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Good for business, good for society?

October 8, 2007 Cisco CEO John Chambers talks about working with start-ups and charities, plus using Cisco gear to teach tech skills. TAGS: John Chambers, Corporate Social Responsibility, Cisco Systems Inc., award, society, Silicon Valley, CEO, New York, leader

From Silicon Valley to Solar Valley

February 2, 2007 Birthplace of computers poised to become the center of the alternative energy industry, experts say at conference. Video: Al Gore says Silicon Valley can save Earth TAGS: Silicon Valley, alternative energy, Cypress Semiconductor Corp., incentive, manufacturing, San Jose, conference, U.S., CEO, video

VC Tom Perkins resigns from HP's board

May 20, 2006 Perkins, an early HP Labs employee, later founded one of Silicon Valley's most famous venture capital firms. TAGS: HP Labs, Carly Fiorina, venture capital, venture-capital company, Silicon Valley, HP, CEO

Moore says nanoelectronics face tough challenges

March 10, 2005 Forty years ago, the Intel co-founder coined Moore's Law. He never thought it would last this long, either. TAGS: transistor, silicon, nanotube, co-founder, material, Intel, Silicon Valley, scientist, article, CEO

Supreme Court rules against file swapping

June 27, 2005 In unanimous decision, justices say Grokster and others could be held responsible for widespread copyright infringement. TAGS: Grokster Ltd., file-swapping, copyright infringement, StreamCast Networks, peer-to-peer company, justice, decision, victory, court, Silicon Valley, technology company, P2P, CEO, movie

New HP CEO Fiorina to bring 'urgency and speed'

July 19, 1999 Hewlett-Packard's new chief executive faces a tough job at her new employer: bringing the vigor of a start-up to a Silicon Valley giant. TAGS: e-Service, Lucent Technologies Inc., HP Labs, CEO, Silicon Valley, HP

Electric sports car ready to challenge Porsche?

June 6, 2006 Silicon Valley all-stars line up behind start-up that claims its car can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in four seconds. TAGS: Draper Fisher Jurvetson, magnet, motor, Sergey Brin, electricity, car, e-book, eBay Inc., Silicon Valley, California, start-up, CEO, Google Inc.

Eyeing green tech, Rice tours Silicon Valley

May 24, 2007 Secretary of state and former Stanford professor meets with execs, espouses interest in technology to "wean ourselves from hydrocarbons." TAGS: Tesla Roadster, Silicon Valley, visit, professor, CEO, Google Inc.

Year in review: Lifestyles of the rich and infamous

December 26, 2004 Technology may seem inherently interesting, but it's still the people behind the hardware and software who make the best stories. TAGS: Larry Ellison, PeopleSoft Inc., lifestyle, Howard Dean, Oracle Corp., antitrust, Silicon Valley, CEO, information technology, Dell, Microsoft Corp.

Siebel, Oracle workers express merger jitters

September 12, 2005 Oracle's acquisition of Siebel Systems wasn't a big surprise for employees of either company, yet some appeared a bit rattled arriving for work Monday morning. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, Larry Ellison, corporate culture, takeover, PeopleSoft Inc., CRM, layoff, engineer, acquisition, Silicon Valley, worker, CEO, California

Siebel and Ellison: Software's odd couple

September 12, 2005 Siebel Systems' co-founder is as aggressive as Oracle boss Larry Ellison, but his personal style couldn't be more different. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, enterprise software, Silicon Valley, CEO

The brains behind Apple's Rosetta: Transitive

June 8, 2005 Company supplies the engine for Rosetta, a crucial bridge for enabling the move to Intel-based computers. Is Intel a safe bet for Apple security? TAGS: IBM PowerPC, Apple Computer, Steve Jobs, bridge, Silicon Graphics Inc., Intel Itanium, Intel x86, Silicon Valley, Intel, computer company, CEO, Apple Macintosh

Week in review: McNealy's sunset

April 28, 2006 Two Silicon Valley CEOs announce dramatic company structure changes in bids to become more competitive. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Scott McNealy, Net Neutrality, Sun Microsystems Inc., Week in review, layoff, bid, CEO, Silicon Valley, co-founder, reader, chairman, Intel, software company

How king of outsourcing plans to keep his crown

March 28, 2007 Tata CEO Subramaniam Ramadorai, who says the outsourcing boom is far from spent, is turning his company's attention to new areas. TAGS: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., outsourcing, hiring, ERP, Silicon Valley, manufacturing, India, CEO

Microsoft licenses new way to make friends

April 26, 2006 Start-up hopes to use technology developed by Microsoft's research unit to take on sites like Friendster and MySpace.com. TAGS: Karl Jacob, Inrix, Friendster Inc., entrepreneur, Silicon Valley, MySpace, start-up, Microsoft Corp., CEO

Oil is hot, tech is not

February 28, 2005 CNET News.com Editor Jeff Pelline dares to revisit the 2-year-old debate: "Does IT matter?" TAGS: Fortune Magazine, Cisco Systems Inc., Silicon Valley, Scott McNealy, information technology, Larry Ellison, Wall Street, Sun Microsystems Inc., Bill Gates, Mr., view, CEO, Intel, HP, Microsoft Corp.

McNealy--an engineer's witty patron

April 25, 2006 Known as much for his wit as his business acumen, Sun's outgoing CEO backed his engineers until it hurt. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., engineer, Jonathan Schwartz, dot-com, Silicon Valley, face, CEO, Linux, server, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Can Microsoft pull one more rabbit out of its hat?

September 23, 2005 If company's reorg can't clear corporate arteries, CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says, the future could be all Google's. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Scott McNealy, Larry Ellison, Eric Schmidt, Google Inc., Silicon Valley, Microsoft Corp., CEO, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Former Procket CEO stokes his latest start-up

April 14, 2005 Randall Kruep, who helped Procket raise more than $200 million in venture funding, eyes union of cellular and Wi-Fi tech. TAGS: Procket Networks, Redback Networks Inc., venture capital, carrier, telecommunications, telephone company, Wi-Fi network, start-up, Silicon Valley, Wi-Fi, CEO

High-tech megamergers: Still make sense?

September 20, 2005 If most big tech combinations fail to deliver, author Steve W. Martin asks, why does management think they'll succeed? TAGS: merger, megamerger, PeopleSoft Inc., Sybase Inc., acquisition, loser, Informix Software, Siebel Systems Inc., Carly Fiorina, Oracle Corp., winner, reality, Silicon Valley, CEO, database, HP
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