Jive still makes enterprise tech cool, reports Q4 earnings
Jive Software reported its first earnings as a public company today, and introduced a secret new product called “Project Thunder.”
In the fourth quarter of 2011, Jive increased its revenue by 53 percent over the same period last year, earning $22.5 million. Revenue directly associated with product was up 61 percent at $19.2 million. Jive provides social business software, which allows businesses to communicate with each other outside of instant messages and e-mails. Indeed, Jive … Continue Reading
With $50M raised, Nicira disrupts Cisco and Juniper with network virtualization
Network virtualization start-up Nicira is coming out of stealth mode today and it has an impressive set of customers who evidently believe that it can disrupt the likes of Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. The idea is to become a company that can offload data networking demand as needed in the age of cloud computing.
If it lives up to its billing, as some of its customers say it does, it can save tens of … Continue Reading
Android users are more likely to have sex on first date
A recent survey by Match.com has revealed Android users need lovin’ a little quicker than iPhone and Blackberry users.
The survey was broken down by Match.com’s “Relationship Insider” Kimberly Moffit, who revealed that 75 percent of Canadian singles believe e-mail and texting have significantly improved their dating life. “More so than zodiac signs or astrology, smart phones are the new way Canadian singles can decode their dating style and determine if they’ve met their match,” … Continue Reading
Former Palm head Jon Rubinstein leaves HP, taking a long-deserved break
Jon Rubinstein, the former Apple executive who spearheaded engineering for the iPod, and then proceeded to revitalize Palm, has officially left Hewlett-Packard, the company confirmed today.
The news isn’t entirely unexpected. Rubinstein was reportedly a no-show at HP since former CEO Leo Apotheker killed off the company’s WebOS devices. Even before that his role at HP was reduced with a change to a vague “SVP of innovation” title.
An HP spokesperson told All Things Digital, … Continue Reading
HP plans for Open webOS 1.0 by September, Enyo framework out today
HP is moving forward with its plans to open source webOS, after failing to sell it off last year.
The company says it plans to complete the open sourcing process for webOS by September, which will be called Open webOS 1.0 when it’s released. Today, HP is getting the ball rolling by releasing the Enyo 1.0 Javascript framework, as well as the cross-platform Enyo 2.0 core, under open source licensing.
When HP announced its open … Continue Reading
Dylan’s Desk: It’s the season for Monday-morning quarterbacking
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As the San Francisco 49ers fumbled their shot at a Superbowl appearance on Sunday, you could almost hear the Monday-morning quarterbacks warming up their complaints.
It’s no different in Silicon Valley, where the competitive sport is tech business instead of slamming heads together. Just … Continue Reading
The 10 most promising products of the coming year, as revealed at CES
We spent hours combing the floor of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to sleuth out the most compelling tech trends and the most exciting new products of the coming year.
Now that we’ve returned from Vegas, pounded enough Emergen-C cocktails to get us back into a semblance of health, and compared notes, we’ve settled on this list of the show’s top products.
Read on to see the most promising hardware that will be … Continue Reading
Check out this giant game of Pong (video)
Hewlett-Packard showed off its giant VantagePoint touchscreen recently by playing a giant game of Pong on the interactive screen. The screen consists of six 47-inch monitors connected in an aluminum frame. HP’s Carlos Montalvo squared off against blogger Adrian Covert of Gizmodo for the Pong demo.
The HP VantagePoint system runs PC titles and is targeted at retailers and businesses that want to visualize cool stuff. Retailers may be particularly interested in creating giant games … Continue Reading
HP unveils giant 11-feet by 7-feet touchscreens for retailers and businesses (video)
Hewlett-Packard sure knows how to build big stuff. Today, the world’s biggest computer maker is taking the wraps off its wall-sized 132-inch touchscreen displays that can be used in high-end retail displays or battlefield control rooms. HP hopes this will take its digital sign business to the next level.
The HP VantagePoint system — 11 feet wide by 7 feet high — is driven by two computers with one graphics card and six monitors. Yet … Continue Reading
The Envy 14 Spectre: HP designs a cool Ultrabook with a Gorilla Glass cover
Hewlett-Packard has designed a cool laptop that even Apple aficionados might admire for its creative use of glass materials. The new Envy 14 Spectre is a beautiful new 14-inch Ultrabook with a cover that is made out of durable glass.
The cover of the sleek laptop, known as an Ultrabook for its thinness and responsiveness, is made out of Corning’s Gorilla Glass, a damage resistant glass that can be used to protect the screens of … Continue Reading
HP shows its new CES products early as the tech circus draws near
Hoping to grab the limelight before the giant tech circus of the Consumer Electronics Show next week, Hewlett-Packard is unveiling several new computer products today.
