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The Brampton Factor: Microsoft vs EU
Comment Lou Gerstner introduced a new era but by then the world had changed. Microsoft is a pioneer in pushing anti-competition laws to their limits, argues Martin Brampton. The real lesson of this week's EU decision is that it is pointless issuing a court... [18 Sep 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 19.08.05
Round-Up Microsoft boss Bill Gates came in at 26th place and IBM boss Lou Gerstner came 44th. IBM's Gerstner came fifth. "History will be kind to me for I intend to write it. You've got to hand it to Winston Churchill - he was the king of sound bites, and... [19 Aug 2005]
Fiorina's out... what should HP do now?
News Gall likened the situation to the one IBM chair Lou Gerstner faced when he took the helm at IBM. Hewlett-Packard says it needs a new captain, not a new course, but outsiders say the company needs to change its tack. [10 Feb 2005]
Why IBM won't regret exiting PCs
Comment Even before he took over as chief executive from Lou Gerstner in 2002, Palmisano was at the centre of strategy shifts that pushed IBM into realms far removed from the PC business. So it was that Palmisano was a key Gerstner lieutenant when IBM took... [13 Dec 2004]
5 years ago… IT users need a profile boost
News Although chiefs such as Microsoft's Bill Gates, IBM's Lou Gerstner, and Sun's Scott McNealy, have been recent guests at ten Downing Street, Higgins pointed out that the UK Prime Minister turns to the IT heads of companies such as Unilever and the... [08 Dec 2004]
Boardroom Despatches: IBM's second wind
Comment Much of the progress that came from the 1990s recovery at IBM under Lou Gerstner could have been for nothing if the company's 2002 purchase of PwC had flopped. I would argue that as important as the turnaround overseen by the now legendary Lou... [24 Sep 2004]
Agenda Setters: Where are they now... Sam Palmisano
Comment If Palmisano still lives in the shadow of his predecessor Lou Gerstner, the panel reasoned, he can be forgiven. As the countdown begins in earnest to silicon.com's fifth year of its exclusive Agenda Setters poll of tech's 50 most influential... [02 Sep 2004]
PeopleSoft farce: Larry - what were you thinking?
Comment But then-CEO Lou Gerstner essentially bribed Lotus' board by paying a ridiculous premium for a company whose stock was taking a nosedive. Gerstner, ever the pragmatic diplomat, also went out of his way to romance Ray Ozzie, the creator of Notes... [19 Jul 2004]
Michael Dell steps down as Dell CEO
News This is very different than the [Lou] Gerstner to [Sam] Palmisano change at IBM, and the quick actions that Palmisano took. Twenty years after starting in a University of Texas dorm room what is now the world's largest PC company, Michael Dell is... [16 Jul 2004]
The Cloud is a Scary Place -- a Strategy for Small- and Medium-sized Companies to Deploy Web-based Applications
White Paper As IBM’s Lou Gerstner put it, "More than any other single factor, the potential of e-commerce hinges on people's confidence that the network can keep confidential transactions confidential, and private records private. [24 Feb 2004]
IBM chief receives $4.5m bonus
News IBM CEO Sam Palmisano saw his salary and bonus jump in 2002, while outgoing chairman Lou Gerstner took home more than $16.3m in pay, bonus and stock grants, according to regulatory documents filed on Monday. [11 Mar 2003]
The Bloor Perspective: Predictions for 2003
Comment IBM will not notice the departure of Lou Gerstner. However, Sam Palmisano was, in my opinion, formed by genetic grafting from Lou Gerstner stem cells and thus IBM is unlikely to notice much change under his leadership - which is a good thing for... [13 Jan 2003]
Re:Viewing 2002 - hardware
News He had quite an act to follow and so we compared Palmisano and Lou Gerstner head to head (http://www.silicon.com/a51703). Another tough 12 months for vendors but with more intrigue, arguments and technological advances than you might remember... [20 Dec 2002]
IBM's Gerstner becomes Carlyle Group's Gerstner
News IBM chairman Lou Gerstner has been named chair of private equity company The Carlyle Group, a role he'll assume shortly after leaving his Big Blue post at year's end. Gerstner will join Carlyle on 7 January, the company announced Thursday, offering... [22 Nov 2002]
Why IT loves the big personalities
Comment IBM has pointedly shied away from putting Sam Palmisano - and Lou Gerstner before him - on the rent-a-quote circuit. Quick test. Which well-known technology leader was responsible for this rather cumbersome quote earlier in the week: [28 Jun 2002]
