New CEO Léo Apotheker May Give HP a Software Focus (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Hewlett-Packard has ended its search for Mark Hurd's successor. The computer maker has named Léo Apotheker president, CEO and a member of the board of directors. The former SAP CEO spent more than 20 years at SAP, where he drove success in business software. He is credited with helping to develop and implement the most significant changes in SAP history.
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Microsoft taps tech leader to head Office division (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. has picked an insider with engineering expertise to head up its Office software division, filling a spot left vacant in September when the most recent president left to become Nokia Corp.'s CEO.
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Wall Street gives chilly reception to new HP CEO (AFP)
AFP - Hewlett-Packard shares were down sharply on Friday as Wall Street gave a chilly reception to the software veteran named to head the world's largest computer manufacturer.Read More ...
Microsoft names veteran insider as Office head (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp named company veteran Kurt DelBene as head of its lucrative Office business on Friday, taking over from Stephen Elop, who left the world's largest software company to become chief executive officer of Nokia Corp last month.Read More ...
HP's new CEO hints that software will be priority (AP)
AP - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s new CEO signaled Friday that expanding the company's software business will be a top priority.
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New HP CEO fails to rouse investors (Reuters)
Reuters - Hewlett-Packard Co's new chief executive Leo Apotheker suggested software would be a focus under his leadership, but he failed to gain investor confidence in early trading on Friday.
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Windows Phone 7: Exclusive with AT&T at Launch, Report Says (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Windows Phone 7 devices will debut on October 11 and will be available exclusively through AT&T the week of November 8, according to a recent report. Although unconfirmed, this is very similar to previous speculation about Windows Phone 7's impending launch.
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Ex-SAP Exec Apotheker to Lead HP in a New Direction (PC World)
PC World - Just under two months after a scandal forced CEO Mark Hurd to step down, HP has selected Leo Apotheker to take the reins of the company. Apotheker was formerly the head of SAP, and brings two decades of software experience to the HP leadership role to help HP turn the corner and compete head on with IBM and Oracle.
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HP CEO Apotheker to Bank $1.2M, Focus on Software (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - HP's new chief executive, Leo Apotheker, will earn an annual salary of $1.2 million, according to regulatory filings. He also pledged to put more of a focus on software going forward.
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Ex-SAP CEO Leo Apotheker named to head HP (AFP)
AFP - Hewlett-Packard named Leo Apotheker, a veteran software executive, as chief executive and president as the world's largest computer manufacturer gears up to tackle new markets.Read More ...
New IBM offerings aim to make buildings greener (AP)
AP - IBM Corp. is rolling out new software and services that can help companies make their buildings more energy efficient.
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Microsoft CEO's compensation up 6 percent in 2010 (AP)
AP - The value of Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer's compensation package rose 6 percent in fiscal 2010, as the world's largest software maker began to benefit from a resurgence of corporate spending on technology.
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The Chromepad: An iPad That Runs Chromium OS (PC World)
PC World - Earlier in the week, we bought you the ultimate Apple sin: an iPad running Windows 95. This time around, a hacker going by the hanfle “Hexxeh†managed to run Google’s new Chromium operating system on his iPad, thus creating the ChromePad.
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Instant view: HP names ex-SAP CEO Apotheker new CEO (Reuters)
Reuters - Hewlett-Packard has appointed former SAP CEO Leo Apotheker its new CEO, putting a software industry veteran at the helm of the world's largest technology company.
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DemandTec fiscal 2Q loss narrows (AP)
AP - DemandTec Inc., a provider of software services for retailers and consumer products companies, said Thursday that its fiscal second-quarter loss narrowed slightly as operating expenses shrank.
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AT&T Will Be Exclusive Carrier for Windows Phone 7 (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft plans to unveil smartphones that run its Windows Phone 7 Series operating system on Oct. 11. The software giant is partnering with AT&T to roll out new devices from Samsung, LG Electronics, and HTC.
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5 Things Linux Does Better Than Mac OS X (PC World)
PC World - Were it not for Windows' long-standing installed base and overwhelming market dominance, it seems unlikely that anyone would argue seriously for the merit of the operating system, plagued as it is by high prices, security problems and vendor lock-in.
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QNX OS Likely To Power Future BlackBerry Devices (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Research In Motion is planning to transition its BlackBerry smartphones to the Neutrino QNX operating system it acquired last April, according to media reports. Although the BlackBerry maker has not officially confirmed this, RIM Vice President Alan Panezic said it would be a "logical conclusion" and Vice President Alan Brenner said there was no reason "to rule it out," according to web site Intomobile.
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MacJournal writing software arrives on the iPad (Macworld)
Macworld - For years, Mariner Software’s MacJournal has offered a unique blend of writing, journaling, and blogging features for the Mac. The iPhone companion can pack your journals in your pocket, but the new MacJournal for iPad offers your mobile wordsmith a more capable writing environment while on-the-go.
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New Windows-powered smartphones coming in October: report (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft plans to unveil smartphones using the latest version of its Windows operating system on October 11 which will be sold exclusively by AT&T, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.Read More ...
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