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Extreme Networks replaces its CEO again

Charles W. Berger is the beleaguered company's new president and CEO.

By Jim Duffy | 25 April, 2013 22:21

Tags: business issues, resignations, layoffs, Actian, restructuring, extreme networks, LAN & WAN, executive departures, Apple, personnel, corporate issues, Ethernet Switch, CEO change
Google grabs behavioral analysis startup Behavio

Behavio, the startup best known for maintaining the open-source Funf mobile framework, announced Saturday that its staff had been acquired by Google, in a move likely aimed at bolstering the search giant's mobile capabilities.

By Jon Gold | 16 April, 2013 22:56

Tags: business issues, open source, reddit, funf behavio, Google behavio, Mergers and acquisitions, mergers, Facebook, Google funf, corporate issues, Google, acquisitions, software, twitter
Former switching chief McCool leaves Cisco

Cisco Senior Vice President John McCool, CTO of the enterprise segment and instrumental in data center fabric initiatives, has left the company after 17 years.

By Jim Duffy | 09 April, 2013 21:11

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Meraki, unified computing, hardware systems, Data Center, LAN & WAN, personnel, corporate issues, Cisco John McCool, Ethernet Switch, Cisco data center switching, fcoe, Cisco reorganizations, Cisco Nexus, Cisco Catalyst, executive departures, business issues
Apple leverages Wi-Fi location with latest acquisition

Apple has bought a small software startup that lets smartphones and tablets pinpoint their location indoors using nearby Wi-Fi signals.

By John Cox | 25 March, 2013 16:13

Tags: The Wall Street Journal, wireless, wifislam, wall street journal, location services, wifi location, Mergers and acquisitions, Apple, corporate issues, wifi location services, indoor gps, Google, acquisitions, WLANs / Wi-Fi, apple acquisition, mergers, business issues, Wi-Fi, location platform, Networking
IBM's Rometty nets $16.2 million in first year as CEO

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty earned a $16.2 million pay package in 2012, while her predecessor, Sam Palmisano, made more than double that for his role as chairman and senior adviser to IBM.

By Ann Bednarz | 13 March, 2013 17:12

Tags: executive bonuses, business issues, IBM, Networking, infrastructure management, Virginia Rometty, CEO pay, CEO compensation, SEC, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Palm, management, personnel, corporate issues, SEC Filings

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Opinion: Dell has its work cut out for it

Taking Dell private is a bold move, but won't ensure success. If you can't recognize opportunities and execute properly as a public company, buying yourself shelter from investors only takes you so far. The bigger challenge will be rejiggering the corporate culture and core processes to make more innovation possible.

By John Dix | 11 February, 2013 11:55

Tags: business issues, Dell, corporate issues, IBM, Dell private, Microsoft, Dell investment, Dell Buyout, investments
Four takeaways from Cisco's Q1

Four things are clear from Cisco’s better-than-expected Q1 FY 2013 results:

By Jim Duffy | 15 November, 2012 01:50

Tags: business issues, Configuration / maintenance, applications, hardware systems, router, Data Center, Information Technology, LAN & WAN, corporate issues, economy, Ethernet Switch, Cisco financial results, software, financial results, collaboration
Most memorable tech industry apologies of 2012: From Apple to Google to Microsoft

Tech vendors have been as bombastic as ever promoting the magical and amazing things their latest smartphones, cloud computing wares and network gear can do. When things go wrong, they're naturally a little less visible, but plenty of companies have sucked it up and done the right thing this year (perhaps with a little legal prodding here and there) and publicly apologized for minor and major customers inconveniences.

By Bob Brown | 08 November, 2012 20:53

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Networking, wireless, infrastructure management, hardware systems, Data Center, internet, cloud computing, Gmail outage, management, Apple, RIM BlackBerry OS 10 delay, corporate issues, consumer electronics, smartphones, Apple Maps problems, technology company apologies, Amazon outage, business issues
Seven Lessons That SMBs Can Learn from Big IT

Just because you don't have a large enterprise doesn't mean you can't run your IT operation like the big guys. Here are seven ways to help your SMB--a small or medium-size business--implement some of the lessons big IT operations have learned over the years. Using these tips, you should be able to improve productivity, cut costs, and keep your business running smoothly.

By David Strom | 14 November, 2008 10:26

Tags: firewalls, corporate issues, storage, mobile phones, voip, Networking, desktop pcs, smartphones, internet
Economic downturn creates rough ride for IT on spending

With the economy struggling and financial markets in a state of chaos, this is becoming a hard time to be an IT manager.

By Patrick Thibodeau | 23 October, 2008 09:39

Tags: corporate issues, IT management

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