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FAQ: Serious challenges for Sirius-XM merger

February 20, 2007 Regulatory hurdles are huge for deal some worry could lead to a satellite radio monopoly. But the biggest impact would be on customers. TAGS: XM Satellite Radio, Sirius, merger, Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., satellite radio, radio, shareholder, satellite, signal, CEO

Parsons faces major test in unifying AOL

April 3, 2002 special report The CEO-elect will inherit an unpredictable ensemble of executives next month when he takes the reins of the world's largest media company from outgoing chief Gerald Levin. TAGS: Richard Parsons, media company, Time Warner Inc., CEO, division, Wall Street, merger, America Online Inc.

Sprint's WiMax dilemma

October 10, 2007 Sprint Nextel's ousted CEO may not be the only casualty as unhappy investors pressure the company to dump plans for a next-generation network. TAGS: Sprint Nextel, investor, equity, CEO, Wall Street, Nextel Communications Inc., merger, wireless network

XM, Sirius unveil plans for postmerger price drops

July 23, 2007 Listeners would have several new options, including an "a la carte" package that costs about half the current lowest-price subscription plan. TAGS: Sirius, XM Satellite Radio, Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., merger, lineup, offering, satellite radio, subscriber, radio, programming, pricing, channel, subscription, satellite, CEO

Behind the Activision-Blizzard union

December 3, 2007 CEO of World of Warcraft publisher pulls back curtain on $18.9 billion dollar deal that changes the face of gaming. TAGS: Activision Inc., Vivendi Universal, union, Guitar Hero, Blizzard Entertainment, publisher, merger, Call of Duty, CEO, World of Warcraft, role-playing game, Electronic Arts Inc., games, console

Qwest CEO stepping down after five years

June 11, 2007 Richard Notebaert, 59, announces his retirement as chief executive and chairman of the telecommunications giant. TAGS: Qwest Communications Inc., Ameritech, retirement, CEO, AT&T Corp., SBC Communications Inc., telecommunications company, merger, telecommunications

Privacy concerns dog Google-DoubleClick deal

April 18, 2007 Consumer privacy advocates worry what Google will do with combined data on Internet users' search and surf habits.Video: Schmidt discusses DoubleClick TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., Eric Schmidt, Internet search advertising, Google Inc., dot-com, habit, online advertising, personal information, merger, Web 2.0, acquisition, CEO, video

Jobs' new Disney role raises conflict concerns

January 25, 2006 Even with precautions, deals between studio and Apple could raise serious conflict-of-interest issues, experts say. TAGS: Pixar Animation Studios Inc., Disney Corp., Steve Jobs, corporate governance, shareholder, merger, film, Apple Computer, concern, CEO, video, TV

Lenovo's CEO replaced by Dell exec

December 21, 2005 After less than a year on the job, Steve Ward steps down. His replacement is a Dell executive for Asia. TAGS: Lenovo, IBM PC, phase, Stephen Baker, transition, integration, IBM Corp., merger, Asia, exec, CEO, Dell, PC

Keeping up with the (Dow) Joneses

May 7, 2007 Rumblings of a Microsoft-Yahoo deal may not have panned out, but in the merger world, the pursuers and pursued are still out in force. TAGS: Internet portal, takeover, Dow Chemical Co., acquisition, Larry Ellison, merger, CEO, Yahoo! Inc., theory, media, America Online Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Lenovo says changing execs is part of a plan

December 21, 2005 Chairman says company's sudden CEO shift is all part of its plan to move into the next phase of an international push. TAGS: Lenovo, merger, IBM PC, supply chain, phase, exec, IBM Corp., China, CEO, Asia, Dell, chairman, brand, PC

Videos: Fiorina talks about 'Tough Choices' all around

October 23, 2006 From leading a Silicon Valley company to writing a memoir, former HP chief has had a career marked by difficult decisions. TAGS: Carly Fiorina, memoir, stock option, margin, merger, career, HP, CEO

Fiorina book: HP board was 'dysfunctional'

October 6, 2006 In long-awaited account of career and time at HP, ousted CEO dishes on board and former company executives. TAGS: Carly Fiorina, Michael Capellas, Patricia Dunn, merger, representative, bonus, HP, opinion, Compaq Computer Corp., CEO

Week in review: Teaming up against Google

February 1, 2008 Microsoft offers to buy struggling Yahoo for $44.6 billion to better compete against Google. Also: Vista's one-year anniversary. TAGS: monetization, Yahoo! Inc., Week in review, layoff, online advertising, merger, Google Inc., shareholder, reader, social networking, open source, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

An upbeat Fiorina stays mum on Dunn

September 16, 2006 At a women's conference, the former CEO looks to her shared history with HP and dismisses talk of today's turmoil. TAGS: Carly Fiorina, women, leadership, conference, merger, chairman, CEO, HP

Symantec, Juniper Networks partner

September 12, 2006 Symantec moves beyond storage security, includes more of its technology in Juniper networking devices. TAGS: Juniper Networks Inc., Symantec Corp., intrusion prevention, security technology, security, anti-spam, merger, CEO, networking, Microsoft Corp., antivirus

Technology's growing acquisition appetite

September 14, 2005 Billion-dollar mergers are becoming increasingly common as the tech industry tries to maintain growth and offset price pressures. TAGS: Thomson Corp., acquisition, Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, dot-com, merger, Cisco Systems Inc., Skype, CEO, eBay Inc.

Google treads on PowerPoint turf

April 17, 2007 In his keynote address at Web 2.0 Expo, CEO Eric Schmidt shows off new Docs & Spreadsheets feature that lets users create presentations.Schmidt talks DoubleClick deal TAGS: Eric Schmidt, DoubleClick Inc., Google Inc., advertising company, Web 2.0, presentation, Microsoft PowerPoint, merger, conference, San Francisco, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office

New Net radio rules draw fire on Capitol Hill

March 8, 2007 Key House Democrat, Real exec blast recent ruling that ups fees paid by Webcasters. Also: Sirius CEO grilled on proposed merger. TAGS: Webcaster, Internet radio, Edward Markey, radio, record company, merger, general counsel, RealNetworks Inc., Sirius, satellite radio, XM Satellite Radio, Rep., restriction, song, satellite, Democrat

HP revels in Fiorina's vision, Hurd's discipline

August 28, 2006 Company investors and employees have two leaders to thank for HP's resurgence this year, as the Compaq bet finally starts to pay off. TAGS: Carly Fiorina, profit, Illuminata Inc., Mark Hurd, Compaq Computer Corp., Wall Street, HP, merger, acquisition, supplier, server, vision, CEO, AMD, printer, IBM Corp.
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