Sunday, October 20, 2002
HP realigns emerging technology group
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 11:00 AM
http://msn-cnet.com.com/2100-1040-962525.html?type=pt&part=msn&tag=cdf&form=base&subj=cn_fd
If I were an optimist, I'd say that putting the handheld group in with the laptop group would mean the Pocket PC line at hp has matured to the point where it's no longer an "emerging technology", but a matured product line that makes a useful laptop companion. If I were a pessimist, I'd say this means the hp Pocket PCs aren't going to get the resources and attention they need because they're now just a "little brother" to a laptop. But since I'm an inflammatory pseudo-journalist, I'll say neither. :lol:
"Hewlett-Packard has shuffled several business units, including its iPaq handheld division, as part of an effort to cut costs. Handhelds, which had been part of Iain Morris' emerging technology unit, are now part of HP's notebook division headed by Alex Gruzen. The emerging technology group is now part of the office of strategy and technology, headed by Chief Technology Officer Shane Robison. The move was announced to employees earlier this month, an HP representative told CNET News.com.
The emerging technology group, which oversaw handhelds and other new products such as tablet PCs, will now focus on products before they come commericalized, serving as a kind of incubator. The group will help take ideas from HP's labs and work to develop a business model and marketing strategy, and create an eventual product." Source: Gen-M
If I were an optimist, I'd say that putting the handheld group in with the laptop group would mean the Pocket PC line at hp has matured to the point where it's no longer an "emerging technology", but a matured product line that makes a useful laptop companion. If I were a pessimist, I'd say this means the hp Pocket PCs aren't going to get the resources and attention they need because they're now just a "little brother" to a laptop. But since I'm an inflammatory pseudo-journalist, I'll say neither. :lol:
"Hewlett-Packard has shuffled several business units, including its iPaq handheld division, as part of an effort to cut costs. Handhelds, which had been part of Iain Morris' emerging technology unit, are now part of HP's notebook division headed by Alex Gruzen. The emerging technology group is now part of the office of strategy and technology, headed by Chief Technology Officer Shane Robison. The move was announced to employees earlier this month, an HP representative told CNET News.com.
The emerging technology group, which oversaw handhelds and other new products such as tablet PCs, will now focus on products before they come commericalized, serving as a kind of incubator. The group will help take ideas from HP's labs and work to develop a business model and marketing strategy, and create an eventual product." Source: Gen-M
