Hewlett-Packard is planning an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the forced resignation of CEO Mark Hurd last year and the compensation package he received. A shareholder lawsuit claims HP’s directors…
Hewlett-Packard’sfiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 5.2% as the world’s biggest computer maker saw increased demand for high-margin products such as servers and networking and storage equipment that offset lackluster consumer de…
German software company SAP has agreed to pay its larger competitor, Oracle, $120 million to partially settle allegations of intellectual-property theft. But it’s only the first part of the settlement; you can expect more to co…
Jury selection for a major copyright case involving Oracle and its smaller competitor SAP started in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, marking the beginning of a trial between the two software rivals that’s been more than two years i…
In a trial that starts Monday, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison says he intends to prove that incoming Hewlett-Packard chief executive Leo Apotheker stole ideas from Oracle in his previous position as head of European competitor SAP.
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