Hewlett-Packard to Spin Off PCs, Eyes Software Purchase
Hewlett-Packard is near a deal to buy Autonomy, a British software maker, for nearly $10 billion, citing unidentified people familiar with the company’s plans. HP (HPQ), the world’s largest computer maker, is in talks to buy Autonomy Corp. for about $10 billion and plans to spin off its personal-computer business, people with direct knowledge [...]