She spent two hours at HP's base in Palo Alto in a meeting with the insider who had just been passed over for the top job: Ann Livermore, the HP server chief.

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This is a strategic move as HP has a huge institutional client base, and the more powerful x86 format is likely to be popular as productivity tools with institutions and HP can leverage this network.

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The base engine gives good love: 300 hp from turbo I-5 that produces 250 hp and 266 lb-ft of torque.

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In multiple restructurings, Hurd sent packing thousands of HP workers and he cut base pay for many of those who remained.

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It would double the size of HP's sales force and broaden its customer base, providing more potential clients for its services and consulting arms.

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We he made his first public statements last March Apotheker said he intended to make HP a cloud-based services company, with a strong base of analytic software.

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The base XKR is adorned with a slick 5.0 liter V8 engine that produces 510 hp.

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