[Info-vax] Micro Focus Merger with Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Software Business Segment

[Kerry Main]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com] On
> Behalf Of Simon Clubley via Info-vax
> Sent: 08-Sep-16 3:32 PM
> To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
> Cc: Simon Clubley
> <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP>
> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] Micro Focus Merger with Hewlett
> Packard Enterprise's Software Business Segment
> 
> On 2016-09-08, Kerry Main <kemain.nospam at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > It is the HPE Software Business unit going to Micro
> Focus.
> > HPE press release has more details:
> > https://www.hpe.com/us/en/newsroom/news-
> archive/press-rele
> > ase/2016/09/1276021-hpe-accelerates-strategy-with-
> spin-off
> > -and-merger-of-non-core-software-assets-with-micro-
> focus.h
> > tml
> > " The combination of these software assets -- which
> > includes HPE's Application Delivery Management, Big
> Data,
> > Enterprise Security, Information Management &
> Governance
> > and IT Operations Management businesses -- and Micro
> > Focus' highly complementary portfolio will create one
of
> > the world's largest pure-play software companies."
> >
> > HP-UX, Non-Stop and OpenVMS support are NOT part
> of the
> > HPE Software Business Unit. These are split between
> the
> > HPE BCS (Business Critical Servers) and TS (Technical
> > Services) Support org's.
> >
> 
> Thanks Kerry.
> 
> Sometimes with HP, and all their similar sounding
business
> units, it
> feels like trying to make sure you don't confuse the
> Judean People's
> Front with the People's Front of Judea... :-)
> 
> Simon.

Np .. heck, even with all the decades I spent at
DEC/Compaq/HP, it was always a struggle to keep track of
all of the various products, different BU changes etc.

Keep in mind that the number of companies HP acquired
before I left in 2012 was something like 42.

I suspect Micro Focus will soon experience similar
internal complexity challenges in the future.

Regards,

Kerry Main
Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com