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Microsoft / Yahoo heading for a shotgun wedding?
May. 16, 2008
Jason and Keith discuss the Yahoo stockholder revolt, why girls aren't interested in IT, and mourn the end of the Philly Wi-Fi network.
HP rolls out massive array for digital content
May. 13, 2008
HP last week added a behemoth to its storage portfolio with the introduction of the HP StorageWorks 9100 Extreme Data Storage System, ExDS9100 for short.
Cisco departure latest sign of transformation
May. 15, 2008
The departure of a longtime Cisco executive last week is the latest sign that the company is transforming itself from a pure networking vendor into more of an overall provider of IT systems.
HP , UNIDO launch IT training program
May. 14, 2008
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and computer marker Hewlett-Packard have developed a program to help build the entrepreneurial and IT skills of young Africans.
FAQ: What does the HP-EDS deal really mean?
May. 13, 2008
HP buying EDS could double its services business to nearly $40 billion in revenue, helping the vendor inch closer to its rival IBM, which brings in closer to $54 billion in revenue for services annually.
HP unveils encryption add-ons for storage products
Apr. 04, 2008
HP Monday is unveiling add-ons for its storage products that enable automated encryption of data stored on tape drives and virtual tape libraries.
HP issues research challenge to universities
May. 07, 2008
HP Wednesday issued a call for academic institutions to submit proposals for research projects relating to one of HP's five core research areas: information explosion, dynamic cloud services, content transformation, ...
Apple wins big in Consumer Reports survey
May. 05, 2008
In what is sure to become more fodder for Mac vs. PC ads, Consumer Reports' latest tech-support survey shows that Apple has the best help-desk support for both laptop and desktop systems.
Microsoft faces challenges in expanding management strategy
May. 01, 2008
Microsoft last week set it sites on becoming a dominant enterprise management vendor, but experts and users say first it will have to define the scope of its goals, improve the platform, and prove it can be the ...
HP researchers build intelligent memory
May. 01, 2008
Researchers at HP have developed a working unit of a memory circuit that has existed in theory for 37 years, which could ultimately replace RAM and make computers more intelligent by tracking data it has retained.
IBM lures HP customers, reuses their abandoned HP gear
Mar. 20, 2008
IBM's new rebate program for customers who use HP PA-RISC systems coincides with IBM's System p 550 Express Unix server launch.
Citrix, HP team up on virtualization-enabled servers
Mar. 20, 2008
A Citrix-HP partnership accelerates a trend of embedding server virtualization software into hardware.
Interop network goes all-out virtual
Apr. 29, 2008
The world's largest temporary network, which powers Interop, sheds physical servers by going virtual.
Battery shortage could hurt small PC vendors, says Quanta
Apr. 29, 2008
A shortage of batteries and other components could hurt smaller PC vendors, although the top 10 vendors are unlikely to be unaffected, the world's largest contract laptop manufacturer said Tuesday.
Comprehensive security needed to prevent printer hacking
Apr. 22, 2008
Inadequate authentication and insufficient print activity records can compromise security. In general, there is little or no control over the IT infrastructure responsible for printing.
HP gear supports and simplifies Microsoft NAP
Apr. 22, 2008
HP is announcing that its gear supports Microsoft NAP and claiming that it also makes NAP simpler to configure.
HP's Upline hosted storage service remains down
Apr. 22, 2008
HP said its new online storage service will protect your data
ProCurve gear compatible with Microsoft NAP
Apr. 21, 2008
HP ProCurve Monday announced that its gear supports Microsoft Network Access Protection and also makes NAP simpler to configure.
HP unveils mobile thin client
Jan. 24, 2008
HP is unveiling its first mobile thin client and dramatically increasing investments in thin client technology.
The World Needs “BSM Lite” | NetworkWorld.com Community
May. 15, 2008
Business Service Management (BSM) is the holy grail of good IT management, and achieving it using the current crop of IT management tools from the "big four" management platform vendors is about as hard as finding the ...
Want to use a supercomputer? | NetworkWorld.com Community
May. 15, 2008
The Department of Energy (DOE) said this week it is offering over 680 million supercomputer processor-hours to run advanced scientific projects on its supercomputers.
Through its sixth annual Innovative and Novel ...
HP launches diet desktop with solid-state drive
Jan. 24, 2008
HP Wednesday introduced a business desktop with a slim form factor that packs a flash-based solid-state drive, giving the system faster boot times than PCs with hard drives.
HP unveils application modernization tools
Apr. 08, 2008
Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday planned to announce a beefed-up set of offerings for application modernization, including a set of tools for visualizing the composition of legacy code and plans for modernization
HP ships ultraportable laptop with Via inside, not Intel
Apr. 08, 2008
Hewlett-Packard unveiled its Compaq 2133 ultraportable laptop, which uses a C7-M microprocessor from Taiwan's Via Technologies instead of a chip from Intel.
HP's 2133: Tiny laptop an adult can really use
Apr. 08, 2008
HP Monday entered the affordable mini-notebook category with its eye-catching HP 2133.
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HP profile
Overview
2005 NW200 rank: 3
2004 NW200 rank: 2
Revenue
| Total '05 revenue (in $M) |
|
86696 |
| '04-'05 revenue change |
|
8% |
| '01-'05 CAGR revenue |
|
18% |
Profit
| Profit or loss (in $M) |
|
2398 |
| Change from '04 |
|
-31 |
| As percentage of revenue 3 |
|
3 |
| CAGR, '01-'05 |
|
56 |
Employees
| Number of employees |
|
150000 |
| '04 - '05 change |
|
-1
|
| Revenue per employee |
|
577973 |
Misc.
| Mkt Cap as of 3/19/05 ($M) |
|
93820 |
| Cash/investments ($M) |
|
|
| Year inc. |
|
1947 |
| Fiscal year ends |
|
Oct |
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