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Where's the disruption from the Internet?

Well, so far, there have not been major disruptions from the internet on tech companies, but, in the next phase, there is going to be fallout. There are right now a lot of tech companies that still make a lot of money selling high priced software to run on PC...

Tags: tech company, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-08-21

Are tech companies agreeing not to steal top execs?

Are tech companies agreeing not to steal top execs?If there is collusion...Definitely should be prosecuted. If these companies are truly trying to avoid a lawsuit you can't necessarily blame them ? Normally these things are cut-throat and they are trying to hire each other's execs from each other.RE:...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, tech company, recruiting, recruiting firm

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

Thanks for all the fish - cash rich tech companies fire workers

Thanks for all the fish - cash rich tech companies fire workersWellKinda hate to take Microsoft's side in this, but I will.They went on a buying spree last year and bought a lot of companies that have overlapping products and skillsets. I think any company would have to deal with...

Tags: worker, tech company

Discussion threads 2009-01-22

Doerr: Obama's tech focus and how tech companies can ride the storm

Doerr: Obama's tech focus and how tech companies can ride the stormWhy not educate your own people?Oh silly me, they're all too busy eating.

Tags: Obama, tech company

Discussion threads 2008-11-05

Bill Gates founds a new tech company

Bill Gates founds a new tech companyI often wonder about the EU law suitBill all but let go of his baby and now he has a new one.RE: Bill Gates founds a new tech companyRFID? VERICHIP?RE: Bill Gates founds a new tech companyI think the company making the implantible microchips...

Tags: tech company, Bill Gates

Discussion threads 2008-10-22

The services game: Will you trust a tech company to solve your business problems?

The services game: Will you trust a tech company to solve your business problems?Trust IBM!?Having witnessed first hand PWC's work on implementing SAP, and IBM's capabilities as an IT outsourcing expert, the trust is gone.Not a new concept, and not isolated to IBMThe concept of providing business services that fall...

Tags: Outsourcing, services game, business problem, tech company, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-22

At last, a tech company that can help you sniff out a life partner

At last, a tech company that can help you sniff out a life partnerInvestment Possiblilty!I suggest that you poverty stricken people keep an eye on this!http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com

Tags: life partner, tech company

Discussion threads 2008-01-13

What government can learn from tech startups

The usual path of retired military is as consultants to defense contractors. Brig. Gen. Peter Bonanni took a different path. He used his experience as an F-16 pilot to help video game companies develop flight simulators for military training. He worked to bring that technology back to the Air...

Tags: Vertical industries, government, tech company

Blog posts 2007-03-19

Tech companies prepare for digital home

Tech companies prepare for digital homeWell, businesses can afford it...Monitor those pesky low-life workers who are being overpaid (and you will note I have yet to mention the name of a single country, though I can think of four and easily more later on, it's no chore...)

Tags: Tech company

Discussion threads 2006-05-05

Can blogging replace journalism?

I used to work as a software engineer 25 years ago so I have some idea of what that job is like. But I sometimes wonder if bloggers, many of whom are software engineers, know much about how journalists do their jobs.Let me tell you a bit about my job...

Tags: news story, IBM Corp.

Blog posts 2006-02-07

Motorola's pugnacious Ed Zander chosen to lead US high-tech industry in important policy battles

Ed Zander, CEO of Motorola, is the new chairman of the Technology CEO Council--a Washington D.C. lobbying group consisting of the top echelons of the US tech industry.Take a look: Founded in 1989, its members include Mark Hurd, CEO of Hewlett-Packard; Joseph McGrath, CEO of Unisys; William Nuti,...

Tags: Ed Zander, Motorola Inc., tech company, tech industry, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2005-12-09

Top 80 tech companies had $229 bln in cash in Q1 2005

Companies in S&P 500, excluding banks and other financial institutions, had a record $766 bln in cash at the end of Q1 2005, according to Thomson Financial. The 80 tech companies on that list generated $229 bln, or 29.9% of the total.

Tags: Q1 2005, tech company

Blog posts 2005-06-21

Tech companies push options change

Tech companies push options changeStock option accountingTech companies keep arguing that giving stock options to employees does not cost the company anything. If that is true, why did Cisco take a tax deduction for the stock options which accounting for MORE than the net income for the three years...

Tags: Stock options, Taxes, Investment, Benefits, Free trade, Financial accounting, Tech company, stock option, tax, stock

Discussion threads 2004-09-16

UPS to recycle gear for tech companies

UPS to recycle gear for tech companiesClearly a Windows ProblemIt's obvious this is a Windows problem. If these tech companies were using OSS solutions like Linux, they wouldn't need to throw away all their old equipment. In fact, their old equipment would only get better, stronger and faster as the...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, tech company, Windows Problem, United Parcel Service of America Inc., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2004-05-17

Additional Resources

2010 BMW X5 M

Photo gallery:BMW X5 MMost cars sporting BMW's vaunted M badge maintain a dual character: Clark Kent for everyday commutes and Superman for track days and weekend jaunts. But the all new 2010 BMW X5 M is more like Dr. Bruce Banner--it can never really hide the Hulk lying beneath the...

Tags: BMW AG, BMW X5, car

Product reviews 2009-11-05

Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samples

RE: Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samplesyawnWho can I trust *now*....Even Ed Bott said '7' was more secure!The Windows Infect Season is not over yet.. Nothing's changed.... That people even USE Windows these days is quite remarkable.... It must be the power of habit...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, malware, UAC, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Steve Jobs: Silicon Valley's Babe Ruth (and Fortune's CEO of the decade)

What no comment by NonZ? I hope he/she is not ill or something:PPagan jimThe P.T.Barnum of the Tech Industry......when is he going to cut the Chinamen that work for him in on the big cash flow?NZ will show up at some pointUnless he is on vacation.Or getting over the...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Media players, Steve Jobs, Babe Ruth

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic"

RE: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are One report has at 4% market share the weekend of launch so im sure its past that already.Has Windows 7 marketshare eclipsed total OS X marketshare yet?Just wondering. :)MSFT: 1/2000 = $56. Today, $28.40Win 7 may not be the catastrophe the last...

Tags: Sales strategy, Businesses, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, stock split, Win7, recession, Steve Ballmer, sales, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Open source needs successful champions

Open Source powers the Internet period!Open_Source powers the ENTIRE Internet withrouters/switches/servers you name it like Microsoft sitting behind caching Linux distroname servers.Now you tell me what does it need now???It is the FUTURE of smart devices, appliancedriven infrastructure, just like VMware using a Linux derived kernel and it is #1...

Tags: Linux, software cost, Linux Distro, open source, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion

Normally I'd say this is just another NY AG trying to run for higher officebut this seems to have legs. I hope Intel didn't do it - but if they did, they need to be repremanded.Great to see some justice against InhellI can hardly wait to see the M$...

Tags: Video cards, Corporate law, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., antitrust, graphics

Discussion threads 2009-11-04