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ZDNet Author Biography: Larry Dignan is Editor in Chief of ZDNet and Editorial Director of ZDNet's sister site TechRepublic. He was most recently Executive Editor of News and Blogs at ZDNet. Prior to that he was executive news editor at eWeek and news editor at Baseline. He also served as the East Coast...; more about Larry Dignan »

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SAP's Apotheker: 'Happy John Wookey joined us'; Business hasn't gotten worse: SAP co-CEO Leo Apotheker said Friday that John Wookey, a former Oracle executive, is "a great software man" who will help the enterprise software giant push its software as a service meets on-premise applications strategy. Separately, Apotheker noted that business hasn't gotten worse from the outlook the company gave on...; Tags: SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Financial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Emerging Technologies, Investment, Finance, Financial Services, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-11-21
Salesforce.com: Recession resistant or just late to the pain?: On the surface, Salesforce.com's third quarter was impressive. The company hit or exceeded its targets and noted that its "value proposition" was resonating among enterprise software buyers. But worries abound under the surface. Salesforce.com reported income of $10.1 million, or 8 cents per share, on revenue of...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Recession, Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-11-21
Verizon Wireless: Our employees breached Obama's cell phone records: Verizon Wireless said that "a number of employees" accessed President-Elect Barack Obama's cell phone records without authorization. That's not a great way to introduce yourself to an incoming president. Unfortunately, I'm not surprised. In a statement Verizon said Techmeme: This week we learned...; Tags: Employee, Phone, Cell Phone, Verizon Wireless, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-11-21
Google launches personalized searches via SearchWiki; Scale, data equals fine experiment: Google has launched an effort it calls SearchWiki, which allows folks to customize searches and move results. An example: Say you disagree with a ranking of a result. You can move it up. You can also add notes to the result. And you can also remove results....; Tags: Google Inc., Personalized Search, Productivity, Search, Engineering, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-11-21
The future of... Ink [video]: Imagine a magazine that updates its articles whenever new information is available. A tablet that stores all the textbooks a university student will ever need. Or a supermarket shelf tag that automatically reflects price changes. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das shows us how electronic ink is turning the page on a...; Tags: Video, Tablets, Corporate Communications, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-11-21

News to know: Dell; Army bans USB drives; Salesforce; Microsoft: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Cost cutting pays off for Dell; IT spending, demand 'challenging' Sam Diaz: Salesforce bucks trend for Q3; shares rising. Unsealed court filing: HP's Hurd...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., USB Flash Drive, Internet, Open Source; Blog posts 2008-11-21
Cost cutting pays off for Dell; IT spending, demand 'challenging': Updated: Dell's third quarter was a mixed bag. Revenue was down amid weak demand, but earnings were better than expected by a wide margin. The outlook was "challenging" as expected. The company reported third quarter earnings of $727 million, or 37 cents a share, on revenue of...; Tags: Revenue, Dell Computer Corp., IT-spending, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-11-20
EIC podcast: Jerry Yang; BlackBerry Storm; Gadgets: On this week's EIC squared Dan and I talk Yahoo's new CEO, Verizon Wireless and the BlackBerry Storm, CES and pushing gadgets in a down economy. First, the big news of the week was Jerry Yang and his move to step down as CEO of Yahoo. A...; Tags: Jerry Yang, Podcast, Yahoo! Inc., RIM BlackBerry, CEO, Handhelds, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-11-20
Online advertising growth stalls from second quarter to third quarter: The Interactive Advertising Bureau and PriceWaterhouseCoopers said that third quarter online ad revenue was nearly $5.9 billion, up 11 percent from a year ago. Compared to the second quarter, however, Internet ad revenue was up 2 percent courtesy of "strong economic headwinds." In a statement, IAB put...; Tags: Quarter, Interactive Advertising Bureau, Online Advertising, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-11-20
The future of... Paper: It's a possible fix for the reams and reams of paper that are printed, used briefly, and then tossed everyday. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das takes us inside the Palo Alto Research Center where scientists are developing a way to print an image that disappears, allowing the paper to be used...; Tags: Xerox PARC, Ream, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-11-20
