Andrea Orr

Last September, Hewlett-Packard named David Murphy to head a new Web Services and Software unit within the company’s Imaging and Printing Group. Murphy, who previously served as chief financial officer of the enterprise software maker Mercury Interactive (which has since been acquired by HP) as well as CEO of Asera, recently spoke with eWEEK about […]

Four times a year, Gartner and a host of other technology research firms issue updated surveys on the printing business-looking at total units shipped and breaking out market-share. Because of HP’s longstanding dominance in printing, these surveys can often read like a report on how far the number two and number three players are behind […]

Early in 2008, just days before IBM agreed to shutter its printing business to focus more on enterprise software, Hewlett-Packard made what might have appeared to be a bold step in the other direction. It bought Exstream Software, a fast-growing printing business based in Lexington, Kentucky. HP kept the lid on the price it paid […]

For the national aeronautics and space administration, efforts to obtain sufficient computing power have long been a moving target. NASA is, of course, best known as the government agency involved in space exploration. But the agency also handles a multitude of research projects related to aerospace engineering, nanotechnology, DNA sequencing and weather patterns here on […]

Charleston, S.C., is a refined Southern city where people go about their business in an unhurried fashion, more focused on civility than speed. The Piggy Wiggly Carolina Co. chain of grocery stores—which is based there—seems, at first glance, to be far from the cutting edge of efficient retail technology. Company executives speak with a soft […]

Pierce County, in Washington State, likes to boast that its unique blend of natural beauty and urban sophistication makes it one of the most livable regions in the nation. A large swath of land just south of Seattle, Pierce County encompasses the city of Tacoma as well Mount Rainier, a favorite destination for locals and […]

People often think of cruise ships as romantic places where guests leave the telephone, the computer and even the alarm clock behind: luxurious vacationlands where time stands still. Those who work in the cruise industry and are responsible for keeping cabins booked understand a different reality. Ocean liners are increasingly being selected as the sites […]

Catching money launderers might sound like an exciting covert operation, but it is an onerous, labor-intensive task. In the United States, banks and other financial institutions must report illegal cash transfers to authorities, and this task requires them to have automated systems to detect suspicious activity and to have a sizable staff to pursue leads. […]