HP’s lawsuit against Oracle over the latter’s decision to halt future software development for Itanium will enter its second phase …
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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 2763
HP’s layoff list increases by 2,000
HP’s layoff count has increased again as the company said, in a U.S. Security and Exchange filing it will eliminate …
Microsoft exec to head HP Autonomy software division
HP has acquired the services of Microsoft executive Robert Youngjohns to lead its Autonomy information management software division, HP announced …
Oracle’s Itanium turnaround earns cheers
Oracle redeemed itself this week when it pledged to resume porting its software to HP’s Itanium-based servers, but it should …
Court allows Oracle to keep porting software to Itanium
Oracle said yesterday it will continue porting its database and other software to Hewlett-Packard’s Itanium server platform after a California …
New SAP software offers '360-degree' insight into IT environments
SAP customers now have an additional tool to manage their technology landscapes in the form of SAP IT Infrastructure Management, …
HP-Oracle Itanium ruling is final, setting up jury trial
A judge’s order that Oracle must keep porting its software to HP’s Itanium platform is now final, setting the stage …
Lenovo senior vice president: 'It's a dual-device world'
Lenovo senior vice president David Schmoock, who heads the company’s North American operations, recently shared his thoughts on the rise …
HP reports $8.9B losses
HP has announced a US$8.9 billion loss for its third quarter due to writedowns and weak hardware sales. The company …
Dell taps former HP chief as profit drops 18 percent
Dell has announced the employment of a former HP executive to run its server, networking and storage division, on the …