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eWEEK Newsbreak January 31st 2011

January 31st, 2011 | No Comments

Each year, Fortune magazine comes out with its list of "The 100 Best Companies to Work For." And this year, IT companies are well-represented on the list. Four of them even made the top 10 including: No. 4, Google; No. 5, NetApp; No. 10, DreamWorks Animation and taking the #1 spot as the best company to work for is SAS. So what makes these companies so great? Host Ashley Daley breaks it down; And speaking of jobs to fill. This month, Google announced that CEO Eric Schmidt is stepping down and co-founder Larry Page is taking over as chief executive. Almost immediately, Google announced a 6,200-person hiring spree; Starting Feb. 2, Apples iPad will host a tablet-only newspaper called The Daily. The digital publication will be created by News Corp and cost readers 99 cents per week; Google has penciled in a big Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet demonstration at its Googleplex in Mountain View, Calif., for Feb. 2. The new OS build, named Honeycomb has been "redesigned from the ground up" to fit the larger screens populating tablet computers; On Friday, Microsoft issued an advisory on a Windows security vulnerability after exploit code for the bug went public. The bug, which lies in the MHTML protocol handler, can be exploited to cause data leakage. Specifically, it would be similar to that of server-side cross-site-scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, where for instance, an attacker could construct an HTML link designed to trigger a malicious script and somehow convince the targeted user to click it. We let you in on how to protect your company.
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What Google`s Larry Page Needs to Do to Succeed as CEO: Top 10 Things

January 27th, 2011 | No Comments

Google shocked Wall Street and the tech world Jan. 20 by proclaiming CEO Eric Schmidt would be turning control of the search engine giant back over to co-founder Larry Page, whom Schmidt replaced a decade ago. Google stock rose and fell like a wave as investors struggled to parse the meaning behind the move, which isn’t effective until April 4. Schmidt will still loom large at Google as executive chairman, brokering deals around the globe and providing "adult supervision" from a higher level. Co-founder Sergey Brin is apparently focusing hard on Google’s social software efforts, which have lagged Facebook’s to date. In an earlier slide show, eWEEK discussed 10 ways the move could impact Google, particularly with respect to communicating its competitive positioning in a market poised to crucify it for competing too hard. But Page needs to stop and think how he can improve the company, which enjoyed a fine fourth quarter and an even better 2010, so it can continue its success for the next decade. Hiring 6,200 workers this year is great, but what will Google do with them? Here are 10 tips about what Page should do as CEO. – …

Google`s Schmidt Handing CEO Reins to Page: 10 Gains and Losses

January 24th, 2011 | No Comments

Google CEO Eric Schmidt Jan. 20 gracefully announced he was handing his CEO role to Google Co-founder Larry Page, the man whom Schmidt took over for in 2001. The symmetry is uncanny. One decade ago, Google was at a crossroads. It was growing traffic, but Page and Co-founder Sergey Brin were being hounded by their financial backers to install a leader with business savvy. They ultimately tabbed Schmidt and Google went on to carve out a place in Internet lore that is unmatched. Yet while the company is the undisputed leader in search and search ads, the company is facing steep competition on the mobile Web front from Apple, which is carving out a powerful handheld force with the iPhone and iPad tablet computers. Under Schmidt, Google has delivered Android to counter iPhone and the iPad might. But the other area where Google is significantly more disadvantaged is in social networking, where Facebook is the dominant power. Google reportedly has big plans to infuse its Web applications with social services, but they have yet to materialize under Schmidt, which many see as a failing. In this slide show, eWEEK takes a look at the potential impact of Schmidt turning over control of the multi-billion-dollar company he helped build to Page, who hasn’t led in years. – …

Apple, Google CEO Shakeups Unlikely to Benefit Microsoft

January 23rd, 2011 | No Comments

Apple’s and Google’s CEO shakeups are unlikely to benefit rival Microsoft as the latter attempts to push further into the smartphone and search-engine markets. – Apple CEO
Steve Jobs elected to take a leave of absence from his company Jan. 17,
reportedly for health reasons. Three days later, Google CEO Eric Schmidt
announced he would hand over the reins to the companys co-founder Larry Page.
Both those
seismic events have pundits and analysts questionin…

Google CEO Change Sparks Mixed Feelings Among Analysts

January 22nd, 2011 | No Comments

Analysts reacted differently to Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s pledge to vacate his role this April, leaving Google co-founder Larry Page in his place. – Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s announcement
that he is relinquishing his title to company co-founder Larry Page has
hijacked the news cycle throughout the tech industry in the last two days.
Schmidt made the news on Google’s fourth-quarter earnings call Jan. 20.
The news was a bombshell for analysts …

Googleâ€™s Larry Page to take over as CEO

January 21st, 2011 | No Comments

Google co-founder Larry Page is to take over the day-to-day operations of the web search company as chief executive, Google said Thursday. Current CEO Eric Schmidt will assume the role of executive chairman and will focus on deals and external relations. Sergey Brin, the other Google co-founder, will focus on new products, the company said. [...]

