惠普剝離在華服務器業務

Hewlett-Packard is spinning off its Chinese server business into a joint venture with Tsinghua university, as US hardware makers come under pressure in China.

就在美國硬件製造商在華面臨種種壓力之際，惠普(HP)將其在華服務器業務剝離，與清華大學(Tsinghua University)成立了一家合資企業。

The Silicon Valley technology group said it would sell a majority stake in the Chinese unit for about $2.3bn, valuing it at $4.5bn net of cash and debt.

這家硅谷高科技集團表示，將以大約23億美元的價格，出售在這家在華業務部門持有的多數股股權。以這一價格計算，惠普在華業務部門的估值爲45億美元。

The new company will be called HC3 and also include technology assets from the prestigious Chinese research university.

新公司將被命名爲新華三(H3C)，其旗下資產還將包括清華大學這家著名中國研究型大學注入的高科技資產。

Meg Whitman, HP’s chief executive who is in the middle of splitting the company in two, said it was a “bold move to win in today’s China”.

惠普首席執行官梅格•惠特曼(Meg Whitman)表示，此舉是“爲在今日中國贏得勝利而採取的大膽舉措”。這位首席執行官正在將惠普公司分拆爲兩家公司。

In a statement released ahead of the company’s earnings report, due after the markets close in New York, she said: “The combined company will build upon an extensive and valuable patent portfolio, best-in-class products and customer focus, and Tsinghua’s world-class research capability.”

惠普定於在紐約股市收盤後發佈財報。在財報前發佈的一份聲明中，惠特曼表示：“合併後公司所仰仗的基礎，將包括豐富而極有價值的專利組合、對產品和客戶第一流的關注、以及清華大學的世界級研究能力。”

The move comes after US technology companies have faced questions in China about potential links to US spying, after revelations by Edward Snowden purported to show the US National Security Agency tampering with hardware exports.

就在惠普最新交易之前，美國高科技企業在中國面臨重重質疑，即它們或與美國間諜活動有關聯。在此之前，據報道，愛德華•斯諾登(Edward Snowden)的爆料曾顯示美國國家安全局(NSA)對硬件設備出口的干預活動。

HC3 will be the largest player in networking in China and a leader in servers, storage and technology services, HP said. It will have $3.1bn in annual revenue, adjusted operating profit of $400m and 8,000 employees. The management for the new company has yet to be appointed and the deal is expected to close near the end of 2015.

惠普表示，新華三將成爲中國網絡互連領域的最大商家，併成爲服務器、存儲器及技術服務領域的業界龍頭。該公司將擁有8000名員工，年收入將達31億美元，調整後的運營利潤爲4億美元。新企業的管理層目前尚未任命，該交易預計將在今年年底時達成。