Word: hewletts
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...immigrated to the United States from India in 1986. Receiving a master’s degree in Management Information Systems, he worked at Hewlett-Packard, Anderson Consulting and Tufts University before accepting his job here at Harvard. When Raj stood up for his rights and complained to administrators about his poor treatment, he faced the consequences of a flawed system: Raj’s boss took away his office, criticized his work, and gave him a mediocre evaluation while Raj waited for assistance that never came...
...dreamed of creating a globally recognized brand. It was an ambitious vision for a start-up founded in a small Taipei apartment, but Shih, who's known as the father of Taiwan's formidable technology industry, eventually got his wish. Acer now ranks behind only industry giant Hewlett-Packard in the global notebook-PC market, with a 19% share, and is poised to overtake Dell as the second largest computer seller in the world. (Read "New Netbooks Debut at Taiwan Computer Show...
...Like scores of other Taiwan companies, HTC and Asustek have been laboring in obscurity for years as contract manufacturers, building and in some cases designing PCs, music players, cell phones, LCDs and video games on behalf of well-known brands such as Hewlett-Packard, Motorola and Apple. Taiwan's heavy concentration of contract manufacturers makes the country a high-tech powerhouse - but the business model has its limits. Because they work for others, contract manufacturers have little pricing power and don't reap the higher profit margins commanded by companies like Sony and Samsung. "There are very slim margins...
...hoping for a similar hit in smart phones. The company has years of experience developing cell phones and handheld PDAs for Hewlett-Packard and other companies. In mid-2007, about the same time that Apple launched the iPhone, HTC started selling its own touchscreen phone. The HTC Touch became popular in Asia, partly because it was cheaper than the iPhone and could be used on a variety of cellular networks. Based on that success, HTC now ranks fourth in market share for smart phones globally, according to research firm IDC. The company, which is about to release a new smart...
Other companies were less confrontational. In a statement, Hewlett-Packard said, "We are helping to address this serious concern through voluntary measures. Ensuring that electronics manufacturing does not contribute to human-rights violations in the DRC takes co-operation and commitment within every layer of the supply base...