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HP CEO: The challenges of cloud computing: At the Gartner Symposium in Orlando, Fla., HP CEO Mark Hurd talks about how the company plans to layer cloud services on its infrastructure in the future. However, with more than 1,000 hacks a day, security creates an important need on differentiating what they put in public versus private...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, CEO, Firewalls, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Network Security, Security, Networking, Hardware, HP; Videos 2009-10-21
HP's Hurd: Cloud computing has its limits (especially when you face 1,000 attacks a day): HP CEO Mark Hurd is big on cloud computing, but acknowledges its limits. For instance, HP "wouldn't put anything material in nature outside the firewall." The message: The cloud has its place, but there's a vast difference between private and public computing. [caption id="attachment_26254" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Credit:...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, Attack, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Virtualization, Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-10-20
HP: We'll outpace the market in 2010: HP is bullish on 2010. And today, at a Securities Analyst meeting, CEO Mark Hurd said he expects the IT industry to return to growth in 2010 and went so far as to say that HP will outpace the market. In a statement, Hurd said: Our broad product and...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, Printing, GAAP Earnings Per Share, Document Management, GAAP, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Financial Accounting, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2009-09-24
HP's Hurd: 'Business is stabilizing'; Units (except for services) still take revenue hit: Updated: Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd said Tuesday that "business is stabilizing" and the company will be an early beneficiary of an economic turnaround. The company also raised its fourth quarter earnings target. As expected, HP's quarter was a mixed bag (statement, preview). The company delivered better than...; Tags: Revenue, Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, Non-GAAP Earning, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-08-18
HP's printing business: Will ink spending be questioned in the long run?: From a business model perspective I often marvel at Hewlett-Packard's printer business. Sell printers at a loss. Milk customers for recurring revenue. Make money from the ink. It's a work of art.Â But it really sucks on the consumer side of the equation. Case in point: My...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, Printing, Printing Business, Document Management, Printers, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Hardware, Peripherals, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-05-20

HP's second quarter on target; Big units take revenue lumps; Headcount cuts ahead: Updated: Hewlett-Packard's fiscal second quarter results were in line with estimates courtesy of cost cutting but the company's main divisions---printing, personal systems and storage and servers---all took heavy revenue hits. HP also noted that it will cut an additional 2 percent of its workforce over the next 12 months.Â ...; Tags: Revenue, Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-05-19
HP cuts base pay for execs and employees; Will tweak benefits to cut costs: Amid a tough fiscal first quarter report and weaker than expected demand, HP is cutting base pay for executives and its workers.Â The cost cutting was mentioned by HP CEO Mark Hurd on the company's earnings conference call on Wednesday. HP met Wall Street expectations in the...; Tags: Revenue, Hewlett-Packard Co., Environment, Benefit, Mark Hurd, Action, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-02-19
HP’s mixed bag: Sales weak across all units, earnings on target; Outlook weaker than expected: HP’s mixed bag: Sales weak across all units, earnings on target; Outlook weaker than expectedHP Pay cutIn an email timed with the quarterly results Mark Hurd announced across the board pay cuts for virutually all employees. Hurd takes a 20% cut, most of the executives take 10 or 15. Exempt...; Tags: Sales strategy, Financial accounting, Groupware, weaker-than-expected, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Outlook, sales; Discussion threads 2009-02-18
HP's Hurd brings in $42.5 million; 4 other top execs top $20 million: HP CEO Mark Hurd's total compensation for 2009 totaled $42.5 million. According to an HP's proxy filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Hurd had $1.45 million in salary, a bonus of $5.34 million and various stock awards and equity plans to hit the $42.5 million mark....; Tags: Compensation, Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, Benefits, Human Resources, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-01-21
10 most influential biztech leaders of 2008: Technology continues to be a powerful force for transforming business, when used wisely and correctly. Here is a list of the top 10 visionaries and executives who made the biggest impact on the business technology world in 2008. by Jason Hiner; Tags: Software, Steve Jobs, Xerox Corp., Google Inc., Business Technology, Hewlett-Packard Co., Smart Phone, Leader, Mark Hurd, Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Smart Phones, Terminal Services, Productivity, Cloud Computing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Hiner; Blog posts 2008-12-15
