Comdex/Fall Bigger, Badder, More Organised?
News It's early to say what the themes might be, but Fiorina and Dell, who keynote on Monday of the show, are likely to emphasise the Internet in their keynotes. This year's keynoters include Microsoft chairman and chief technology architect Bill Gates...
[November 13, 2000, 9:31]
Ballmer Cites 'facts' In Microsoft's Battle Against Linux
News In it, Ballmer repeated the key themes of Microsoft's Get The Facts campaign. Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has used the software giant's latest executive email to stoke up Microsoft's fight against the rise of Linux.
[October 27, 2004, 17:20]
Breaking Windows For Better Security
News Security has also become one of the main themes of the company's developer conferences, including last week's TechEd event, where Microsoft pitched security improvements in Windows to 11,000 attendees.
[June 21, 2005, 12:55]
3GSM Preview: On With The Show
News Various technologies and themes are being touted as the next big revenue driver — such as mobile TV, convergence, HSDPA, music downloads — but it is not clear which, if any, will emerge as a "killer app" to rival voice.
[February 10, 2006, 16:30]
Gates: We're Spending $10bn On R&D
News Gates opened Microsoft's Chief Executive Summit, a two-day gathering of more than 100 international business leaders, with a talk that showcased recent product introductions and gave sneak peeks at a few upcoming releases, wrapped around themes of...
[May 21, 2004, 9:25]
McNealy Touts N1, Warns Against Microsoft
News During his keynote address, McNealy reiterated several familiar Sun themes, warning potential customers away from IBM and Microsoft. Sun's chief executive also praised Microsoft for having superior programming tools, an edge that can win contracts.
[November 19, 2002, 7:43]
Trampoline Bounces Into Enterprise Social Computing
News Sonar Dashboard is a web-based client that takes data gathered by Sonar Server and allows an individual to explore other people in their organisation according to "themes" that are associated with them.
[April 23, 2008, 11:10]
Go Gadget Go -- Gates To Kick Off CES
News Similar to last year, one of the dominant themes of the show will be the convergence of computers and consumer electronics devices. Rearden Steel founder and chief executive Steve Perlman is best known for launching WebTV, which he sold to...
[January 3, 2002, 13:43]
Gates New Book Marred By Glitches
News Reading at times like a latter day McGuffey's Reader, "Business @ the Speed of Thought" rehashes familiar themes from old speeches -- Web work style, information at your fingertips, digital nervous system -- to drive home a larger point: Computer...
[March 24, 1999, 10:44]
2007: The Year In Software
News One of the main themes in the software market in 2007 was virtualisation. NetSuite's owner, Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison, had expected to raise $75m (£38m) from the sale, but instead he made more than double that sum, with $161m (£80.5m).
[December 28, 2007, 15:11]
Novell Responds To Microsoft Email
News Microsoft's latest attack on Linux, in which its chief executive Steve Ballmer repeated the key themes of Microsoft's "Get The Facts" campaign, has evoked a strong response from Novell which accuses the software giant of selectivity.
[October 28, 2004, 15:54]
Ballmer: We Will Continue To Compete Hard With SAP
News The importance of the small-business market to Microsoft is one of the enduring themes of this year's partner conference. Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has attempted to reassure the company's partners and independents software vendors...
[July 14, 2004, 10:15]
WildTangent Wins Sony Cash For Web Games
News Whereas traditional computer games based on movie themes tend to come out long after the film's release, Sony's WildTangent-based games will launch prior to release as part of the movie's initial marketing push, much the way movie the studios...
[April 9, 2001, 10:44]
Siebel Lets Software Become A Service
News One of the themes at this year's CeBit is CRM. Siebel founder and former chief executive Tom Siebel had been scheduled to speak at CeBit America, but canceled at the last minute. In May, Mike Lawrie from IBM replaced Siebel as chief executive.
[May 26, 2004, 11:20]
Linux Vendors Hit Back At Ballmer's Email
News In a 2,600-word email sent to Microsoft customers and partners on Wednesday, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer drove home the key themes of Microsoft's "Get The Facts" campaign. The Microsoft chief executive claimed Forrester found that training for IT...
[October 28, 2004, 15:54]
