Gretchen Hyman

David W. Packard, son of Hewlett-Packard co-founder Dave Packard, this week released the results of a second employee poll taken at HP’s Boise, Id. location. The survey indicated that 63 percent of those polled by Field Research Corporation were opposed to the company merger with Compaq Computer Corp. Only 26 percent of respondents were in […]

Hewlett-Packard management chalked up points today against Walter Hewlett, son of company co-founder William Hewlett, and his escalating campaign to stop the company’s merger with Compaq Computer Corp. from moving forward. In a heated response to Hewlett’s Securities and Exchange Commission filing earlier this week of an alternative business strategy in lieu of the $22 […]

The average firewall just isn’t enough anymore for multimedia entity Sony Pictures Entertainment. The company today announced the deployment of ManHunt, an upgraded security solution from Redwood City, Calif.-based Recourse Technologies that uses protocol-anomaly detection and high-speed statistical analysis technology to track and respond to network threats and break-ins from internal or external sources. Recourse […]

The squabbling between Hewlett-Packard top management helmed by CEO Carly Fiorina and CFO Bob Wayman versus Walter Hewlett, son of HP co-founder William Hewlett, heightened its pitch today following a Feb. 17, 2002, Securities and Exchange Commission filing on behalf of The William R. Hewlett Revocable Trust and its trustees. The filing, titled “HP Has […]

Palo Alto, Calif.-based network computing giant Sun Microsystems today announced plans to integrate its separately existing technologies Sun One and Sun Grid Engine software to create a more integrated and potent grid computing solution for the business sector. Sun One includes Solaris, iPlanet solutions, Forte, and Java/XML as part of its integratable architecture for business […]

Gateway Inc. stepped up its fight today against hackers, spammers, and viruses with an expanded version of its on-site security services for small office/home office (SOHO) users seeking defense against unwanted, profane Web content, disgruntled employees and data theft. If it sounds like an opportunity for San Diego, Calif.-based Gateway to sell users more software, […]

With the fate of its $22 billion merger with Compaq Computer hanging in the balance, Hewlett-Packard announced its first quarter earnings at market close today, and you can bet CEO Carly Fiorina was grinning from ear-to-ear. In a not-so-surprising home run for the Palo Alto, Calif.-based computer maker, HP reported Q1 revenue of $11.4 billion […]

With the IP virtual private network (VPN) market on the verge of a highly anticipated upturn, Cisco Systems today announced new advancements in its charge to corner the market for small office/home office enterprise. The company released a 6.2 version of the PIX Firewall Operating System with added security features for next-generation networks. Cisco also […]

Catering to the burgeoning number of wireless subscribers in Southeast Asia, which at last count came in at 55 million according to the Strategis Group , VeriSign and affiliate TrustAsia have taken steps to simplify the process of searching for Web sites from handheld devices with WebNum, a service intended to provide wireless users with […]

With bandwidth comes bandits, claims the Federal Bureau of Investigations in a 2001 SBC Communications that essentially put it back on the telecommunications map. The company expanded its broadband services for small businesses into nine new markets and began rolling the assets of other defunct telecommunications companies into its holdings, among them the assets of […]

With the ink waiting to dry on the Compaq , HP today announced markedly improved first quarter results, much to the surprise of industry analysts and all those in favor and opposition of the company’s historic and highly contentious alliance with Compaq. Contrary to original estimates, HP today announced that it expects to exceed revenue […]

In the market to buy a car? Just last month you could have walked away with a lemon after bidding on eBay for that perfect red Nissan or silver Mercedes. Today, due in part to the debut of eBay’s new Assurance Program on eBaymotors.com, car buyers and sellers are now protected by a slew of […]