Following a flurry of big acquisitions, HP needs to focus on improving customer support, building logical integrations and keeping its products accessible.
* Announcements from HP Software Universe 2008
HP execs challenge customers to transform data centers, cut costs.
Chairman and CEO Mark Hurd keeps it short when asked about HP's pending acquisition of EDS
HP partners with VMware to jointly develop management software for VMware environments.
Updates to Data Center Intelligence software help IT continuously improve virtual environment configuration and utilization.
Connect uses social networking technologies to help members meet with others based on interests, geography and tech know-how.
HP's software group is focused on integrating acquired technologies and incorporating automation technology across its software portfolio