Monthly Archives: October 2007
Murdoch: Silicon Valley at Center of Innovation
SAN FRANCISCO—Rupert Murdoch, CEO and chairman of News Corp., said he believes that Silicon Valley is the most exciting place on earth."We are gong...
Google Health: I’m Feeling Yucky
During a 10-minute spot on stage at the Web 2.0 Summit, uber product manager Marissa Mayer, who took over Google's Health initiative from Adam...
Navigating a Multigenerational IT Work Force
The generation gap has always made its presence felt at the office. The old guard inching toward retirement mixes with the "new kids" fresh...
MySpace to Open Platform to Developers
SAN FRANCISCO—MySpace plans to open up its platform to external developers in the next few months, company CEO and co-founder Chris DeWolfe said at...
Skype-MySpace Combo to Make Convenient, All-in-One Malware Target
MySpace and Skype are partnering, potentially creating "an IT departments worst security nightmare: a massive, productivity-draining time-waster that opens up firewall ports, also presenting...
HP to Craft Virtual Computing with Neoware
For several years, thin-client PCs, along with their PC blade cousins, were considered a niche market segment.
They were mainly relegated to call centers for...
Playing Microsoft Patent Poker
Its become an annual event. Steve Ballmer shoots his yap about how Linux and open source violate Microsoft patents. The open-source community says, "OK,...
AMD Posts $400M Q3 Loss
Advanced Micro Devices posted a net loss of $396 million, down from a $136 million gain a year ago, and the chip makers fourth...
HP, Oracle Team Up to Sell Midmarket Software Bundles
In its quest to organize its own business based on customers technology goals, Hewlett-Packard has teamed up with Oracle to develop bundles of hardware,...
Tech Workers Give It Up to Democrats
Google employees are in the tank for Barack Obama. So is Bill Gates. But the Microsoft rank and file prefer Hillary Clinton. Cisco CEO...