- Tue Jan 29 2002 IBM appoints Palmisano CEO
Sam Palmisano, currently president and chief operating officer, will become chief executive March 1, succeeding Lou Gerstner, the company says.
Posted by Michael Kanellos
- Wed Feb 20 2002 IBM's Palmisano: Get into the grid
Big Blue is ready for the challenge of 2002, the company's soon-to-be CEO says. Plans include grid computing, and more Linux. Should competitors be worried?
Posted by Michael Kanellos
- Thu Jul 15 2004 Rollins to take up the reins at Dell
The PC maker's No. 2 becomes its top executive as founder Michael Dell steps aside as CEO.
Posted by John G. Spooner
- Wed May 28 2003 CEOs tackle tech sweeps week
CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos discovers that, like TV broadcasters, tech companies tend to schedule their major announcements around the same time. From the seeming chaos, a few nuggets emerge.
Posted by Michael Kanellos
- Fri Feb 22 2002 When technology chops matter
With Sam Palmisano set to take over at Big Blue in one week, CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says it's about time IBM had a CEO who knows how to talk the talk in IT circles.
Posted by Charles Cooper
- Wed Mar 25 2009 IBM's new sales pitch: We want to sell you less
With a server refresh less than a week away, Big Blue is playing up its size and tech chops as it looks to fend off forays by Dell and others eager to sell into the data center market.
Posted by Charles Cooper
- Wed Dec 8 2004 IBM sells PC group to Lenovo
update Big Blue to take 18.9 percent stake in Lenovo in $1.75 billion deal joining radically different companies.
Method to Palmisano's madness
A tough sell
Posted by Michael Kanellos and John G. Spooner
- Thu Jan 22 2009 If you're IBM (and maybe HP), ain't life grand?
A counter-intuitive start to tech earnings season and this much is clear: the companies with high-margin businesses will pass through the storm a lot easier than everyone else.
Posted by Charles Cooper
- Wed Sep 21 2005 Wise-cracking McNealy needles rivals
Posted by Stephen Shankland
- Wed Mar 10 2004 What's the tech policy agenda for 2004?
For an answer, look to Bruce Mehlman, who directs a little-known advocacy group that's a Who's Who of the most powerful CEOs in the tech industry.
Posted by Declan McCullagh
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