Arik Hesseldahl

Senior Editor, AllThingsD

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Senior Editor and Enterprise Dude for All Things D. Former columnist for BusinessWeek & Forbes. Oregonian in New York. Columbia grad. Jazz obsessive.

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What was your first job as a journalist?
Sports reporter at my home town's daily newspaper, the Corvallis Gazette-Times.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
I learned to type on an IBM Selectric II in high school and never used one again. Only thing I learned in high school that I use daily.

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Carl Icahn Proposes $14 tender offer for Dell, Becomes its second-largest shareholder dthin.gs/13YGEeO $DELL

Icahn Proposes $14 Dell Tender Offer, Becomes Number Two Shareholder - Arik Hesseldahl - News - AllThingsD

allthingsd.com — Carl Icahn stepped up his campaign to take control of Dell, proposing the company make a tender offer of 1.1 billion shares at $14 a share. The offer would be 35 cents per share higher than the $13.65 offered by CEO Michael Dell and the private equity firm Silver Lake Partners.
Carl Icahn's purchase of 72M $DELL shares from Southeastern makes him the #2 largest shareholder after @MichaelDell.
What's behind Todd Bradley's changing role at HP? dthin.gs/10u9J58 $HPQ

What's Behind Todd Bradley's Move at Hewlett-Packard? - Arik Hesseldahl - News - AllThingsD

allthingsd.com — The unexpected shift of Todd Bradley from leadership of Hewlett-Packard's $60 billion Printing and Personal Systems Group has at first glance all the markings of the kind of change that would have Bradley preparing for a move outside the company. There have been persistent rumors that Bradley may be talking about a role, perhaps as CEO, at Dell.
Todd Bradley is stepping down from running HP's printing and personal systems group. dthin.gs/12SIm61 $HPQ

Todd Bradley Stepping Down from Leading HP's PC and Printing Unit - Arik Hesseldahl - News - AllThingsD

allthingsd.com — HP just announced that Todd Bradley will be stepping down from his position as the head of the company's massive Printing and Personal Systems Group and will take on a new role. His new role will be executive vice president, Strategic Growth Initiatives.
Accel Partners has launched a second Big Data Fund with $100 million. dthin.gs/17UCIl3

Accel Launches Second $100 Million Big Data Fund

allthingsd.com — This whole big data idea had better be real because there's a lot of money beging invested in it. The latest is coming from Accel Partners, which will on Tuesday announce that it has raised its second $100 million Big Data Fund, formally named Big Data Fund 2.
Oracle today obtained a judgement against ServiceKey and its CEO for improperly selling Solaris support. dthin.gs/10rRY6f

Oracle Wins Judgement In Gray Market Case - Arik Hesseldahl - News - AllThingsD

allthingsd.com — Software giant Oracle today obtained a judgment against ServiceKey, a managed service provider, and its CEO, Angela Vines. The judgment, recorded as the result of a settlement that headed off a trial, is being seen as a blow against so-called "gray market' players in the IT support business.
RT @OED: The OED is updated quarterly with new material, and 'retweet' is a very likely candidate for a coming update.
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