International Business News - HPQ http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif In recent days, Chief Executive Michael Dell has bought about $100 million worth of stock in Dell Inc., the shares of which rallied this spring but are still near a five-year low. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/michael-dell-buys-100-million-in-stock.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:40:44 EDT Buoyed by a strong fiscal third-quarter report, electronic parts manufacturer Jabil Circuit Inc.'s shares gained more in the second quarter than other information technology companies in the S&P 500. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/jabil-circuit-is-top-it-gainer-in-s-p-500-in-2q.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:26:33 EDT Dell Inc. is joining a long list of other computer makers that offer a service designed to track lost or stolen laptops and delete sensitive data if the finder connects the machine to the Internet. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/dell-says-it-will-delete-data-from-stolen-laptops.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:48:50 EDT The Arkansas Economic Development Commission is an agency that thrives on secrecy, so much so that big-name projects' real names aren't uttered until they're a done deal. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/secrecy-surrounds-arkansass-economic-development.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:48:22 EDT Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday it received U.S. antitrust approval for its planned purchase of Electronic Data Systems Corp. for $13.2 billion. The deal still requires European antitrust approval, the go-ahead from EDS shareholders and the satisfaction of other closing conditions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/hp-eds-deal-clears-us-antitrust-hurdle.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:02:33 EDT Microsoft Corp. is scheduled to stop selling its Windows XP operating system to retailers and major computer makers Monday, despite protests from a slice of PC users who don't want to be forced into using XP's successor, Vista. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/82453-microsoft-gates.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080629/microsoft-to-stop-selling-windows-xp-on-monday.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080629/microsoft-to-stop-selling-windows-xp-on-monday.htm Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:47:28 EDT The following recalls have been announced: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/recalls-fax-machines-garments-garlic-bread.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:44:58 EDT Mark Hurd, the chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, topped the list of the most highly paid chief executives in the IT sector. AP examined 2007 CEO pay data from the 410 companies in the S&P 500 that filed compensation disclosures with federal regulators in the first six months of this year. The following are the top earners at companies in the IT sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/the-highest-paid-it-company-ceos.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:09:50 EDT Oracle Corp. finished its fiscal year with an impressive flourish, then pulled out a wet blanket. After announcing fourth-quarter results that exceeded analyst estimates, the business software maker dampened investor sentiment late Wednesday by raising the specter of a slowdown in the traditionally sluggish summer months. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/80011-earns-oracle.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/oracle-throws-wet-blanket-on-strong-4q-results.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/oracle-throws-wet-blanket-on-strong-4q-results.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:11:31 EDT Hewlett-Packard Co. was offered more than $43 million in incentives from state and local officials to build a new customer and technical service center in Conway, according to documents released Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/hp-enticed-with-43m-to-build-ark-facility.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:18:19 EDT Oracle Corp. breezed past analysts' expectations in its fiscal fourth quarter, providing another sign of the technology industry's vitality despite the listless U.S. economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/79310-earns-oracle.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/oracle-4q-earnings-rise-27-percent-to-2-04b.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/oracle-4q-earnings-rise-27-percent-to-2-04b.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:33:15 EDT The Nasdaq 100 index rose in midday trading as Wall Street awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve's latest meeting and crude oil prices fell after the government said oil supplies were bigger than expected last week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/midday-leaders-and-laggards-nasdaq-100.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:52:00 EDT Dell Inc. says it will offer more services to help companies manage data storage and protection. The computer maker, which has been trying to expand its sales of storage and other products for several years, on Wednesday said the new offerings would help companies manage the increase in digital file content from so-called Web 2.0 technologies in business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/dell-says-it-is-simplifying-services-offering.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:04:40 EDT Singapore-based electronics manufacturer Flextronics International Ltd. said Tuesday its computing segment was picked by Hewlett-Packard Co. to design and manufacture a consumer notebook computer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/flextronics-to-design-hewlett-packard-laptop.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:23:55 EDT Gov. Mike Beebe said Monday he'll ask lawmakers to put more money into a fund created to attract new businesses to Arkansas and help existing ones because virtually all of the $50 million originally set aside has been spent or offered to various projects. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/ark-governor-wants-more-money-for-business-fund.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:37:45 EDT This week in tech, several Yahoo Inc. executives departed the struggling tech icon while Hewlett-Packard Co. said it is reorganizing its lucrative printing and imaging business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/tech-roundup-several-executives-leave-yahoo.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:54:43 EDT The world's largest PC maker, Hewlett-Packard Co., will open a customer service and technical support center in New Mexico that's expected to employ 1,300 people by 2012. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/hp-plans-n-m-support-center-with-1-300-jobs.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:56:35 EDT Hewlett-Packard Co. announced Thursday it will hire 1,200 people for a customer and technical service center in Conway, a move that Gov. Mike Beebe said signals Arkansas is ready for more high-tech employers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/hewlett-packard-to-hire-1-200-in-arkansas.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:59:56 EDT Hewlett-Packard Co. will open a customer service and technical support center in New Mexico that's expected to employ 1,300 people by 2012. Gov. Bill Richardson and an executive of the technology company announced the economic development project during a news conference on Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/hp-plans-new-mexico-support-center-with-1-300-jobs.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:09:46 EDT Hewlett-Packard Co. is reshuffling a highly profitable division that makes computer printers and ink cartridges in a shake-up likely to trigger job cuts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/job-cuts-likely-in-hps-overhaul-of-printing-group.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:50:51 EDT