Hewlett Packard has introduced two suites of computer products that aim to address business users’ mobility and data security needs. The Pro x2 612 laptop is built to combine the elements of a notebook and a tablet, while the Elite 700 series is comprised of desktops and notebooks with a high-definition monitor, HP said Thursday. […] More

Kim Stevenson, corporate vice president and chief information officer of Intel, has been appointed to the board of directors at enterprise data management firm Cloudera. “Kim’s experience and strategic role as CIO of Intel are particularly valuable as she represents the voice of the customer and has a deep understanding of how data and insight can transform […] More

Hewlett Packard has released a new converged infrastructure product that works to help customers analyze and manage large amounts of business data through SAP‘s HANA in-memory database platform. The HP ConvergedSystem 900 for SAP HANA is designed to provide users up to 12 terabytes of storage capacity and consolidates enterprise applications into a single information […] More

Hewlett-Packard has introduced a new private cloud technology offering for high-security government customers, FCW reported Tuesday. Adam Mazmanian writes the Helion managed private cloud is designed to host sensitive data under the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s Level 5 authorization. Jeff Bergeron, vice president and chief technology officer for HP’s U.S. public sector, told FCW the new […] More

Hewlett-Packard plans to invest more than $1 billion in cloud computing technologies over the next two years, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Spencer Ante writes HP will hire developers and consultants to develop cloud systems and increase the company’s data centers to 20 over the next 18 months through the investment. Meg Whitman, CEO of […] More

Hewlett Packard has introduced a facility-as-a-service offering to to help organizations build data centers on site. The FaaS offering works to use a modular design framework and the company also aims to help enterprise clients to manage their information technology systems, HP said Friday. “Previously, organizations determining their data center sourcing strategy had a number […] More

Hewlett Packard has unveiled new operating system, cloud computing and server products that seek to help organizations manage business workloads. The HP-UX 11iv3 operating system is designed to minimize downtime risk when operating in traditional or cloud computing environments and updating server applications, HP said Monday. According to the company, the OS features up to […] More

Hewlett Packard has unveiled a new consulting service with the goal of helping organizations identify and address data security risks that could affect business objectives or operations. HP’s Security Metrics Services portfolio includes a set of parameters designed to determine a company’s overall risk posture and alerts stakeholders of any security threat or incident, HP […] More

Tony Prophet, formerly a group lead at Hewlett-Packard, has joined Microsoft as corporate vice president of Windows Marketing, Geek Wire reported Thursday.  Todd Bishop writes that Prophet will start his new position in May and will be responsible for Windows Marketing’s ecosystem and assisting clients in using Windows. Prophet led HP’s printing and personal systems group in his […] More

Hewlett-Packard has released an enterprise-class storage disk array that is designed to help customers consolidate storage, make data available and recover from disasters. HP XP7 Storage is built to consolidate up to 4.5 petabytes of data in a single array, deliver up to 3 million I/O per second, support different media choices and use multiarray virtualization to protect data, the […] More

Red Hat has introduced a fresh open software-defined storage platform on Hewlett-Packard’s Grenoble, France-based customer center. Customers have access to the combined Red Hat Storage and HP ProLiant SL4540 Gen8 offerings for managing big data workloads, Red Hat said Wednesday. The two companies have also opened a portal for online demonstrations of the joint platform. The […] More

Computer Sciences Corp. has rolled out a hosted service intended to help organizations test and protect system applications throughout the software development lifecycle. CSC’s AppSEC on Demand offering is designed to minimize app security risks as well as comply with government and industry data protection standards, CSC said Wednesday. The company will assess clients’ application […] More