| Apotheker out, Meg Whitman now HP's President and CEO |
HP's board of directors has replaced Léo Apotheker with former eBay chief Meg Whitman as president and chief executive officer of the Company. Additionally, Ray Lane moves from non-executive chairman to executive chairman of the board of directors. The Board also said that it intended to appoint a lead independent director promptly.  Léo Apotheker step down as president and chief executive officer and resign as a director of the company following the decision. Speaking on behalf of the board, Lane said, "The board believes that the job of the HP CEO now requires additional attributes to successfully execute on the company's strategy.” HP had appointed the former SAP CEO as its CEO on November 1st, 2010, in the wake of the exit of Mark Hurd, who some time later joined Oracle. On the same day that HP's Board also elected Ray Lane, Managing Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, as a new member and designated him non-executive Chairman. Reports said that the company's stock dropped around 47 percent during the 11 months that Apotheker was at the helm. |
LISTS AND RESEARCH
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Global Software Top 100 - Edition 2011
- The Global Software Top 100 is a list of the world's largest software companies, ranked by annual software revenues. The list is based upon revenue information of 10,000+ IT companies worldwide.
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Software industry trends (2011)
- This research article (accompanying the Global Software Top 100) describes changes in the software industry playing field. It analyses trends and key players and forecasts future developments.
- Top hardware companies
- A list of the world's largest hardware companies.
- What happens in the hardware industry?
- Trends and analysis of the hardware industry and its key players.
- Top IT services companies
- A list of the world's largest IT services companies, ranked by annual services revenues. This link will take you to www.servicestop100.org.
- IT services companies: healthy growth
- What is happening in the IT services industry? Read this research publication to find out about trends and key players in the IT services industry.
- Top gaming companies (2010)
- Entertainment is good business, and gaming software companies are growing faster than the rest of the software industry. This research article discusses trends and key players in the gaming business.
- Top ERP companies
- A research publication about the world's leading players in enterprise software.
- Top security software companies
- A research publication discussing the world's leading publishers of security software: antivirus-, spamfiltering-, intrusion detection- and firewall software.
- The fastest growing software companies
- This research publication reveals the fastest growing software companies in the world.
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CRM companies: a short list
- A short list of the leading software companies selling Customer Relationship Management software; aimed at IT managers looking to purchase CRM software.
- Top software companies in the US (2010)
- A list of the largest software companies in the United States, ranked by annual software revenues. 2010 Edition, posted 15 December 2010.
- U.S. software industry trends (2010)
- A research publication discussing the trends and the key players in the software industry in the United States. Posted 15 December 2010.
- Top companies in the world (not just software)
- A general list of the largest companies in the world, ranked by revenues. Not just software companies; in fact, there are no software companies in it...
- Top IT companies
- A list of the largest IT companies in the world, ranked by annual revenues. Includes hardware, software and services.
