HP, EMC, others hint at next moves

Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd and EMC CEO Joe Tucci both spoke of the future at last week's Goldman Sachs Technology Investment Symposium. Hurd, a rookie to the event, said HP will continue buying up-and-coming companies and that spinoffs of current businesses are still unlikely. Tucci, the veteran, said data center management will be dramatically better two years from now.

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