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Moving Beyond Ugly

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Tue Sep 30, 2003 at 2:01 PM

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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Letter From the Magazine: Lessons of the Fall

BY Robert Safian
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Fri Aug 17, 2007 at 8:18 PM

There is no more common lament in corporate C-suites than the sorry state of the American education system. Our next generation is said to be woefully unprepared for the economy of the future, while other countries steam ahead, ...READ»

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Letter From the Editor

BY Robert Safian
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:23 AM

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EMPLOYEE RETENTION | Comment

7 Lessons From WaMu's Playbook

BY George Anders
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:32 AM

Mergers and acquisitions are, once again, shaking up all kinds of industries. The big question: How do you do them right? Here's the playbook according to Washington Mutual, one of the best in the business.READ»

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Microsoft and the Rules of Fight Club

BY Shawn Graham
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Sun Feb 24, 2008 at 12:28 PM

On Friday, an internal memo from Kevin Johnson, Microsoft’s president of platforms and services, found its way on the internet. Of particular interest, and what made me think about Fight Club, was the suggestion that no Microsoft ...READ»

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Flight of the Nerd

BY Gina Imperato
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Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 5:42 PM

"Please fasten your seat belts and return your pocket protectors and laptops to their full, upright, and locked position. The Nerd Bird is ready for takeoff."READ»

ELIZABETH SVOBODA | Comment

Will Wyeth Revolutionize Research at Pfizer?

BY Elizabeth Svoboda
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Fri Jan 23, 2009 at 11:28 AM

Last fall, when we visited Wyeth Biotech's campus in Andover, MA, we were blown away by the management's off-the-beaten-path approach to drug development and innovation. Now the storyline has hit an unexpected twist: Officials at ...READ»

BLOGJAM 2005 | Comment

China's Crocodile

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Tue Aug 9, 2005 at 9:33 AM

Looks like Jack Ma will get his wish. Yahoo is apparently in talks to buy Alibaba.com, the Chinese B2B trading site run by Ma. When I met Ma, who also runs the eBay-like site TaoBao.com, almost a year ago, he told me he'd like to go ...READ»

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