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Google’s Outgoing CEO Gets $100M Pay Day
(Reuters) – Google Inc is set to give Eric Schmidt a $100 million equity award as he hands over the chief executive officer job to co-founder Larry Page. The award, which will include stock units and options will vest over four years and is Schmidt’s first such award since joining the company in 2001, a…
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Lenovo, NEC Eyeing Joint Venture on PCs?
(Reuters) – China’s Lenovo Group is in talks with Japan’s NEC Corp for a joint venture in personal computers, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, in a deal that would help them take on larger global rivals. The Nikkei business daily said Lenovo planned to take a controlling interest in NEC’s PC…
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HP Shuffles Board, Adds Meg Whitman
(Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co is shaking up a board criticized by many as dysfunctional, bringing in five new directors including former eBay chief Meg Whitman, as new CEO Leo Apotheker remakes the company. HP’s board had for years come under fire from shareholders and business leaders such as Oracle’s Larry Ellison, most recently after it…
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Apple Puts Screws to Users, Resellers with Proprietary Lock Out
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPLE) is giving a whole new meaning to locking your phone with its new screws. In line with its infamous philosophy of maintaining absolute control over its products, sources said U.S. Apple stores are replacing screws on iPhone 4s brought for servicing with tamper-proof screws to prevent…
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Google Management Shuffle Brushed Off by Investors
NEW YORK, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Investors brushed aside concerns that a surprise shake-up at Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) putting co-founder Larry Page back in the top job would prove a distraction at a critical time and focused instead on the company’s stellar results. Profit and revenue rose 29 percent in the quarter and at least…
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F5 Launches Sales and Technical Accreditation Programs
Application delivery networking firm F5 Networks has launched new partner training and accreditation modules under its Unity partner program. The Web-based training modules and accreditation program information is free to partners through the company’s F5 University. Training accreditation launches this month and sales accreditation later in 2011. “From a channel perspective it’s a really great…