the Adaptive Infrastructure. The new initiative is called Converged Infrastructure.
HP Channel Chief Adrian Jones Heads to New Role
After nearly three years running channels in Americas, Jones will be taking over the sales organization for HP’s enterprise storage, servers and networking business in Asia-Pacific.
HP Pulls ProCurve in As Part of Family
After years operating at the periphery of the company, HP ProCurve's networking portfolio is being made a major part of the overall data center strategy.
HP Adds Virtualization and Networking Elite Designations
HP is looking to better reward partners in key focus areas such as virtualization and networking with new Elite designations, better demand generation programs and special compensation incentives for ProCurve networking sales. It's all part of the computing giant's annual overhaul of its reseller channel partner program.
Rumored HP PC and Print Merger a Boon for Channel Partners?
Rumors are floating that HP plans to unify its PC and print divisions, creating one big operating group as print and print supply sales such as ink continue to lag during the recession. But such a change could benefit HP reseller channel partners, and give HP a competitive edge over rivals such as Dell, Acer and Toshiba.
HP rolls out new SMB bundle in Total Care offerings
The new solutions include security, storage and networking offerings, a new notebooks, and online marketing solutions. HP also announced related services and financing offers for the U.S.
HP Sees Tech Rebound in 2010
HP, like many technology companies, is looking forward to a corporate hardware refresh cycle that is expected to begin next year, as large companies move to replace aging machines with the latest equipment.
HP Takes Wraps Off 'Packaged' Services
HP has announced a set of 10 'standardized' integrated service solutions that should speed up engagements, lower risks and provide more value to customers and partners.
HP Expands ProCurve Networking Line
The addition of blade switches represent the first integrated solutions coming from the ProCurve division and the rest HP.
Oracle Ends Computer Tie-Up with HP
A year ago, Oracle aligned with HP for hardware. But the dynamics of that relationship have changed since April, when Oracle agreed to buy Sun for more than $7 billion.
HP Shows Off Ultra-Thin PCs, Stylish Netbook
HP has unveiled several new products including thin-and-light laptop PCs and a new netbook created with style in mind. A new brand called Envy is topping HP's line up of new PCs, aimed at grabbing marketshare from rivals Dell, Acer and Lenovo as Microsoft prepares to release its long-awaited Windows 7 operating system.
HP Sees Bright Signs Despite Revenue Decline
HP Chairman and CEO Mark Hurd said the company's business continued to stabilize in the third quarter and revenue was in the higher end of its prior guidance.
HP Reportedly Might Sell Pieces of Outsourcing Business
A year after buying Electronic Data Systems for $13 billion, HP executives are discussing the possibility of divesting parts of the outsourcing operations, especially in its business process outsourcing (BPO) arm, sources told Reuters.
HP Quarter Expected Solid, Meeting Expectations
HP (NYSE:HPQ) may slightly beat consensus expectations for its third quarter earnings as IT spending stabilizes and cost cutting measures yield positive results for the bottom line.
HP Takes a Swipe at Cisco UCS Strategy
Hewlett-Packard pens an article that goes into great detail on the shortcomings and limitations of Cisco's Unified Computing Systems strategy for the data center. HP calls UCS too complex, inefficient, insecure, costly and, most damning, designed to just sell more Cisco gear. Could this be the first salvo in a server war between the two longtime allies?