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H-P Probably Smart to Spin Off PCs and Printers
Hewlett-Packard will once again split its company into two, basically spinning off the low-margin PC and printer business according to reports. We have seen IBM pull this off with its PC and later server business thanks to Lenovo.The reason I...
Do Intel Retail Stores Make Sense?
Decades back Intel research showed them that people buying computers powered by their processors didn’t know who made the processor. Many people in fact thought the manufacturer of the computer such as Compaq made the CPU. This revelation launched a...
HP Proves That Samsung, Apple and Google Will Win in Hardware
At one point in time HP had the best combination of mobile devices anywhere. They owned their own line of PDAs and also purchased Compaq who made the IPAQ – a game-changing device if there ever was one. The thing...
TMC's New NFV News and Analysis Site
The move from proprietary hardware to software running on commercial off-the-shelf servers at the world’s telcos is one of the biggest transformations we will see this decade. Over time we can expect to see a number of network functions which...
Avaya Takes Networking Lead in SPB
At Interop Las Vegas 2013 Avaya was demonstrating their real-world Shortest Path Bridging (SPB) solutions and while interoperating with Spirent, HP and Alcatel-Lucent. Many of you will remember when Avaya was actually the enterprise division of Lucent before the company...
IDC: PC Sales Decline Substantially
According to IDC, PC sales are in a tailspin with 76.3 million units sold in the first quarter of 2013. This number represents a decline of 13.9% compared to the forecast decline of 7.7%. These are the worst numbers since...
How M2M Saves the Amazon Rainforest
Machine-to-machine technology is generally any sort of grouping of devices where machines talk to machines. When your car tells a central computer you need an oil change and the dealer calls to remind you – that’s M2M in action. Perhaps...
Who Should Buy Linksys and how does the Cloud fit in?
Cisco recently appointed Barclays to help it auction off Linksys – a move consistent with the company’s desire to exit low-margin consumer businesses as it looks to invest in high-margin areas like software and services. But as the saying goes,...
New Microsoft Logo Responds to Apple
Ouch! What a week. Both Dell and HP stocks are getting hammered because they are losing share to Apple. You could make the argument that Microsoft has a reputation which doesn’t resonate with the newer generation or that they don’t...
E-mail Focus Built and Hurt RIM
Compaq’s iPaq ( pictured), brought to market early last decade was a blockbuster device from the standpoint of its aesthetics. It had a bright color screen, had great audio at the time and felt good in the hand. Competing the...
Intel Finally Gets Mobile?
Intel is selling its computers quite nicely into PCs and servers and although we are in a so called "post-PC era" people keep buying computers by the tens of millions. The long-term challenge is in-part ARM, the instruction-set architecture which...
The Most Comprehensive Interop 2012 Video Interviews
In case you missed Interop 2012 in Las Vegas and even if you were there – I have some really good news for you. TMC was there and we shot about seven hours of the most important and engaging interviews...
Ultrabooks Finally Get Needed Attention From Intel
Intel is running a new ad touting the long-lasting Ultrabook which has hours of battery life. And while I applaud Intel for finally acknowledging this category needs marketing I am still at a loss. You see battery life is one...
HP: 50% of Organizations Use Non-IT Sanctioned Clouds
For traditional hardware vendors who have strong relationships with information technology departments, the idea that cloud computing, one of the hottest trends to ever hit the technology space is being purchased without the consent or guidance of IT is quite...
A Contrarian View on The Apple/Foxconn Labor Situation
A few weeks back when the New York Times wrote a story regarding workers making iPhones and other devices in China who aren’t being treated very well, I wondered, this is a story? In other words, is there a person...
Prediction: Meg Whitman Lasts at HP 12 Months Max
By Now you know Meg Whitman is replacing Léo Apotheker as CEO of HP. Look, I personally like Meg Whitman - she is dynamic, energetic and ran eBay for a good while. Two of the major products under her were...
News Corp. PhoneGate Analysis and Suggestions
Based on the constant media coverage you should all be aware that reporters at a now shuttered News Corp. newspaper broke into voicemail accounts in order to get scoops. News Corp is certainly center-right in its reporting - depending on...
HP Itanium Feud with Oracle Hurts Customers Most
Oracle is Big Enough to Strike Fear and Low Key Enough to Escape Massive Media Scrutiny Oracle is fiercely competitive - in and out of the water The rivalry between HP and Oracle is definitely heating up and the endgame...
How China is Unleashing a Sales Boom for Tech and Media
Shanghai at NightIn many parts of the world, rampant pirating of products takes its toll on businesses costing billions of dollars of lost sales and value. While countries like Iran violate rampantly with no signs of improvement, others are slowly...
Cisco Lowers Umi Price as Margins Become a Bigger Concern
Analysis of Cisco's strategy from consumer to enterprise, servers and switchesIts pretty simple really, if you are getting something which is pretty good and its free, you aren't likely to pay a lot for something better. I pointed out as...
How Cloud Computing Could Destroy VARs
A typical VAR is used to frequently selling large ticket items which may not all have the largest margins but in volume can throw off a good amount of cash and profit. As a result, many resellers have developed a...
Tim Cook - Apple a Once in a Lifetime Opportunity
Why did Tim Cook leave Compaq to go to Apple where he is now COO? Especially when so many told him he would be a fool to do so? Well, he said, sometimes cost/benefit analysis is the wrong way to...
ITEXPO East 2011 Interview Opportunities
If you are a company with interesting technology or a story you believe TMC readers will be interested in then please submit your request to be part of TMC’s Editor’s Day in Miami for a one-day event on Feb 1,...
Crucial Google and HP News
Here's a quick digest of the news you need to know from the past hour: 4 HP directors are stepping down - these are the one who pushed out Mark Hurd in the weird soap opera style of the "he...
iPad goes to China, Crooks Mine Facebook and ITEXPO Highlights
As the first week of the fall begins, there is a wealth of news to share such as China getting the iPad, Facebook status updates leading to burglaries, another high- level departure at Nokia and GoDaddy.com looking to sell itself...
