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Palm's Rocky 28-Year Path to HP (A Timeline)

Wednesday's announcement that HP would acquire Palm for $1.2 billion halts--at least for now--the dramatic rollercoaster ride that the company has been on since its birth as a gleam in Palm founder Jeff Hawkins' eye in 1982. Thank ...READ»

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Today in Most Innovative Companies

News of note from our Most Innovative Companies, including HP, Spotify, and Microsoft.READ»

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Most Innovative Companies - Technology

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HP Acquires 3Com for $2.7 Billion, Brings Fight to Cisco

The news that Hewlett Packard has just slapped down $2.7 billion to acquire 3Com looks like a move that will be good for the two firms. Both companies' respective products will dovetail nicely to turn HP into what could easily be ...READ»

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How Cisco's CEO John Chambers Is Turning the Tech Giant Socialist

A hard-core republican turns Cisco into a socialist enterprise -- one with $26 billion in cash.READ»

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How to Deliver the Big Pitch

The introduction is over. The lights have dimmed. All eyes turn toward the hotshot speaker -- you! If you're going to knock them out, you'd better know the new rules for making a pitch.READ»

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VoIP Crescendo

With the increasing availability of broadband Internet connection, the buzz on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) has reached an all time high.READ»

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One is Silver and the Other's Gold...

Startup company Silknet Software and American stalwart Bowne Co. strive to balance service and tradition.READ»

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Born Again

Bowne Internet Solutions is learning to balance tradition and technology in order to create a customer-friendly financial-services solution for the 21st Century.READ»

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Help Yourself!

Silknet Software trumpets a seamless solution for self-service and mass personalization.READ»

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Look Into Their Eyes

These people lost high-tech jobs to low-wage countries. Try telling them that offshoring is a good thing in the long run.READ»

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China Unicom's Long-Distance Leap

The telecommunications boom has come to a halt in the United States and Europe. But China Unicom is racing forward. As China embraces Internet-based telephony, its telecommunications future is being beta-tested in Guangzhou.READ»

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Open to Women?

Are we living in a meritocracy or a machotocracy?READ»

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Extreme Off-Site

Find luxury in the great outdoors.READ»

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Mighty Is the Mongrel

What does it take to win in the global economy? A commitment to mixing people, experiences, and ideas. Companies and countries that embrace diversity to stimulate creativity will be the ones that own the future.READ»

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Life/Work - Issue 34

"What happens next is that people -- especially women -- burn out and end up leaving."READ»

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The Practice of Change

This is a test: We interrupt this change program to bring you an in-depth look at computer-based simulations. These power-sim tools deliver "that's what" answers to your "what if" scenarios for leading change. Now back to our regular programming.READ»

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Learning and Change - Catherine Muther

"Why shouldn't the Internet have as much impact on how we think about philanthropy as it has had on how we think about commerce?"READ»

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Listen Up! The Web Makes Noise

The Web has become a feast for the ears as well as the eyes. You can listen in on conference calls with Wall Street analysts, get breaking news from the Balkans, or download the latest tune from Fatboy Slim. Here's Fast Company's listener's guide.READ»

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Have Tools, Will Travel

It's every traveler's toughest decision: What digital assistant should I carry? From mini-organizers to full-fledged notebooks, here's how to pick the one gadget that will fit your work style.READ»

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Net Home

Your home office has grown to include a small arsenal of computing power, printers, and peripherals. But all that firepower just goes to waste if you can't get all of those pieces to work together. Here's everything you need to know to get networked.READ»

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Sisterhood Is Digital

Anita Borg is a living legend among computer scientists. She is also leading a worldwide movement to redesign the relationship between women and technology. Some of the world's most powerful technology companies are finally paying attention.READ»

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iMac, uMac, Can We All Mac?

Sure, it's a PC world -- but that doesn't make Mac lovers outcasts. Meet three hard-core Mac addicts who can teach you the shortcuts and tools that you need to make your Mac "pc."READ»

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How to Deliver the Big Pitch

The introduction is over. The lights have dimmed. All eyes turn toward the hotshot speaker -- you! If you're going to knock them out, you'd better know the new rules for making a pitch.READ»

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What They don't Teach You about in B-school

Should you go to business school? If so, how do you get in? And if you go, what will you take away? If you want to pass the B-school test, take a lesson from some B-school students.READ»