In recent weeks there have been rumors that HP will soon join the ranks of server vendors offering data center containers. When HP was promoting yesterday's launch of its new 2-in-1 blade server, The Register took the opportunity to ask Mark Potter, HP's... (posted on 29 May 2008 by Data Center Knowledge)
HP is rolling out a new line of blade servers that combines two servers in a single energy-efficient blade. The new ProLiant BL2x220c G5 is designed for data centers that require more horsepower for cloud computing or high performance computing (HPC)... (posted on 28 May 2008 by Data Center Knowledge)
Is HP's acquisition of EDS a major milestone for the company, or a strategic misstep? There was no shortage of opinions around the web yesterday. Here are some highlights: InformationWeek notes that there will almost certainly be significant data center... (posted on 15 May 2008 by Data Center Knowledge)

13 May 2008

EDS

HP buys EDS. That EDS, which rescued its employees out of Khomeini’s Tehran, in a daring mission, by sending in a band of flagging retired army personnel. (posted on 13 May 2008 by ckunte.com)
Does any major technology company have a worse record when it comes to buying other companies than HP? I mean come on. Do you recall how well the Compaq buy out went? Come to think of it, where is fired CEO, the genius behind that deal, Carly Fiorina... (posted on 13 May 2008 by Cyber Cynic)
That didn't take long. HP announced this morning that it will acquire EDS for $13.9 billion, or $25 a share. The deal comes just hours after the companies acknowledged they were in talks, and has been unanimously approved by the HP and EDS boards of... (posted on 13 May 2008 by Data Center Knowledge)
It's IT Blogwatch: in which Hewlett-Packard is in talks to acquire Electronic Data Systems (EDS to you and me). Not to mention cool Huygens-esque physics experiments with metronomes and soda cans... Patrick Thibodeau dons his thinking cap: read more (posted on 13 May 2008 by IT Blogwatch)

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