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<title>HP denies newspaper claims of Autonomy offering to SAP</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/13/hp.sap.claim.quote.by.sap.ceo.misinterpreted.by.paper/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1353423756_ScreenShot2012-11-20at10.00.08AM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A pair of contradictory reports have surfaced today, regarding the potential sale of HP's troubled acquisition Autonomy to German software powerhouse SAP. Initially, the Times of London reported that HP had tried to sell the company to SAP, but a follow-up report from HP refutes all reports, with backup by SAP saying that an executive had a quote given in an interview misinterpreted by the UK pape...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 23:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>HP co-chair resigns, two others follow</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/04/three.executives.narrowly.re.elected.to.the.board.earlier.this.year/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1363830264_hpinvent-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Hewlett Packard co-chairman Ray Lane has stepped down from his position at the company, and is taking two other board members with him. Lane is leaving following a narrow re-election -- and G. Kennedy Thompson and John Hammergren, also both elected by a close margin -- are departing as well. All three are leaving in part due to their roles in the Autonomy acquisition scandal that rocked the compan...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>HP board re-elected by narrow margins despite controversy</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/20/execs.targeted.for.roles.in.hps.autonomy.purchase/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1363830264_hpinvent-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Amidst a growing movement to force out up to five of Hewlett Packard's board due to mishandling of the company's Autonomy purchase, shareholders have narrowly re-elected the existing members. Targeted members included John Hammergren, G. Kennedy Thompson, Marc Adreessen, Rajiv Gupta, and executive chairman Raymond Lane....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UK law enforcement investigating HPs acquisition of Autonomy</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1363055086_hpautonomy-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[According to regulatory documents filed Monday, UK law enforcement has opened up an investigation into HP's claims that it was badly misled when it acquired software developer Autonomy. The inquiry by the UK Serious Fraud Office mirrors that of the US Department of Justice investigation that started at the end of 2012, after HP accused Autonomy of deceitful accounting and forged sales records....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Two capital firms join battle to force out HP board members</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/05/glass.lewis.iss.ctw.all.seek.exit.of.board.members/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1362522415_hpbldg-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Just before Hewlett Packard's March 20 shareholder meeting, a pair of proxy advisers are pushing for an ouster of several members of the board of directors. Investment firm Glass Lewis has recommended shareholders vote to remove venture capitalist Marc Adreessen, Rajiv Gupta, John Hammergren, and G. Kennedy Thompson from the board, with another firm -- ISS -- suggesting the removal of Hammergren a...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US Department of Justice examining HP's Autonomy acquisition</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/27/improprieties.difference.between.us.eu.accounting.to.be.evaluated/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1353423756_ScreenShot2012-11-20at10.00.08AM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The US Department of Justice has commenced an investigation into reports of accounting fraud at Hewlett-Packard's troubled acquisition, Autonomy. In November, HP had made its own discovery of potential fraud at the software developer, and submitted evidence to federal regulators following a write-down of $8 billion of the value of the company, for which it paid $11 billion a little over a year ago...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Second HP shareholder lawsuit targets major audit firms</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/28/deloitte.kpmg.charged.with.missing.obvious.signs/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1354153395_ScreenShot2012-11-28at7.42.40PM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The saga surrounding HP's multi-billion dollar Autonomy write-down took new turns and added new players today, with the announcement of a second shareholder lawsuit over the faltering computer giant's acquisition of the British software firm. The new suit names not only HP's board of directors, officers, and former executives, but also Deloitte and KPMG, two of the Big Four audit firms, as defenda...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>HP-Autonomy continues as former CEO demands explanation</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/27/hp.rebuffs.lynchs.request.for.details.of.accusations/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1353423756_ScreenShot2012-11-20at10.00.08AM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The fallout from HP's $8.8 billion write-down on Autonomy continues apace, with former Autonomy chief Mike Lynch now requesting that HP provide more details on allegations that Autonomy engaged in improper accounting. Lynch has defended autonomy, claiming that the company's finances were "handled in accordance with applicable regulations and accounting practices," and states that he "utterly ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>HP hit with civil securities lawsuit over Autonomy</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/26/investor.claims.hp.misled.stockholders/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1353961263_ScreenShot2012-11-24at10.33.28PM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[An investor has filed a civil securities lawsuit against Hewlett-Packard, alleging that the computer giant misled stockholders with regard to its purchase of Autonomy. HP bought Autonomy last year, but just last week the company announced it would be taking an $8.8 billion write-down on the purchase, citing misleading statements and other improprieties in Autonomy's financials. Reuters reports th...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Autonomy founder casts doubt on HP's write-down numbers</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/24/lynch.says.hps.allegations.utterly.wrong/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1353814449_ScreenShot2012-11-24at10.33.28PM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Mike Lynch, the former CEO of Autonomy, has strongly denied allegations by HP that his former company had engaged in "serious accounting improprieties" and willfully misled shareholders regarding its financials. Lynch has not yet hired a lawyer, but he is reportedly sitting down with former clients of Autonomy in order to sort out the numerous charges HP has leveled against the company and its f...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 03:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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