Chief Executive Officer (CEO) stories - Page 122
Finding scarce talent
Tue, 1st Nov 2011
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Skills shortages have become a real concern in the IT industries globally as well as in New Zealand. Henrietta Kjaer takes stock of the IT workforce.
HP boss out - Updated
Fri, 23rd Sep 2011
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Meg Whitman has been named as the new CEO of Hewlett-Packard, less than a year after Leo Apotheker was appointed.
Yahoo under fire
Fri, 9th Sep 2011
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Daniel Loeb of Third Point demands sweeping changes at Yahoo, criticising board decisions and the hiring of ex-CEO Carol Bartz in a fiery letter to the SEC.
On the frontline of disaster recovery
Fri, 1st Jul 2011
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Christchurch’s earthquakes have proved testing for disaster recovery. One affected company tells Heather Wright about their experiences.
LTE: Up in the air
Fri, 1st Jul 2011
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Mobile operators globally tout LTE, the 4G tech promising lightning-fast downloads. Verizon and Telstra lead, aiming to transform wireless connectivity.
Sony US CEO addresses PSN outage
Fri, 6th May 2011
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The CEO of Sony USA apologises for the PSN security breach and assures PlayStation gamers that their online drought is about to end.
Ex-hacker hired to protect the internet
Fri, 29th Apr 2011
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Former hacker Jeff Moss is now ICANN's Chief Security Officer, leveraging his insider expertise to bolster global internet safety.
Polycom snaps up Accordent Technologies
Fri, 25th Mar 2011
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Acquisition to boost Polycom's unified comms offering with customer-premise and cloud-based video content management solutions.
Fujitsu catapults Toyota into the cloud
Wed, 23rd Feb 2011
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Toyota Australia boosts IT operations with Fujitsu's cloud services, enhancing security and efficiency for dealerships nationwide.
Telecom invests in IP data usage tech
Tue, 15th Feb 2011
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Alcatel-Lucent's Wireless Network Guardian brought in to help Telecom offer a better experience across its 3G network.
Nokia seeks MS partnership to battle Google, Apple
Thu, 10th Feb 2011
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A software deal is said to on the table to bring Microsoft's WP7 mobile operating system to Nokia phones. Can two wrongs make a right?.
EMC reports record 2010 financials
Wed, 26th Jan 2011
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EMC celebrates a historic 2010, reporting a 19% revenue increase to $4.9bn and a 61% surge in net income, buoyed by the storage and virtualisation sectors.
CA chooses Fujitsu's Cloud
Mon, 24th Jan 2011
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Fujitsu has signed up CA Technologies in Australia and New Zealand to its Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platform.
Google names new CEO
Fri, 21st Jan 2011
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Google shakes up its leadership: Eric Schmidt steps down as CEO, handing over daily operations to co-founder Larry Page, starting April 4.
Vodafone staff fired over security breach
Fri, 14th Jan 2011
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Vodafone Australia fires staff and contacts NSW Police after a serious security breach exposes customer data online.
Mitel Appoints New CEO
Fri, 14th Jan 2011
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Mitel appoints Richard McBee as CEO, eyeing growth with his 20+ years in telecoms and plans to steer the firm towards global expansion.
Apple, Google asked to pay for network upgrades
Thu, 9th Dec 2010
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Content-generating internet giants such as Apple and Google should help pay for network investments say European telco bosses.
Rob Spray joins Zintel Cogent
Wed, 17th Nov 2010
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After leaving TIG in October, Rob Spray has joined Zintel Cogent as National Technical Operations Manager, bypassing the expected TUANZ role.
Ballmer sells 12% of Microsoft stake
Mon, 8th Nov 2010
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Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, is offloading 12% of his stake not due to loss of faith but for tax planning and financial diversity.
Ex-Vodafone NZ chief passes away
Wed, 3rd Nov 2010
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Grahame Maher, former CEO of Vodafone NZ and Australia, has passed away, leaving a legacy of inspiration and vision in the telecom sector.