Year: 2009
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HP Reports Q4 Revenue Higher than Expected
Strong growth in China drove Hewlett-Packard‘s revenue up sequentially for its fiscal fourth quarter. The technology giant announced revenue of $30.8 billion, down 8 percent from the previous year but up 12 percent sequentially. Earnings per share were 99 cents compared with 84 cents for the same period a year ago. HP announced the preliminary… Read more
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10 Hot IT Certifications
Categories: Careers10 Hot IT Certifications In conjunction with the release of their quarterly IT Skills and Certification Pay Index, the IT compensation experts at analyst firm Foote Partners released its most updated Hot List for IT Certifications. The rankings are based on Foote Partners’ analysis of pay trends and interviews within the industry that help project… Read more
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HP to Acquire 3Com for $2.7B, Upping Ante Against Cisco
Looking to create a “networking industry powerhouse” and up the ante in its growing rivalry with Cisco, Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) has announced it will acquire networking vendor 3Com (NASDAQ: COMS) in a stock deal estimated to be worth about $2.7 billion. HP says the acquisition of 3Com, a provider of network switching, routing and security solutions,… Read more
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Video Conferencing’s Big Year: Acquisitions, Standards and Affordability
Video conferencing has been considered one of the primary strategic investments for business in an age of tighter travel budgets and the demand for higher productivity. Take one look at the merger and acquisition activity this year in the space, and you can see that companies are placing their bets. Cisco is hoping to acquire… Read more
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8 Significant Technology Acquisitions of 2009(plus one that didn’t happen)
Categories: News and Trends8 Significant Technology Acquisitions of 2009(plus one that didn’t happen) By Jessica Davis 8 Significant Technology Acquisitions of 2009 (plus one that didn’t happen) Companies can gain advantages by making big strategic moves and taking advantage of bargains. Big movers this year include Cisco and Oracle, certainly. But here are our picks for the biggest… Read more
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Ex Employees Pose Growing Security Threat
Categories: SecurityEx Employees Pose Growing Security Threat Reprisals from recently departed employees and a lack of adequate security budgets and resources are becoming major concerns for senior IT professionals, according to the 12th annual Ernst & Young Global Information Security Survey. By Steve Wexler 75% of respondents fear reprisals According to nearly 1,900 senior executives in… Read more