Hewlett-Packard reported results for the last quarter of its fiscal year on Tuesday, and although sales were down from a year earlier there were some much-needed signs of improvement.
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HP issues worldwide recall of 50,000 laptop batteries over fire risk
The company said it had received eight reports of those batteries "overheating, melting, or charring." Those reports included property damage and burns.1 2565
Bring on the services
There is an increasing emphasis on service-aligned approach to IT operations so that CIOs can deliver on the promise of partnering with business. Ashish Kuthiala, Chief Marketing Officer, Business Services Management Software, HP, talks about the value of a services aligned view of IT.
Google and HP pull Chromebook 11 from shelves due to overheating chargers
Google and HP have been forced to stop selling the recently launched Chromebook 11 due to faulty chargers.
Dell faces scrutiny for alleged labour violations at factories in China
Workers at four Dell suppliers in China are allegedly enduring long overtime hours and facing exposure to toxic fumes, according to new reports from watchdog groups.
HP porting venerable Nonstop server platform to x86
Hewlett-Packard has announced a multi-year effort to port its Nonstop server systems, used by banks, telcos and other businesses that need maximum reliability, from Intel’s Itanium architecture to x86.
HP enjoys networking success, predicts the same for Big Data
HP has transformed its position in the networking space from a year ago and is now ready to do the same with Big Data, according to the heads of its Middle East operations.
HP’s department merger aims to ‘revolutionise’ storage industry
HP’s policy of ‘Converged Infrastructure’ aims to combine the departments of servers, storage and networking into one arm of the business.
HP launches two-in-one detachable PC
Third in the detachable PC portfolio, HP Split x2 is meant to offer mobility and optimise productivity
HP to tackle cloud, security, Big Data, mobility at GITEX 2013
HP aims to showcase an enormous range of enterprise solutions at GITEX Technology Week 2013, with cloud, security, Big Data and mobility forming the crux of the vendor’s participation at the show.
Successful IT professionals are ‘willing to self-train’, says HP head
IT professionals will need to be flexible and willing to self-train if they are to be successful, according to HP’s head of innovation.