Sale to HP will end EDS independenceMay 13, 2008 | pda version
(AP) -- Eight months into his tenure as CEO of Electronic Data Systems Corp., Ronald Rittenmeyer is overseeing the sale of the company, something he says he never planned. "It just came together," Rittenmeyer said Tuesday ... |
HP says it will buy EDS for about $12.6 billionMay 13, 2008 | pda version
(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. has agreed to buy Electronic Data Systems Corp. for about $12.6 billion to build a technology-services company that could challenge IBM. |
![]() HP has eye on IBM as it discusses EDS acquisition(AP) -- Having seized the lead in personal computer sales worldwide, Hewlett-Packard Co. is stalking the technology services market for its next conquest. |
HP in talks to buy EDS in deal reportedly worth $12B to $13BMay 12, 2008 | pda version
(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. is negotiating to buy information technology services provider Electronic Data Systems Corp. in a deal that could help the world's largest personal computer maker win more consulting contracts ... |
HP labs director seeks more help from academiaMay 07, 2008 | pda version
(AP) -- Trying to boost the output of its research labs, Hewlett-Packard Co. wants to get more help from scientists in universities. |
Stanford, tech giants team up to enable software for parallel computersStanford and many of the biggest companies in computing will announce Friday, May 2, a joint effort to address a major missed opportunity in information technology: the dearth of software that can harness the parallelism ... |
Princeton researchers envision a more secure InternetLike human society itself, the world's computerized infrastructure is wondrously complex, both spectacularly fertile and deeply flawed. |
Web sites offer test answers 'cheap'A Web site in Ohio is offering answers to hundreds of questions on qualifying examinations for professionals ranging from computer technicians to pharmacists. |
![]() Wearing technology on your sleeveYou think the switch from typewriter to computer was a revolution? The next stage could see many of us interacting with computers inserted into our very clothes. A new project is exploring a range of applications ... |
Carnegie Mellon algorithm identifies top 100 blogs for newsBeing among the first to pick up on Internet news and gossip and rapidly detecting contamination anywhere in a water supply system are similar problems, at least from a computer scientist’s point of view. Both can be solved ... |
![]() Researchers Study Digg.com to Investigate Collective AttentionIn a world where millions of people are bombarded with thousands of messages daily, understanding how some messages become popular among large populations is vital for successful advertising, marketing and ... |
![]() MIT's 'electronic nose' could detect hazardsA tiny "electronic nose" that MIT researchers have engineered with a novel inkjet printing method could be used to detect hazards including carbon monoxide, harmful industrial solvents and explosives. |
New computer architecture aids emergency responsePrinceton researchers have invented a computer architecture that enables the secure transmission of crucial rescue information to first responders during events such as natural disasters, fires or terrorist attacks. |
![]() Digital DandelionsWhat looks like the head of a digital dandelion is a map of the Internet generated by new algorithms from computer scientists at UC San Diego. This map features Internet nodes – the red dots – and linkages ... |
Microsoft, TCG, Juniper Tie the NAC KnotMay 22, 2007 | pda version
A lot of vendors selling a lot of components that have to agree on how to measure a lot of things have to come together to make an effective Network Access Control system. |