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A pedestrian walks past Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Inc. headquarters in Palo Alto, California, U.S., on Monday, May 22, 2016. Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on after market on May 24. — A pedestrian walks past Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Inc. headquarters in Palo Alto, California, U.S., on Monday, May 22, 2016. Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on after market on May 24.
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By Giles Turner

September 1, 2017 at 10:13 AM UTC

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Despite its name, Micro Focus isn’t thinking small.

The U.K. software company just completed a $8.8 billion deal for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.’s software assets and wants to keep growing.