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Lundquist spoke with Szulik at the recent Ziff Davis CIO Summit in Napa, Calif. Duration: 6:20 /zimages/3/28571.gifClick here to download this podcast. /zimages/3/28571.gif /util_get_image/1/0,3363,i=114836,00.gifTo subscribe to eWEEK podcasts, click here. /zimages/3/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for the latest podcasts by eWEEK analysts, editors and reporters.

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates also laid out his transition plans for the company (see eWeek Roundtable podcast). Duration: 9:59 /zimages/4/28571.gifClick here to download this podcast. /zimages/4/28571.gif /util_get_image/1/0,3363,i=114836,00.gifTo subscribe to eWEEK podcasts, click here. /zimages/4/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for the latest podcasts by eWEEK analysts, editors and reporters.

On June 15, Bill Gates, Microsoft chairman and chief software architect, began handing over the reigns of power at the Redmond software maker to Craig Mundie, its new chief research and strategy officer, and Ray Ozzie, the chief software architect. That same day, Mundie took time to talk to eWEEK senior editor Peter Galli about […]

Ray Ozzie and Craig Mundie form a complementary duo to lead the next generation of Microsoft software, editors say. Duration: 12:08 /zimages/1/28571.gifClick here to download this podcast. /zimages/1/28571.gif /util_get_image/1/0,3363,i=114836,00.gifTo subscribe to eWEEK podcasts, click here. /zimages/1/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for the latest podcasts by eWEEK analysts, editors and reporters.

The Chairman isnt always right. While Microsofts outgoing Chief Software Architect Bill Gates has been ahead of the curve in predicting many technology trends, he also has backed some notorious flops. Now that Gates officially has announced plans to relinquish his day-to-day company responsibilities by July 2008, we thought it would be a good time […]

Microsofts chairman and CEO sent e-mail to Microsofts nearly 70,000 employees, explaining the latest management transition, announced June 15, via which Gates will relinquish his day-to-day Microsoft duties and Chief Software Architect title by 2008. Here is the text of Ballmers and Gates missives: From: Steve Ballmer Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 1:31 PM To: […]

The Web is all abuzz with the Grass Is Always Greener On The Other Side Of the Firewall stories about Google preparing an online payment system (a la EBays PayPal) to be called GBuy while EBay is preparing a contextual Web ad service (a la Googles AdWords) to be called EBay AdContext. But the most […]

When a Cincinnati man brought his hard-drive to Best Buy to be repaired, he was told that he couldn’t have his old hard-drive back. But fear not, he was told: the drive would be made useless by having holes drilled in it. A few months later, the fully intact drive is purchased at a flea […]

The old BidPay online payment service—which boasted more than 4 million registered users when it shut its doors in December 2005—has relaunched under the umbrella of new owner CyberSource. But the service has been significantly revamped. CyberSource has a fondness for bargains, especially when the potential acquirees have as little negotiating room as possible. Read […]

FCC regs on RF exposure safety requires that at least 8.7 inches always exist between RFID antennae radiating elements and people. How many retailers bother to check? One industry official—who asked that his name not be used—wondered whether the potential danger from RFID and related readers was being seriously explored. “Some backrooms have 14-30 antennas […]

Clifford discusses the networking connections and technology tips that she has gained at TechEd. Duration: 3:02 /zimages/4/28571.gifClick here to download this podcast. /zimages/4/28571.gif /util_get_image/1/0,3363,i=114836,00.gifTo subscribe to eWEEK podcasts, click here. /zimages/4/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for the latest podcasts by eWEEK analysts, editors and reporters.

Now that Microsoft chairman Bill Gates officially has begun decoupling himself from the company he founded 31 years ago, it seems like a great time to ask what the Microsoft of the future —sans BillG—will look like. Will Microsoft still be Microsoft without Gates? Or will it be as lame as Apple Computer without Steve […]