HP was aware of Autonomy accounting practices, suggests new evidence

Charlee Gothard
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Emails from before, during and after acquisition show HP may have known more than it let on

HP senior executives were aware of controversial Autonomy accounting practices months before an whisteblower flagged them, prompting HP to write down the value of Autonomy after it had acquired the...

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