Tag archive: Patricia Dunn

In 2006 Newsweek revealed that Hewlett-Packard chairperson Patricia Dunn had hired private detectives to find the source of a boardroom leak. Now the four private detectives who undertook that investigation have been fined a total of $600,000 for their illegal tactics. They used a technique known as pretexting in order to obtain the phone records of a number of journalists and board members. Pretexting involves deceiving the phone… Read More

Hewlett-Packard is still working to put 2006′s spying scandal behind them, announcing that it has reached a settlement with four journalists over allegations the company engaged in corporate espionage to ferret out a leak in its board room. Hewlett-Packard has already paid a $14.5 million settlement in the affair, although the company admitted no wrongdoing over allegations investigators in its employ used… Read More

Amidst an ethnical controversy which has already seen the resignation of board chairwoman Patricia Dunn, HP is showcasing two new Windows-based digital entertainment centers at the . trade show in Denver. The HP z565 and z560 are Windows Media Center-based media systems which offer DVR capabilities, HDMI output, a progressive scan DVD player, a 9-in-1 media card reader, and 800 GB of storage for recorded TV, home movies, photos, and other… Read More