The products show that HP continues to emphasize industrial design along with a practical, low-cost approach to computers. It hopes to match rivals such as Apple on the look, feel, and ease-of-use of products, without high price tags. These aren’t revolutionary products (HP is smart not to wait until CES … Continue Reading
Tough negotiator: HP wanted $1.2B for webOS and Palm’s assets (exclusive)
$1.2 billion. That’s how much HP paid for Palm last year, and it’s also how much the company was trying to sell its Palm assets for over the latter half of 2011, VentureBeat has learned.
As baffling as it may seem, HP was trying to rid itself of Palm without taking a loss on its purchase, a source with knowledge of the negotiations told us. When asked for confirmation about the pricing, an HP representative … Continue Reading
Acer not pulling the reins on tablet development, according to founder
Computer hardware manufacturer Acer will not be letting go of its tablet division, the company’s founder Stan Shih confirmed today, after rumors circulated that the company just couldn’t keep up in the mobile world.
Companies from all walks of digital technology, such as HP, which makes PCs like Acer, e-commerce giant Amazon, smartphone manufacturer Research in Motion, e-reader company Kobo, bookseller Barnes & Noble, and more have turned to making tablets. But, like many ventures … Continue Reading
HP Touchpad 2nd most desired tablet this holiday, says NexTag
For those who wait to shop until the week before Christmas, comparison shopping website NexTag has released its tech gift guides, with an interesting discovery: tablets are ruling the market and pushing other forms of tech down in the ranks.
NexTag sees around 1.5 million buyers everyday and based on that data has released its top ten electronic gifts people are buying. For those upgrading their computers this season, the company also released its top … Continue Reading
HP nixes its huge golden parachutes for fired execs
HP has decided to cut back on the multi-million dollar severance packages it had previously dispensed to executives who were fired.
While some cash compensation will likely still be part terminations, and executives will be allowed to retain vested stock they have earned during their tenure with the company, they won’t be able to take deals involving huge amounts of restricted or not-yet-vested stock options.
In days gone by, many an ousted exec was let … Continue Reading
WebOS will live on in HP tablets, according to CEO Meg Whitman
Hewlett-Packard chief executive Meg Whitman says tablets are still in the cards for the newly open sourced WebOS, despite lackluster sales for the mobile operating system’s original product, the Touchpad.
Whitman and investor Marc Andreessen of venture firm Andreessen-Horowitz explained to The Verge that HP is not ready to give up on WebOS devices just yet. It believes the operating system is only going to get better with more hands contributing to its development under … Continue Reading
HP open sources webOS, plans for tablets in 2013 (updated)
After shopping webOS around to major companies like Amazon and Qualcomm, HP has decided to make the platform available to the open source community, the company announced today.
The move allows third-party companies to use webOS, but HP will still be able to guide development of the platform. HP says it will be an “active participant and investor in the project.”
“webOS is the only platform designed from the ground up to be mobile, cloud-connected … Continue Reading
$99 HP Touchpad sale on eBay starting 12/11, but they’re refurbished
Didn’t get your $99 HP Touchpad WebOS tablet the first time around? The company is holding an eBay sale for refurbished Touchpads starting on December 11th.
The company sent out a memo to employees detailing the sale, which prices used Touchpads at $99 for a 16 GB version and $149 for a 32 GB tablet. This follows HP’s late August sale where Best Buy stores sold new Touchpads for the same price. That sale drove … Continue Reading
HP acquires web-to-print company Hiflex to bolster its cloud imaging solutions
HP has acquired German print and cloud solutions company Hiflex for an undisclosed sum, the company announced today.
The buy isn’t too surprising if you’ve been paying attention to new HP CEO Meg Whitman’s comments over the past month. In mid-November, Whitman spoke about rebuilding the company’s financial position and acquisitions. She said: “No large acquisitions in 2012. Nothing the size of Autonomy, and maybe more like sub-$500 million.”
HP made the move to acquire … Continue Reading
Box giving HP business customers new cloud options on PCs
A number of Hewlett-Packard PCs are getting new cloud options through a partnership with Box today.
Box offers enterprise cloud storage and file sharing services and is partnering with enterprise hardware makers for an easy in to those companies’ customers. The offers include 10 GB of cloud storage plus the option to upgrade, with HP’s Compaq Pro 6005 and 6200 series PCs. With an HP Compaq Elite 8200, Box is offering unlimited storage for a … Continue Reading
