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RSS SchmidtComing soon - malware threats to iPhone 2.0?
News Howard Schmidt, former advisor to the White House on cyber security, similarly noted in April that the availability of SDKs for mobile devices increases the likelihood of malware writers creating malicious code... [14 Jul 2008]
Google: It pays to make ads work
News Media companies should see Google not as an enemy but as an ally trying to make advertising work on the internet, chief executive Eric Schmidt said yesterday. Google has a financial incentive to make sure advertising can... [12 Jun 2008]
Google execs defend a Yahoo! ad deal
News Chief executive Eric Schmidt added: "Advertisers always have multiple choices. Schmidt wouldn't comment on whether a deal was imminent but one source familiar with the situation expects an announcement... [09 May 2008]
Mobiles to come under attack from 'bad guys'
News Speaking to silicon.com at Infosec 2008 in London, former advisor to the White House on cyber security, Howard Schmidt, said: "[Mobile is] going to become a rich target area for the bad guys. Wielding both an iPhone and... [24 Apr 2008]
BT CEO Ben Verwaayen to step down
News Eric Schmidt BT's CEO Ben Verwaayen is to step down as CEO on 31 May 2008 after more than six years at the telco where he championed its push into broadband and helped it dodge regulator Ofcom's axe. Verwaayen, who will... [08 Apr 2008]
Google, Yahoo! and MySpace announce OpenSocial Foundation
News Eric Schmidt Google, Yahoo! and News Corp's MySpace.com have announced they have formed the OpenSocial Foundation, a not-for-profit group to support the OpenSocial initiative that Google kick-started last year to promote... [26 Mar 2008]
UK Plc calls for national police e-crime force
News Former White House cyber security advisor Howard Schmidt, who has also worked for eBay and Microsoft, also backed the creation of a UK e-crime unit. The UK's major industry and business groups have backed silicon.com's... [14 Mar 2008]
Profile: Nandan Nilekani, co-chairman, Infosys
News Eric Schmidt Google Nandan Nilekani is pretty much a legend in his own lifetime. Co-founder of Indian outsourcing giant Infosys, foundation board member of the World Economic Forum, co-founder of the Indian National... [03 Mar 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 08.02.08
Round-Up Over in Mountain View, California, deep within the Googleplex, Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt are seated around a Lego-covered table on unfeasibly large beanbags in Google's corporate colours… [08 Feb 2008]
Steve Ballmer's $44.6bn letter to Yahoo!
News Eric Schmidt Google valuing the company 62 per cent higher than its latest stock value. According to Microsoft, the bid is intended to better position the two companies in the online world - presumably to take on Google. [01 Feb 2008]
CIO Essentials: Xmas gadgets, mobile ban and green IT
News Eric Schmidt Ever wondered what CIOs are reading on silicon.com? Our CIO Essentials feature puts you in the picture. Each week a leading IT chief picks his or her top stories from the past seven days and explains why... [11 Dec 2007]
Oracle users demand better support
News Eric Schmidt Google Oracle customers want better product support through improved call centres and more information about services. Ronan Miles, chairman of the UK Oracle User Group, told silicon.com: "Areas of issue are... [10 Dec 2007]
Granger to depart NHS IT at end of year
News Eric Schmidt The head of the £12.4bn NHS IT programme will step down from his role in charge of the project at the end of this year. NHS IT director-general Richard Granger announced his plan to leave his role in charge... [05 Dec 2007]
Steve Jobs top of the Power pops
News Eric Schmidt Google In joint fourth place are Eric Schmidt, chief executive of Google, and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Jobs took the top spot in Fortune magazine's Power 25 for 2007,... [29 Nov 2007]
CIO Essentials: Vista, Kindle and data breaches
News Eric Schmidt Ever wondered what CIOs are reading on silicon.com? Our CIO Essentials feature puts you in the picture. Each week a leading IT chief picks his or her top stories from the past seven days and explains why... [27 Nov 2007]
