IBM’s recent Information On Demand 2011 conference came at the tail end of a particularly tumultuous year or so for its competitors. HP fired one CEO, gained a new one, fired him and gained another, all while publicly discussing selling or spinning off its largest business unit and losing half its share value. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison attempted to publicly make hay from HP’s distress — hiring its first-fired CEO, gratuitously harassing its second, spreading unsubstantiated rumors about the demise of its mission-critical system CPUs, all while Oracle’s own server market share continued to dwindle.
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The Importance of Being the Grown-Up in the Room
Posted by: Charles King November 22, 2011 05:00 AMIBM’s recent Information On Demand 2011 conference came at the tail end of a particularly tumultuous year or so for its competitors. HP fired one CEO, gained a new one, fired him and gained another, all while publicly discussing selling or spinning off its largest business unit and losing half its share value. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison attempted to publicly make hay from HP’s distress — hiring its first-fired CEO, gratuitously harassing its second, spreading unsubstantiated rumors about the demise of its mission-critical system CPUs, all while Oracle’s own server market share continued to dwindle.