Mobility
After much abuse, WebOS finds a home on TV
If you’ve been wondering what happened to webOS, the operating system that became a symbol of HP’s flailing mobile strategy, take a look around your living room.
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Channel Programs
DiFranco: HP’s Got Its Mojo Back
As other big vendors show signs of slowing sales and transitional challenges, HP is emerging from its reorganization appearing a little more confident.
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Microsoft Surface Pro Fire Sale Begins
As the poor-selling Microsoft Surface Pro tablet takes a price haircut for August, is Microsoft readying a new version of dumping inventory?
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Microsoft Surface Price Cut RecallsTouchPad Fire Sale
Deep price cuts on Microsoft Surface tablets harken back to HP’s failed attempts to save its doomed TouchPad tablets
Computers
Blackberry: Tablets Have a Clear Expiration Date
CEO Heins: “In five years, I don’t there’ll be a reason to have a tablet anymore.”
Channel Programs
DiFranco back to channel role as HP Enterprise Americas channel chief
Former PSG channel chief back to his channel roots, but moving to the enterprise side of the business
Channel Communities
DiFranco: “We’re glad to be at HP”
Americas leader for PSG on staying within HP and identifying developing market opportunities
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Better together: HP opts against PSG spinoff
Costs, impact on supply chain too great to warrant separate business
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HP changes CEO but stays course on new strategy
HP ousts Léo Apotheker and introduces Meg Whitman as new chief executive
Channel Programs
HP hints at quick decision on PSG, names new U.S. channel chief
Americas PSG chief says he expects a decision by the end of the year
Cloud
HP deep-sixes webOS; are PCs the next to go?
Company shutters smartphone and tablet development and sales, looking at options for PSG
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HP promotes Americas channel chief DiFranco
Stephen DiFranco moves into America PSG chief job while DeWitt promoted to head up webOS business unit
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Is the channel HP’s secret weapon for Touchpad?
Why the company’s broad channel base may be the biggest differentiator for webOS
Channel Programs
HP channel chief: Practices make perfect
Vendor to focus on supporting partners in building practices to support new business opportunities
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HP on webOS: It’s all about the ecosystem
Why the company believes TouchPad will be a better business tablet
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Tablets: The Goldilocks device
Deloitte Research’s Duncan Stewart offers his outlook on where the devices are headed
Distribution
SYNNEX introduces mobile e-commerce apps
Purchasing e-commerce from the distributor? There’s an app for that.
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Tablets: The iPad is just the beginning
Research from Gartner sees worldwide tablet sale reaching 208 million units by 2014.