Latest on HP: News, Features, Opinions and More  Hands on: HP's Enterprise Database Consolidation Appliance
This new appliance from Microsoft and HP can bring in all database instances from around the network and host them in a fault-tolerant device with lots of features -- and a hefty pricetag. Insider (registration required) HP to let partners host LoadRunner
Hewlett-Packard's LoadRunner performance validation software will become available on a hosted basis through HP partners, the company announced Tuesday. Systems management, cloud services likely in Dell's software acquisition plans
Dell's formation of a new software group, which was announced Thursday, could be the forerunner to a string of acquisitions by the vendor, with some observers predicting a focus on systems management and cloud services provisioning. Clues about HP's Gen8 servers leaked on its website
Hewlett-Packard has let slip some details on its website about its upcoming Proliant Gen8 servers ahead of their official launch. HP extends asset mapping into Amazon, VMware clouds
Hewlett-Packard has updated its Discovery and Dependency Mapping Advanced (DDMA) software package so it will allow administrators to map their IT assets in the cloud. Oracle handed setback in HP Itanium case
A court in California rejected Oracle's bid to use a fraud claim to undo an agreement to support the Itanium processor, that it is said to have made with Hewlett-Packard. Rubinstein leaves HP
Jon Rubinstein, known for his role developing the original iPod for Apple and for running Palm, has left Hewlett-Packard, where he's worked since the company's acquisition of Palm. HP Envy 15: A great laptop marred by serious flaws
The new Envy 15, which HP released right at the end of 2011, finally features a whole new design. For the most part, it's great, but a few nagging issues keep the system from being an easy recommendation. HP plans September open-source release for webOS
HP announced on Wednesday that it plans to release the code behind webOS in September under the Apache License, Version 2.0. iPad sales beat HP, Lenovo, Dell PC numbers
Apple sold more iPad tablets last quarter than any single PC maker sold personal computers. Apple is biggest buyer of semiconductors, Gartner says
Apple became the biggest buyer of semiconductors last year, ahead of Samsung Electronics and Hewlett-Packard, Gartner said on Tuesday. HP pays $425,000 to settle claims over hazardous laptop batteries
Hewlett-Packard will pay US$425,000 to settle a claim that it knowingly sold laptops with hazardous batteries that could overheat or catch fire, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Monday. HP's new Mini netbook sports Intel's latest Atom chip
Hewlett-Packard on Monday announced its latest netbook, which offers significant application and graphics performance improvements with Intel's newest Atom processor. Veghte to set strategy for HP
Hewlett-Packard has added chief strategy officer to former Microsoft veteran Bill Veghte's titles, the company announced. At CES, Microsoft sets stage for lower Windows revenue
Microsoft executives this week hinted at lowered expectations for Windows revenues in the fourth quarter of 2011, citing data from research firms that point to a stall in PC shipments at the end of 2011. French antitrust regulator rejects HP's demand that Oracle continue Itanium support
France's antitrust regulator has declined Hewlett Packard's request for an injunction ordering Oracle to continue supporting its database on HP's Itanium server platform. HP's request that Oracle be ordered to align pricing for its database on Itanium servers with that of versions for other server architectures was similarly rejected by the Autorité de la Concurrence. HP Spectre ultrabook offers NFC, wireless audio
Hewlett-Packard on Monday announced the Envy 14 Spectre ultrabook, which the PC maker is trying to distinguish from competition with fresh features such as NFC and wireless audio. Big IT Vendors Lead Patching Laggards
IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft led the list of companies that failed to patch vulnerabilities after being notified by the world's largest bug-bounty program, according to the TippingPoint Zero-Day Initiative. NetApp becomes latest vendor to raise disk drive prices
NetApp announced it will raise the price of disk drives in its storage systems by 5% to 15% in the wake of Thailand's flooding, which affected the world hard drive supply. Need to print from iOS? Look no further
First look: Lantronix's xPrintServer overcomes Apple's printer gap, with amazing simplicity HP unveils consumer PCs and display ahead of CES
Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday launched the company's first 27-inch all-in-one PC, its most powerful HP Pavilion PC to date, and a monitor that connects to and charges some of its laptops using USB. 2012 tech predictions: From IDG's editors worldwide
