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Rumor: Google CEO Tops List of Likely CTOs under President Obama

Rumors have swirled for months about who Obama will choose to serve as the nation's first CTO. Now that the former Illinois senator is putting together his staff and cabinet, the rumors are swirling faster.

Urgent need to re-think Irish public sector attitudes

At a time when the country should be looking to steer clear of recession, Irish Government bodies and civil servants are by instinct bureaucratic rather than innovative, the president of Dublin City University, Professor...

March of mobile internet blocked by old-fashioned IT

10.11.2008 Old-fashioned IT systems are preventing mobile operators from getting better insights into what customers want, and this is affecting innovation as well as the ability to combat churn. March of mobile internet...

Schmidt not interested in tech czar job (CNET)

Add articles about technology to your My Yahoo! - Google CEO Eric Schmidt has taken himself out of the running to be the United States' first chief technology officer. "I love working at Google and I'm very happy to stay at...

Who Should Be America's First CTO?

As former IAC executive Julius Genachowski was appointed last week to President Elect Obama's transition team, speculation is growing as to the possibility that Genachowski or someone like him may one day soon become the...

US judge prevents IBM ex-ranker working with Apple

09.11.2008 A US District Court Judge has ordered ex-IBM servers guru Mark Papermaster not to take up his position as Apple’s new iPod chief because he could indeed be violating a contract with IBM. Google's chief internet...

Apple now No. 2 smart phone maker in the world

09.11.2008 Apple’s mould-breaking iPhone has resulted in the company usurping Research In Motion as the world’s number two smart phone maker, according to new research. more... US judge prevents IBM ex-ranker working with Apple...

A pragmatic European approach to open standards (a must-read)

The European Journal of ePractice has just published a research report showing that the achievement of wide-scale implementation depends not only on the openness of the process, but also on the willingness to negotiate and...

Interview with Yogen Dalal: Part 2

This is Kamla Bhatt. We bring you part two of our conversation with Yogen Dalal, Managing Director of Mayfield Fund; a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. In this segment, Yogen talks about innovation, Mayfield’s...

Wanted: One federal CTO

Three days after the election, one of the hot topics in Washington is speculation about whom President-elect Obama might name as the nation’s first chief technology officer. Already the list of notable prospects includes...