HP steals agenda setting crown from IBM
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Playing with its big stick Comment It took the well-dressed businessmen hanging upside down from the rafters, the acrobats with iPAQs and the data center porn to mush the concept all over my brain. HP has unseated IBM as the agenda setter in the IT game. Or at least that's what HP believes.â¦
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Some chief executives boost their companies in speeches. Addressing an IBM (nyse: IBM - news - people ) customer event, CEO Samuel Palmisano attempted to buck up an entire industry.
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HP (NYSE:HPQ) (Nasdaq:HPQ) today announced that it has refreshed its entire line of HP Integrity servers -- adding the most powerful models to date -- to drive down the cost of business-critical computing for customers.
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The HP-iest job on Earth HP has appointed a long-time Disney executive, Michael Mendenhall, as its new marketing boss.â¦
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Crosses swords with IBM's Watchfire Two weeks ago, Hewlett-Packard stared jealously across the street as IBM pulled into the driveway with a brand new web application security specialist company. Not to be outclassed by a neighbor, HP has bought one too.â¦
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Claiming victory before the polls have closed HP has claimed it will be the world's largest IT company by the end of this year, surpassing IBM on revenue.â¦
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By Jordan Robertson Associated Press  SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Hewlett-Packard Co.
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(InfoWorld) - Hewlett-Packard (HP) is strengthening ties to Microsoft to provide a broadened portfolio of business software products to the enterprise market, delivering a competitive blow to rival IBM. Announced Wednesday, HP and Microsoft's joint $300-million, three-year investment to sell five different types of enterprise technology includes: -- Messaging and unified communications, including e-mail, instant messaging and video conferencing; -- Collaboration and content management, software that allows geographically-dispersed employees to collaborate on text, database, video and other files; -- Business intelligence, the analysis of data to help drive business decisions; -- Business process integration, which refers to the different processes enterprises use to run their businesses; -- and core infrastructure, the management of an enterprise's computer systems. The collaboration will generate 30 new products and services in the next year to 20,000 shared customers of the two companies. "Our customers, when they are looking for these solutions, are eager for what it brings to them, but they also want it at a very attractive cost," said Ann Livermore, executive vice president of the Technology Solutions Group at HP, during a news conference. Although HP, a maker of computers, servers and storage products, and Microsoft, a maker of operating systems and application software, have partnered for more than 20 years, the scale of this announcement makes it unique, said Livermore. "It pools Microsoft's whole portfolio to the enterprise and our whole portfolio...and that puts us in just a tremendous position." "Customers want to hear: how can IT advance the business? How can IT drive value in the business? That's the nature of these five solutions that we have," said Kevin Turner, chief operating officer of Microsoft. The combined market for business intelligence, collaboration, content management and infrastructure software is estimated at $49 billion in 2007 and the market for communications hardware and services is estimated approximately $60 billion, said John Gantz, chief research officer with IDC. The HP-Microsoft deal gives both companies leverage over their joint rival, IBM, which also sells hardware and software to enterprises, said Rob Enderle, principal analyst with Enderle Group, a technology consulting firm. Although IBM hardware also runs Microsoft software, Microsoft is getting closer to HP, he said. "Microsoft now views IBM as much more of a competitor going forward than a partner and it looks like they are shifting their attention away from IBM services and toward HP's," said Enderle. HP is expected to surpass IBM in revenue this year. HP had $91.7 billion in its fiscal year, ended Oct. 31, while IBM is expected to end its year on Dec. 31 with $90.72 billion, according to a consensus from analysts polled by Thomson Financial. "With HP now moving ahead of IBM, I think Microsoft feels comfortable partnering with HP more aggressively," Enderle said. Current enterprise-level collaborations include HP support of Microsoft's new Office 2007 suite of business software and Exchange Server 2007 for data centers. HP provides technical briefings and proof-of-concept testing to customers and partners that are considering deploying Windows-based technology in their enterprises. HP is also a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Learning Solutions, providing technical training on Microsoft systems at HP offices globally.
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At its annual HP Universe software conference, HP is rolling out a slew of announcements over its various quality center and service management product lines.
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CHICAGO -- This cannot be an easy time for Ann Livermore. When Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) missed Wall Street's earnings expectations late last week, the blame was placed squarely on the shoulders of the Enterprise Servers and Storage Group, one of the divisions she manages. "Unacceptable" problems within the group cost HP $400 million in revenue and $275 million in operating profit, said HP Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Carly Fiorina just hours before HP announced the sacking of three senior executives within the division.
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IBM held tight to its top ranking for server revenue, laying claim to a 30.7 percent market share in the quarter. HP -- which topped the charts in terms of units shipped -- remained in second place on the revenue list with 27.
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Hewlett-Packard announced Friday that it is combining its Imaging and Printing Group and Personal Systems Group. HP (NYSE: HPQ) said the reorganization would "accelerate profitable growth, leverage the power of its portfolio and strengthen its market position."
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HP, THE SELLER OF tin and fag-free utopian ideals is flogging commodity, standards-based hardware and software, including Carrier Grade Linux, to telephone company Motorola.
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Pretexting now part of the HP Way Put the cheery comeback stories on hold. HP has a boardroom scandal that deserves some attention.â¦
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If a pledge by HP's boss is a real harbinger, the beleaguered company may rebound sooner rather than later.
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Securing the Itanic HP this week moved to bulk up the security tools available with its HP-UX operating system.â¦
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(InfoWorld) - IBM earns bragging rights for surpassing Hewlett-PackardÂ in 2006 storage hardware sales, though it still trails industry leader EMC, according to an industry report published Tuesday. IBM's market share in the global external-controller disk storage market, based on revenue, grew to 15.8 percent in 2006, from 14.5 percent in 2005, while HP's share dropped to 13.1 percent from 14.7 percent. That elevates IBM to second place behind storage market share leader EMC Corp., which grew its market share to 24.8 percent last year from 23.4 percent in 2005. "I think the records will reflect that it's been about 10 years since we passed HP," said Andy Monshaw, general manager of IBM storage. As recently as five years ago, HP had a 15-point storage market share lead over IBM. Monshaw credited a refreshed product line, a focus on selling systems rather than individual products and increased selling to the small-to-medium business market for IBM's results. HP Chairman, CEO, and President Mark HurdÂ acknowledged the weaknessÂ in his company's storage business during a presentation at a Morgan Stanley Technology Conference Monday. HP's storage revenue grew only 3 percent in its fiscal first quarter, ended Jan. 31, which Hurd attributed to the fact that much of its product line is tape storage, a declining business. However, sales of its EVA line of disk storage products grew 18 percent in the quarter. Hurd also said duringÂ the company's quarterly earnings reportÂ Feb. 20, that HP needs toÂ expand its storage sales force. "We just don't cover enough accounts," Hurd said. The rest of the storage sellers in the Gartner report, ranked by 2006 market share, are the following: Hitachi Data Systems, 9.6 percent; Dell, 7.6 percent; Network Appliance, 7.2 percent; and Sun Microsystems, 6.1 percent. Gartner noted that the storage market is increasingly dominated by the top players and is driven by industry consolidation, more effective marketing and strong channel partnerships. The top seven storage vendors accounted for 84.2 percent of the market in 2006, up from 81. 5 percent in 2006.