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HP expected to restructure

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the everybody's-doing-it dept.

Dima Barsky writes "There is a rumour that Hewlett-Packard is going to split into two companies " According to several stories, they may be planning a new division aimed at internet-related hardware.

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  1. HP split? by ptomblin · · Score: 1

    Are they going to split back into HP and Apollo?

    Back when HP and Apollo merged, I said "you can't tie two anchors together and make a boat". I was partially wrong then, but it looks like I'm right now.

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  2. Splitting by Tsk · · Score: 1

    Will it be a hardware/software splitt ? or more processor / other split ? Is it related to IA64 ?
    (Hp machines are great I mean both HPPA and Intel powered, I hope the hardware will continue to stay that cool). Now if HP ux could become more SMP friendly this really would be great (I think the OS is mostly responsible for SMP features, not Applications).

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  3. Split announced (link to PC Week article) by cbj · · Score: 1

    Here is a story from PC Week.

  4. HP-UX not SMP friendly?!?!?!? by vendull · · Score: 1

    What do you mean about HP-UX not being SMP friendly?? HP-UX 11.00 runs up to 16 Way SMP on V-Class machines I know for sure. I know it will also run at least 4 way on K-Class servers..

  5. Hewlett and Packard by unitron · · Score: 1

    I absolutely agree, long before there were HP pc's they made some of the best looking O'scopes, et cetera. They were expensive but at least they looked it.
    Unfortunately, they're going to do it the wrong way 'round. (You'd think they'd welcome a chance to get away from having people confuse their computers with Packard Bells)

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  6. Hewlett and Packard by ruud · · Score: 1

    So, are the two new companies going to be called Hewlett, and Packard?
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  7. NO LONGER A RUMOR!! seperate stock even! by wall · · Score: 1

    CNN has a hot story on this:
    http://cnnfn.com/hotstories/companies/9903/02/hp _b

    Wonder what they will do to overall stock value?

    Wonder if that Rick Beluzo that took over SGI knew
    this ahead of time?

    fly on the wall

  8. The two companies... by Dirkin+Har · · Score: 1

    The skinny according to a report on Quicken.com is that the company will split along the lines of the Test and Measurement division, and the rest of the company (servers, pc, perphrials, etc.) This sucks for me if it is true (we haven't even heard from inside what the real skinny is yet.) I am in the Test and Measurement Division. Guess it is time to tune up the ol' resume, just in case.

  9. woops by wirefarm · · Score: 1

    Well, I'd like to see one become Packard-Hewlett and have them rename HPUX...

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