"business issues" news, interviews, and features

News about business issues

• Free Windows 10 upgrade will have 'no financial impact' on Microsoft

  Letting consumers get the latest version of its operating system won't mean much in terms of the tech giant's finances

• Apple, Intel cite gains in hiring women and minorities

  Since January, Apple said nearly half of its US hires were women, African-American, Hispanic or Native American

• HTC to cut work force by 15 per cent, amid struggling smartphone sales

  HTC is forming new business groups to focus on virtual reality and connected lifestyle products

• Lenovo's Motorola business to produce phones at quicker pace, less cost

  Lenovo announced it would cut 3,200 jobs in its businesses

• Struggling Lenovo to cut 3200 jobs, streamline handset business

  Lenovo reported weak second quarter earnings

• Cisco's new CEO hints at deals in software and security

  The company will be 'very acquisitive,' Chuck Robbins says

Interviews about business issues

• SAP CEO Bill McDermott on why Concur is worth $8.3 billion

  Buying Concur 'is the best business case I've ever put in front of the board,' McDermott says

• Cloud provider FireHost's security chief brings lessons from the front lines

  Chief Security Officer Jeff Schilling ran security at the US Army and Department of Defense

• There's no bubble in business Wi-Fi, Aerohive CEO says

  David Flynn sees a growing need for dense Wi-Fi networks with cloud-based management

• Intel President James on wearable tech, Microsoft partnership

  Intel president Renee James says new Quark chips will drive chip maker into wearable market

• Oracle's Mark Hurd talks Fusion Applications, customer satisfaction and SAP's HANA

  Hurd wishes SAP 'good luck' in its plans to take database market share away from Oracle

• NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson talks growth, strategy and life with Oracle

  NetSuite has tripled its number of developers in recent years, according to Nelson

Features about business issues

• At what point do white hat hackers cross the ethical line?

  If the intention is pure, does that make it ok?

• The 5 biggest takeaways of Apple's Q3 2015 quarterly earnings

  Trust us, Apple Watch is doing better than expected

• 9 hot enterprise storage companies to watch

  These new storage companies actually have a bit of flair.

• Nokia Alcatel-Lucent deal would make a complementary patent portfolio

• Linus Torvalds diversity gaffe brings out the best (and worst) of the open source world

  Comments by Linus Torvalds have prompted a new debate on the role of meritocracy, diversity and inclusiveness in the community.

• Microsoft throws away $315 million on failed Nook deal

  Microsoft took a big loss on its 2012 investment in Barnes & Noble, getting less than half of its original $300 million back