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Week in video: Wii will rock you

April 19, 2008 CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi brings you the latest on the Nintendo Wii, as well as an interview with an indie video game developer with a WiiWare contract. TAGS: Nintendo Wii, advisor, game company, Michael Kanellos, contract, Nintendo Co. Ltd., California, video

Virtual PC 2007 made available

February 20, 2007 Microsoft also makes available final versions of other tools aimed at smoothing the path to Vista for businesses. TAGS: Microsoft Virtual PC, advisor, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Nobel laureate joins solar-cell firm

August 4, 2004 Arno Penzias, who won a Nobel Prize for physics, is now a scientific adviser to Konarka. TAGS: Nobel prize, alternative energy, advisor

Investment advisers weigh in on Motorola and Icahn

April 25, 2007 Two institutional investor advisory services issue recommendation on whether Carl Icahn should win a contested seat on Motorola's board. TAGS: Motorola Inc., Carl Icahn, recommendation, seat, advisor, shareholder

KKR exec joins Sun board

April 27, 2007 Michael Marks, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts adviser and chairman of Flextronics' board, has joined Sun Microsystems' board. TAGS: Flextronics International Ltd., Sun Microsystems Inc., advisor, exec, chairman

Legal expert joins open-source screening firm

October 1, 2004 Open Source Initiative general counsel Larry Rosen is now an advisor to Black Duck Software. TAGS: Black Duck Software, Open Source Initiative, open source, advisor, general counsel

Former Intel exec allies with virtualization firm

January 8, 2007 Richard Wirt, who left Intel in July, now is an advisor to virtualization software seller SWsoft. TAGS: SWsoft, virtualization, advisor, Intel, exec

Amazon seeks votes for nonprofit award

July 20, 2005 At stake is up to $1 million in matching funds for the winner of the Nonprofit Innovation Award. TAGS: Amazon.com Inc., winner, advisor

Tribe.net gets new CEO

April 12, 2005 Jan Gullett replaces founder Marc Pincus, who will remain a Tribe.net board member and adviser. TAGS: Tribe.net, advisor, founder, CEO

Microsoft nemesis Monti joins investment bank

December 14, 2005 Man behind European Commission's antitrust judgment against the software giant will become international adviser to Goldman Sachs. TAGS: Mario Monti, Time Warner Inc., antitrust, advisor, Microsoft Corp.

E-commerce company grabs advisers

August 16, 2005 The newcomers have experience with companies such as online transaction provider PayPal and travel companies Sabre and Travelocity. TAGS: Sabre Holdings, Travelocity, Rearden Commerce, travel company, PayPal, e-commerce company, advisor, e-commerce

Energy geeks compete for coolest solar home

August 10, 2007 Upcoming Solar Decathlon contest will judge 20 solar-powered homes built by college students. MIT's entry is already under construction.Photos: MIT's solar house TAGS: advisor, water, house

FCC approves radio-spectrum auction

August 5, 2005 Commission says both small and large wireless operators can participate in what will be the largest such auction since 2000. TAGS: auction, BellSouth Corp., spectrum, advisor, cell phone, AT&T Corp., radio

Gates joins board of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway

December 15, 2004 Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates will serve as an advisor to longtime friend and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. TAGS: Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, class action, advisor, chairman, Microsoft Corp., CEO, e-mail

Straight talking on terrorism

November 17, 2004 Richard Clarke, former U.S. counterterrorism chief, tells what countries are really doing about cybersecurity. TAGS: Richard Clarke, denial of service, cybersecurity, Bush Administration, advisor, 9/11 commission, terrorism, Sept. 11, president, Internet Service Provider, U.S., security

Will Yahoo's board also get a makeover?

June 22, 2007 Embattled CEO Terry Semel stepped down Monday, and some think the board that richly compensated him should also head for the exit. TAGS: Terry Semel, compensation, Intelligent Design, Yahoo! Inc., Jerry Yang, shareholder, investor, executive vice president, advisor, chairman, president, CEO

Key Ballmer adviser leaves Microsoft

June 20, 2006 Martin Taylor, who led the software maker's anti-Linux "Get the Facts" campaign, is no longer with Microsoft. TAGS: chief software architect, Microsoft Windows Live, advisor, Ray Ozzie, departure, positioning, Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows

Could Karl Rove be right about tech?

June 8, 2007 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says recent comments by President Bush's adviser contradict the reality that governs Silicon Valley. TAGS: Republican, Democrat, advisor, Silicon Valley

Qwest continues its fight for MCI

February 18, 2005 Qwest CEO sends letter to MCI's board requesting more information about Verizon's bid so that his company can prepare counteroffer. TAGS: MCI Inc., Qwest Communications Inc., WorldCom Inc., offer, Verizon Communications, merger, letter, advisor, fight, carrier, CEO

File-sharing battles leave us out

January 27, 2005 Patrick Ross of Progress & Freedom Foundation says noise from file-sharing combatants threatens to drown out those seeking a middle ground. TAGS: P2P, digital content, advisor, file-sharing, debate, RIAA
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