HP trumps Dell again
Hewlett Packard (HP) has raised its bid in the battle with rival Dell to take control of data storage firm 3Par, with an offer of $1.8 billion, reveals The BBC.
The move comes just hours after Dell agreed a deal to take over 3Par, having matched HP's earlier bid of $1.6 billion, tabled on Monday.
HP said its offer was "superior" and it was in a better position than its rival to execute the deal.
Hitachi exec slams IBM exec
A senior Hitachi Data Systems executive, Pete Gerr, has launched an extraordinarily aggressive attack on IBM Fellow Moshe Yanai, the inventor of EMC's Symmetrix platform and pioneer of XIV and Diligent, both companies that IBM bought, writes The Register.
Yanai has been working for IBM, as an IBM Fellow, since the XIV purchase. However, there have been persistent rumours that he has left Big Blue, or been ejected.
According to Gerr, Yanai was "greedy, arrogant and blinded by his egotism. A couple years later, he left EMC, and a roar of applause (and perhaps some shattering glass or breaking of chairs) was heard throughout the hills of Hopkinton that day, even while the propellers of Moshe's helicopter sped off over the tree tops of South Street."
California approves solar plant
California's energy regulatory agency on Wednesday approved plans to build a 250-megawatt solar thermal farm near the Mojave Desert, says CNet.
The Beacon Solar Energy thermal solar plant would be built at the western edge of the Mojave Desert, roughly 15 miles north of the town of Mojave itself. It would cover about 2 012 acres in Kern County, according to the California Energy Commission.
And it may just be the first of many to be approved by the CEC before the end of this year.
BlackBerry makes offer to India
Blackberry-maker Research in Motion has said it is willing to work with India to support the country's need for "lawful access" to encrypted services, reports The BBC.
RIM and the Indian government are holding last-minute talks ahead of a 31 August deadline, when a ban on the devices is due to begin.
India wants the ability to monitor secure e-mail and instant messaging services provided by the firm.
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