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80% pay raise for Cisco CEO Chambers

Posted October 2, 2013 - 3:40 pm

Cisco CEO John Chambers saw his compensation nearly double this year, topping $21 million. His salary more than tripled, and the value of his stock awards doubled.
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Revenge of the nerds: 11 titans of technology who tackled sports

Posted October 2, 2013 - 1:59 pm

These geeks got rich and then bought their way into sports, but, unlike in tech, they didn’t all hit it out of the park
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Big-hitter investors want Gates out as Microsoft chairman

Posted October 2, 2013 - 1:40 pm

A trio of the top 20 investors in Microsoft, anxious about the selection of the company's next CEO, have asked the board to push Bill Gates out of his chairman's spot, according to a report by Reuters.
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Carl Icahn pushes Tim Cook for $150 billion Apple share buyback

Posted October 1, 2013 - 12:20 pm

Investing activist Carl Icahn wants Apple to spend $150 billion on share buybacks. Plus: Will Icahn attack Apple at some point? And iOS devices may be causing back pain.
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Life after users: The Detroits of the Internet

Posted October 1, 2013 - 6:00 am

They were once busy, bustling sites with lots of traffic and personal interaction. Then the users went away. What happened?
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How tech companies can succeed by going private

Posted September 27, 2013 - 2:58 pm

BlackBerry, BMC and Dell are three of the latest tech companies to go private after a series of stumbles as public companies. To succeed in the latest chapter of their business lives, these firms need to undo the damage done by going public in the first place. It's easier said than done.
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer slaps Apple on his way out the door

Posted September 27, 2013 - 12:46 pm

Outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer takes a slap at Apple. Plus: Screenshots of a gold iPad mini with touch ID. And Apple charges a premium for memory in its products.
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A tale of two Lenovos: how the company thrives in China

Posted September 27, 2013 - 11:43 am

Explore the hidden -- and larger -- side of Lenovo.
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Larry Ellison takes Oracle employees on a three hour tour [CARTOON]

Posted September 27, 2013 - 6:00 am

Not everybody at Oracle enjoyed the America’s Cup
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Steve Jobs wasn't a constant innovator

Posted September 25, 2013 - 4:05 pm

It's a myth that Steve Jobs was a constant innovator. Plus: Pixel Envy's detailed review of iOS 7. And Apple updates the iMac line of computers.
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Scale-out storage helps optimize your storage infrastructure

Posted September 25, 2013 - 3:16 pm

Clustered Storage: What is it?
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Best of Breed Private Cloud with NetApp and Windows Server 2012

Posted September 25, 2013 - 3:16 pm

The benefits of the private cloud
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Tackling data growth challenges with NetApp storage systems

Posted September 25, 2013 - 3:16 pm

Efficient, Flexible, Scale-out Clustered NAS and SAN Storage
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How flash technology is improving performance and efficiency

Posted September 25, 2013 - 3:16 pm

Leverage the Benefits of SSD Acceleration
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Flash Storage for Dummies

Posted September 25, 2013 - 3:16 pm

Flash Storage Technology What and Why
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Scale-out storage overview: NetApp Data ONTAP 8.2

Posted September 25, 2013 - 3:16 pm

Clustered Data ONTAP Architecture
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CERN wants us to surf like it’s 1990

Posted September 24, 2013 - 6:00 am

The birthplace of the web wants to preserve the first website, and the experience of surfing it
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What's next for BlackBerry?

Posted September 23, 2013 - 5:19 pm

The group trying to buy BlackBerry for $4.7 billion will likely break up the company, wiping out its smartphone division while preserving BlackBerry's secure network services used by large enterprises. But one analyst said he hopes that's not the case.
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Could the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 be your only device?

Posted September 23, 2013 - 3:52 pm

Today Microsoft held an event to announce and showcase the Surface 2 tablet and accessories. While there are several flashy new items like the thinner, back lit Type Cover 2 and the dedicated DJ type cover - the real potential of the new device comes in the form of business productivity enhancements.
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What Microsoft can learn from DEC's demise

Posted September 23, 2013 - 3:47 pm

With Microsoft facing an almost insurmountable challenge to remain viable, some see parallels between the software giant and DEC, the high-flying tech titan of the 1980s that had all but disappeared by 1996.
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Canada's Fairfax offers to acquire BlackBerry in $4.7B deal

Posted September 23, 2013 - 1:52 pm

A consortium led by Canada's Fairfax Financial Holdings has offered to acquire struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry.
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Is this The End for BlackBerry?

Posted September 20, 2013 - 4:22 pm

Ironically, just as BBM is about to launch for iOS and Android, we have BlackBerry announcing that it is laying off 4,500 employees, has a nearly $1 billion quarterly loss, and trading of the company's shares has been halted on the NASDAQ.
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Does the use of Unicode symbols in emails improve the success of email marketing campaigns?

Posted September 20, 2013 - 3:43 pm

One piece of advice I heard recently was to use Unicode symbols (examples: http://copypastecharacter.com/) for email marketing campaigns to make the emails stand out and get noticed. Has anyone tried this, and if so, have you noticed a difference in the campaign, for better or worse?
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No, not THAT kind of apple picking [CARTOON]

Posted September 20, 2013 - 6:00 am

Make sure you and your spouse are on the same page when it comes to fall activities
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20 Fast Facts About Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Posted September 19, 2013 - 4:15 pm

Technology has forever changed the way organizations of all sizes operate and compete. CIOs have embraced innovations in computing as a means to work smarter and faster. The savviest CIOs recognize the doors that such advancements open for them.
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