Computer Universe

Saturday, October 28, 2006

A very bad business

A very bad business

The Guardian
28 Oct 2006

As her heels click purposefully through the lobby of a plush Chicago hotel, guests' eyes flicker with recognition. Carly Fiorina was the face of the world’s biggest personal computer maker — and the most powerful woman in corporate America — until she... read more...

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Putting employees—and iPods—to work

Putting employees—and iPods—to work

By Anjali Athavaley

The Wall Street Journal Europe

25 Oct 2006



WHEN Gaddis Rathel needed to learn Spanish for his job, his boss gave him a tool to help: a black video Apple iPod, preloaded with language lessons. Last month, his employer—ACG Texas LP, a Plano, Texas, franchisee of the pancake-house chain IHOP... read more...

Monday, October 23, 2006

Videogames put health into play

Videogames put health into play
By Nick Wingfield
The Wall Street Journal Europe
23 Oct 2006

There is a long history of imaginative weapons in videogames, from the deadly energy sword that players can wield in Microsoft Corp.’s Halo 2 to the turtle shells they fling like projectiles in Nintendo Co.’s Mario Kart series. But a stool-softener... read more...

Ad agencies fight it out in hunt for digital talent

Ad agencies fight it out in hunt for digital talent
By Suzanne Vranica And Emily Steel
The Wall Street Journal Europe
23 Oct 2006

Some are calling it the revenge of the nerds. Soaringdemandfor online advertising is creating an all-out battle on Madison Avenue for people who can create or sell interactive ads. Ashortage of advertising talent with digital-media experience is... read more...

Friday, October 20, 2006

Sales of computer mice, keyboards boost Logitech

Sales of computer mice, keyboards boost Logitech

The Wall Street Journal Europe
20 Oct 2006

SWISS computer-peripherals maker Logitech International SA said fiscal-second-quarter net profit rose 36%, partly thanks to sales of higher-margin mice and keyboards. Net profit for the quarter ended Sept. 30 increased to $49.2 million from $36.2... read more...

Monday, October 16, 2006

ISoft’s latest glitch is ‘pretty scary’ for hospital

ISoft’s latest glitch is ‘pretty scary’ for hospital
Simon Bowers
The Guardian
16 Oct 2006

Serious problems with one of iSoft’s most complex hospital computer system installations are threatening to wipe more than 16m off the expected income for University Hospital of North Staffordshire. It is the latest blow in a series of troubled... read more...

ISoft’s latest glitch is ‘pretty scary’ for hospital

ISoft’s latest glitch is ‘pretty scary’ for hospital
Simon Bowers
The Guardian
16 Oct 2006

Serious problems with one of iSoft’s most complex hospital computer system installations are threatening to wipe more than 16m off the expected income for University Hospital of North Staffordshire. It is the latest blow in a series of troubled... read more...

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Behind H-P chairman’s fall, clash with a powerful director

Behind H-P chairman’s fall, clash with a powerful director
By George Anders and Alan Murray in Palo Alto, California
The Wall Street Journal Europe
10 Oct 2006

WITHINWEEKSAFTER her unexpected ascension to the chairmanship of Hewlett-Packard Co. last year, Patricia Dunn found herself in open warfare with another director: wealthy venture capitalist Tom Perkins. They argued over how the board should be run. He... read more...

Thursday, October 05, 2006

Apple CEO Knew of Backdating

Apple CEO Knew of Backdating
ByDawn C. Chmielewski and Chris Gaither
Los Angeles Times
05 Oct 2006

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Computer Inc. said Wednesday that Chief Executive Steve Jobs knew the computer maker had sometimes changed the grant dates on stock options to make them more valuable — an improper accounting practice that has tripped up more than... read more...

The mind Googles

The mind Googles
BY ADRIAAN KRUGER adriaank@telkomsa.net
FIN Week English Edition
05 Oct 2006

THOSE WHO THOUGHT that we were on the brink of the computer and technology age at the turn of the millennium were totally wrong – we’re just about to enter that world now. There are signs everywhere that information technology and communication... read more...