Under Pressure, Packard Bell To Lay Off 20 Percent Of Staff
News Packard Bell will lay off 20 percent of its U.S.work force by the end of the year, the company said Thursday. A division of NEC, Packard Bell said the cuts would stretch across all areas of operation, resulting in between 750 and 1,000 jobs being...
[October 9, 1998, 14:31]
Enabling Business Agility: Hewlett - Packard's Adaptive Enterprise Strategy
White Papers Recognizing this shift in IT requirements, Hewlett-Packard (HP) describes its adaptive IT infrastructure as one that tightens the linkages between IT and business objectives and reduces the costs and risks often associated with IT.
[August 14, 2003, 16:19]
US Report: Packard Bell Launches Its Cyrix-based PC For $699
News The Packard Bell 550 uses a Cyrix MMX-enhanced MediaGX processor as part of a deal announced last week. Packard Bell also introduced a 750 model which starts at $999 (£688) and uses a Cyrix MII 266MHz processor.
[May 29, 1998, 15:29]
Packard Bell Still Strong In UK
News Packard Bell is still strong in the UK," said James Bates, senior research analyst at market research specialist Context. It has a clear lead over Compaq, AST, IBM, Apricot and Hewlett-Packard. Packard Bell is outstripping everyone else in the UK.
[September 27, 1996, 16:45]
Packard Foundation Against HP-Compaq
News In a blow that could derail Hewlett-Packard's proposed $25bn (£17.5bn) takeover of Compaq Computer, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation reached a preliminary decision on Friday to oppose the deal.
[December 10, 2001, 8:56]
Comdex: Packard Bell Will Cut Product Lines, Retailers
News Packard Bell NEC will set up its secondary retailers with Atlanta-based BDI, which will become Packard Bell NEC's exclusive distributor, Ransom said. BDI will also be one of the major customers that Packard Bell deals directly with, he said.
[November 17, 1998, 9:26]
NEC, Packard Bell Chime A Month Today
News NEC and Packard Bell will melt into one a month today but users won't notice the difference, the firm said today. It's not been decided long-term but for the foreseeable future - and that's a long time - you'll still see Packard Bell aimed at home...
[August 1, 1996, 17:05]
Packard Joins HP-Compaq Family Feud
News Opposition to Hewlett-Packard's bid to buy Compaq Computer has gained ground as David Packard, son of the HP co-founder, said that he would back the Hewlett family's decision to oppose the acquisition.
[November 7, 2001, 15:03]
Packard Bell NEC Will Go Direct In UK
News A high-ranking source close to the company has confirmed that Packard Bell NEC is already preparing the ground for a dramatic switch to direct sales, despite UK claims that no decision has yet been made.
[September 5, 1997, 15:17]
Jobs For The Scots As Packard Moves In
News Packard Bell NEC hopes to double its European presence with this plant. The £26 million investment will be phased in over the next four years and will supply the 'NEC Direct' sales and marketing operation that began in France in September 1997 and...
[June 12, 1998, 12:00]
E-Business Suite Payroll 11i (11.5.10) - Using Oracle10g On Hewlett-Packard ProLiant ML570 G3 Server
White Papers In August 2005, Oracle and Hewlett-Packard conducted a benchmark in Houston, TX to measure the batch performance of the Payroll processes in Oracle's E-Business Suite Payroll 11i (11.5.10) with Oracle10g 10.1.0.4 for Linux on a 4-way Hewlett...
[July 25, 2006, 0:28]
Former Packard Bell Chief Buys AST
News Beny Alagem, the co-founder and former chairman of Packard Bell NEC announced on Sunday that he had bought the AST brand name and technology for his new company, AST Computer Inc. Alagem left Sacramento, Calif.based Packard Bell NEC last July.
[January 12, 1999, 9:34]
NEC Disables Packard Bell NEC
News NEC effectively pulled the plug on its struggling Packard Bell NEC unit in the US, mandating a radical restructuring that will result in layoffs of about 80% of its staff, the departure of its senior management and its withdrawal from the US...
[November 3, 1999, 15:05]
Success Story: Hewlett Packard/Canadian Museum Of Nature
White Papers The Canadian Museum of Nature, which includes its premier research facilities, turned to Hewlett Packard's (HP) managed services to maintain the museum's IT infrastructure and deliver maximum system uptime.
[March 23, 2006, 23:00]
Developing A Streaming Media Capture And Delivery Service: The Experience At Hewlett Packard Labs
White Papers Like many large, distributed organizations, Hewlett Packard Labs has facilities around the globe. As part of a research environment, it's common for specialists to give talks on current work, and to invite guest speakers on topics of interest.
[October 24, 2003, 6:06]
Novell Case Study: Hewlett-Packard
White Papers Hewlett-Packard (HP) wanted to deliver better account management, more business opportunities, and higher profitability to HP's most-valued channel partners in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, leverage the Internet to supply more immediate...
[May 4, 2006, 0:00]
Software Reuse At Hewlett-Packard
White Papers In this position paper, several software reuse related activities at Hewlett-Packard are described, focusing on those in which the author has been involved over the past 6 years. Recent activities include an investigation of the opportunities for a...
[August 14, 2003, 0:00]
Windows XP And Hewlett-Packard Computers Help Simplify Support, Increase Productivity, And Enhance Collaboration At Corporate Consulting Firm
White Papers Seeking to standardize technology for simplifying support and boosting productivity, Decision Processes International, an established business-strategy consulting services firm, has begun implementing Microsoft Windows XP Professional and Office...
[November 26, 2003, 23:00]
Integrating SharePlex® For Oracle From Quest Software, Into MC/ServiceGuard™ From Hewlett Packard
White Papers To protect these vital computing environments, leading e-commerce corporations and organizations with large ERP implementations are turning to Quest Software and Hewlett Packard for solutions that guarantee application availability.
[October 9, 2003, 5:08]
NEC To Dump Packard Bell Name For Business PCs
News The Japanese giant is also reorganising its UK operation under the name NEC Computer Systems and dropping the Packard Bell-NEC name in favour of just 'NEC' on business machines. Everyone knows Packard-Bell as a home brand [but] when we traded under...
[October 21, 1997, 14:36]

