HP's decision to retain its PC arm will benefit all its businesses, but also comes with some significant risks, says Nicholas Kolakowski
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HP’s PC Division Reprieved, Tablets Still In Abeyance
HP will keep its Personal Systems Group and Windows tablet plans but webOS future is still undecided
HP Partners With Calxeda For ARM-Based Servers
HP is reportedly partnering with Calxeda to develop some data centre servers powered by ARM chips
HP And Microsoft Plan ‘Vblock Killer’ VM System
New kids on the V-block, HP and Microsoft, aim to out-box Cisco, EMC and VMware with HP VirtualSystem
Lenovo CEO Takes Aim At HP’s PC Lead
The boss of Lenovo has pledged to overtake Hewlett-Packard to become the world's leading PC maker
Lenovo Overtakes Dell In PC Shipments
HP has managed to hold onto the PC shipment lead, but Lenovo has overtaken Dell for second place
HP Execs Mull Retention Of PC Business
HP's board are now reportedly considering keeping its PC unit, rather than spinning it off or selling it
HP Extends FlexNetwork For Multimedia And Cloud
HP has extended its FlexNetwork portfolio with hardware and management tools for cloud and video
HP PC Fate To Be Decided This Month
CEO Meg Whitman reportedly will make a decision this month about HP's £26bn PC business
HP Promises New Tablet, Could It Be Windows 8?
HP says a non-webOS tablet is on its way, and the PC business will only spin off if it makes it stronger
HP Seals The Deal On Autonomy Acquisition
HP has completed its £6.7bn acquisition of UK firm Autonomy, following approval by shareholders
Oracle And Autonomy Trade Barbs Over HP Buyout
Oracle says Autonomy "shopped" itself around before HP bought it, but does this reflect worse on Autonomy or Oracle, asks Chris Preimesberger
Lord Alan Sugar Is Readers’ Fantasy HP CEO
Sugar beats Schmidt, Ballmer and Jobs in eWEEK readers' dreams. Next. do you trust open source?
Oracle And Autonomy Engage In War Of Words
Autonomy denies Oracle allegations that the company is over-valued and its chief executive is a liar
Pre-Fab Green Data Centres Come In Any Size
Pre-fab data centres are a reality, and containers are reaching places we wouldn't have expected, says Peter Judge. All sizes are catered for
Airbus Buys Supercomputers In HP PODs
Airbus has doubled its high-performance computing power with HP's container-based data centres
Whitman: Another Tragedy Or The Saviour Of HP?
After three successive tragic CEO appointments, HP is desperate to get things right this time. Eric Doyle looks at Meg Whitman's prospects
New HP CEO Whitman Commits To Hardware
HP's new appointment promises to invest in PCs - but does she have the enterprise experience for the role?
HP Axes Apotheker And Appoints Meg Whitman As CEO
Hewlett-Packard forces out its second CEO in 13 months and selects former eBay CEO Meg Whitman
HP Board Considers Dumping Apotheker
Hewlett-Packard shares went up on rumours that unpopular CEO could be for the chop
HP’s Hardware Exit Could Give Dell A Boost
HP's decision to dump webOS and spin off its PC business presents a major opportunity for Dell, says the company's CEO Michael Dell
HP 3PAR Arrays Use Latest Hitachi 3.5-inch SSDs
Hitachi Ultrastar SSD400S uses enterprise-grade NAND flash and power-loss-management technology
HP Management Accused Of Misleading Investors
A lawsuit is claiming HP execs misled investors prior to the decision to partly withdraw from the consumer market
Cisco CEO Comes Out Swinging
CEO John Chambers planted his feet and aimed at his competitors during Cisco's annual analysts' day
HP Revamps Enterprise Security Portfolio
HP has integrated its acquired security packages into a new cloud and mobile-focused platform
In Security, Life’s Too Short To Play Catch-Up
Attacks on companies have grown by 44 percent this year, according to HP, and anti-malware products are failing to keep up, says Eric Doyle
HP Offers Partial Refund On TouchPad Tablets
Any TouchPads bought before HP pulled the plug on the webOS device qualify for a discount
HP Urged To Ditch Networking Hardware Business
A Forrester analyst has called on HP to offload its low-margin networking hardware business
HP Opens Private Beta Test Bed For Cloud Services
HP is capitalising on its membership of the OpenStack community to compete with Amazon Web Services
HP Plans to Keep webOS Unit Away From Hardware
A report says an email confirms HP's decision to split its webOS software and hardware into separate divisions