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Quick Facts About HP’s New CEO
NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters)– Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE:HPQ) announced that Leo Apotheker, 57, would be its new chief executive. Here’s a look at Apotheker’s past. Apotheker was born Sept. 18, 1953 in Aachen, Germany to parents who were Holocaust survivors. He was initially named co-chief executive of German software company SAP with Henning Kagermann in…
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HP CEO Apotheker’s Salary at $1.2M
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co will pay its new chief executive Leo Apotheker an annual salary of $1.2 million, plus a signing bonus of $4 million to lead the technology powerhouse after a scandal toppled its last top executive. Apotheker, the former chief executive of the German software company SAP, will also be granted…
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Microsoft, LG Partner on Cloud, Virtualization
(Reuters) – South Korea’s LG Electronics (066570.KS) said on Thursday it had signed a partnership deal with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on cloud computing and virtualization, hot IT technologies aimed at helping business cut costs. Under the pact, LG will introduce monitors integrated with Microsoft software. The monitors will function as virtual computers, allowing multiple users to…
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Dell Enhances Virtual Integrated System Architecture
Dell introduced new capabilities and services for its Virtual Integrated System architecture, which allows businesses to scale their environment up or down to match the variability of workloads. The VIS architecture incorporates modular components that integrate with customers’ existing IT environments. The company said VIS architecture components can be purchased individually and do not require…
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HP Taps Ex-SAP CEO Leo Apotheker as New Leader
Hewlett-Packard elected to go the road less traveled to find its new chief executive officer. After a nearly two-month search, the world’s largest IT company on Sept. 30 named former SAP chief executive Leo Apotheker, 57, as its new president and CEO, replacing Mark Hurd. It was a move few industry people saw coming. >>Click…
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HP’s PartnerOne Program Promises Greater Rewards for Greater Loyalty
Technology powerhouse HP’s focus in its November revamp of its PartnerOne channel partner program encompasses two themes – simplification and ease-of-use together with rewarding partners who make more of a commitment to HP. The simplification part means deal registration is going from 11 clicks to just five as HP looks to make it easier for…