HP Appoints New Head of Software
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Following through on promises to shuffle the ranks of upper management, Hewlett-Packard has hired George Kadifa to head up the company's software division and promoted Bill Veghte, who formerly led the division, to the role of chief operating officer, the company announced Wednesday.
Kadifa, who will become an executive vice president, will manage the company's IT Performance Suite software portfolio and report to Meg Whitman, HP president and CEO. Veghte will work with Whitman to shepherd projects key to the company's success.
Kadifa has worked in the IT business for over 30 years, concentrating on sales, business development, consulting management and general management. Most recently, Kad[...]
Continue ReadingKadifa, who will become an executive vice president, will manage the company's IT Performance Suite software portfolio and report to Meg Whitman, HP president and CEO. Veghte will work with Whitman to shepherd projects key to the company's success.
Kadifa has worked in the IT business for over 30 years, concentrating on sales, business development, consulting management and general management. Most recently, Kad[...]
Cook Reveals More Details About Apple’s Product Naming Policies, And Yes, The ‘S’ Stands For Siri
Posted by TechCrunch
Apple’s product naming polices can be somewhat confusing and arbitrary: And today an audience member at the D10 conference called Apple CEO Tim Cook out on the somewhat bizarre nomenclature, “How did you guys go from an iPad to an iPad 2 to an iPad (?!) and then from an iPhone 4 to a 4s?” It actually doesn’t really stem from any rhyme or reason once you think about it.
“A lot of people ask me that question,” he said. Because it’s a good one.
“Well you look back at iPod,” he reminisced (Cook is a huge fan of the iPod), “We changed it a few times. We changed the size and came up with the ‘iPod Nano.’ Then we changed it mas[...]
Continue Reading“A lot of people ask me that question,” he said. Because it’s a good one.
“Well you look back at iPod,” he reminisced (Cook is a huge fan of the iPod), “We changed it a few times. We changed the size and came up with the ‘iPod Nano.’ Then we changed it mas[...]
With $1.3M In New Funding, CodeGuard Launches Its Free Website Backup, Monitoring Service
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At TechCrunch Disrupt NYC last May, the unanimous winner of the “Audience Choice” award was a young, Atlanta-based startup called CodeGuard. The startup caught the audience’s attention based on a simple value proposition: To become a “time machine for your website.” In other words, CodeGuard’s free service allows any site owner to back up their website and revert to earlier versions, while monitoring for infections.
After months of tweaking and beta testing, today CodeGuard is officially pulling back the curtain on a new-and-improved service, backed by a fresh $1.3 million in funding from Imlay Investments and a host of angel investors, including Palaniswa[...]
Continue ReadingAfter months of tweaking and beta testing, today CodeGuard is officially pulling back the curtain on a new-and-improved service, backed by a fresh $1.3 million in funding from Imlay Investments and a host of angel investors, including Palaniswa[...]
Gaming pioneer Trip Hawkins resigns from Digital Chocolate
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Trip Hawkins, a pioneer of video games, has resigned from Digital Chocolate, the mobile and social game company that he founded.
The resignation was announced by Hawkins himself on the company’s blog over the weekend. He said he would move into a consulting and advisory role at Digital Chocolate, which hasn’t been one of the victors in the mobile and social gaming wars. Hawkins said that the company would moved to a narrower and more streamlined focus, so it made sense to make the change. Rumors suggest that Digital Chocolate has laid off about 180 employees.
“I’ve always had a mission and purpose in my career and I’ve always cared about helping game developers to prosper s[...]
Continue ReadingThe resignation was announced by Hawkins himself on the company’s blog over the weekend. He said he would move into a consulting and advisory role at Digital Chocolate, which hasn’t been one of the victors in the mobile and social gaming wars. Hawkins said that the company would moved to a narrower and more streamlined focus, so it made sense to make the change. Rumors suggest that Digital Chocolate has laid off about 180 employees.
“I’ve always had a mission and purpose in my career and I’ve always cared about helping game developers to prosper s[...]
As Zynga’s stock lockup ends, competitor steals mobile game expert
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Zynga’s lockup period, which prevents employees from selling their stock following the initial public offering, expires today. That may explain why a smaller company, Game Closure, has been able to recruit a prominent mobile gaming expert from Zynga.
Game Closure announced today it has hired Laurent Desegur (pictured right), former chief technology officer of Zynga Mobile, as Game Closure’s new vice president of mobile engineering. Game Closure is making an HTML5-based cross-platform game technology.
Meanwhile, Zynga’s stock continues to drop, falling to $6.15 a share, down 7 percent, in trading this morning. Zynga went public at $10 a share in December, and its stock rose[...]
Continue ReadingGame Closure announced today it has hired Laurent Desegur (pictured right), former chief technology officer of Zynga Mobile, as Game Closure’s new vice president of mobile engineering. Game Closure is making an HTML5-based cross-platform game technology.
Meanwhile, Zynga’s stock continues to drop, falling to $6.15 a share, down 7 percent, in trading this morning. Zynga went public at $10 a share in December, and its stock rose[...]
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