Ask Jeeves considers Firefox partnership
Ask Jeeves and the Mozilla Foundation have begun discussions on the twin possibilities of a Firefox-based Jeeves browser and of donating Jeeves' desktop search technology...
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Fiorina gets $21m HP golden handshake
Ousted HP CEO Carly Fiorina is set to walk away from the company with a cool $21m golden handshake, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (...
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Blogging: 'A lot of fuss about nothing
Despite huge growth in the blog phenomenon and high profile stories about companies undone by blogging staff there is still a 'why all the fuss?' mindset among IT profess...
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Fiorina leaves HP
Carly Fiorina, the embattled leader of Hewlett-Packard, stepped down as chair and CEO on Wednesday as HP tries to redefine itself for a new era.
The company's board sa...
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Vodafone UK gets new head
The UK arm of mobile giant Vodafone has reshuffled its top management, with a new UK head taking over.
Current UK CEO Bill Morrow is moving to head up Vodafone's opera...
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Firefox 1.1 running late
Mozilla's next version of its browser, Firefox 1.1, will be released three months later than originally planned, according to Ben Goodger, the lead programmer on Firefox....
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Google poaches Firefox programmer
Google has hired the lead programmer of the Firefox web browser, the newest step in the search engine powerhouse's encroachment on Microsoft's turf.
Ben Goodger announ...
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Are Europeans too scared to be entrepreneurs?
The next Amazon.com, Yahoo or Google appears less likely to come from Europe than the United States, according to a new study on entrepreneurship from the European Commis...
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Microsoft Research lab opens in Bangalore
Microsoft on Wednesday officially opened its research laboratory in Bangalore, India.
The facility, Microsoft Research India, will focus on geographical information sy...
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Waterstone's sacks employee over blog
An employee of book chain Waterstone's has been fired for material he included in his blog.
Joe Gordon, who has been running his Woolamaloo Gazette satirical newslette...
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eBay picks new technology head
Online auction giant eBay has announced it has chosen a new worldwide chief technology officer.
Chris Corrado, formerly CIO for AT&T Wireless, will replace the company...
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CEO Duffield leaves PeopleSoft
PeopleSoft founder David Duffield, who returned as chief executive of the business software maker during its takeover battle with rival Oracle, has resigned from the comp...
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IT pros getting younger, claims BCS
The British Computer Society (BCS) is claiming success in its efforts to pull in young IT professionals as part of a recruitment drive to boost membership figures.
The...
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BA hiring IT staff again
British Airways is set to launch a new recruitment drive for IT staff after four tough years of cost cuts and job losses.
The move follows closely on the back of news...
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Denmark tops tech-savvy list
Denmark is the most technologically savvy nation, taking the top spot from Sweden for the first time in four years.
Sweden is now second, followed by the US, Switzerla...
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Can UK become a nation of innovation?
The path to success for UK tech companies is apparently to start thinking 'outside the box'.
The issue is particularly dire for the country's telcos, many of which are...
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Bosses not inspirational enough
UK managers know what they want from business leaders - but most say they're not getting it.
More than anything, managers want inspiration but only one in 10 see that ...
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Greg Dyke joins VC firm
Greg Dyke, who left his post as director general of the BBC in January, has accepted a position at private equity firm Apax Partners.
Dyke will serve on Apax's media a...
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PeopleSoft sacks CEO
In a shock move on Friday, PeopleSoft announced its decision to terminate Craig Conway as president and chief executive of the company with immediate effect.
An unusua...
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Gates tops rich list for 11th year running
Bill Gates may not have had much of a pay rise this year but he did manage to add $2bn to his fortune, to bring it to $48bn and stay on top of the Forbes 400 list of weal...
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Getting on Microsoft's good side can earn you $100,000
One lucky Sun exec has found out just how much getting along with Microsoft can be worth - $100,000.
According to a filing Sun made with the Securities and Exchange Co...
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Byte Night sleep-out a success again
Byte Night, the UK IT industry's annual sleep-out for children's charity NCH, took place last Friday night and was another big success.
Around 200 people took part, ra...
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Brits are nation of computer buffs - just don't mention the porn?
Research published by the British Computer Society (BCS) suggests that the UK now boasts a decent level of IT literacy but that a quarter of the population are still trap...
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Microsoft shuts down its sports games
Microsoft has closed the division that created mainstream sports games for its Xbox console, laying off 76 employees as a result, a company representative has confirmed.
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iTunes coming soon to Linux?
Although iTunes and Linux have been pursuing solo careers, one small software maker hopes to get them to make music together.
CodeWeavers, which specializes in softwar...
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The Queen meets silicon.com columnist
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Microsoft's Ballmer calls for $1bn cuts
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has told employees in an email that he wants the company to save $1bn in the coming year ? and if that means getting rid of company drinks mac...
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Exploited, overworked' UK IT managers invisible to their families
IT mangers feel they are being exploited and overloaded with work by their bosses and are regularly missing out on family commitments because work priorities are sapping ...
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5 years ago... IT contractors lobby Lords on tax law
10.06.99: The House of Lords will today decide if the Welfare Reforms and Pensions Bill - which contains the IR35 proposal about one-person service companies - will proce...
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CIO Jury: Are the UK's most senior IT execs too stressed out?
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