Tag: strategy
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‘HP Matters’ Says Incoming CEO Meg Whitman
Hewlett-Packard, which desperately needed a better communicator and executor of business strategy at the top of its organization, introduced its new CEO, Meg Whitman, to an audience of press and analysts on a conference call a mere one hour after announcing her appointment on Sept. 22. Following a full day of speculation, Whitman replaced former… Read more
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What Now for HP and Apotheker?
Could Meg Whitman replace Leo Apotheker as CEO of technology giant HP (NYSE:HPQ)? It’s entirely possible. A report from Bloomberg today cites two people familiar with the matter and says that HP’s board is meeting to consider ousting HP CEO Leo Apotheker less than a year after he took over as CEO. The Wall Street… Read more
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Cisco’s New Strategy Offers Rewards, Risks: Analysts
Cisco Systems’ new aggressive push against Juniper Networks and other networking rivals is a long time coming, but could present pitfalls if the vendor isn’t careful, according to analysts. In a week dominated by news from major Intel and Microsoft conferences, Cisco made its own headlines when CEO John Chambers and other executives met with… Read more
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Cisco’s “Partner Led” Selling Strategy Focuses on SMBs
Cisco Systems has made plenty of changes to the focus around its product lineup and key market segments this year, and now the company is introducing a new selling model that will put even more focus on its mid-market and SMB resellers. Cisco is calling its new initiative Partner Led, which is itself being led… Read more
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Microsoft Shows Off Windows 8, Dev Strategy at BUILD
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Having promised to shed more light on its developer story for Windows 8 at its BUILD conference, Microsoft gave developers a peek at the direction it is going with the upcoming operating system along with more details about the OS itself. At an invitation-only pre-conference workshop here, Microsoft showed off a new… Read more
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HP Divides webOS Unit Into Software, Hardware Groups: Report
Hewlett-Packard will divide its webOS arm into two separate units that will report to different areas of the company, according to two leaked memos that have made their way onto the Web. HP acquired webOS as part of its takeover of Palm in 2010. The manufacturer originally had big plans for loading the operating system… Read more