Consumerization of IT is the consensus choice of the new year's major technology force, one that will manifest itself in several forms China racing to expand data center capacity
China is in the midst of an unprecedented data center construction boom that's providing business opportunities for U.S. companies and could see China emerge with one of the most advanced computing infrastructures in the world. 10 IT news stories to expect in 2012
Well, we erred in our 2011 predictions in not repeating a 2010 forecast that Carol Bartz would be ousted as Yahoo CEO -- it was bound to happen, we just called that one too early. Then again, we also predicted last year that Oracle would buy Salesforce.com and have decided not to repeat ourselves this year, so we'll see if we were just ahead on that one, too. Meanwhile, these are our predictions for the next 12 months: Apple's share of 'ultrabook' market set to plummet, analyst predicts
Although Apple will sell an increasing number of MacBook Airs over the next two years, its share of the light-and-thin notebook market will fall as computer makers crank out Windows-powered competitors, an analyst said. IDC: Tablet sales underwhelm in Q3, but strong holiday season expected
Tablet sales at 18.1 million units during the third quarter were somewhat lower than expected, but stronger-than-expected demand during the rest of the year will give the market a boost, according to market research company IDC. Hitachi-LG Data Storage execs plead guilty to price fixing
Three executives at Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) have agreed to plead guilty and serve prison time in the U.S. for their participation in a series of conspiracies to rig bids and fix the prices of optical disk drives sold to large computer makers, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday. Top tech stories of 2011: From Jobs to Android, Anonymous to Egypt
In 2011, the increasingly mobile and socially networked world of technology became more intertwined than ever with politics and the law. Patent wars shaped competition in tablets and smartphones, hacktivists attacked a widening array of political and corporate targets, repressive regimes unplugged citizens from the Internet, and the U.S. government moved to block the giant merger of AT&T and T-Mobile USA. With the passing of Steve Jobs, the world lost a technology icon who redefined the computer, entertainment and consumer electronics industries. These are the IDG News Service's picks for the top 10 technology stories of the year: Did HP just give webOS 'a death sentence'?
As an open-source project with uncertain backing, webOS has a tough road ahead of it, analysts said on Friday. Talk turns to running webOS on Android phones
In a reversal of sorts, some people are keen to load webOS on their Android devices, now that Hewlett-Packard has announced plans to make the software open source. Microsoft, HP unveil joint cloud offering
Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard, hardly strangers to joint product efforts, are now teaming up to sell cloud services. HP knew of LaserJet defect, lawsuit contends
A lawsuit filed against Hewlett Packard Co last week over a recently discovered vulnerability in its LaserJet printers alleges that the company knew about the flaw for some time but did nothing about it. HP acquires Hiflex to bolster Web-based printing
Hewlett-Packard has acquired the German company Hiflex Software to advance its Web-based printing business, it said on Tuesday. Original PaaS vendors defend their turf
Independent platform-as-a-service providers acknowledge that theirs is a crowded market, especially with big IT vendors like Oracle, Hewlett-Packard and Dell entering as competitors, but they expressed confidence this week that there is room in the market for many players. Wall Street Beat: Tech rises on sales, economic news
Tech stocks looked strong Friday morning on the back of a week of upbeat surveys on small business and online spending, positive news about enterprise hardware and hopeful reports on U.S. employment and the European debt crisis. CIOs forge vendor collectives to extract business benefits
Shell and other big businesses use their clout to get normally hyper-competitive vendors to work together on IT projects and reveal their R&D plans. Insider (registration required) HP announces enterprise-class deduplication appliance
Hewlett-Packard announced an enterprise-class deduplication appliance and a new Window's powered NAS array. HP pairs Autonomy and Vertica software
Hewlett-Packard is quickly putting to use its recent acquisitions of Autonomy and Vertica, integrating the software from these companies into a single software package, called the HP Next Generation Information Platform. RISC, Itanium lose out to x86 in Q3 server market, Gartner says
