Comment Re:lay-offs (Score 2, Insightful) 179
Right, so they'll have 2 PR divisions, 2 marketing divisions, ... The key word here is "expect". My former company's management didn't expect layoffs either, but funnily enough they did 6 rounds before sinking completely.
If you read the article, you would have seen that both companies are keeping their perspective names and business model the way it is. The only thing that is merging is the cluster technology on their systems to compete against bigger companies. Doing this, both companies will most likely create a department for testing the clusters on their hardware and providing hardware, software, and support in one bundle to the customers. By trying this move, the company can brag about selling everything you need for extreme computing.
It reminds me of the Oracle radio commercial:
We have the violinist, pianist, and the guitarist.
In this case: The Penguin, The Wulf, and The Beast
If you read the article, you would have seen that both companies are keeping their perspective names and business model the way it is. The only thing that is merging is the cluster technology on their systems to compete against bigger companies. Doing this, both companies will most likely create a department for testing the clusters on their hardware and providing hardware, software, and support in one bundle to the customers. By trying this move, the company can brag about selling everything you need for extreme computing.
It reminds me of the Oracle radio commercial:
We have the violinist, pianist, and the guitarist.
In this case: The Penguin, The Wulf, and The Beast
