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Hewlett-Packard

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Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), commonly referred to as HP, is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA. HP is one of the world’s largest information technology companies and operates in nearly every country. HP specializes in developing and manufacturing computing, data storage, and networking hardware, designing software and delivering services. Major product lines include personal computing devices, enterprise servers, related storage devices, as well as a diverse range of printers and other imaging products. HP markets its products to households, small to medium size businesses and enterprises both directly, via online distribution, consumer-electronics and office-supply retailers, software partners and major technology vendors.

Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard graduated in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 1935. The company originated in a garage in nearby Palo Alto during a fellowship they had with a past professor, Frederick Terman at Stanford during the Great Depression. Terman was considered a mentor to them in forming Hewlett-Packard. In 1939, Packard and Hewlett established Hewlett-Packard (HP) in Packard’s garage with an initial capital investment of US$538. Hewlett and Packard tossed a coin to decide whether the company they founded would be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett[ Packard won the coin toss but named their electronics manufacturing enterprise the “Hewlett-Packard Company”. HP incorporated on August 18, 1947, and went public on November 6, 1957.

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  Hewlett-Packard acquired Stratavia. (8/26/10)
  Posted 8/27/10 at 2:08am via freshnews.com
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  Hewlett-Packard acquired Fortify Software. (8/17/10)
  Posted 8/17/10 at 11:27am via techcrunch.com
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  Hewlett-Packard added Ali Rıza Babaoğlan as Technical Account Manager. (8/1/10)
  Posted 8/28/10 at 4:45am
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  Hewlett-Packard acquired Palm for $1.2B. (7/1/10)
  Posted 4/28/10 at 1:26pm via techcrunch.com
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  Hewlett-Packard acquired Melodeo for $30M. (6/23/10)
  Posted 6/23/10 at 1:02pm via techcrunch.com
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  Hewlett-Packard — HP to Buy HyperSpace from Phoenix Technologies. (6/11/10)
  Posted 7/8/10 at 1:25am via tmcnet.com
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  Hewlett-Packard — Partnership with Vidyo for Global Visual Collaboration. (6/9/10)
  Posted 6/10/10 at 10:21am via businesswire.com
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  Hewlett-Packard acquired 3Com for $2.7B. (11/11/09)
  Posted 11/11/09 at 3:45pm via techcrunch.com
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  Hewlett-Packard acquired IBRIX. (7/17/09)
  Posted 7/17/09 at 10:55am via bizjournals.com
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  Hewlett-Packard acquired ExcellerateHRO. (6/19/09)
  Posted 6/25/09 at 11:45am via workforce.com
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  Hewlett-Packard acquired Lefthand Networks for $360M. (9/30/08)
  Posted 8/28/09 at 9:25am via hp.com
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  Hewlett-Packard acquired Colubris Networks. (8/11/08)
  Posted 8/11/09 at 9:01am via hp.com
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  Hewlett-Packard acquired EDS for $13.9B. (5/13/08)
  Posted 5/13/08 at 10:53am via hp.com
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  Hewlett-Packard invested in Mimeo. (9/1/07)
  Posted 9/21/07 at 8:23am
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  Hewlett-Packard acquired Opsware for $1.6B. (7/23/07)
  Posted 5/15/08 at 12:25pm via venturebeat.com
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  Hewlett-Packard acquired Tabblo. (3/20/07)
  Posted 10/6/09 at 12:37pm via techcrunch.com

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HP Upline

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Website	https://www.upline.com
Stage	Live
Launch Date	April 7, 2008
Deadpool Date	February 26, 2009
Deadpool Post	techcrunch.com/2009/02/26/hp-upline-gets-disconnected-heads-to-the-deadpool
Tags	online-storage, online-backup

Hewlett Packard’s Upline is an online storage service that can be used for both backup and file sharing purposes.

Above: Upline Screenshot
Uploaded: 4/7/08

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1. HP Acquires Stratavia, Helping Clients Simplify and Optimize Software Application Deployment in Hybrid IT Environments (freshnews.com) [edit]
2. HP Acquires Software Security Company Fortify (techcrunch.com) [edit]
3. HP Completes $1.2 Billion Acquisition Of Palm, Plans webOS Slate PCs And Netbooks (techcrunch.com) [edit]
4. HP Goes NuTsie For Melodeo, Pays $30 Million For Music Streaming Service (techcrunch.com) [edit]
5. HP Acquires 3Com For $2.7 Billion (techcrunch.com) [edit]
6. HP agrees to acquire Ibrix (bizjournals.com) [edit]
7. Hewlett-Packard Buys Up ExcellerateHRO (workforce.com) [edit]
8. HP Acquires LeftHand Networks to Extend Leadership in Storage and Virtualization Solutions (hp.com) [edit]
9. HP to Acquire Colubris Networks to Expand HP ProCurve’s Wireless Technology Offerings (hp.com) [edit]
10. HP to Acquire EDS for $13.9 Billion (hp.com) [edit]
11. VentureBeat (venturebeat.com) [edit]
12. HP Acquires Tabblo (techcrunch.com) [edit]
13. HP Extends Reach in High-Growth Network-Attached Storage Market with PolyServe Acquisition (businesswire.com) [edit]
14. HP to Acquire VoodooPC (hp.com) [edit]
15. siliconindia.com [edit]
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17. Cassatt Corp., a San Jose, Calif.-based provider of software and services for enterprise IT automation, has raised $15 million in fourth-round funding (hosting.mansellgroup.net) [edit]
18. HP-Compaq merger: Worth the wait? (news.cnet.com) [edit]
19. HP Partners with Vidyo to Offer Anytime, Anywhere Visual Collaboration (businesswire.com) [edit]
20. HP to Buy HyperSpace from Phoenix Technologies (it.tmcnet.com) [edit]