Spencer F. Katt

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Ah, the Venetian! As Spence pulled himself from a cab at the entrance and declined to tip the ersatz gondolier, who opened the door and took his bags, he licked his chops at the thought of the well-stocked pressroom he could count on at any Microsoft event—in this case, the Microsoft Management Summit. The Maven […]

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As you may recall, we last left Spencer lurking about Las Vegas during IBMs PartnerWorld. Sadly, the romantic Rumormongers attempt to woo a young miss—who had mistaken him for IBM guest speaker Robert Redford—failed when her Seeing Eye dog snapped at him. Unlucky at love, the Libelous Lothario turned his baby blues back to Big […]

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Crafting a makeshift antenna from a napkin holder and an empty olive can, Spence finally managed to reach the Moscone Wi-Fi link from his perch across the street at the Thirsty Bear bar. The resourceful rumormonger promptly pounded out a column reporting that everyone at this years RSA show in San Francisco seemed certain Network […]

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“Obsequious is my middle name,” Spence shouted to no one in particular, causing his eWEEK office mates to realize how fortunate they are that the rambunctious rumormonger routinely reports from the road. The Baron of Babble was reacting to an instant message that said Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who made billions unloading Broadcast.com on […]

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Craig Barrett may have said the gloom was lifting from the IT industry during the Intel Developer Forum last week, but as the famished Furball wandered San Franciscos streets after four foodless vendor visits, he lamented that open buffets and copious refreshments still werent on the upturn menu at most Silicon Valley companies. At a […]