Behind The Bidding War The Real Reasons Why HP And Dell are So Desperate For 3Par

As I was writing this, news of the HP / Dell bidding war for 3PAR broke on the front page of Yahoo.

This made me laugh, as it typified just how crazy this story has becomefew things outside of a bidding war will make a storage acquisition sexy enough to make mainstream news.
At $30, HPs current offer is the sixth bid, a 200 percent premium over 3PARs previous $10 share price. Not only is this insane, but its also nearly unprecedented in M&A histo

Source:
http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/29/behind-the-bidding-war-the-real-reasons-why-hp-and-dell-are-so-desperate-for-3par/

Ultrathin laptop chips to hit the marketIntel

Intel announced that it was rolling out the range of new low-voltage Core processors for the ultra thin laptop segment.

The most famous prodigies of this segment are the Dell Adamo and MacBook Air which are lesser than an inch in thickness (and both use Intel chips).

Source:
http://technology.globalthoughtz.com/index.php/ultrathin-laptop-chips-to-hit-the-market-intel007/