Jeff Burt

Aruba Networks officials are embracing the idea that having a developer ecosystem around their products will help accelerate the pace of innovation beyond what a single vendor can do. Aruba, a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), is rolling out its Mobile First Platform, a software layer that uses APIs to enable third-party developers and […]

OpenText is buying Dell EMC’s enterprise content division in a $1.62 billion deal that expands the company’s capabilities in enterprise information management while giving Dell Technologies more cash to help it pay down debt following the close last week of its $60 billion-plus acquisition of EMC. The deal for the enterprise content division (ECD), which […]

HP Inc. officials are making a significant push to bolster the company’s position in the $55 billion copier market. They announced Sept. 12 that HP is buying Samsung Electronics’ printing business for $1.05 billion, which comes days after reports surfaced of a possible deal between the two companies. In addition, HP expanded its portfolio of […]

The diametrically opposed strategies that Dell Technologies and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are taking to navigate their way through a rapidly changing tech industry were on full display the same day last week, giving executives for both the chance to make their cases. And make their cases they did, with both Dell CEO Michael Dell and […]

When Eben Upton and his colleagues introduced the first Raspberry Pi more than four years ago, they hoped the small, basic and cheap computer would convince more people to get into computer science and that maybe they would sell about 10,000 units. Now the Raspberry Pi Foundation is manufacturing multiples of that every day and […]

Samsung Electronics reportedly is on the verge of selling its printing business to HP Inc. for $1.8 billion. The company—part of the larger Samsung Group company—is continuing to shed businesses as it looks to put more resources and effort into such core operations as smartphones, televisions, mobile processors and memory chips. Printers don’t fit into […]

Dell Technologies officials reportedly will cut as many as 3,000 jobs in the wake of the closing of the company’s $60 billion-plus acquisition of EMC this week. Citing unnamed sources, a Bloomberg report said the bulk of the 2,000 to 3,000 layoffs will come in the United States and hit on such areas as supply […]

T-Mobile US is partnering with Samsung Electronics America to conduct tests and demonstrations of equipment and technologies for next-generation 5G networks. The two companies announced the alliance this week at the CTIA show in Las Vegas, with officials from both saying that the field and lab tests will give the industry a look at the […]

IBM officials are rolling out a new Power server that they say is more powerful and efficient than competing Intel-based systems when running such compute-intensive workloads, such as artificial intelligence, deep learning and data analytics. The new Power System S822LC is the latest server in the company’s Linux server portfolio and features innovations developed through […]

Intel is spinning out its cyber-security software business in a partnership with private equity firm TPG—the latest move by the top-tier tech vendor to remake itself in an industry undergoing rapid change. Intel officials said Sept. 7 that the chip maker and TPG will create a new, independent company based on its Intel Security unit […]

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is spinning out its enterprise software businesses and merging it with Micro Focus as CEO Meg Whitman continues to pare down the company’s product portfolio to focus on enterprise infrastructure and services. The deal, announced Sept. 7, comes after weeks of speculation that HPE was looking to shed the software business as […]

Polycom not only will get a new owner within the next few weeks, but also a new CEO. Mary McDowell, an executive partner with private equity firm Siris Capital, will replace Peter Leav as CEO once Siris’ $2 billion acquisition of Polycom is completed, which should happen later this month or in October. Polycom and […]