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Changing the World

The generation holding most corporate leadership positions today has a lot to learn from the fresh concepts that are being introduced by the generation that's now entering the workforce.

Pay As You Go

A construction firm busts through piles of invoices with pro forma statements issued once a month.

Microsoft veteran to lead Gates Foundation

Jeff Raikes, a 26-year Microsoft veteran who was previously in charge of Office, Windows Server, SQL Server and other key products as president of Microsoft's business division, will succeed Patty Stonesifer, who is stepping down as CEO after 10 years.

Multiple short outages can add up to major data center problems

Users and analysts at IDC's Data Center Forum said IT is finally paying significant attention to preventing or recovering from brief data center shutdowns that can collectively cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Paul Major

Paul Major, Aspen Skiing Co.'s CIO, talks about mapping business processes to renew the spirit, making pizza in a pinch and schussing for the company.

Texas to look into requiring Amazon to collect sales tax

Texas officials are examining whether online retailer Amazon.com should be required to collect sales taxes from its customers who are state residents.

Up-and-coming IT services center hit hard by earthquake

Chengdu's fast-growing IT services business was apparently hit hard by a major earthquake in China late yesterday.

AMD unveils low-power Opteron processor

AMD Monday unveiled five quad-core processors that promise to help boost the energy efficiency of data centers.

State Your Purpose

Bart Perkins observes that mission statements can galvanize — or confuse — employees. Which type does your company have?

Herd Those IP Addresses

Mark Hall hears how it's possible to get a handle on all those IP addresses floating around your company.

Career Watch

Working more and sleeping less in the U.S.; and preparing inner-city youth for high-level IT careers.

Revenge of the Gamers!

Stanford professor Byron Reeves argues that MMOGs like World of Warcraft, Eve and EverQuest may be the best simulators of tomorrow's business environment.

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AMD shuffles executives, creates new engineering group

Randy Allen will now run Advanced Micro Devices' processor group, as Mario Rivas pays the price for the Barcelona debacle.

Red tape, costs entangle fans of 'green' fuel

Using waste oils for fuel is the most eco-friendly way to drive, according to enthusiasts, who complain that high costs and state regulations are hampering their efforts.

Harvard researchers: Violent video games OK for kids

Two Harvard researches have concluded that there is no relationship between violent video games and violent children in real life.

HP in talks to buy EDS

The announcement could come as early as Tuesday, according to reports.

Podcast: Google wants your site to be more social

A massive earthquake hits one of China's technology regions, and Google joins the social-network data portability crowd.

Welcome to the social mess?

With new data portability projects from Facebook, MySpace, and Google, the social-networking experience is on the verge of getting either a lot smoother or a lot sloppier.

Dim outlook for H-1B changes in this Congress?

Adviser to key Republican politician and other fans of the controversial temporary worker visas say politics likely to get in the way of increasing the annual cap soon.

Microsoft says YouTube blocking was a glitch

Software maker says third party that handles which Web links are blocked by its IM service made a mistake that led to some addresses being blocked.

JVC, Kenwood officially hook up

The two Japanese audio equipment makers will combine to form JVC Kenwood Holdings, which will focus on home and car audio equipment.

Cisco makes TelePresence personal

The new version of the high-definition video conferencing system is designed for personal use and costs less than $35,000.

HBO to Apple: Bada Bing?

Content deal between companies would supposedly involve selling HBO's content at a different price than the rest of the iTunes content--something Apple has fiercely resisted.

Review: Shuttle's K-4500 Linux PC

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