IT Hall of Fame Will Recognize Industry's Best and Brightest Nominations now open for Class of 2011; Induction set for April 2011 at CompTIA Annual Member Meeting Oakbrook Terrace, IL (Vocus) December 8, 2010 The best the information technology (IT) industry has to offer will be honored in a new IT Hall of Fame created by CompTIA, the non-profit trade association for the IT industry.

By Matt Richtel On a recent Saturday, John Toppel, a retired Hewlett-Packard sales manager, did not spend his leisure time golfing or mowing the lawn. He spent it at a local electronics store extolling the virtues of HP laptop computers to customers.

By Scott Herhold, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Jan. 10--It's hard to imagine the history of Hewlett-Packard without the contributions of Lucile Packard, the wife of co-founder David Packard.

By Mike Cassidy, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Jun. 1--If I could interrupt the cheering and back-slapping over Hewlett-Packard's sale of its breathtaking employee retreat in the Santa Cruz Mountains, I'd like to say something. The deal was a mistake.

"Bill & Dave: How Hewlett and Packard Built the World's Greatest Company" by Michael S. Malone; Portfolio, 352 pages ($26.95). ___ In January 2005, Hewlett-Packard board of directors made Carly Fiorina, then chairwoman and CEO of the company, an offer she could not accept.