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Too Much Autonomy at HP is Costly
- November 20, 2012
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: Financial Management, High-tech, Information Technology, Mergers and Acquisitions, News
No CommentsHP announced, today, that it would be taking an $8.8 billion charge resulting from accounting anomalies and improprieties discovered at Autonomy, a British Software maker that it bought last year. The announcement has caused HP shares to drop more than 13 percent. The autonomy acquisition was done under former CEO, Leo Apotheker’s watch. The acquisition
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Crossing the Paradigm Bridge
- March 15, 2011
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: High-tech, Information Technology, IT Architecture, News
Five years ago, we predicted the advent of the “internet appliance” which would become the 4th high technology paradigm. With the 4th paradigm came concern, mainly within corporate IT circles, about the so-called “consumerization” of IT. Apple Computer, which spearheaded the newest technology paradigm, has, as of this month, put the pressure on with the
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End-to-end PC Lifecycle Cost Management
- December 9, 2010
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: Information Technology, Lifecycle Cost Management, News
A new white paper has been posted on the SECG web site. The topic addressed is End-to-End PC Lifecyle Cost Management. This topic, of course, is a subset of the larger concepts of Lifecycle Cost Management within IT. This topic will be addressed in a future paper. According to surveys, the three dominant issues facing
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The 4th Paradigm
- May 26, 2010
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: High-tech, Information Technology, News
Today, the New York Times reported that Apple Computer had surpassed Microsoft as the world’s most valuable technology company with Wall Street valuing Apple at $222.12 billion and Microsoft at $219.18 billion. The Times report extolled the magnitude of the turnaround of Apple, from a once floundering company to its current position. Perhaps more important