HP's Hurd: IT downturn different than 2001; Ink matters: Hewlett-Packard's fiscal fourth quarter didn't offer up many surprises given the company preannounced the results along with its outlook. But there were more than a few notable nuggets that indicate where tech demand is heading. Here's a look at the top five takeaways from HP's earnings report...; Tags: Revenue, Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Mark Hurd, Notebook Sale, Operational Accounting, Sales Strategy, Finance, Sales, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-11-25
Unsealed court filing: HP's Hurd had Vista concerns: HP CEO Mark Hurd told Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in an e-mail last year that HP's call centers were "being overrun" by customers who were having difficulties upgrading to Windows Vista, a detail that was revealed in the unsealing of a court filing in the Windows Vista Capable lawsuit. ...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Steve Ballmer, Mark Hurd, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-11-20
Ax Falling At EDS - HP: 24,600 Folks to Get Their Papers When HP acquired EDS, you had to wonder whether they did it for the talented employees, the EDS data centers, the customer base or the outsourcing contracts. Mark Hurd's move this week pretty much says it wasn't for the...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Professional Development, Data Centers, Career, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Brian Sommer; Blog posts 2008-09-21
HP vs. IBM: The looming IT services war: HP and IBM want your services business and the jockeying for position has already begun. Later today, HP holds its analyst meeting where CEO Mark Hurd will provide a new financial outlook including the EDS purchase, which just closed, and outline the company's enterprise plan. In a...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Analyst, Mark Hurd, Electronic Data Systems Corp., IBM Corp., Shope, Human Capital, It Services, Outsourcing, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-15
CIOs need an efficiency mastery lifeline, say HP Software Universe keynote speakers: The big question facing HP now is how they make that disruption work for them more than it works against them. Today, in keynote presentations at the opening of the HP Software Universe conference at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas, part of the answer become clearer. by Dana Gardner; Tags: Software, Hewlett-Packard Co., Speaker, Mark Hurd, Tools & Techniques, Data Centers, Research & Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy, Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Business Operations, Investment, Finance, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-06-17
HP's Hurd: U.S. demand 'spotty'; Data center, app consolidation continues: HP CEO Mark Hurd was inevitably asked about the U.S. economy during the company's earnings conference call and the message was clear: It's hard to chart tech spending right now. HP reported a strong second quarter due to sales abroad, but analysts spent a good chunk of...; Tags: U.S., Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Consolidation, Mark Hurd, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-21
Will EDS deal make HP Microsoft's IBM?: With the completion of its deal to buy EDS for $13.9 billion, Hewlett-Packard is about to become just as key to Microsoft's fate as IBM is to the fate of open source. How will Microsoft react? While Sun, Red Hat and a host of...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, Microsoft Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., IBM Corp., Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-13
HP's to-do list following EDS acquisition: We now know that HP is acquiring EDS in what appears to be an agreed bid that values EDS at $13.9 billion. Larry Dignan has the main analysis but it leaves open a series of testing questions for HP CEO Mark Hurd. As Larry points out: Overall, Wall Street...; Tags: Acquisition, Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Mergers & Acquisitions, Outsourcing, Corporate Law, Asset Management, Construction, It Services, It Operations, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Operational Planning, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-05-13
HP seals EDS deal; Services No. 2 behind IBM; Can Hurd run EDS better?: Updated: Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd said Tuesday he plans to use a familiar playbook to integrate Electronic Data Systems: Leverage scale, squeeze costs -- and underpromise and overdeliver. "We're running the playbook we know how to run very well," said Hurd, on a conference call with analysts....; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Earnings, IBM Corp., Non-GAAP Earning, GAAP, Financial Accounting, Construction, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-13
The secret of IT transformation: It's all about the CEO stupid: One of the big takeaways from Hewlett-Packard's analyst meeting will be that the company's information technology overhaul serves multiple purposes. To wit: HP's IT consolidation is designed to save money; The teams are that are carrying out the consolidation are being trailed by...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Mark Hurd, CEO, Data Centers, Strategy, Team Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-12-11