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Congratulations to Steve Jobs, Fortune's CEO of the Decade

Fortune Magazine names Apple CEO Steve Jobs CEO of the Decade. by Sam Diaz

Tags: Steve Jobs, CEO, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-11-05

Stunningly poor quality predictions about the future Internet from Google's CEO

You would expect that Google CEO Eric Schmidt to have something insightful to say about the future Internet. But you'd be wrong... by Tom Foremski

Tags: Google Inc., CEO, Internet, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-10-27

WSJ: AMD's former CEO was a Galleon tipster

The Galleon Group insider trading scandal continues to net some big technology fish. And the Wall Street Journal is reporting that former AMD CEO Hector Ruiz leaked confidential information to Galleon. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Wall Street Journal, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CEO, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-27

Liveblog: Microsoft CEO Ballmer kicks off Windows 7 availability

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage today in New York to officially kick off the worldwide availability of Windows 7, the company's highly-anticipated next-generation operating system. Here's a liveblog of the festivities. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-10-22

HP CEO: The challenges of cloud computing

At the Gartner Symposium in Orlando, Fla., HP CEO Mark Hurd talks about how the company plans to layer cloud services on its infrastructure in the future. However, with more than 1,000 hacks a day, security creates an important need on differentiating what they put in public versus private...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, CEO, Firewalls, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Network Security, Security, Networking, Hardware, HP

Videos 2009-10-21

Twitter CEO: Why he turned down Facebook

At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Twitter CEO Evan Williams explains to Federated Media CEO John Battelle his rationale for turning down Facebook in October of 2008. He says, "he didn't see a reason to sell…the point is really what we can build." [video=354797] by...

Tags: Facebook, Twitter Inc., CEO, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-21

Twitter CEO: Why he turned down Facebook

At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Twitter CEO Evan Williams explains to Federated Media CEO John Battelle his rationale for turning down Facebook in October of 2008. He says, "he didn't see a reason to sell?the point is really what we can build."

Tags: Facebook, Twitter Inc., CEO, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Twitter

Videos 2009-10-21

Frugal Tech Show with Altus CEO Ted Cocheu

Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I talk with Ted Cocheu, CEO of Altus, which provides planning, recording, post-production and SAAS deployment of video content for trade shows and large enterprises. Click here to listen to the Frugal Tech Show Podcast with Altus' Ted...

Tags: CEO, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-06

10 questions on customer service and 'delivering happiness': An interview with Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh

Online retailer Zappos has grown astronomically since launching 10 years ago. CEO Tony Hsieh talks about superior service, corporate culture, and the science of happiness. This download is also available as an entry in our 10 Things blog.

Tags: Customer Service, CEO, Jeff Cerny, Retail, Leadership, E-business/E-Commerce, Product Marketing, Blogging, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Management, Internet, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software

Download resources 2009-10-01

Red Hat CEO vs. Torvalds: More Linux features don't equate to bloat

Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst disagreed with Linus Torvalds' contention that Linux has become bloated. Whitehurst said that Linux is growing and becoming more full-featured. The bloat will come when features are added that no one wants. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Red Hat Inc., CEO, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-24

Video: Execs say smart meters will take time to change behavior

OK, just because a utility company wants you to HAVE a smart meter doesn't mean you WANT a smart meter. Heck, I know my husband has aesthetics issues, although he is way sick of people traipsing mud into our basement. (Yes, our meter is THAT old.) Anyway,...

Tags: Meter, Video, CEO, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-09-22

Oracle won't spin-off MySQL despite EU

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and former Motorola CEO and Sun Microsystems executive Ed Zander appeared together on stage last night at an event organized by the Churchill Club... by Tom Foremski

Tags: Oracle Corp., MySQL, CEO, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-09-22

Frugal Tech Show with Centrify CEO Tom Kemp

Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I talk with Tom Kemp, CEO of Centrify, the Active Directory and Identity Management open systems integration software company. by Jason Perlow

Tags: Centrify, CEO, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Authentication/Encryption, Directory Services, Security Administration, Enterprise Software, Software, Security, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-09-21

Five ways for a CIO to become invaluable to the CEO [video]

Today’s CEOs have to be transparent and accountable, while still creating and growing revenue. They also have to build customer loyalty, comply with regulations, please shareholders, and inspire employees amid layoffs and pay reductions. This episode of CIO Sanity Savers share a few ideas about how CIOs can best provide...

Tags: CIO, Video, CEO, Corporate Communications, Workforce Management, Marketing, Human Resources, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2009-09-18

Prepping for an Earning Call â€" CFO/CEO must-do’s

Several of the Enterprise Irregulars were floundering around last week trying to make sense of a SaaS vendor’s recent financial results. Several serious rounds of conversations transpired as to how these earnings numbers could be understood but I think we need to start with the process of how execs get...

Tags: Revenue, Accounting, Booking, CFO, CEO, Accrual, Operational Accounting, Software As A Service (SaaS), Finance, Emerging Technologies, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Ask the Leadership Coach: Outsourcing from both sides of the divide

Leadership coach John M. McKee addresses the effects of global outsourcing. He answers emails from a dedicated employee who was recently let go, and a CEO who is trying to balance the costs and benefits. For more posts like this see TechRepublic's IT Leadership blog. After 17 years...

Tags: Job, CEO, Managed Hosting, Recruitment & Selection, Outsourcing, Leadership, Human Resources, Workforce Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-13

Giving education a digital makeover

At the AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford, business executives discuss the future of education publishing in the Digital Age. They talk about the challenges associated with changing the current system and potential solutions. Panelists include Bruce Kingma, associate provost at Syracuse University; Mark Atkinson, CEO of Teachscape; James Shelton, former program...

Tags: Education, CEO, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-06

Doing business on Facebook: What are the risks? [video]

At the Always On Summit at Stanford University, business executives discuss the business risks involved in developing applications and businesses on social networks with proprietary platforms. Panelists include Gerry Campbell, CEO of Collecta; Max Ventilla, CEO of Aardvark; Shervin Pishevar, CEO of Social Gaming Network; and moderator Bambi Francisco, CEO...

Tags: Risk, Facebook, Video, CEO, Strategy, Social Networking, Security, Management, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-06

Giving education a digital makeover

At the AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford, business executives discuss the future of education publishing in the Digital Age. They talk about the challenges associated with changing the current system and potential solutions. Panelists include Bruce Kingma, associate provost at Syracuse University; Mark Atkinson, CEO of Teachscape; James Shelton, former program...

Tags: Education, CEO, Online learning, broadband

Videos 2009-08-05

Doing business on Facebook: What are the risks?

At the Always On Summit at Stanford University, business executives discuss the risks involved in developing applications and businesses on social networks with proprietary platforms. Panelists include Gerry Campbell, CEO of Collecta; Max Ventilla, CEO of Aardvark; Shervin Pishevar, CEO of Social Gaming Network; and moderator Bambi Francisco, CEO of...

Tags: Risk, Facebook, CEO, Strategy, Social Networking, Security, Management, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Twitter

Videos 2009-08-05