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HP After Carly: Head of Software Global Business Unit – A Fiorina "Confidante" – Quits

Nora Denzel's Resignation Is "For Personal Reasons," Says Company; Effective Already December 9
By SOA News Desk
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December 1, 2005 10:15 AM EST
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Is HP going to sell off its global software business? That would certainly be one way to interpret the sudden resignation of Nora Denzel, who heads up that unit.

Denzel's billion-dollar unit had been losing money for nearly two years until the last quarter, when it reported an operating profit.

An HP spokesperson has been telling journalists and analysts alike that the departure does not mean the HP software unit is in play. Which in turn might very well mean that the HP software unit is in play!

It could also just be a cleaning of the Augean stables by HP's CEO Mark Hurd, some analysts are saying. Denzel was a close confidante of Hurd's ousted predecessor Carly Fiorina (pictured).

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