We’ve passed the halfway point of 2013, offering a reflective reprieve for the year’s first two quarters.  Many enterprise tech companies are undergoing massive transitions in their respective fields, and at the end of summer we look back on how these companies have fared.

Hewlett-Packard has tackled rough waters in 2013, with less than stellar earnings for Q2.  But its software services revenue is up, validating the C-level and product changes new CEO Meg Whitman has put into motion (read Editor-in-Chief John Furrier’s opEd here).  VMware is another company undergoing change, fighting to maintain its leadership in a rapidly growing virtualization market.  Fortunately the EMC subsidiary remains dominant in the hypervisor space, reiterating VMware’s efforts.  Our Services editor Bert Latamore breaks down a recently published Wikibon report on the topic here.

The timing of the report couldn’t be better – VMworld kicks off next week, and many will be watching for information from VMware’s new CEO Pat Gelsinger on his vision for moving the company forward, especially as open source initiatives are beginning to encroach on VMware’s market.  See our User Guide for VMworld here.

Other markets face ongoing transition as well, gaining public acknowledgement and a repercussive bout of regulation as a result.  Bitcoin’s growing interest has warranted ongoing tweaks to its virtual monetary framework, while the NSA spying scandal has led to the shut down of Groklaw.

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