Jeff Burt

A Paris-based company that for three years has sold to European companies software designed to ease the deployment of applications over the Internet is making a push into the U.S. market. Esual Software Inc.s software is targeted at businesses trying to find a way of making their Web sites, e-business applications, intranets and extranets more […]

With more enterprises beginning to experiment with Web services, there is a growing need for technology that enables businesses to monitor these applications. AmberPoint Inc. on Monday rolled out a management package designed to make a businesss Web services system easier to manage, monitor and upgrade. It also adds another layer of security to systems, […]

Executives with Hewlett-Packard Co. told securities analysts in Boston Tuesday that savings generated by the acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp. could reach $3 billion by 2004, $500 million more than what the company had projected during the lengthy buyout process. That includes the 15,000 jobs that the Palo Alto, Calif., company will cut, 10,000 of […]

MindFlow Technologies Inc., which targets the $3 trillion-a-year procurement arena, on Tuesday unveiled a suite of five integrated applications that map everything in the sourcing process, from planning to execution to compliance. MindFlow Sourcing Suite 4.0, rolled out at the International Supply Management conference in San Francisco, includes the Spend Analyzer, which provides a historical […]

Arbortext Inc. this summer will roll out an updated version of its Epic Editor tool that will include greater support for standards while simplifying the process of creating content and applications. The Ann Arbor, Mich., company will launch Epic Editor 4.3, which will include new or improved support for XML Schemas and XSL-FO (Extensible Stylesheet […]

Ed Zander, who has become almost as visible a face at Sun Microsystems Inc. as Chairman and CEO Scott McNealy, will retire as president and chief operating officer July 1. McNealy will take over Zanders duties starting then, regaining the title of president. The Palo Alto, Calif., company said in a statement Wednesday that it […]

Under an intense courtroom grilling last week, a combative and visibly agitated Carly Fiorina staunchly rejected accusations that Hewlett-Packard Co. misled and coerced shareholders into supporting the companys $19 billion buyout of Compaq Computer Corp. The HP chairman and CEOs 7 hours of testimony highlighted last weeks showdown between HP management and dissident director Walter […]

WILMINGTON, Del. – Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman and CEO Carly Fiorina this morning was recalled to the witness stand briefly to answer questions regarding the companys meeting with Deutsche Bank and its subsidiary, Deutsche Asset Management. The meeting took place on the morning that shareholders were to vote on HPs proposed $19 billion buyout of Compaq […]

WILMINGTON, Del.–Walter Hewletts lawsuit trial vs. Hewlett-Packard Co. wrapped up Thursday afternoon after testimony from HP board member Phil Condit, chairman and CEO of Boeing Co. Condit testified that HPs decision-making to this point of the acquisition has been well-planned and that the board has been as well-informed as any hes been involved it. Condit […]

WILMINGTON, Del. — Hewlett-Packard Co. called Compaq Computer Corp.s chief financial officer as its first witness as it launched its defense against a lawsuits claims that the companies misled shareholders by touting knowingly inaccurate financial projections. Jeffrey Clarke, a co-leader of the HP-Compaq integration teams, testified that the financial benefits from the merger the companies […]

WILMINGTON, Del.—In the months leading up to the March 19 vote of Hewlett-Packard Co. shareholders to decide whether to approve the proposed buyout of Compaq Computer Corp., board member Walter Hewlett repeatedly heard reports that the integration effort of the two high tech giants was running into trouble. Hewlett, who was leading a bitter proxy […]

WILMINGTON, Del. — Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman Carly Fiorina became visibly agitated on the witness stand today as she continued to rebuff allegations that she misled investors by understating potential losses that could result from the companys $19 billion buyout of Compaq Computer Corp. In her second and final day of testifying in a lawsuit filed […]