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Telecom engineers assist tsunami relief effort

January 4, 2005 British workers will help Indonesia get its telecommunications systems back up, which will aid wider relief work. TAGS: Indonesia, telecommunications, engineer, British Telecommunications

Gates explains why Microsoft needs Yahoo

February 20, 2008 A main driver of the takeover bid is the desire for "great engineers," says Microsoft's chairman. Plus: Windows 7 and other future tech. TAGS: Bill Gates, Yahoo! Inc., engineer, engineering, portal, Windows 7, vision, combination, chairman, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., work, Microsoft Windows

Yahoo accused of poaching speech engineers

September 30, 2005 update Court complaint argues that Yahoo "gutted" the R&D department at Nuance Communications. TAGS: Nuance Communications Inc., Yahoo! Inc., engineer, R&D, Santa Clara, complaint, California, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Cisco to invest more heavily in Asia

September 23, 2004 The networking giant announces plans for its first research center in China and for a venture investment program in India. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., China, networking company, Bangalore, Juniper Networks Inc., India, facility, engineer, Asia, R&D, networking, IP

Experts say Microsoft's patent quest won't go far

May 16, 2007 It's unrealistic for Microsoft to expect open-source groups to actively seek out patent infringements, experts say. TAGS: patent, infringement, engineer, Linux kernel, open-source software, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., open source, Linux

In Israel, high tech on the edge

June 30, 2006 Venture capitalists in Tel Aviv can find plenty of engineers and start-ups. To say nothing of tight security. TAGS: Israel, Tel Aviv, engineer, venture capital, blog, start-up, security

Silicon Valley engineers peek at the Tesla

May 4, 2007 Mechanical engineers get a look at what makes Tesla Motors' electric sports car tick.Photos: Under the hood of the Tesla Roadster TAGS: Tesla Roadster, car, engineer, mile, cell, Silicon Valley, electricity, battery, California

Google launches European coding competition

May 2, 2006 Code Jam contest for engineers makes its Old World debut, with $38,000 at stake in cash and prizes. TAGS: London, engineer, Google Inc., programming, U.K., Europe

Google's Cerf on talent hunt in U.K.

March 6, 2006 Search giant's Internet evangelist, Vint Cerf, is hoping to find a few good engineers to join the Google team. TAGS: Vint Cerf, recruiting, Google Inc., London, engineer, talent, U.K., U.S.

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, CEO, face, Linux, Microsoft Corp., server, operating system

Scientists ponder next 50 years of space exploration

September 20, 2007 NASA holds two-day conference to look at the last--and next--50 years in space exploration. TAGS: exploration, universe, frontier, scientist, engineer, aerospace, view, knowledge, conference, U.S.

Skype protocol cracked?

July 14, 2006 Chinese engineers claim that they've reverse engineered it. Could this spell licensing trouble for eBay? TAGS: Skype, protocol, VoIP, Google Talk, client software, blog posting, engineer, eBay Inc., API, call, developer, blog, IP, Google Inc.

Google mapper: Take browsers to the limit

July 28, 2005 Developers need to venture beyond the lowest common denominator, says Google Maps' lead engineer. TAGS: Google Maps, Vector Markup Language, Sydney, Web application, Google Inc., engineer, Google Earth, Web browser, Firefox, project, PNG, 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, takeover, PeopleSoft Inc., corporate culture, CRM, layoff, engineer, acquisition, Silicon Valley, worker, CEO, California

Plugging the mainframe brain drain

June 8, 2005 With mainframe talent retiring faster than it's being replaced, BMC's Bill Miller sees a dangerous juncture ahead. TAGS: mainframe, talent, BMC Software Inc., downsizing, university, outsourcing, engineer, information technology, knowledge

Year in review: Big battles for big talent

December 14, 2005 Concerns remain over outsourcing and guest workers, but hiring prospects have improved for skilled workers. TAGS: hiring, talent, H-1B, women, worker, computer science, recruiting, engineer, workplace, Steve Ballmer, Google Inc., battle, agreement, president, China, information technology

Linux lab mending fences with techies

March 22, 2006 Open Source Development Labs expects the group to foster closer ties with sometimes-disgruntled programmers. TAGS: Open Source Development Labs, Linux kernel, Linux, programmer, engineer, Oracle Corp., Intel, IBM Corp., HP
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