HP to try a $99 tablet again? (CNET)
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) unintentionally pioneered the ultra-cheap tablet when it fire-sold the TouchPad for $99 back in the summer of 2011. HP may be ready to do it again. Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) will launch a $99 tablet in cooperation with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) in time for the back-to-school shopping, Digitimes reported Wednesday, citing Asia-based suppliers. …That tablet is now selling for a mere $139.99. So, with a modest redesign, Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) could theoretically get a similar device down to $99.99 — only $40 less than the Slate 7. While Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) said it does not comment on rumors, a spokeswoman did say this: “We look forward to expanding our tablet portfolio later this year with additional technologies, sizes, and operating systems to meet our customers’ needs.”
Hewlett-Packard Company : HP Awarded $166 Million Contract for Medicare Claims Processing (4-Traders)
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) Enterprise Services today announced it has been awarded a task order by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to host and improve efficiency of the Medicare Part A and Part B fee-for-service (FFS) claims processes nationwide. This task order, valued at $166 million, was awarded under the new CMS Virtual Data Center-Prime (VDCP) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. …Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) is supporting the agency’s goals of consolidating IT contract vehicles to lower costs, enhance interoperability among data centers, implement standard processes and procedures for data center oversight, and ensure compliance with CMS architecture standards for all data center operations.
IBM Mainframes Nipped, Tucked For Cloud Age (InformationWeek)
Statements about the death of the mainframe have been made for at least a couple of decades. But International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) keeps proving that with new technology and timely facelifts aimed at the latest market demands, mainframes can stay relevant. The latest wrinkle remover for the System Z mainframe, spotlighted with this week’s release of the International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) zEnterprise BC12 (Business Class) entry-level mainframe, is extended support for growing use cases including big data analytics and cloud computing. The BC12 will start shipping in September, about one year after the release of vendor’s latest Enterprise Class machine, the zEnterprise EC12.
IBM Mainframes Nipped, Tucked For Cloud Age (InformationWeek)
Statements about the death of the mainframe have been made for at least a couple of decades. But International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) keeps proving that with new technology and timely facelifts aimed at the latest market demands, mainframes can stay relevant. The latest wrinkle remover for the System Z mainframe, spotlighted with this week’s release of the International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) zEnterprise BC12 (Business Class) entry-level mainframe, is extended support for growing use cases including big data analytics and cloud computing. The BC12 will start shipping in September, about one year after the release of vendor’s latest Enterprise Class machine, the zEnterprise EC12.
