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News Recent infected websites include those of ITV, Sony PlayStation and a golf page on the BBC site - all these websites have now fixed their security hole. Websites poisoned with malware capable of infecting visitors'... [23 Jul 2008]
Keeping the techie workforce happy - Indian style
News Most of the large companies have luxurious campuses (click here to see photos) where staff can swim, play golf and even visit the zoo. With their swimming pools, tennis courts and even zoos, the campuses of many Indian... [21 Mar 2007]
CIOs: 'Wise up and the empire could be yours'
News And, although 28 per cent of respondents still put the emphasis on networking, contacts and what company somebody keeps at the golf club, the findings suggest the right CIO can certainly get all the way to the top... [07 Mar 2007]
Ex-WorldCom boss to pay out $45m
News Among the luxuries Ebbers will lose are his Mississippi home, golf course, marina, timber land and the large tax refund he was due. Bernie Ebbers, the former WorldCom CEO who was found guilty in an $11bn accountancy... [01 Jul 2005]
AMD hires ex-Dell exec
News But both analysts agreed that the decision would eventually come down to business and is unlikely to be decided by personal relations - even if Topfer is able to put together a golf foursome with himself, AMD chief... [08 Feb 2005]
Golf ball 'corrects own flight path'
News Scientists are trying to use nanotechnology to cure diseases, ameliorate the energy crisis and reduce golf scores. NanoDynamics has come up with a golf ball that can correct its own flight path so it... [22 Nov 2004]
Did Jobs woo Sony boss over iTunes anti-Gates love-in?
News According to the sources, Apple CEO Steve Jobs made his offer to Nobuyuki Idei, head of Sony, in January during a round of golf organised by the Japanese firm in Hawaii. To throw a spanner in the works of Microsoft's... [07 Sep 2004]
Real boosts revenue as loss widens
News Losses included charges of $4.9m to unwind a golf sports programming deal with the Professional Golfers' Association and $2.3m in litigation expenses related to an antitrust suit against Microsoft last year. [29 Apr 2004]
Net closes on betting 'hackmail' gang
News The threats come ahead of one of the busiest periods in the sporting calendar, which includes the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the FA Cup semi-finals, the US Masters golf, and the boat race, which attract millions of pounds in... [08 Mar 2004]
Sun cracks China with Linux
News Attacking complexity - and Microsoft - was the overriding theme of McNealy's speech, and while his often-used 'jalopy' analogy was left out, car and golf references still featured heavily. Sun Microsystems has pulled off... [18 Nov 2003]
Gates to kick off a more serious Comdex
News Sun Microsystems will push the business computing agenda with its new 64-bit servers and Sun chairman, CEO and president Scott McNealy will deliver a Monday keynote entitled 'Scaling Out', on how his firm is applying innovation to volume... [14 Nov 2003]
Shareholder militancy puts IT outsourcing under microscope
News Morgan said investors are starting to realise that while IT outsourcing usually leads to cost savings, it is also predominantly an irreversible organisational and cultural change that cannot just be made in 'golf course'... [20 Aug 2003]
Gates' changing priorities mask Windows overhaul
News Microsoft has shed some light on the vision behind Longhorn, its next-generation, post-XP operating system. A Fortune magazine article which appeared in yesterday's The Business said: "Microsoft is putting its best development teams on a... [08 Jul 2002]
CIO's 'To do list' 2002: Richard Sykes' top tips
News TO DO: Be an inseparable partner/drinking and golf companion of the key business directors! 1. Are you sure you are (still) doing the right things? TO DO: Be certain that you really know where the board is taking the... [05 Feb 2002]
Enron ex-execs shamed in eBay email auction
News The documents detail a series of failed mergers, severance plan policies and resignation letters from staff.eBay is also hosting the auction of anything Enron branded, from mousepads to golf balls and the last Enron... [21 Jan 2002]