The worldwide server market grew by unit shipments and revenue in the third quarter this year, but the downward spiral of RISC and Itanium servers continued on the gains of x86 servers, Gartner said on Monday. Larger 15-in. MacBook Air 'makes sense' for Apple, say analysts
Apple will launch a 15-in. MacBook Air in the first quarter of 2012, according to a report from a Taiwanese publication that cited unnamed sources in the component supply channel. Court rules that HP's Hurd probe document can remain secret
A document tied to an internal Hewlett-Packard sexual harassment investigation of former CEO Mark Hurd will remain sealed, according to a ruling handed down this week by the Delaware Supreme Court. HP to put Xeon chips in high-end Integrity servers
Hewlett-Packard has updated the road map for its high-end Integrity servers to include systems that can accommodate both Xeon- and Itanium-based servers side by side, the company announced Tuesday. NPD: HP beats Samsung in tablet sales
Hewlett-Packard, which recently discontinued its TouchPad tablets, took the top spot among tablet vendors behind Apple's iPad this year through October, according to research from NPD. Small PC makers hiking PC prices on hard-drive shortage
The early brunt of a hard-drive shortage resulting from widespread flooding in Thailand is falling on small PC makers, who are raising computer prices to stem losses. Management, business issues weigh on HP
Hewlett-Packard continues to struggle with leadership and business changes, reporting on Monday that fourth quarter net earnings dropped 91 percent over last year. Oracle: HP paying Intel to keep Itanium going
Hewlett-Packard has secretly contracted with Intel to keep making Itanium processors so that HP can maintain the appearance that "a dead microprocessor is still alive", and make money from its locked-in Itanium customer base and take business away from Oracle's Sun servers, Oracle said in a court filing on Friday. Ultrabooks still trying to find their niche
Despite backing from the top PC makers, high prices and a disorganized software and hardware ecosystem could slow adoption of ultrabooks over the next few years, analysts said this week. Alcatel promises better clouds for carriers
Alcatel-Lucent is developing a cloud computing platform for carriers that aims to take full advantage of their networks to deliver guaranteed performance. HP unveils its first business ultrabook
Hewlett-Packard introduced Wednesday its first business ultrabook, offering nine hours of battery life, a solid-state drive, and a security chip that protects data in email and information on the hard drive. Server makers adopt AMD's new 16-core chips
Server vendors on Monday came out in support of Advanced Micro Devices' latest Opteron 6200 server chips, which advance chip technology to new highs with 16 processor cores. Why a Touchscreen PC Should Be Your Next Workstation
Businesses have been trying to find a use for touchscreen PCs since the technology was released widely back in 2009. Touchscreen computers are marketed primarily as multimedia centers and personal PCs, but there's a place for them in the office. HP, Dell pass Nokia in new Greenpeace green IT guide
While some consumer electronics manufacturers have cleaned up their act, making more energy-efficient gadgets with fewer toxic materials, others are continuing to make fine promises but no changes, according to Greenpeace. In response, the environmental pressure group is changing the way it scores companies in its Guide to Greener Electronics, placing more emphasis on their actions than their words, and measuring new aspects of their operations. HP Touchpad on sale again, this time for developers
Hewlett-Packard has put its TouchPad tablet on sale again, this time to WebOS developers with qualifying coupons for purchase of the discounted tablet. HP Concludes That Bigger Is Better
In opting not to get rid of its PC division, HP -- and new CEO Meg Whitman -- offered some insight about what type of company they think HP should be. Insider (registration required) HP releases new Slate tablet after retaining PC unit
Hewlett-Packard announced the new Slate 2 tablet with the Windows 7 OS, just under a week after the company announced it would retain its PC unit. HP makes more executive changes
After a couple of high-profile departures, HP on Wednesday announced some executive appointments, including a new CIO. HP's first ARM server for testing only
Hewlett-Packard is developing servers based on a low-power microprocessor design from ARM Holdings, and claims it can slash power and space requirements by as much as 90 percent for companies running certain Web-based applications, HP announced Tuesday. HP's Personal Systems CTO to retire
Phil McKinney, vice president and chief technology officer of Hewlett-Packard's Personal Systems Group, will retire from the company at the end of this year, he wrote in a blog post on Monday. HP team of 100 helped decide PC unit's fate
