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Holders of 33 Percent of 3PAR Stock Back HP Offer


[September 3, 2010] Storage vendor says it has paid Dell $72 million termination fee.

HP Wins 3PAR Battle Over Dell


[September 2, 2010] 3PAR’s board accepts latest HP $33 a share offer, Dell withdraws from bidding.

Intel Pays $1.4B for Infineon’s Wireless Solutions Business


[August 31, 2010] Chip maker says acquisition deepens wireless portfolio, gains position in mobile handheld devices market. Unit will operate as standalone business.

Paul Allen’s Interval Licensing Sues Web Search Giants Alleging Patent Violations


[August 30, 2010] Company owned by Microsoft co-founder sues AOL, Apple, eBay, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Stapes, Yahoo and YouTube claiming patent infringement of Web technologies.

3PAR Calls HP $2B Bid Superior, Moves to End Dell Deal


[August 27, 2010] 3PAR board of directors nods to HP's $30 a share offer, gives Dell three business days before agreement terminates.

Dell Ups 3PAR Offer to $1.6B, HP Parries With $1.8B Bid


[August 26, 2010] HP tops Dell's $24.30 per share offer with $27 a share bid only hours after 3PAR accepts Dell's proposal.

HP Bids $1.6 Billion for 3PAR, Tops Dell’s Price


[August 23, 2010] Offer one third higher than Dell proposed for storage vendor less than two weeks ago.

IBM Adds Thousands of Business Analytics Consultants


[August 25, 2010] Vendor seeks to aggressively grow predictive analysis business segment.

Michael Dell Worries Shareholders


[August 18, 2010] Computer maker's founder received lowest vote total in election of company's board of directors.

HP Expects No Changes to Key Initiatives or Strategy in Hurd’s Wake


[August 9, 2010] Interim chief executive Lesjak (pictured) says company will continue with plans on the table for supply chain, services, printing and R&D.

HP’s Hurd Pockets $28 Million in Cash and Stock to Depart


[August 7, 2010] SEC filings reveal $12.2 million in severance pay and stock valued at about $16 million, not including an option to buy an additional large block of shares, for widely-respected executive credited with transforming the company.

HP Chief Executive Hurd Resigns Over Doctored Expense Reports


[August 6, 2010] Violations of vendor’s code of business conduct uncovered in sexual harassment investigation. CFO Lesjak appointed interim CEO. Company also releases preliminary Q3 financial results showing 11 percent revenue uptick and 12 percent per share earnings bump.

Intel, FTC Tentatively Settle Antitrust Dispute


[August 6, 2010] Agreement resolves charges that chip maker illegally impeded competition, frames future competitive behavior.

Dell Pays $100 Million to Settle Accounting, Material Disclosure Dispute with SEC


[July 22, 2010] Company chairman Michael Dell and other execs consent to penalties totaling more than $11 million for involvement in accounting trickery, failing to disclose key financial information to investors.

Nokia Siemens Networks Pays $1.2 Billion for Motorola’s Wireless Business


[July 19, 2010] Vendor says transaction will bolster its positions in the U.S. and Japan, gain technology, strengthen research and development, bring new customers.

NTT Bids $3.2 Billion for Dimension Data


[July 16, 2010] Telecom giant gains 6,000 new customers, plans for cloud computing services.

EMC Buys Data Warehousing Technology Provider Greenplum in All-Cash Deal


[July 6, 2010] Storage vendor to leverage acquisition for new data computing product division.

VMware Taps Former EMC Exec to Head Americas Business


[July 2, 2010] Vendor names Jeff Casale to head strategic planning, drive growth in region.

IBM Adds Solutions Financing To Mid-Market Bundles


[June 23, 2010] Cost Buster initiative allows channel partners to include financing with five pre-packaged, mid-market collections.

Microsoft Supplies Kentucky Education Dept With Cloud Computing Services


[June 7, 2010] School board replaces 180 Exchange servers, estimates $6 million savings.

Google Dusts Windows Over Security, Report Says


[June 1, 2010] Vulnerability issues prompt search giant to move employees to Linux PCs, Macs.

Google Says It Generated $54B For U.S. Business In 2009


[May 26, 2010] Company estimates overall economic impact of its Search, AdWords, AdSense and Grants.

Microsoft $200 Million Settles VPN Patent Infringement Lawsuit


[May 19, 2010] VirnetX sued software giant in 2007, won jury award for $105.75 million for violating patented VPN technology.

HP Pays $1.2 Billion For Palm


[April 29, 2010] Purchase signals vendor’s role as serious player in mobile device market.

IBM Post Slight Q1 Revenue, Earnings Increase


[April 21, 2010] Vendor points to growth markets, Analytics, Smarter Planet initiatives. Posts bumps in software, systems, services revenue but services bookings decline.


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