Michael R. Zimmerman

As Hewlett-Packard Co. prepares for the most important shareholder vote in company history next week, its largest business unit, Imaging and Printing Systems, will be at the edge of its seat. A “yes” vote from the majority of the Palo Alto, Calif., companys shareholders on March 19 to approve the companys $22 billion acquisition of […]

Before shareholders walk into their respective meetings later this month to vote for or against Hewlett-Packard Co.s proposed buyout of Compaq Computer Corp., they must first navigate the swelling river of surveys, polls, claims and counterclaims by proponents and opponents of the deal. The challenge is daunting. As the shareholder votes are only weeks away, […]

Three weeks before shareholders are due to vote for or against Hewlett-Packard Co.s pro-posed acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp., the war of words between HP Chairman Carly Fiorina and leading opponent of the deal, Walter Hewlett, is intensifying. According to reports in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times, Walter Hewlett, an HP board […]

As one of its most financially turbulent years in recent history draws to a close, Xerox Corp. is turning inward to a little known, but potentially booming business as a source of hope for the future: global services. The copier giant on Monday will announce to investors a restructuring of its services operations, that brings […]

As part of its ongoing effort to get small and medium-size businesses to bring their software licenses into compliance, the Business Software Alliance is cranking up yet another campaign for the 32 days between Oct. 15 and Nov. 15. This time around, in light of the recent terrorist attacks, the 18-member alliance of software developers […]

Just as Xerox Corp. prepares a major expansion of its e-services business, the Stamford, Conn., copier and printer giant has reassigned the executive put in charge of the effort. On Thursday, Xerox shifted Frank Steenburgh, a corporate officer and the senior vice president and worldwide general manager of its recently established e-Services Business, to head […]

As part of its ongoing efforts to thwart software piracy and get small and medium-size businesses software licenses into compliance, the Business Software Alliance is cranking up yet another campaign for the 32 days between Oct. 15 and Nov. 15. But this time around, in light of the recent terrorist attacks in New York and […]

The business software alliance has been storming across America with its Truce Campaign for the past year, leaving countless businesses quaking in its wake—but thats of little concern to the groups members. The massive mail campaign, which includes a corresponding radio ad blitz for each targeted city it moves through, is for many BSA members […]

If youre a small or medium-size company, theres a good chance youve heard from the Business Software Alliance about getting your software compliant with its licenses. If not, you probably will. The group is well into a nationwide letter and radio campaign to do just that. But what you probably dont know is that, like […]

To hear John Chambers tell it, Cisco Systems Inc.s $2.69 billion net loss for its fiscal third quarter announced last week was due to economic forces, notably a decrease in capital spending, that Cisco was slow to recognize. But a closer look at the shocking plight of the once peerless company exposes questionable fundamental business […]