HP’s executive VP of Imaging and Printing group Vyomesh Joshi may have lost out in the race to head one of Silicon Valley’s storied computer companies. But the man has not been not standing still. On Tuesday, HP’s Imaging and Printing group, headed by Joshi, rolled out 17 new printers as well as a $300 […]
We were perhaps the first to write about German enterprise software house SAP’s ambitious plans for the Indian market back in the mid-1990s when our ship was still anchored in Bangalore. So it’s gratifying to note more than a decade later SAP’s significant presence in, and committment to, the Indian market. During the current visit […]
The goal of developing easy-to-manage desktop computers and reducing total cost of ownership (TCO) has been the cherished dream of several Silicon Valley entrepreneurs for more than a decade. Oracle’s Larry Ellison tried and failed in the late 1990s with his network computers (remember the famous NCs?). Ellison’s buddy Scott McNealy of Sun failed to make much headway […]
Taiwanese PC vendor Acer is acquiring Gateway for $710 million in stock ($1.90 per share) in a deal that should mean more difficult times ahead for struggling computer company Dell. The merger would lead to a company with $15 billion in annual sales and 20 million PCs shipped. Acer intends to retain the Gateway brand […]
Indian business house Tata is interested in buying Jaguar and Land Rover, two disasters that struggling U.S. auto maker Ford is looking to jettison. Apparently, Tata Motors is looking to expand beyond India, which now accounts for the overwhelming majority of its sales. Hence its interest in Jaguar and Land Rover. Jaguar and Land Rover are […]
It seems like there’s no end in sight to Dell’s problems. Just after disclosures of fraud in its accounting, Dell’s having serious problems shipping some of its laptops and desktops. The problems couldn’t have come at a worser moment for Dell because the lucrative Back to School season is getting started in the U.S. The […]