Hewlett-Packard's decision to reject the plan to spin-off or sell its PC division came after an intensive, six-week study by a team of 100 people at the company. HP: Spinning PC unit off would have cost billions
Spinning off its PC unit would have been too costly for Hewlett-Packard, and that was one of the reasons why the company backed off from the plan it announced in August, an HP executive said Friday. HP decides that being bigger is better
In opting not to get rid of its PC division, HP -- and new CEO Meg Whitman -- offered some insight about what type of company they think HP should be. HP to keep PC division, rejects spin-off idea
Hewlett-Packard Co. said late today that it has decided to keep its PC division. New IBM CEO latest in changes at tech companies
IBM's announcement Tuesday that company veteran Virginia Rometty will take over on Jan. 1 as president and CEO from Sam Palmisano is the latest in high-profile changes at the top in key technology companies, including Apple, Yahoo, and Hewlett-Packard. HP ProBook 4430s: A business laptop With a dash of class
The HP ProBook 4430s is endowed with above-average looks, but in other respects it is the epitome of a basic, all-purpose business laptop. HP loses top strategist Robison, won't replace him
Hewlett-Packard's chief strategy and technology officer, Shane Robison, is retiring and will not be replaced, the company said Thursday. HP updates TouchPad to WebOS 3.0.4
The HP TouchPad hasn't gone the way of the dodo bird just yet, as Hewlett-Packard announced Tuesday that an over-the-air update to WebOS 3.0.4 is now available. HP's new virtualization servers provide path to cloud
Hewlett-Packard on Monday announced new servers that come pre-configured with Microsoft software to help companies deploy virtualized workloads more quickly. Michael Dell sends memo, of sorts, to HP
Laced throughout Dell's first enterprise user conference, either directly or indirectly, will be talk about HP and its very public consideration of either spinning off or selling its personal systems group. University medical center virtualizes, cuts storage needs by 65%
With data doubling about every year, the University of Kansas Physicians group turned to virtualization to cut costs and boost performance. Users Hope Whitman Can Bring Stability to HP
Hewlett-Packard customers who are disconcerted by management shake-ups and product strategy shifts are hoping for a stable future with new CEO Meg Whitman, who last month replaced short-timer Leo Apotheker. Insider (registration required) McNealy: I would have run HP if they'd asked me
Scott McNealy, the former chairman and CEO of Sun Microsystems, would have accepted the job of running Hewlett-Packard if he had been asked, he said this week. HP set to release NAND flash replacement in 18 months
Reinforcing an announcement make more than a year ago, an HP fellow this week proclaimed that his company will have a its Memristor non-volatile memory chip read to challenge NAND flash within 18 months. HP's PC sharing solution gets Ethernet connectivity
Hewlett-Packard has launched the t200 Zero Client, a US$99 device meant to be attached to a monitor, that when used with a host allows up to 15 users to share a PC, the company said on Wednesday. HP completes Autonomy acquisition
Hewlett-Packard has secured enough shares of Autonomy to take control of the U.K. software company, HP announced Monday. Coverity shows developer work within HP lifecycle suite
Coverity has updated its development testing suite so that its results can be displayed directly from within the HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) suite software, Coverity announced Monday. Former HP CEO Apotheker to get more than $9.6 million
Outgoing Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker will get a severance payment of US$7.2 million, plus a $2.4 million performance bonus and additional stock benefits, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. Box.net boosts Sync, security features
Box.net bumped up security and synchronization on its content management and sharing platform and teamed up with Hewlett-Packard and Motorola Mobility for pre-installation deals at its BoxWorks user conference in San Francisco. SPEC tool to improve server-efficiency ratings
SPEC, the standards body for performance benchmarks, has developed a tool-kit to help more accurately measure the energy efficiency of servers. HP customers seek stability with Whitman
Hewlett-Packard customers disconcerted by management shakeups and product strategy shifts are hoping for a stable future with Meg Whitman, who Thursday was appointed the company's new CEO. Five outsiders who could lead Hewlett-Packard
Having gone through a rash of CEOs in the past 10 to 15 years, Hewlett-Packard may soon find itself looking for yet another new chief, despite just tapping Meg Whitman for that job this week. What will Whitman bring to HP?
