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Their 'Humane Technology' Agenda

PeopleSoft's plan for creating human-centered applications.READ»

Jay Verkler

"Anyone can be independent with $10 million in the bank," says Jay Verkler. "To me the real question is: How do you know when things are right? Money doesn't have a lot to do with that. It's more about what you achieve through your life's energy."READ»

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Advertisers in Issue 27

2Bridge Software www.2bridge.com AltiGen www.altigen.com American Century www.americancentury.com American Electric Power www.aep.com American Express Financial Advisors www.americanexpress.com/advisors American Express Small Business ...READ»

Four Who Know How

Best-practice answers to the four key customer service questions.READ»

Kenan Samms
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How the financial meltdown affects high tech

Having worked in the financial sector before moving out west to start-up land, I have been asked several times over the past few days about the impact the financial meltdown will have on high tech. At first, people may think ...READ»

TEAMWORK   |  Comment

Engineering the Great Escape

Moving from one job to another en masse isn't just for bankers anymore.READ»

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Working for the Enemy

How to cope when your biggest rival snaps you up.READ»

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Moving Beyond Ugly

The battle between PeopleSoft and Oracle is getting uglier. Now that they're in the discovery stage, PeopleSoft has been given permission to search a computer... that's on one of Larry Ellison's boats... that's currently anchored in ...READ»

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Spreading the Wealth

Larry Ellison is stepping down as chairman of the board for Oracle. He'll remain on as CEO, a role he's held since co-founding the company almost 30 years ago. While CFO Jeff Henley is stepping up as chairman, Ellison will still ...READ»

How Valuable Are Your "Graduates"?

Workforce Management recently published an article about how people who used to work at PeopleSoft are consistently sought after by companies today. PeopleSoft was much more than just a technology firm with good marketing. It was a ...READ»

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Advertisers in Issue 26

3Com Palm Computing www.palm.com Absolut www.absolutvodka.com American Airlines www.aa.com American Electric Power www.aep.com American Express Financial Advisors www.americanexpress.com/advisors American Express Small Business ...READ»

Kathryn Gould

Kathryn Gould's time at Oracle taught her two life-changing lessons: what it takes for companies to win, and the role she plays best in those victories.READ»

Oracle Intermission

In a sense, Bob Miner's memorial service was more of a reunion, a celebration of self-worth.READ»

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Tom Siebel

Tom Siebel's incentive in business and life, he says, is to keep raising the bar.READ»

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Advertisers in Issue 35

Interact with the companies whose products and services are advertised in Fast Company.READ»

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Oracle Spends $7.4 Billion to Buy Sun, Now Rivals IBM

Oracle Corp surprised many observers by forking over approximately $7.4 billion to buy Sun Microsystems, thus moving instantly into the hardware business. It's the closing move in a game where Sun spent months looking for a buyer, ...READ»

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Is "Green IT" A Sham?

Green IT is all the rage these days, with companies like Apple, Dell, Oracle, and Microsoft touting the energy efficiency and low carbon footprints of their data centers. But is IT ever really environmentally ...READ»

The Net/Net

A go-to guide of the products and services featured in this month's issueREAD»

HI-TECH   |  Comment

Sun Done?

Will Oracle's acquisition of Sun -- and hence MySQL -- trigger antitrust interference?READ»

The Net/Net

A go-to guide of the products and services featured in this month's issueREAD»

The Net/Net

A go-to guide of the products and services featured in this month's issue.READ»

Humane Technology - PeopleSoft

David Duffield of PeopleSoft Inc. shows how powerful computers, linked to a world-wide network, can generate productivity - and let loose the human spirit.READ»

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Mike Seashols

Mike Seashols is someone who runs with the big dogs even as he struggles to maintain his personal center of gravity.READ»

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Silicon Valley's Best Bites

Everyone in high tech wants to eat Oracle's lunch. With a menu that includes spring-ginger-seared ahi tuna and caviar napoleans, it's no wonder.READ»

Making Money in Open Source

The folks over at Pingdom in their Royal Pingdom Blog have collected the financial information of some of the most popular open source software companies.READ»