Subscription music services: Are we there yet?: Microsoft on Thursday announced a new music subscription model for its Zune music player and the big question in the back of the room is this: Will subscription music services ever become dominant? Sure, there are a few folks that subscribe to their music. And Microsoft has...; Tags: Microsoft Zune, Music, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-11-20
Virtual worlds: Not so Lively: Google Labs has killed its virtual world experiment dubbed Lively in a mere five months. What does Google's move say about virtual worlds? While the death of Lively puns are unavoidable Techmeme, I've been pondering the virtual world thing for a few days. On Monday, I was...; Tags: Virtual World, Avatar, Google Labs, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-11-20
CIO Sessions: Mozilla CTO: Brendan Eich: Brendan Eich, CTO of Mozilla, talks to CNET News' Dan Farber about why the company now commands 20 percent of the browser market and what they're doing to grow. He also discusses the company's mobile browser strategy, making Firefox faster than the competition, and taking chances with the company's core...; Tags: CTO, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Strategy, Internet, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-11-20
News to know: Storm; Holiday gift guide;Lenovo malware; Dell: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Josh Taylor: Hands On: The BlackBerry Storm Gallery: Up close and personal: The BlackBerry Storm ZDNet's 2008 Holiday Gift Guide: Top...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Yahoo! Inc., T-Mobile, Malware, RIM BlackBerry, VUDU, Handhelds, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Personal Technology; Blog posts 2008-11-20
Mozilla's financials: 2007 strong; Portfolio takes 2008 lumps: Mozilla's 2007 annual report reveals a foundation that's well funded--primarily by a Google search deal--and can weather a downturn. Nevertheless, 2008 is going to be a different story as Mozilla's portfolio has taken some big hits. In 2007, Mozilla had revenue of $75 million, up 12 percent...; Tags: Mozilla Corp., Taxes, Financial Management, Mutual Funds, Investment, Free Trade, Retirement Plans, Operational Accounting, Financial Planning, Finance, Human Resources, Benefits, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-11-19
The future of... Mobile device chargers [video]: No power? No problem. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das takes a look at kinetic energy technology that charges mobile phones and devices without ever needing an electrical outlet. The mobile device charger generates power from motion, whether it's in a pocket, a briefcase, or the glove compartment of a car. ...; Tags: Mobile, Video, Mobile Device, Mobile Device Charger, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-11-19
Dell: How bad is it?: Dell's fiscal third quarter isn't expected to be pretty. The only real question is where Dell's quarter falls on the ugly scale. The company's first shot at an outlook for the quarter unraveled just a few weeks later amid weak PC demand. And when Dell reports earnings...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Sales Strategy, Desktops, Sales, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-11-19
GM takes its bailout case to...Yahoo Finance: While General Motors executives are on Capitol Hill begging for money the automaker is also taking its case to Yahoo Finance's news section. And you can't escape GM's pitch. Based on a few dozen reloads it appears GM has bought a nice rotation in...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., General Motors Corp., Social Security, Financial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Government, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-11-19
HP unveils multi-touch consumer laptop/tablet: Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday launched its first multi-touch notebook for consumers. The TouchSmart tx2 Notebook PC was modeled after HP's desktop version of the same name (statement, Techmeme). The move ups the ante in the notebook race--assuming you think multi-touch is important. The laptop also...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Multi-touch, Laptop Computer, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-11-19
IT Dojo: Five things you should know about rootkits [video]: Rootkits are a serious threat. Rootkit-based botnets unleash seas of spam, and the most dangerous rootkits allow attackers to steal corporate and individual financial information. In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler covers the following five things you should know about rootkits in order to keep your...; Tags: Information Technology, Video, Rootkits, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-11-19