Tag: strategy

  • Executive Briefing: A Chat with Avnet’s Incoming CEO

    Jennifer Lawinski

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    Rick Hamada, Avnet’s current president and COO, will take over the CEO job on July 4, 2011 from the current chief Roy Vallee.  Should Avnet partners and vendors expect big changes ahead? Not likely. Hamada, speaking with Channel Insider, points out that he’s worked for Avnet for 27 years and has shaped and influenced many… Read more

  • HP CEO Apotheker To Reveal Strategy Ahead

    Channel Insider Staff

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    (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE:HPQ) is expected to unveil a plan that emphasizes software over hardware in a move that could send its shares significantly higher, according to a report in Barron’s financial newspaper. HP, which has lagged behind rivals in the software business, is likely to increase its software holdings through acquisitions, according to… Read more

  • HP Planning Networking, Software, Storage Business Investments

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Jan 14 (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE:HPQ) is formulating what it calls a "bold" plan for its future under new chief executive Leo Apotheker, but dismissed a report that it would reshuffle its top executives. The world’s No. 1 U.S. computer maker, which has been roiled since the surprise exit of former CEO Mark Hurd… Read more

  • Oracle Strategy Paying Off, Analyst Says

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    BOSTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Oracle Corp’s (NASDAQ:ORCL) new software sales surged and beat its own forecasts, and the company reported profit ahead of Wall Street estimates, suggesting that its strategy of offering a one-stop shop for software and hardware is paying off. Shares in the company run by Silicon Valley billionaire Larry Ellison rose… Read more

  • Motorola to Split Off Enterprise Division in January

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    Motorola has announced that its planned separation into two companies will occur Jan. 4, despite hopes of completing the transition by year’s end. The company will separate its consumer side, which makes products such as the successful Droid and Droid 2 smartphones, from a side that sells enterprise equipment. Greg Brown will be the co-CEO… Read more

  • Dell Convertible Tablet Computer, the Inspiron Duo, Debuts

    Dell Convertible Tablet Computer, the Inspiron Duo, Debuts

    Nathan Eddy

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    Technology giant Dell announced the release of the Inspiron Duo Convertible tablet, sporting a flip design lets users switch from touch to type, listen to music, use as an alarm clock or view photos with the Inspiron duo Audio Station and read books, watch movies and play games on the 10-inch high-definition (HD) display. The… Read more