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		<title>Dell concedes to HP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s over. Dell has said it will not raise it&#8217;s offer any more.
Dell Inc. says it will not match Palo Alto-based Hewlett-Packard&#8217;s offer to pay $33 per share for 3Par Inc., or about $2.07 billion.
Probably will write more later   Been a busy morning.
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		<link>http://www.techopsguys.com/2010/09/02/dell-concedes-to-hp/</link>
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		<title>Dell&#8217;s last stand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So apparently the news is official, 3PAR has determined the new $33/share bid is superior. Dell seems to be conceding defeat at this point. Apparently as part of Dell&#8217;s recent $32/share increased bid they also negotiated a long term reseller agreement that would somehow continue even if HP ends up buying 3PAR.
From 3PAR -
HP’s revised [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techopsguys.com/2010/09/02/dells-last-stand/</link>
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		<title>You will respect my authoritah!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Register has an interesting angle on the bidding war for 3PAR from the HP side -
These technology advances should make enhanced sales of 3PAR systems more justifiable, enabling HP to recoup its $2bn investment by increasing InServ sales against EMC, HDS and IBM competition. Donatelli will be able to dangle his 3PAR prize in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techopsguys.com/2010/09/02/you-will-respect-my-authoritah/</link>
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		<title>HP now offernig $33/share for 3PAR</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not much details  yet, just notice that HP has upped it&#8217;s bid to $33/share for 3PAR a few minutes ago. The front page of the Wall Street Journal has about all I&#8217;ve heard from CNBC
Hewlett-Packard has raised its bid for 3PAR to $33 a share; Dell also offered a higher price and negotiated a higher [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techopsguys.com/2010/09/02/hp-now-offernig-33share-for-3par/</link>
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		<title>Dell vs HP in R&amp;D</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Came across this link on Data Center Knowledge to Forbes online -
In fiscal 2010 (ended January 31st), Dell spent $617  million for R&#38;D, or 1.2% of sales [..] an R&#38;D budget like that isn’t going to cut it.
[..]Hewlett Packard, the  larger company, already has more going on. In the trailing 12 months, it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techopsguys.com/2010/08/30/dell-vs-hp-in-rd/</link>
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		<title>Dell getting cold feet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[3PAR announced today:
3PAR® (NYSE: PAR), the leading global provider of utility  storage, today announced its board of directors has determined that the  unsolicited proposal by Hewlett-Packard Company to acquire all of 3PAR’s  outstanding common stock at $30 per share constitutes a “superior  proposal” (as that term is defined in 3PAR’s previously [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techopsguys.com/2010/08/30/dell-getting-cold-feet/</link>
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		<title>What a mouthful</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve thought about this off and on and I better write about it so I can forget about it.
I think Force10 is way too verbose in choosing the phrase to describe their company, it&#8217;s quite a mouthful -
Force10 Networks, Inc., a global technology leader that data center, service provider and enterprise customers rely on when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techopsguys.com/2010/08/28/what-a-mouthful/</link>
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		<title>CNBC Videos on 3PAR</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve watched CNBC for a long time, I find it pretty entertaining, even though I don&#8217;t invest.
So often these mergers come about usually about industries and companies I have no interest in and can&#8217;t really gauge whether the analysts know what they are talking about.
This one is different of course as a user of 3PAR [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techopsguys.com/2010/08/27/cnbc-videos-on-3par/</link>
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		<title>HP Now offering $2 billion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dell apaprently is being a little bitch again and matched HP&#8217;s $27 offer for 3PAR, so HP came right back and offered $30 a share, or $2 billion, up from the $1.1 billion original offer from Dell ($18/share).
PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug 27, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) &#8212; HP  					/quotes/comstock/13*!hpq/quotes/nls/hpq 							(HPQ 37.66, 							-0.56, 							-1.47%) 					 today [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techopsguys.com/2010/08/27/hp-now-offering-2-billion/</link>
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		<title>What should HP do with 3PAR</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Assuming HP gets them, which I am optimistic will occur. This is what I think HP should do.

Phase out current USP-based XP line with the enterprise 800-series of 3PAR systems, currently the T800
Phase out the EVA Cluster with the enterprise 400-series of 3PAR systems, currently the T400
Phase out the EVA 6400 and 8400 with the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techopsguys.com/2010/08/27/what-should-hp-do-with-3par/</link>
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