FTC halts pretexting operation connected to Hewlett-Packard

A judge ordered a Florida business connected to the 2006 Hewlett-Packard spying scandal to halt the sale of personal telephone records and ordered defendants in the case to pay more than $605,000 after a complaint by the FTC. ...continue reading 'FTC halts pretexting operation connected to Hewlett-Packard'

EDS buy could give HP edge over Dell, analysts say

Hewlett-Packard's acquisition of Electronic Data Systems won't hurt Dell in the next few years, but it could affect Dell's chances of getting larger services contracts in the long term, analysts said. ...continue reading 'EDS buy could give HP edge over Dell, analysts say'

HP ships ultraportable laptop with Via inside, not Intel

Hewlett-Packard unveiled its Compaq 2133 ultraportable laptop, which uses a C7-M microprocessor from Taiwan's Via Technologies instead of a chip from Intel. ...continue reading 'HP ships ultraportable laptop with Via inside, not Intel'

HP introduces thin client disguised as a laptop

In an effort to push mobility into thin clients, Hewlett-Packard is adding a laptop with minimal storage and wireless networking features to its lineup. ...continue reading 'HP introduces thin client disguised as a laptop'

HP launches diet desktop with solid-state drive

Hewlett-Packard Wednesday introduced a business desktop with a slim form factor that packs a flash-based solid-state drive, giving the system faster boot times than PCs with hard drives. ...continue reading 'HP launches diet desktop with solid-state drive'

HP looks to SMBs with new shared storage

HP is preparing to launch a new MSA2000 disk array product family for clustered servers, which it is targeting at SMB deployments and remote offices. ...continue reading 'HP looks to SMBs with new shared storage'

HP touts BI services growth, NeoView success

Hewlett-Packard's business intelligence (BI) services business saw its customer base grow 50 percent in fiscal 2007, the company said this week, while also trumpeting the success of its Neoview data warehousing appliance. ...continue reading 'HP touts BI services growth, NeoView success'