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Skype Taps Cisco Exec as New CEO
Oct 4 (Reuters) – Internet telephony provider Skype said on Monday that Tony Bates, a senior executive of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) would become the top executive at Skype, which is planning an initial public offering. Skype, which is partly owned by eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), said that the company’s Chief Financial Officer Adrian Dillon would…
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Oracle’s Ellison Criticizes HP for Hiring Ex-SAP CEO
Oct 4 (Reuters) – Oracle Corp (NASDAQ: ORCL) chief executive Larry Ellison chided Hewlett-Packard’s board for hiring Leo Apotheker, who was at the helm of SAP AG when the German software company "confessed" to stealing Oracle’s intellectual property. Apotheker was picked to replace Mark Hurd as chief executive of HP after the latter was forced…
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Microsoft Windows Tablet to Debut by Christmas to Counter iPad
(Reuters) – A Microsoft slate to counter Apple’s popular iPad tablet computer will be seen by the Christmas holiday, Microsoft’s Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday. Ballmer did not say whether the palm-sized slates would actually be on sale in time for Christmas, nor did he say who would make them. Microsoft has been…
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HP Software Acquisition Spree Expected
NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard’s (NYSE:HPQ) choice of CEO may spur a flurry of deals in the software industry, as it shores up one of the weakest parts of its business to do battle with Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) and IBM (NYSE:IBM). Leo Apotheker, former head of German business software giant SAP (DE:SAPG) and now…
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Microsoft Windows Phone Series 7 to Go Up Against iPhone, Android, BlackBerry
Looks like the long-awaited debut of Windows Phone Series 7 is just around the corner. This morning, Redmond pushed “send” on an email to reporters that said the company, along with AT&T, will host a press conference on October 11. Expectations for Windows Phone 7 are high and mobile market watchers will be keeping a…