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HP to split into two public companies
- http://www.reuters.c...N0HV0U720141006
Updated: Oct 6, 2014 11:55am EDT - "Hewlett-Packard said it would split into two listed companies, separating its computer and printer businesses from its faster-growing corporate hardware and services operations, and eliminate another 5,000 jobs as part of its turnaround plan... HP said its shareholders would own a stake in both businesses through a tax-free transaction next year. Shares of the company, which has struggled to adapt to the new era of mobile and online computing, were up 5.1 percent at $37 in premarket trading on Monday. Each of the two businesses contribute about half of HP's current revenue and profit. The move will result in a monumental reshaping of one of technology's most important pioneers, which has more than 300,000 employees and is on track to book $112 billion in revenue the fiscal year ending October... Many investors and analysts had called for a break-up of the company, or a sale of the personal computer business, so that HP could focus on the more profitable operations of providing computer servers, networking and data storage to businesses. HP is the latest in a line of companies, often under shareholder pressure, to spin off operations in an attempt to become more agile and capitalize on faster-growing businesses... HP's current chief executive, Meg Whitman, will lead the new Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, which will house the corporate hardware and services operations. Current HP lead independent director Patricia Russo will be chairman of the enterprise company. HP's printing and personal computing business, to be known as HP Inc, will be led by Dion Weisler, currently an executive in that division. Whitman will be chairman of HP Inc. Founded by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard in a Palo Alto, California garage in 1939, HP was one of the companies that shaped Silicon Valley and the PC revolution. Lately, however, it has struggled to adapt to the shift toward mobile computing, and it has been overshadowed by younger rivals such as Chinese PC maker Lenovo, which is now the world's No. 1 PC maker by shipments..."
 

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Edited by AplusWebMaster, 08 October 2014 - 11:42 AM.

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Symantec splits - mimmicks HP into 2 companies
- http://www.businessw...-Plans-Separate
Oct 9 , 2014 - "... Board of Directors has unanimously approved a plan to separate the company into two, independent publicly traded companies: one business focused on security and one business focused on information management (“IM”)... a trusted leader in security with leading overall market share —twice- the nearest competitor — in a market projected to reach $38 billion in 2018...
The security business generated revenue of $4.2 billion in fiscal year 2014. The security business will include: consumer and enterprise endpoint security; endpoint management; encryption; mobile; Secure Socket Layer (“SSL”) Certificates; user authentication; mail, web and data center security; data loss prevention; hosted security; and managed security services...
Symantec’s IM businesses compete in markets that were $11 billion in 2013 expanding to $16 billion by 2018... intended to take the form of a tax-free distribution to Symantec shareholders of 100% of the IM business in a new, independent, publicly traded stock. The expected stock distribution ratio will be determined at a future date. The company expects to complete the spinoff by the end of December 2015..."
 

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Edited by AplusWebMaster, 12 October 2014 - 10:55 AM.