Posts tagged “HP”
HP awards new CEO Whitman $16.5M in compensation
Last year's pay consists almost entirely of 1.9 million stock options valued at $16.1 million, according to documents filed Friday. Whether Meg Whitman ever gets an opportunity to cash in most the options will depend on whether HP's market value rises substantially from its depressed level when HP fired her predecessor, Leo Apotheker, as CEO last September.
Meg Whitman
Lenovo bucks global decline in PC sales with growth topping 20%
The world's No. 2 PC maker strengthens its hold behind HP in global sales with growth of well over 20 percent. However, US PC sales fell for the first time in a decade. Worldwide shipments fell as well.
Lenovo's Yoga after flip to tablet
Letter airs harassment claims against HP's ex-CEO
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd's efforts to impress an HP event hostess included showing her his checking-account balance holding over $1 million, according to a letter detailing the sexual harassment allegations that led to his ouster.
Review: HP's webOS platform is ready
Technology Business research Inc. finds that HP's competitor to Android and Windows 8 could become a player in the mobile device landscape.
HP turns to open source in bid to save WebOS software
"The thing we recognized about WebOS is it really is a remarkable platform," Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman says. "It was not the right thing to just shut it down. It shouldn't be wasted."
HP turning WebOS software into open source
HP snagged webOS when it bought flailing smartphone pioneer Palm Inc. in 2010. The software's future has been uncertain since August, when HP said it would stop making tablet computers and smartphones.
HP faces long healing process with short-term pain
Analysis: While HP's new CEO Meg Whitman assured that HP will pursue a steadier course with no surprises during the calendar 3Q11 earnings call, TBR believes there will be a slower healing process as customers regain confidence.
Meg Whitman
Earnings review: What's happening in tech sector
A summary of recent earnings and reports for selected technology companies and what they reveal about the state of spending and the overall economy.
RIM a 'wounded puppy;' Cisco raids VMware; Sprint can sue AT&T; Twitter tweaks; HP's new tech exec
Bulldog blog headlines: Research In Motion is losing market share and share value; Cisco hires VMware exec for security push; judge says Sprint can sue AT&T in merger deal; Twitter adds new features; HP hires new technology executive.
HP's decision to keep its PC division a wise one
Analysis: Technology Business Research believes that, given customers' clear desires to work with a single HP, the decision was the most likely outcome. Word that HP might spin off PSG, the world's largest PC provider, drew widespread criticism and risked alienating customers.
HP decides to keep its PC division - blow to Lenovo?
The PC manufacturer said that it reached its decision after evaluating the strategic, financial and operational impact of spinning off the business unit -- the world's biggest manufacturer of desktop and notebook computers for consumers and businesses. HP leads Lenovo in PC sales rankings.
Now No. 2, Lenovo aims to be top 'leading personal technology company'
Two research firms report that Lenovo vaults past Dell to second spot behind HP in global PC shipments. One firm puts Lenovo at No. 5 in U.S. sales. Lenovo's CEO says the company is on track to becoming the "leading personal technology company in the world."
A Lenovo promotion touts its aggressive strategy
Lenovo surges past Dell to No. 2 spot in PC sales
Two research firms say Lenovo, which maintains its executive headquarters in Morrisville, N.C., now trails only HP in battle for No. 1 among PC sellers.
Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet
HP under Meg Whitman: Stability first, then recovery, then strategy
Analysis: What is most important now in wake of changing CEOs is assuring HP's many customers and partners as well as employees that the company can continue to be trusted. Once it is clear HP will continue to do business in its long-established manner, the company can address its strategic evolution going forward.
No. 1 PC market in world? China, not US
Lenovo, the world's No. 3 PC maker with its headquarters in Morrisville, is helping drive computer demand in the country where it was formed.
