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It was the $10 billion acquisition that helped sink Leo Apotheker. Larry Ellison called it overpriced. And today, it’s HP CEO Meg Whitman’s biggest headache: Autonomy. On Wednesday, Whitman axed Mike Lynch, the man who founded Autonomy 16 ...
May 24, 2012 at 23:57 | Source: Wired News
Scalability wasn’t in doubt. HP’s new chief executive, Léo Apotheker, was a software guy who wanted to move away from the challenged core business of computer hardware. The 64 percent premium on offer showed a commitment to turbo-charging Autonomy’s performance.
May 24, 2012 at 15:29 | Source: Reuters Blogs
The mobile platform was thought dead after then-CEO Leo Apotheker announced during an earnings call last August that the company would discontinue operations for WebOS devices, specifically the TouchPad and WebOS phones. His proposal was to ...
May 25, 2012 at 06:24 | Source: CNET News
It's a bulging bag of treats today at our enterprise tech cast, hosted by Greg Knieriemen, Ed Saipetch and Sarah Vela. Our special guest this week is Christopher Lynch, a tech venture capitalist. Chris is a partner at Atlas Venture and former CEO and ...
May 23, 2012 at 17:03 | Source: The Register
Whitman, CEO since September, is struggling with a turnaround effort aimed at reducing costs and reversing a sales slump that led to the ouster of her predecessor, Leo Apotheker. She has said the company needs to make its products and services ...
May 24, 2012 at 11:26 | Source: Bloomberg
HP's stock price has been a sore point for investors since it dropped 43.6 percent in just 11 months with Whitman's predecessor, Léo Apotheker, at the helm. Apotheker oversaw many moves that hurt investor confidence, including the failed ...
May 24, 2012 at 15:15 | Source: San Jose Mercury News
Both SAP and Oracle plan to call McDermott. Ex-SAP and Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker will testify via videotaped deposition in the retrial, according to Oracle's filing. During the first trial, Oracle tried to subpoena Apotheker, who had ...
May 24, 2012 at 16:48 | Source: Computerworld
Already a Silicon Valley star thanks to her time at eBay, there were nonetheless some raised eyebrows when Whitman was chosen to replace ousted HP CEO Leo Apotheker in September. In particular, critics questioned Whitman's credentials for leading a company ...
May 24, 2012 at 16:26 | Source: Inside Fidelity
He should be fired just for saying that. Why didn't Mr. Lane put "training wheels" on the last CEO, Leo Apotheker? Maybe it was because Mr. Lane came onto H-P's board as an Apotheker apostle. Mr. Lane also supported Mr. Apotheker while he came up with ...
May 27, 2012 at 03:37 | Source: Wall Street Journal
In September 2010 HP hired another genius, name of Leo Apotheker, from the German company SAP, which sells business software, not consumer products. In July Herr Apotheker launched the HP Touchpad, a wannabee iPad killer. Forty-nine days later ...
May 26, 2012 at 21:17 | Source: The Guardian