Google Exceeds Q4 Expectations as Schmidt Steps Down

January 21st, 2011 | No Comments

Google Jan. 20 reported $8.44 billion in revenues, earnings per share of $7.81, and a profit of $2.54 billion for the fourth quarter. Oh, and Google CEO Eric Schmidt is passing the torch to co-founder Larry Page. – Google on Jan.
20 married a management shakeup with a fine fourth-quarter earnings report,
including $8.44 billion in revenues, earnings per share of $7.81, and net profit
of $2.54 billion.
Google’s
revenue increased 26 percent from the fourth quarter of
2009, while net profit rose 29 percent …

Google Confirms Zetawire Buy for NFC vs. Apple, RIM

December 14th, 2010 | No Comments

Google in August purchased NFC specialist Zetawire, which had patented a mobile payment solution for smartphones. The talent likely helped Android 2.3 NFC development. – Google Dec. 13 confirmed that it has purchased Zetawire, a Canadian startup
whose technology is designed to allow mobile payments via smartphones using
near field communications.

NFC is a short-range wireless technology that lets devices communicate with one
another. Google CEO Eric Schmidt t…

Google CEO Schmidt: No Chrome OS Netbooks for Christmas

November 21st, 2010 | No Comments

Google CEO Eric Schmidt said Chrome Operating System has been delayed, though no one at Google or computer makers believed to be building Chrome OS netbooks will say why. – Google’s Chrome Operating System launch has been delayed, and the platform
won’t be available to launch on netbooks for at least the quot;next few
months. quot;
Google CEO Eric Schmidt revealed as much
to reporters in a Q amp;A session at the Web 2.0 Summit Nov. 15, adding that
the platform co…

Schmidt, Zuckerberg, Bartz Top All-Star Web 2.0 Summit Lineup

November 17th, 2010 | No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO& The Web 2.0 Summit 2010 boasted no shortage of star power for its keynote conversations hosted by show creators Tim O’Reilly and John Battelle. Google CEO Eric Schmidt kicked things off Nov. 15 by waving around a phone that appeared to be the Nexus S, an Android 2.3 handset allegedly from Samsung. Schmidt discussed a lot more topics and was careful to note that Google is being super careful about privacy. He noted that people have to explain when they’re joking, a reference to some flip comments he’s made that were taken literally. Tuesday, Nov. 16 was the master list of keynotes, including Shantanu Narayen, CEO of Adobe; HP Palm’s Jon Rubinstein, RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie, Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, and of course, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, whose company is arguably the hottest in the world in terms of pre-IPO buzz. Interspersed with this were several other events, including a semantic joust between venture capital whizzes John Doerr from Kleiner Perkins Caulfield and Byars and Union Square Ventures’ Fred Wilson, who argued over whether ideas or execution matter. But the keynote conversations were also quite spicy, as detailed below in this eWEEK slide show. – …

Google CEO Schmidt: Facebook Messages Is Good for Competition

November 16th, 2010 | No Comments

Google CEO Eric Schmidt Nov. 15 declined to proclaim Facebook Messages a threat to Gmail, opting for the company line that competition lifts the Web overall. – SAN FRANCISCO — Google CEO Eric Schmidt said Facebook’s Messages e-mail product was good for competition but refused the
bait cast at him in a question-and-answer session with media at the Web 2.0
Summit here.
Schmidt, who in an earlier keynote showed off near field
communications on an Android…

Google CEO Schmidt Shows NFC on Android 2.3 Nexus S

November 16th, 2010 | No Comments

Google CEO Eric Schmidt said at Web 2.0 Summit near field communications technology baked in the Android 2.3 smartphones will enable mobile payments on the go. – SAN FRANCISCO Google
CEO Eric Schmidt showed off an unnamed
Android 2.3-based device believed to be the Nexus S, and said Android phone owners will soon be able to
use the device as a credit card to make purchases.
Shortly after taking the stage at the Web 2.0 Summit here, Schmidt pulled a
smar…

Google Senior Execs Get 30% Raises, Bigger Bonuses

November 13th, 2010 | No Comments

Google Nov. 8 rewarded four senior managers for a fine fiscal year by raising their base pay from $500,000 to $650,000. They may also bank bonuses of up to 250 percent in 2011. – Google’s board of directors signed off on fat, 30 percent
pay raises for senior executives, dwarfing the 10 percent raises detailed by
Google CEO Eric Schmidt in a company-wide memo.
The search engine said in this 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Nov. 8 that four top
manag…

Google Raises a Ploy to Keep Talent from Facebook?

