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RSS executive in newsCanonical joins Linux Foundation
News Jim Zemlin, executive director of The Linux Foundation, welcomed Canonical to the organisation. Canonical, the company that sponsors the Linux-based operating system Ubuntu, has joined the Linux Foundation. [20 Aug 2008]
Linux Foundation releases developer guide
News Some developers and businesses attempting to submit changes to the Linux kernel find themselves tangled up with the processes used, according to the guide, which was written by Jonathan Corbet, executive editor of lwn.net and himself a Linux... [18 Aug 2008]
UK execs looking for jobs on the continent
News Torsten Muth, UK MD at executive career website Experteer, which commissioned the survey, said execs are increasingly willing to relocate across Europe. Senior execs in the UK are looking to take jobs abroad to further their careers and escape the... [15 Aug 2008]
Gates: Software innovation poses privacy challenge
News In a demonstration shortly after his address, a Microsoft executive showcased a TV that was pulling a video clip from the internet. This provides more comprehensive search results beyond current methods of running a text query through a video's... [14 Aug 2008]
Social networking: Global phenomenon
News ComScore executive Jack Flanagan said in a statement: "Facebook has done an exceptional job of leveraging its brand internationally during the past year. The latest statistics from ComScore show social networking sites such as Facebook are growing... [13 Aug 2008]
HP ProCurve buys networking specialist
News According to ProCurve's new chief executive, Marius Haas, the purchase was a natural one. Haas was appointed chief executive of ProCurve in June, after the previous chief executive of the networking group left earlier that month. [12 Aug 2008]
NHS names top tech tag team
News NHS chief executive, David Nicholson, said the two appointments will bring invaluable skills and experience for rolling out new and innovative systems across the NHS. The Department of Health has named the new leadership team that will direct the... [07 Aug 2008]
Icahn officially steps onboard at Yahoo!
News vote actually showed strong dissatisfaction: 39.6 per cent withheld votes to re-elect chairman Roy Bostock and 33.7 per cent withheld votes for chief executive Jerry Yang. Yahoo! activist investor Carl Icahn is now officially part of the internet... [07 Aug 2008]
India: Low-cost, high-tech hub
News Ravi Bhamidipati, executive director of performance improvement at PricewaterhouseCoopers India, said in a phone interview: "From plain and simple cost arbitrage, India is today offering tremendous value arbitrage. [06 Aug 2008]
Borders books becomes a podcaster
News Borders digital marketing executive Nick Atkinson told silicon.com the podcast was intended to raise the retailer's profile among habitual internet shoppers and create a community of customers. Bookseller Borders has launched an audio podcast... [05 Aug 2008]
Motorola lands ex-Qualcomm exec for co-CEO
News On Monday, the company announced that Sanjay Jha will be co-chief executive and head of the mobile-device business. Greg Brown, who only came on board as Motorola's chief executive late last year, will act as co-CEO. [05 Aug 2008]
Time Warner to split AOL in two?
News It has been a main focus of Time Warner chief executive Jeff Bewkes, who took over as CEO seven months ago. Time Warner has taken a step closer to splitting up AOL's business, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. [05 Aug 2008]
Yahoo!'s board gets shareholder backing
News s executive compensation committee - Bostock, Ron Burkle and Arthur Kern - each received about 80 per cent in favour of re-election, with the remaining votes withheld in protest. s board of directors won strong backing from shareholders at its... [04 Aug 2008]
Exec job hunters turn to social networking
News These social networks are now rivalling executive online job boards in popularity, according to research from recruitment consultancy Harvey Nash. Professional social networking sites, such as LinkedIn and Plaxo, are becoming an increasingly... [31 Jul 2008]
Oracle adds to SAP lawsuit allegations
News According to the amended lawsuit, after conducting depositions and gathering documents in the case, Oracle alleges SAP CEO Henning Kagermann and SAP's executive board of directors knowingly made the acquisition of TomorrowNow without having... [30 Jul 2008]
