- Tue Oct 21 2003 Gates touts Office furnishings
Microsoft's chairman presides over the release of Office System, a new family of products that dramatically expands the role of the productivity software. - Mon Nov 19 2001 Net researcher bulks up its library
Ebrary, backed by Adobe Systems Chairman John Warnock, announces partnerships with a trio of major publishers that will expand its virtual bookshelves.
- Fri Oct 23 2009 Barriers loom on road to plug-in cars
Automakers, utilities, and environmentalists alike are increasingly gung-ho for electric vehicles. But it's hard to say if consumers will share their enthusiasm.
- Thu Apr 4 2002 Storage start-up names new CEO
High-performance storage system start-up BlueArc announced Wednesday that Gianluca Rattazzi is the company's new president and chief executive officer. He replaces Enrico Pesatori, who now is vice chairman of the board.
Rattazzi has been chairman since February 2000 and will continue in that post. Previously, he was CEO of Meridian Data, the company that built the Snap line of network-attached storage devices now sold by Quantum.
- Mon Sep 11 2000 Short Take: Former Cisco exec joins Phone.com as chief executive
Phone.com today announced that Don Listwin, formerly executive vice president at Cisco Systems, has joined Phone.com as president and chief executive. Former CEO Alain Rossmann, Phone.com's founder, remains as the chairman of the board and will become the executive vice president of strategy and corporate development. Also announced today is the promotion of Phone.com's chief financial officer, Alan Black, to senior vice president of corporate affairs. Black will also retain his position and responsibilities as chief financial officer.
- Wed May 12 2004 Cadence finds new CEO at Intel
A former Intel exec has been recruited to be the new CEO as the outgoing chief moves to chairman of Cadence Design Systems' board of directors.
- Tue Oct 14 1997 Short Take: Amdahl appoints president and CEO
Amdahl, a provider of integrated enterprise computing solutions, announced the promotion of David B. Wright to president and CEO. Wright succeeds John C. Lewis, who will continue in his role as chairman of company's board of directors, which was established when Amdahl merged with Fujitsu Limited last month. Most recently, Wright was executive vice president of the Amdahl Systems Group, responsible for all computer hardware products and systems support services.
- Tue Feb 24 2004 Gates: 'Everything' impacted by security concerns
During Chairman Bill Gates' speech at the RSA Conference, Microsoft shows off an update to Windows designed to make the operating system more secure.
- Tue Jul 7 1998 Disney making service for Mac
What's good for the iMac is good for Disney, and vice versa.
- Sun Sep 22 2002 Taking Tesco global
The U.K. retailer has succeeded in areas where others have foundered--especially in selling goods online. McKinsey spoke with Tesco's vice chairman, David Reid, to learn his recipe for success.



