元器件交易网讯 14日消息，英国《泰晤士报》报道惠普打算把Autonomy 出售给SAP公司，但是现在惠普公司却否认了这个说法。

对于惠普是否会出售Autonomy给德国软件巨头SAP公司，如今却冒出了两个互相矛盾的报告。最初，伦敦的《泰晤士报》报道惠普曾打算把这个公司卖给SAP。但是，后续惠普公司的报告进行了驳斥。SAP公司称，英国的报纸可能错误理解和引用了一位管理人员的话。

《伦敦时报》报道称，SAP已经证实在与惠普公司进行收购洽谈。惠普公司否认了这个说法，并说：“和媒体报道恰恰相反，惠普并没有打算出售Autonomy。在过去的一年中，我们收到了来自SAP公司关于采购惠普软件资产的请求，但我们一次又一次的说不行。我们相信在惠普的长期战略中，Autonomy将扮演一个重要的角色。”

SAP公司的发言人吉姆·德弗(Jim Dever )指出，SAP联合CEO并没有直接要求收购Autonomy。他也指出，事实上联合CEO从来没有说过要与惠普进行收购洽谈。

惠普声称Autonomy公司有“严重的会计处理不当的行为”，并蓄意误导股东。 Autonomy公司前首席执行官迈克·林奇(Mike Lynch) 强烈否认这一点。英国执法机构正在针对此事展开调查。

来源：electronista

HP denies newspaper claims of Autonomy offering to SAP

A pair of contradictory reports have surfaced today, regarding HP‘s troubled acquisition Autonomy’s potential sale to German software powerhouse SAP. Initially, the Times of London reported that HP had tried to sell the company to SAP, but a follow-up report from HP refutes all reports, with backup by SAP saying that an executive had a quote given in an interview misinterpreted by the UK paper.

The London Times report claimed that SAP had confirmed that it had been approached by HP about the potential sale. HP has since denied the claim to Allthingsd, saying that “Contrary to reports in the media, HP has no interest is selling Autonomy. During the past year, we’ve received inquiries from SAP about purchasing HP software assets, and time and again we’ve said ‘no.’ We believe Autonomy will play an important role in HP’s long-term strategy.”

SAP spokesman Jim Dever notes that the SAP co-CEO wasn’t directly addressing an acquisition of Autonomy, saying “If you look at the quote, Bill doesn’t say anything other than we were aware when Autonomy was on the market. I was part of the conversation, and he never mentioned discussions with HP.” Dever added that “In fact, he never said we were approached by HP.”

Mike Lynch, the former CEO of Autonomy, has strongly denied allegations by HP that his former company had engaged in “serious accounting improprieties” and willfully misled shareholders regarding its financials. UK law enforcement has opened up an investigation into HP’s claims that it was badly misled during the acquisition.