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Yahoo Starts Unburdening Itself December 22, 2011 
Looks like Yahoo is going to let go of most of its Asian assets -- a large part of its stake in the Alibaba Group of China and its Yahoo Japan affiliate -- and load up on cash. The move may allow the company to retain control of its core assets and perhaps even buy itself a new look. Yahoo's board reportedly is considering a plan to sell these assets back to their majority owners in a complex $17 billion transaction.
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The Importance of Being the Grown-Up in the Room November 22, 2011 
IBM's recent Information On Demand 2011 conference came at the tail end of a particularly tumultuous year or so for its competitors. HP fired one CEO, gained a new one, fired him and gained another, all while publicly discussing selling or spinning off its largest business unit and losing half its share value. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison attempted to publicly make hay from HP's distress.
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Apple's Post-Jobs Power Structure Takes Shape With Levinson as Chair November 16, 2011 
Arthur Levinson, current chairman of pharmaceuticals company Genetech Industries, was appointed the non-executive chairman of Apple's board Tuesday. Levinson has been an Apple board member since 2000. It's the first change in the company's boardroom since the death of Steve Jobs in October. Levinson will take over Jobs' spot as chairman, a role Jobs created when he stepped down as CEO in August.
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Completing the New Regime at Apple November 16, 2011 
After Apple Cofounder Steve Jobs officially passed the CEO baton to Tim Cook in August, Jobs retained the role of chairman at his company until his death last month. That role has now been filled by Arthur D. Levinson, who also serves as the chairman of Genentech. A board member since 2000, Levinson is one of Apple's longest-serving directors.
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Rometty Slides Smoothly Into IBM's Driver Seat October 26, 2011 
IBM named Virginia Rometty as the company's first-ever female CEO Tuesday as Sam Palmisano stepped down from his nearly decade-long tenure. Since Palmisano took over in 2002, the CEO oversaw a transition that included selling its PC business, buying PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting and making more than $25 billion worth of software acquisitions to keep IBM an industry giant. Palmisano will remain chairman.
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The BlackBerry Blackout: Research In Commotion October 15, 2011 
The Great BlackBerry Blackout of '11 is clearing up, and not a moment too soon for users who rely on Research In Motion's technologies for critical business communications. The problems started early in the week for customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, then spread to India and South America before making its way into North America, including RIM's home turf in Canada.
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What's Next for Apple? October 13, 2011 
After Steve Jobs' passing last week we have seen an unbelievable amount of, well, love poured out by everyone. That is truly amazing. Then it hits you. Steve Jobs and Apple are connected. They are one. It's almost like Siamese twins connected at the hip. What can we expect now that Steve is no longer with us?
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HP Teetering on PC Spinoff Gambit October 12, 2011 
Newly minted HP CEO Meg Whitman is rethinking the company's decision to spin off its PC division, the Wall Street Journal has reported. Fresh analyses apparently indicate the cost of a spinoff might outweigh its benefits. Separately, HP management is reported to have met earlier this week to decide whether to spin off the Palm unit or sell off the unit's webOS operating system.
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RIM Takes It on the Chin Again October 11, 2011 
Research In Motion just can't catch a break. The outages in Internet service RIM suffered on Monday in the EMEA region have spread to India and South America. BlackBerry users across all of those areas are experiencing loss of Internet and messaging services. There have been no reports of service problems in North America.
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Passing the Torch at Apple and HP October 10, 2011 
With Steve Jobs' passing, last week was a sad one for the technology industry, which owes much of its current success to him and will remain forever diminished by this event. Even as people talk about his uniqueness, they also don't seem to get that he can't be replaced like you would replace a shoe or a shirt. Teams are complex, and the team that ran Apple was uniquely successful and powerful.
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The Fruits of Steve Jobs' Tireless Quest for Perfection October 08, 2011 
Steve Jobs' long battle with cancer came to a sad end Wednesday. The Apple cofounder, chairman and former CEO started his company from a garage, revolutionized the technology industry many times over, got fired from his own business, then came back years later to turn it into the most valuable publicly traded company in the world, all in just over a quarter of a century.
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Steve Jobs' Clear-Eyed View of the Future October 07, 2011 
Though Steve Jobs has passed away, we'll see for years to come his influence on the many things he touched during his lifetime, from the company he cofounded to the industry his ideas dominated. "You're going to have devices 20, 30 years from now that still bear the influence of the seminal vision that he had," Laura DiDio, the principal analyst with ITIC, told MacNewsWorld.
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Amazon's Kindle Catches Fire October 01, 2011 
Amazon has launched what may become the first real threat to Apple's iPad. The Kindle Fire has been anticipated for many months now, but this week Amazon officially took the lid off and showed everyone what it's really about. For a device that could eventually loosen the iPad's stranglehold on the tablet market, the Fire's spec sheet doesn't exactly match that of an iPad 2.
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The New Social Paradigm and HP's Pain September 28, 2011 
Last week's doings at HP exposed a lot that few of us ever think about. The basic story is that board member Meg Whitman replaced recently minted CEO Leo Apotheker. The company's stock price has been floundering for a long time, and many people on and off the board had little confidence in the job Apotheker was doing.
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The Board Giveth, the Board Taketh Away September 24, 2011
I'm no HP historian, but it looks like the company must have just set a new personal record for how quickly it disposes of its CEOs. Less than a year after putting Leo Apotheker on the job, HP's board has sent him packing. The news became official a day after rumors began making the rounds that HP's board was looking for a replacement.
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Whitman's Sisyphean Challenge September 23, 2011 
Leo Apotheker's short stint as CEO of tech giant HP came to an end Thursday as the board ousted the executive it appointed just one year ago and installed former eBay CEO Meg Whitman in his place. From her first day in office, Whitman will have a lot on her plate. Once a clear tech leader, HP has struggled to keep up with competition, especially in the consumer device division.
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Can Whitman Pull HP Out of the Muck? September 22, 2011 
HP CEO Leo Apotheker is on the way out, and the company is close to naming the former chief executive of eBay, Meg Whitman, as its new CEO. The decision to make Whitman the full-fledged CEO of the company -- rather than appointing her to serve in an interim capacity -- reportedly will be announced after the markets close Thursday.
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Is HP Plotting Another CEO Flip? September 21, 2011 
Just over a year after taking the job as HP's top executive, CEO Leo Apotheker may soon be unceremoniously escorted to the door. The company's board of directors is reportedly meeting on this and other issues this week. The board is said to be eying former eBay CEO Meg Whitman as a replacement. Whitman clocked in 10-plus years of strong executive leadership at the online auction company.
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Windows 8: Ballmer's Vindication or Damnation September 19, 2011 
Carol Bartz recently showcased what happens to CEOs who don't meet expectations -- and, given Yahoo's board may be fired as well, what can happen if a board acts too slowly. Steve Ballmer has been under fire for some time for underperforming as CEO, but one hit could change him from bozo to star if it is big enough, and Windows 8 is big enough.
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Passion Is the Thin Line Between Success and Failure September 12, 2011 
Carol Bartz got fired last week -- the Yahoo Board handled it badly, and she went ugly. Steve Ballmer is also seen as a failure both inside and outside Microsoft, and it is widely held that the only reason he hasn't been fired is that he and his best friend, Bill Gates, own the Microsoft Board. President Obama's approval ratings indicate that if the U.S. could "Bartz" him, we would.
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