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Seagate, Western Digital slash hard drive warranties
In a bid to save money and redirect money towards product development, hard disk makers Seagate and Western Digital have separately announced plans to reduce the warranties on their hard disk drives
Odds of AT&T/T-Mobile merger dwindle
AT&T ( NYSE: T ) announced on Thanksgiving Day that it would withdraw its application for regulatory approval to acquire T-Mobile USA. AT&T also said it will take a $4 billion charge against
HP's PC unit will be tough sell; rumors of Samsung takeover surface
The announcement last week by Hewlett-Packard ( NYSE: HPQ ) that it is looking at "strategic alternatives" for a sale or spin-off of its Personal Systems Group unit, which deals in PCs and mobile
Tips for riding out ERP vendor consolidation
The ERP market has seen a lot of mergers and acquisitions activity recently, and while the shake-up may not have had a direct impact on you, it likely will down the road. To maximize your own
Western Digital acquires hard drive unit of Hitachi
Leading hard disk maker Western Digital will be acquiring Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (GST)--the hard disk drive division of Hitachi--in a deal worth $4.3 billion. The move will effectively
Q&A on finding quick wins when merging IT support systems
Mergers and acquisitions present a well-documented host of challenges to CIOs. The task of merging different infrastructures, networks and applications is complicated by the task of uniting cultures,
People are paramount in successful mergers
Word has it that a busy merger and acquisition season could soon be upon us. Experts foresee considerable consolidation in the tech industry, and a recent survey of tech CFOs found that 78 percent
Lessons the tech industry refuses to learn
The technology industry repeats too many of its mistakes too often, and many of them occur during flurries of Wall Street-driven mergers, argues InfoWorld's Bill Snyder. We're on the eve of a new
Intel, McAfee deal takes industry observers by surprise
Intel ( NASDAQ: INTC ) entered into an agreement to acquire security software giant McAfee for $7.68 billion in cash, the companies announced, to the surprise of many industry observers. McAfee will
HP completes 3Com acquisition
Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HPQ) on Monday announced that it has completed its acquisition of 3Com Corporation . In a release, the computer maker noted that "customers will be able to simplify their
