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Azul Systems co-founder becomes COO

July 13, 2006 The Java server maker promotes co-founder Scott Sellers to chief operating officer. TAGS: Azul Systems, COO, co-founder, Java server, server company, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp.

SanDisk names new president

April 11, 2006 Eli Harari will maintain his CEO title but will hand over the SanDisk presidency to COO Sanjay Mehrotra. TAGS: SanDisk Corp., Eli Harari, COO, executive vice president, president, CEO

Suse Linux COO latest exec to leave Novell

March 29, 2006 Amnon Harmon is next of Suse old guard to leave. Others include Linux CTO Geck and co-founder Mantel. TAGS: Novell Inc., COO, SuSE, CTO, SuSE Linux, co-founder, exec, Linux

Buy.com names new chief

May 23, 2006 The e-tailer's current chief operating officer replaces founder Scott Blum, who will remain chairman of the board. TAGS: Buy.com, COO, online retailer, founder, chairman, CEO

Microsoft COO downplays Vista update problems

March 4, 2008 The software giant's chief operating officer says he is pleased with SP1's progress, despite it breaking some third-party programs. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, COO, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., security

Salesforce COO leaves for Web start-up

August 7, 2007 On the Salesforce executive team since 2003, Phill Robinson will become CEO of online content-delivery comany Cachelogic. TAGS: Salesforce.com Inc., COO, content delivery, CRM, start-up, CEO

SGI alum returns as chief executive

April 11, 2007 Robert "Bo" Ewald, who had been SGI's chief operating officer, is now back at the company as CEO. TAGS: Silicon Graphics Inc., COO, CEO

AT&T CEO Whitacre announces retirement

April 27, 2007 Telecommunications mogul to step down in June; company's COO to take the helm. TAGS: AT&T Corp., retirement, COO, CEO, telecommunications

Orbitz, CheapTickets travel to new owner

June 30, 2006 Blackstone Group buys Cendant's travel business, which includes the two budget sites, among many other properties. TAGS: Jeff Clarke, Cendant Corp., Orbitz, Computer Associates International Inc., COO, HP

McAfee names new president, COO

March 14, 2006 Antivirus company announces two promotions to replace Gene Hodges, who left the company in January. TAGS: McAfee Inc., COO, CFO, president, antivirus

Kevin Turner: No longer the new guy

July 16, 2007 Microsoft's COO hasn't been around as long as Gates or Ballmer, but he's learning the ropes and promoting online services. Are partners listening? TAGS: Kevin Turner, COO, innovation, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows

Executive shakeup at video site Revver

December 21, 2006 One of the companies chasing YouTube sees two of its three co-founders bolt; firm also announces addition of three new executives. TAGS: co-founder, spokesperson, COO, consultant, YouTube, video

Mozilla exec calls Apple's Safari plan 'duopolistic'

June 18, 2007 COO John Lilly says Steve Jobs' keynote last week reveals a "corporate-controlled" view of browser market that "betrays (Apple's) thinking." TAGS: browser market, Steve Jobs, Apple Safari, COO, market share, Mozilla Corp., Apple Computer, exec, Web browser, Firefox, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to Google: Hands off enterprise search

July 13, 2006 COO Kevin Turner says Redmond will fight to win the corporate search market--"it's our house." TAGS: enterprise search, Kevin Turner, COO, Steve Ballmer, Google Inc., IBM Corp., conference, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, operating system, Microsoft Windows

New Sun software aims to unite servers

December 5, 2000 The software giant on Tuesday will introduce new software that will allow servers to be joined into groups, but already its competitors are declaring their own victory in the "clustering" market. TAGS: clustering, Sun Microsystems Inc., Ed Zander, Unix server, COO, IBM Corp., server, Unix, HP

Business consulting comes to 'Second Life'

August 20, 2006 Accounting firm's COO wants to help the people who are breaking new ground with their "Second Life" enterprises. TAGS: Second Life, business consulting, virtual worlds, accounting, forecasting, COO

Building the new Microsoft

July 21, 2006 As COO of the software giant, Kevin Turner has a tough assignment ahead: taking on Google and reshaping the company. TAGS: Kevin Turner, COO, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., CEO, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Ex-Sun exec lambasts Sun's late layoffs

April 10, 2006 John Shoemaker says job cuts "too little, too late" and criticizes executive moves; Sun says changes are coming. TAGS: Ed Zander, Sun Microsystems Inc., layoff, COO, Scott McNealy, exec, acquisition, CEO, server, AMD

Summer's here, the Web surfing's fine

June 13, 2007 With vacation starting, some parents are grappling with the scourge of kids shunning the great outdoors for video games and the Net.Raising safe and smart Internet citizens TAGS: margin, COO, kid, parent, fine, school, here, TV

Two top Yahoo execs to leave in reorg

December 6, 2006 Company's chief operating officer and the head of its entertainment group are leaving as part of a major reorganization. TAGS: Terry Semel, reorganization, COO, CFO, Yahoo! Inc., leadership, exec, head, entertainment, CEO, blog
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