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HP Shuffles Board, Adds Meg Whitman
(Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co is shaking up a board criticized by many as dysfunctional, bringing in five new directors including former eBay chief Meg Whitman, as new CEO Leo Apotheker remakes the company. HP’s board had for years come under fire from shareholders and business leaders such as Oracle’s Larry Ellison, most recently after it…
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HP, Microsoft Partner on Application-Specific Server Appliances
Industry giants Microsoft and HP are teaming up to deliver four application-specific appliances, designed to simplify deployment and management of business tools such as business intelligence and email. The appliances remove the need for IT organizations to separately purchase and configure server hardware and software. Instead, the application is configured and optimized to run on…
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HP WebOS Tablet Details Emerge
Curious about the WebOS-running devices that Hewlett-Packard is expected to introduce at its Feb. 9 event? According to sources trusted by Engadget, a few smartphones can be expected, along with two tablets — the “Topaz” and the more petite “Opal.” In a Jan. 19 report, the tech site offered new, and completely unconfirmed, details about…
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HP Planning Networking, Software, Storage Business Investments
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…
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IBM Supercomputer Beats Humans in Jeopardy Match
Watson, IBM’s latest DeepQA supercomputer, defeated its two human challengers during a demonstration round of Jeopardy on Jan. 13. The supercomputer will face former Jeopardy champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter in a two-game, men-versus-machine tournament to be aired in February. However, the Jeopardy match-up was not the "culmination" of four years of work by…