We've done a lot of managed services work for GM in the past and this has given us some comfort bidding for this deal.

Tom is a seasoned software leader with a strong business track record. His deep domain expertise makes him an ideal leader for our software business and a great addition to the HP team.

We selectively bid on areas where we have strong competencies. We are very pleased to be selected to deliver IT operations and application services to GM's Information Systems and Services organization that will support the core areas of their business.

There's been a little faster comfort level reached with [AMD] than what I've seen in the industry in the past.

We have concentrated on speed work and the finishing power, which let us down in the past.

80 percent of the hard work is still in front of us. But in the past, North Korea has been surprisingly flexible if the right incentives were offered.