At Gartner gathering, Ballmer and Hurd look ahead

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talks about a top priority to innovate and his company's rivalry with Google, while Hewlett-Packard's Mark Hurd plans to stick to the basics.

Microsoft: We know how to compete with Google Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft

Ballmer: Trusting Vista, battling Google

Microsoft is at the start of "the greatest innovation pipeline we have ever had," CEO says. And no, he doesn't throw chairs.
October 19, 2005

Photo: Microsoft CEO on the record

Ballmer takes the stage at the Symposium/ITxpo, where he talks about new products and competing with Google.
October 19, 2005

HP's chief exec dismisses any 'me too' attitude

CEO Mark Hurd says his company will focus more closely on three areas: servers, storage and management software.
October 18, 2005

Hewlett-Packard to focus on fundamentals Mark Hurd, CEO, HP

Photo: HP's Mark Hurd onstage

HP CEO says "storage is better for HP than iPods," referring to his company's decision to stop selling Apple's player.
October 18, 2005

Open source: Big and getting bigger

blog A growing number of software makers see open-source support as key to their business strategy.
October 17, 2005

Will there be an Office 13?

blog Office 12, the radical overhaul planned for Microsoft's cash-cow desktop software, could be the last of its kind.
October 17, 2005