In this file photograph taken Feb. 16, 2010, the exterior of Hewlett Packard headquarters is shown in Palo Alto, Calif. Dell pulled out Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010 from a bidding war with Hewlett-Packard Co. for the data storage company 3Par Inc. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
The interior of 3Par headquarters is shown in Fremont, Caif., Monday, Aug. 23, 2010. Hewlett-Packard Co. is bidding $1.5 billion for data storage provider 3Par Inc., offering 33 percent more than what rival Dell Inc. agreed to pay for the company just a week earlier. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
