Those bits will be generated by application software designed and managed from the EDS acquisition, and hopefully travel through routers from the 3Com acquisition, in data centers managed by software HP built and acquired.
One manifestation is precision steerable drilling using real-time microseismic imaging and continuous dataacquisition enabling companies to weave through meandering hydrocarbon-rich seams.
By contrast, Dow Jones fits the mold of a traditional news media company, having tried and failed to compete in the financial data business in the 1990s through its troubled acquisition of Telerate, which it eventually unloaded in 1998 to Bridge Information Systems.
During the quarter, we also strengthened our offering portfolio through the acquisition of a premiere software development company that specializes in big data, analytics and advanced applications.