and a storage company.
i am sensing a theme with ebay
.nd hp
>> the goal is to become more
efficient and profitable.
remember, the companies are
under the gun from shareholders
and the biggest shareholders,
activists.
instead of waiting for something
to happen, they are getting
proactive.
cory johnson?
>> it is interesting.
this company acquired veritas to
build out a stored software
business and it has been
lucrative in the process.
they have used the cash to do
two things -- one is share
buybacks, dividend payments, and
investors love that.
i have also made a mess of the
company.
23% operating margins, 30% of
semantic revenues -- a big chunk
of their business -- 38% of
symantec revenues -- a big chunk
of their business.
this a trialis is
balloon, or truly the way
forward for a company that has
had management issues at the top
going back and neck -- last
couple of years.