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HP To Buy Palm For $1.2bn
The world's second-largest IT systems provider has agreed to purchase the struggling smartphone maker
HP Upgrades Integrity Server Portfolio
HP is beefing up its converged data centre offering with the first update of its high-end Superdome for ten years
HP Introduces Energy-Saving Desktops
Hewlett-Packard introduces two new desktops and updates its TouchSmart PC
HP ProCurve Plans 3Com-Driven Assault On Cisco
The gloves are off: HP is combining its networking acquisition 3Com with its existing Procurve division, in a bid to build a credible Cisco alternative
HP Faces Bribery Probe In Russia and Germany
Authorities in Germany and Russia are investigating Hewlett-Packard over bribery allegations and have raided the company's Moscow headquarters
HP Focuses On Desktop Virtualisation
HP is rolling out new services to make it easier for businesses to evaluate desktop and notebook environments
Google Urges Obama To Back Smart Grid Technology
Google, HP and General Electric have asked President Obama to make it easier for mobile phones and other Web-enabled gadgets to be used to manage energy usage
Intel’s Barrett Defends Fiorina In US Senate Race
Former Intel CEO Craig Barrett says ex-HP CEO Carly Fiorina, now running for the U.S. Senate, is being unfairly criticised for her time at the helm of the computer giant
HP Readies Own Slate For Fight With iPad
Hewlett-Packard’s upcoming tablet PC could use video conferencing, at least one camera module, and support for Adobe Flash and removable SD memory cards as potential differentiators from Apple’s bestselling iPad
Dell Expands Printer Portfolio
Dell has released eight new printer models, as the PC maker looks to take the fight to the likes of Hewlett-Packard, Xerox and Samsung
HP Strike Action Called Off By Union
HP workers have suspended their two-day strike action as talks continue over pay freezes and redundancies
IBM To Probe Electric Car Impact On UK Grid
The tech company is looking into how the UK's grid needs to be overhauled for electric vehicles
HP Resolves Printer Ink Cartridge Patent Disputes
Hewlett-Packard has settled an ongoing patent dispute with three different vendors of printer ink cartridges
Gartner Rebuffs Cost Claims For Converged Data Centres
Analyst firm Gartner argues that combining data centre networks can often create more problems that it solves
Fiorina Gets No Support From HP In Senate Race
Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina is finding little support from her old company in her bid to unseat Sen. Barbara Boxer
Cisco Enters Portable Data Centre Market
The networking giant is moving into the portable container data centre market
Flash Support Gives HP Slate Edge Over iPad
Hewlett-Packard suggests that its upcoming slate PC boasts one clear advantage over Apple's iPad by supporting Adobe Flash
IDC Predicts Slow In Netbook Sales
Market researcher IDC is predicting that the market share of all-in-one desktops will stage a comeback in 2010
Cisco And HP Decide To Part Ways
IT giants Cisco and HP will continue to honour contracts with existing customers, but the intensified competition to build data centres of the future has driven the two apart