HP to Optimize WebOS as CEO Attempts Turnaround

Release Date 27 Sep, 2011 in Mobiledia

Ray Lane's power move at HP MarketWatch - Therese Poletti - 27 Sep, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) �" Bill Hewlett and David Packard, the two engineers who founded Hewlett-Packard Co. in 1939, are lucky they are not around to see the havoc and chaos that have coursed through the once-great ...
Autonomy CEO: We Are Still HP's Future New York Times (blog) - Quentin Hardy - 27 Sep, 2011 If Hewlett-Packard's ouster last week of its chief executive means software is no longer front and center in the company's future, no one told Mike Lynch, the chief executive of Autonomy. HP said in August that it was buying Autonomy ...
A Brief History Of HP's Totally Dysfunctional Board (HPQ) San Francisco Chronicle - Matt Rosoff - 27 Sep, 2011 Board chairman Ray Lane tried to deflect criticism, pointing out that most of HP's board wasn't even there when Apotheker was hired. He neglected to mention that he was one of Apotheker's biggest public supporters, that the two men came aboard at the ...
Correction: Hewlett-Packard-Whitman's Worries Washington Post - 27 Sep, 2011 By AP, SAN FRANCISCO �" In a Sept. 23 story about Meg Whitman's challenges as Hewlett-Packard Co.'s new CEO, The Associated Press erroneously reported that HP wants to get out of its PC and printer divisions. HP is only trying to sell its PC division; ...
Correction: Hewlett-Packard-Whitman's Worries Newsday (subscription) - 27 Sep, 2011 News Newsday > News Content Preview Newsday/Optimum Online ® subscribers click here for full access Not a Newsday or Optimum Online ® subscriber? Click here Correction: Hewlett-Packard-Whitman's Worries Published: September 26, 2011 3:35 PM By The ...
Did Poor Communication Skills Undo HP's CEO? Forbes - 27 Sep, 2011 Carmine Gallo is the communications coach for the world's most admired brands. A former journalist for CNN and CBS, Gallo works directly with the world's top business leaders to craft compelling messages, tell inspiring stories and share innovative ...
HP Moves Swiftly in Search of Stability Toronto Star - Michael Holt - 27 Sep, 2011 In forcing a CEO change, Hewlett-Packard's HPQ board has taken a step in the right direction. Investors have lost confidence in the firm as a result of poor execution and messaging. However, the damage is not permanent, ...
	Yes she can vs There's no way ZDNet (blog) - Andrew Nusca - 27 Sep, 2011 Summary: Can Meg Whitman turn around HP? Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan debate whether HP's latest CEO can fix all that ails the computing giant. Leo Apotheker had the wrong vision for HP and unnecessarily put the company in disarray. ...
	Yahoo and Hewlett-Packard: how bad boards can kill a company The Guardian - 27 Sep, 2011 Meg Whitman is the new CEO of HP ... but for how long? Photograph: Pool/Reuters "A good board can't make a company, but a bad one will inevitably kill it." Thus spake Barry Weinman, the gentleman capitalist, when I joined the VC brotherhood. ...
HP stock hits 6-year low after Whitman named CEO The Australian - ‎Sep 25, 2011‎ From: AP The appointment of Meg Whitman, shown here last year campaigning as a Republican candidate in California, hasn't been greeted wramly by the market. Source: AP HEWLETT-PACKARD'S stock has sunk to its lowest level in six years, as investors ...
	HP's PC Chief Waits for Resolution Wall Street Journal - Ben Worthen - ‎Sep 25, 2011‎ Todd Bradley, the head of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s personal-computer division, has faced many questions about its future since the company broached the idea last month of spinning off the business. His new boss hasn't exactly clarified the ...
Whitman faces big challenges at HP San Jose Mercury News - Brandon Bailey - ‎Sep 25, 2011‎ Former 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman waits before her speech at the campus of Summit Public schools: Tahoma and Rainier in San Jose on Sept. 20, 2011. Whitman announced that she is making a $2.5 million, ...
	HP and Meg Whitman: signs of a Silicon Valley in transition Christian Science Monitor - Daniel B. Wood - ‎Sep 24, 2011‎ HP, as Silicon Valley's biggest and most mature corporation, is more big business now than Silicon Valley startup. Meg Whitman has to help HP figure out which way to go from here. By Daniel B. Wood, Staff writer / September 24, 2011 A picture of the ...
