As Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer were preparing to merge, both companies were in separate talks over a multimillion-dollar PC and server contract. And both were on the verge of losing the deal.
The NSW government has selected a panel of providers to supply agencies with software to manage the state's records, email, images and other unstructured content.
HP, the world's largest PC manufacturer, rolled out 50 new products on Tuesday at a conference in Berlin, the largest such product refresh in the Personal Systems Group's history.
HP and EDS customers should look at renegotiating existing contracts to push for price reductions and improved services following the US$13.9bn deal between the two outsourcing giants.
The Australian Tax Office has laid out the requirements for its centralised computing contract, worth AU$160 million per year.
The average datacentre lasts between 15 and 20 years, so when the current generation of datacentres near the end of their working life, will their replacements be at all familiar?
Unveiled at its Print 2.0 event in New York earlier this month, Hewlett-Packard's imaging and printing group showcased a range of new hardware and software products and services designed to manage media for business and consumers.
HP is to launch a penetration-testing service for businesses in October using controlled exploit code.
The move to Itanium has meant a rocky road for Hewlett-Packard's high-end server group. But the man leading the company's transition to the Intel chip believes the worst potholes are in the rear-view mirror.
To move ahead, big software companies are reaching back to a familiar strategy: offering customers a soup-to-nuts "stack" of software products.
At AU$599, the Photosmart C8180 sits in Hewlett-Packard's lineup as one of its most expensive All-in-One (AIO) players. With a suite of features, it's not without a few missteps. The photo quality is better than average and the hardware is well-designed, but the lack of an auto-document feeder (ADF) and painfully slow print speed prevent us from giving this otherwise excellent printer a better rating.
The HP EVA4400 is a Storage Area Network (SAN) system that provides data storage and security on a much larger scale than a simple RAID or NAS system. We found it to be a reliable and scalable high-end data system.
Despite an underpowered CPU, the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC offers the best balance of small size, comfort, and functionality we've seen in a mini-notebook, making it fast a favourite for on-the-go use.
Document scanners come in many shapes and sizes, and HP's Scanjet N8460 is one of the largest and strangest-looking desktop models we've seen.
State-of-the-art enterprise-class inkjet technology makes HP's CM8060 Colour MFP more than a match for conventional laser-based alternatives.
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