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Analysts see major HP changes from the Hurd effect, 07/12/05
New HP President and CEO Mark Hurd has made several organizational changes since arriving at the company, but he’s just getting warmed up in the minds of many analysts who follow the company.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071205-hp-hurd.html?nl
HP hires Dell’s CIO, shuffles departments, 07/11/05
HP has hired rival Dell’s CIO to run its internal IT department and made additional changes to its organizational chart as further evidence of new CEO Mark Hurd’s philosophy, the company said Monday.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071105-hp.html?nl
Cisco announces management shifts, 07/11/05
Cisco last week promoted Charles Giancarlo to chief development officer, a year after he was named CTO and president of Cisco’s Linksys division.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071105-cisco.html?nl
The ABC’s of AMD vs. Intel, 07/11/05
We spoke with industry and legal experts to get more detail on some key issues in AMD’s suit against Intel, including what it might mean for enterprise users.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071105-amd-intel.html?nl
Google, others invest in broadband-over-powerline firm, 07/07/05
Current Communications Group, a provider of broadband over power line (BPL) service, has received funding from Google, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and The Hearst Corp., the company announced Thursday.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/070705-google-bpl.html?nl
DOJ requires Alltel to divest assets in acquisition, 07/06/05
The U.S. Department of Justice will require Alltel to sell off some of its assets in three central U.S. states before completing a $6 billion acquisition of competing wireless carrier Western Wireless.
http://www.networkworld.com/edge/news/2005/070605-alltel.html?nl
Philips to pay $280 million for medical firm Stentor, 07/06/05
Royal Philips Electronics has agreed to pay $280 million in cash for healthcare IT provider Stentor, the latest sign of a push by global technology companies into the medical field.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/070605-philips-stentor.html?nl
Call center firms Concerto, Aspect to merge in $1 billion deal, 07/06/05
Privately held Concerto Software is to acquire Aspect Communications in a deal valued at $1 billion that could create the world’s largest call center products and services company, the pair said Tuesday.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/070605-concerto-aspect.html?nl