November 12th, 2010 | No Comments

NEWS ANALYSIS: Google CEO Eric Schmidt said the search engine is giving out a 10 percent pay hike for 2011 and $1,000 in holiday bonus cash. Is the move largess, self-preservation or both? – Silicon Alley Insider broke the news that Google CEO
Eric Schmidt granted all of its 23,000-plus employees a 10 percent pay hike for
2011 and $1,000 in holiday bonus cash.
Schmidt said in a memo sent to employees:
quot;We want to make sure that you feel rewarded for your hard work, and we
want…

eWEEK Newsbreak Video Oct 22nd 2010

October 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

Join eWEEK reporter Ashley Daley as she breaks down the biggest technology headlines of the week.
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The iPad could soon be getting a makeover. The Samsung Galaxy Tab, Dell Streak, and Research In Motions PlayBook are just a few of the tablets either already available for sale or slated to hit store shelves within the next couple of months. With that competitive pressure building, its inevitable that Apple will include a bevy of new features in the next version of the iPad; Its a battle of words between two of the worlds biggest CEOs. Apple CEO Steve Jobs is squaring off with Google CEO Eric Schmidt, each exchanging harsh words regarding each others application stores; Microsoft is taking its next step into the cloud with the beta launch of Office 365, which combines Microsoft Office, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, and Lync Online into a unified cloud platform. It will provide anywhere-access to e-mail, documents, contacts, and calendars on nearly any device and works seamlessly with Microsoft Office and other programs many users already count on everyday; Online shoppers beware! Security researchers analyzing spam and virus activity in 2010s third quarter saw an uptick in virus activity, hinting at new botnets on the rise. They say this could be a sign that spammers are building new botnets by taking over more computers, just in time for the holiday sales and increased online shopping. Security experts warn, as always, to be on the lookout for suspicious e-mail language, and exercise extreme caution when clicking on links.
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How iPhone Beats Android in OS Battle: Steve Jobs Counts the Ways

October 20th, 2010 | No Comments

Irked by Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s simplification of the difference between Google’s Android operating system and Apple iOS as a case of an open ecosystem versus a closed platform, Apple CEO Steve Jobs ripped his main rival on the company’s third-quarter earnings call Oct. 18. In the well-conceived, six-minute rant, Jobs listed the problems Android creates and the ways in which Apple’s "integrated" approach solves them. EWEEK walks readers through Jobs’ screed below, which is a retaliation to Schmidt’s candid dismissal of iPhone and its App Store as a closed, proprietary platform that controls user choice. Jobs counters that this closed approach is actually an integrated approach that works because it keeps many cooks from working in the same kitchen, messing up the meal. Android, by dint of its open approach, has gotten so fragmented that Amazon, Verizon and others are building their own app stores to provide an alternative to the weak Android Market.Â – …

Jobs Rips Google Android Open Model as Smokescreen

October 19th, 2010 | No Comments

Apple CEO Steve Jobs answered Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s claims that Apple is closed by characterizing Google’s Android ecosystem a fragmented morass of disparate parts. – If the gloves between Google and Apple weren’t off already, they sure are now.

Responding to Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s definition of Apple’s iPhone ecosystem as a closed platform, Apple CEO Steve Jobs lashed out at Google’s Android mobile operating system model on the company’s fourth-quarter e…

Google Fights Facebook, Microsoft in Social Search

October 16th, 2010 | No Comments

Google is preparing to pick up the gauntlet Microsoft Bing and Facebook threw down with their social search arrangement. Google CEO Eric Schmidt doesn’t like private data deals. – Microsoft and Facebook have temporarily one-upped Google in social search
with their new integration, but Google isn’t going quietly.
Facebook Oct. 13 agreed to open its data feeds to let Microsoft’s Bing search
engine index and serve profile information and Liked Results in relevant
situations…

Google Must Buy Twitter: 10 Reasons Why the Deal Needs to Happen Now

October 5th, 2010 | No Comments

Google is slogging through calls from media, pundits and critics who want to see it gain greater placement in social media, where Facebook is currently king with more than 500 million users in six quick years. Google CEO Eric Schmidt stirred the pot Sept. 28 when he told the crowd at TechCrunch Disrupt that Twitter should be able to come up with ad products that are highly lucrative. The funny thing is, Twitter already has! The microblog’s Promoted Tweets and Trends are capturing $100,000 a pop for a single link of prime placement on the Website, which has more than 160 million users. There is clearly a lot of ways Twitter can make money, eventually charging for analytics and other products for businesses to leverage their presence on Twitter. If Google were to acquireTwitter, it would gain a new ad revenue stream and considerable talent from Twitter’s management, some of whom worked at Google. Here are 10 reasons why Google must buy Twitter. – …

Google Should Buy Twitter to Battle Facebook but Won’t

October 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

Analysts and pundits are torn on whether Google should buy Twitter to fight Facebook in the social media market. Dave McClure and John Battelle are among those on opposite sides of the debate. – When Google CEO Eric Schmidt was asked
what he thought of Twitter Sept. 28 at TechCrunch Disrupt, he acknowledged that the microblog should
be able to come up with ad products that are highly lucrative.
quot;We think they are going to do very, very well, quot; Schmidt said,
adding that the pla…