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New HP CEO Apotheker may boost company's software profile

Hewlett-Packard's ( NYSE: HPQ ) decision to name former SAP CEO Léo Apotheker as its new CEO and president is drawing surprised reactions and some consternation. Adding to the drama, HP

HP exec: Slew of webOS devices on their way

A company executive has indicated Hewlett-Packard ( NYSE: HPQ ) will introduce in the coming months new devices running Palm's webOS platform. Rahul Sood, HP's chief technology officer of global

HP, Oracle battle over Mark Hurd gets ugly

Things are really getting messy between Hewlett-Packard ( NYSE: HPQ ) and Oracle ( NASDAQ: ORCL ). On Monday, Oracle hired Mark Hurd, former HP CEO, as co-president, and by Tuesday evening HP had filed a

Palm makes surprise WebOS 2.0 announcement

Palm made a surprise announcement today that WebOS 2.0 is on the way. Palm has been relatively quiet since being acquired by Hewlett-Packard ( NYSE: HPQ ) and hasn't issued any new hardware or software

HP's latest scandal and who is likely to take over

The abrupt resignation Friday of Hewlett-Packard ( NYSE: HPQ ) CEO Mark Hurd amid a sexual harassment claim shook up the tech world. "Hurd was the last executive on earth you'd expect to resign under a

Can Microsoft succeed in the tablet space?

It would seem that everyone is rushing to launch a tablet these days. Yet if prior research data collected by Forrester Research were to be believed, customers were asking for features that were a

HP plans to lay off 6,000

HP is planning to lay off about 2 percent of its work force in the next 12 months, according to CFO Cathie Lesjak who disclosed the plans during a conference call with financial analysts Tuesday. The

HP on a roll despite soft markets

Hewlett-Packard is having a very good year despite the softening demand for new technology in the United States. While some tech companies, including IBM, are warning that the IT market is on a down

SPOTLIGHT: Fiorina speaks out on ouster, privacy issues

Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of HP, couldn't have asked for a better time frame in pushing her new book onto the shelves particularly given the recent HP scandal and indictments. In a wide ranging

HP customers see scandal as CEO test

Last week was a bit rough for HP's top executives with a few testifying before a congressional panel