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The Weekly Round-Up: 27.06.08
Round-Up Gates' departure might also lead to the company's focus to return to its more traditional markets. Still with Microsoft, there was another high-profile departure at Microsoft this week. But whether you love or loathe him, Gates has left an... [27 Jun 2008]
The Bill Gates era ends at Microsoft
News What will Bill Gates' departure mean for the company he founded in a world now dominated by the internet and Google? Bill Gates has made some particularly insightful, bold and wide of the mark comments. [26 Jun 2008]
Bill Gates' legacy: A modern day Henry Ford
News Bill Gates is arguably the individual who has had the biggest impact on the world of technology and his departure from Microsoft on 27 June will mark the end of an era. During his career Gates has made Microsoft into one of the biggest companies in... [25 Jun 2008]
How many people will it take to fill Gates' shoes?
Comment Gates told Channel 9's Charles Torre that Microsoft's group of Technical Fellows also will be helping to fill the technology-leadership void that his departure will create. His departure will create a new "opportunity for people to see how... [24 Jun 2008]
Clock is ticking on Windows XP
News Not only does the date mark the departure of Bill Gates but another epoch is also really coming to an end - that of Windows XP. After a long-announced transition, 30 June marks the end of an era at Microsoft. [16 Jun 2008]
Who sat in judgement...
Comment Rorie Devine, who late last month announced his departure from Betfair where he had been CTO for the past five years. Mark Kobayashi-Hillary is a commentator and offshoring expert. Here are the judges. [03 Jun 2008]
Photos: Passenger's eye view of Heathrow Terminal 5
Photo In T5 the kiosks form the first 'wave' of the departure process, with passengers being drawn through the terminal towards their plane. Here is one of the towers that mark out the different sections of T5 and holds digital displays showing flight... [13 Feb 2008]
Granger to depart NHS IT at end of year
News NHS IT director-general Richard Granger announced his plan to leave his role in charge of the National Programme for IT in the NHS (NPfIT) and Connecting for Health (CfH) in June and the timetable for his departure has now been confirmed. [05 Dec 2007]
Mark Hurd
AS Profile Hurd has also had to weather a high-level scandal over board-room leaks and phone tapping, culminating in the departure of chairwoman Patricia Dunn. Mark Hurd assumed the mantle of CEO at HP in 2005, replacing the beleaguered Carly Fiorina. [12 Oct 2007]
SAP admits to "inappropriate" Oracle downloads
News I want to reassure our investors, customers, partners and employees that SAP takes any departure from the high standards we set for all of our businesses very seriously, regardless of where it occurred or how confined it may be. [03 Jul 2007]
HP chairman to go after media leak scandal
News Dunn's departure caps a tumultuous episode for HP, one of the country's largest companies and a Silicon Valley icon that just over a week ago had been basking in the glow of an economic turnaround. The disclosure of the practice, called pretexting... [12 Sep 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 23.06.06
Round-Up So imagine the Round-Up's consternation upon filing last week's newsletter only to wake up the next morning to hear that Bill Gates had taken it upon himself to announce his departure from Microsoft. While silicon.com and many others in the media... [23 Jun 2006]
Analysis: Nokia's new CEO - who is Kallasvuo?
Comment The N-Series of multimedia phones is winning plaudits; Nokia's decision to get involved with dual mode (VoIP and mobile) devices looks to be a wise one; and the recent debut of the 770 - a mini-tablet computer with no cellular connectivity... [09 Jun 2006]
Sun exec defects to Adobe
News Sun confirmed the departure on Thursday and said Loiacono's last day will be 24 March. He replaces Mark McLain, who left several months earlier. John Loiacono, Sun Microsystems' executive vice president for software, is leaving the company to join... [17 Mar 2006]
Leader: Dell CIO defection is no knockout blow by HP
Leader Back over at Dell, Mott's departure will be a blow but the impact is only likely to be short-term. HP president and CEO Mark Hurd has already signalled his intention to trim the fat and make HP a leaner company through some pretty aggressive cost... [13 Jul 2005]
