How to erase a giant's shadow; an executive gets a chance to move beyond Oracle's Larry Ellison

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After 14 years as an executive with Oracle Corp., Gary Bloom has left to become CEO of information-storage software developer Veritas Technology Inc. Mr. Bloom has done well in following the strategy mapped-out by Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, now he must develop and execute his own strategy. At Oracle, Bloom was rumored to be Ellison's successor, but Bloom says Ellison is nowhere near ready to step down.

Computer Software, Software Publishers, Software, Human resource management, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Oracle Corp., ORCL, Company personnel management, Bloom, Gary, Veritas Technology Inc.

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A fight for survival in the broadband wreckage

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Amid the collapse of the broadband services industry, Covad Communications struggles for survival. Although earnings have plummeted and many customers have not paid their Internet access bills, Covad is determined to make it through the storm. Chuck McMinn has returned as CEO to help the company during this downturn.

Strategy & planning, Telegraph & other communications, Management, Planning, Internet service providers, Covad Communications Group Inc., COVD, Company business planning, McMinn, Chuck

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A Happy Return To Research

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Mitchell D. Kapor, one of the designers of the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet program, has returned to software development but is working with the non-profit Open Source Applications Foundation.

Product development, Economic aspects, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Lotus Development Corp., Public software, Open source software, Kapor, Mitchell

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