Meg Whitman fundraising for Christie Politico - Maggie Haberman - ‎Sep 23, 2011‎ Meg Whitman, the GOP gubernatorial nominee last year in California who was just appointed to the top slot at HP, is hosting a fundraising dinner honoring Chris Christie, according to an invitation. The Sept. 28 event will be at Whitman's home, ...
Meg Whitman confirmed as boss of HP ZDNet UK (blog) - Jack Schofield - ‎Sep 22, 2011‎ News and comment on what's happening in the technology industry, and the direction it's heading. Meg Whitman, formerly of eBay, has been confirmed as president and chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard, ...
Is A Customer Now In Charge of HP? InformationWeek - Chris Murphy - ‎Sep 22, 2011‎ As eBay CEO, Meg Whitman ran a business built on technology. Will she have a better ear for what CIOs want to hear from HP? By Chris Murphy InformationWeek As we head into another CEO transition at Hewlett-Packard, as former eBay CEO Meg Whitman takes ...
HP set to name Meg Whitman as CEO NEWS.com.au - Jordan Robertson - ‎Sep 22, 2011‎ From: AP HEWLETT-Packard is set to name Meg Whitman, the former eBay CEO and California candidate for governor, as its new CEO, forcing aside Leo Apotheker after just 11 months on the job. HP's board was meeting on Thursday and an ...
HP Names Meg Whitman CEO, Apotheker Out InformationWeek - Paul McDougall - ‎Sep 22, 2011‎ Hewlett-Packard on Thursday fired Leo Apotheker as CEO and replaced him with former eBay chief and current HP board member Meg Whitman, in an effort to stabilize a company that has been through a series of volatile ...
	The Drama At HP Still Continues eWire Informer - Melissa Wylie - 27 Sep, 2011 Former eBay chief, Meg Whitman has been chosen to replace Leo Apotheker as CEO at HP. After only 11 months Apotheker has been fired. He had a devastating reign in which he cut revenue guidance three times. The shares at HP have plummeted 47% during his ...
HP Partners To Whitman: Please Reconsider PSG, Autonomy Moves CRN - Kevin McLaughlin - 27 Sep, 2011 The majority of HP channel partners contacted by CRN believe that new CEO Meg Whitman is a better choice to run the company than ex-CEO Leo Apotheker. That said, some partners are concerned that Whitman has already pledged her ...
HP fires second CEO in 2 years; Whitman in charge Madison Daily Leader - 27 Sep, 2011 By AP SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Hewlett-Packard has performed another extreme act of corporate remodeling, firing its CEO Leo Apotheker after just 11 months and replacing him with billionaire businesswoman and political aspirant Meg Whitman. ...
	HP's Future And Past: Whitman Versus Apotheker, It's All In The Words Fast Company - Kit Eaton - 27 Sep, 2011 What kind of talent are HP board members betting on to lead the company out of its post-Hurd, post-sex-scandal doldrums? Meg Whitman, appointed to the CEO role a few days ago at HP, was the CEO of eBay, and previously an ...
	Meg Whitman May or May Not Save WebOS ITProPortal - Erica Thinesen - 27 Sep, 2011 The news of Leo Apotheker's exit from Hewlett-Packard and his replacement by Meg Whitman as the new chief executive brought some much needed hope and relief for WebOS fans all around the world. But seems like all those hopes were just fragile as ...
Behind HP's Sell-Off: More Bad Management Decisions Seeking Alpha - 27 Sep, 2011 Hewlett Packard (HPQ) has been a roller-coaster ride for investors as the company changed major plans within a period of two months. Leo Apotheker, HP's former CEO, planned to sell or spin off its PC division and focus on the software and services ...
Hewlett Packard: The Cheapest Stock In The S&P Index? Seeking Alpha - 27 Sep, 2011 Hewlett Packard (HPQ) is a leading technology company with an extremely diverse range of products and services which include printers, computers, tablets, software, consulting and other business solutions. This stock has been in a downtrend and hit a ...
	HP to Optimize WebOS as CEO Attempts Turnaround Mobiledia - Sandy Fitzgerald - 27 Sep, 2011 HP's newly-hired CEO Meg Whitman said the company will continue to optimize WebOS, a sign it isn't giving up on the beleagured platform as it works toward reversing its fortunes. ...