Meg Whitman has credentials as a leader, but she will be scrutinized in the months ahead on whether she can move from running a consumer business, eBay, to running an enterprise-focused business. HP to decide on PC spin-off plans by year end
Just over a month after Hewlett-Packard said it would sell or spin-off its PC business, new CEO Meg Whitman on Thursday said the company will decide on a proposal to spin-off the PC unit by the end of the year. Lane defends HP decision to name Whitman CEO
Newly appointed Hewlett-Packard executive chairman Ray Lane vigorously defended the company's decision to oust CEO Leo Apotheker and replace him with board member and former eBay head Meg Whitman. New face, same challenges at HP
HP has put the rumors to rest by replacing CEO Léo Apotheker with Meg Whitman, but the big questions swirling around the company are anything but resolved. Apotheker out, Whitman in as HP CEO
HP CEO Leo Apotheker was ousted from his position on Thursday and replaced by HP director and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman. Apotheker ouster from HP CEO job appears imminent
Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker will likely be removed from his position on Thursday and replaced by HP director and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Was Apotheker doomed at HP from the start?
As reports swirled Wednesday of Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker's imminent ouster from the company after less than a year on the job, some observers suggested that if such a thing indeed comes to pass, it won't be that much of a surprise. Ousting Apotheker may add to disruption at HP, say analysts
Hewlett-Packard may be on the verge of replacing the CEO it hired just a year ago to build its software and cloud computing businesses, as well as take on Apple with a WebOS-powered tablet. Apple drubs rivals in satisfaction survey eighth year running
For the eighth year running, Apple again beat rival computer makers that sell Windows PCs in an annual customer satisfaction survey, a researcher said today. Android tablets lose ground to RIM, TouchPads
Android tablets are losing ground to new entrants, including the much-criticized Research In Motion PlayBook and even the discontinued Hewlett-Packard TouchPad, IDC reported in its second quarter report on tablet and e-book sales. Cisco comes out swinging after cutbacks
Cisco Systems emerged from 150 days of restructuring on Tuesday as an aggressive competitor, laying out some of the problems that led it to make changes, while saying its rivals are in even worse predicaments. Cisco goes on video attack against rival Juniper
Cisco has taken a grittier approach to marketing by attacking a competitor, Juniper Networks, with a video that pokes fun at its networking rival. HP Rolls Out Printers, 3D Scanning, Better Cloud Printing
On Thursday, HP announced 13 new printers and scanners, many of which target the small and midsize business market. This new range of printers and scanners emphasizes Web-connected printing and advanced scanning. Lenovo expects to beat Dell in PC sales by year's end
Lenovo's chairman believes the company will overtake Dell to become the world's second-largest PC vendor by the end of this year. HP drops price of popular Pavilion DM1 laptop to $399
Hewlett-Packard upgraded the popular Pavilion DM1 laptop and also lowered its price as the company shows that business continues as usual amid efforts to sell or spin off the PC unit. HP launches cloud service beta
Carving out a space in the growing market for cloud computing, Hewlett-Packard has launched a beta IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service) offering, called HP Cloud Services, the company announced Wednesday. VMworld brings flurry of third-party product launches
While VMware had no shortage of new and updated products to debut at its VMworld conference, being held this week in Las Vegas, many VMware partners and competitors introduced their own offerings at the show as well. Oracle wants HP-Hurd settlement tossed out
Oracle accused Hewlett-Packard of fraud in connection with the companies' settlement agreement over the hiring of former HP CEO Mark Hurd, and wants the pact dissolved, according to a court filing Tuesday. HP to make more TouchPads
Hewlett-Packard said it will manufacture more TouchPads in response to "stunning" demand following the company's decision to discontinue the tablets. Despite spin-off talk, Air Force picks HP
Even though Hewlett-Packard is considering spinning off or selling its Personal Systems Group, it's still business as usual for one of its larger customers, the U.S. Air Force.
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