June 29, 2006

New Rowley and Klocwork launch g2zero

Last week, New Rowley and Klocwork launched the g2zero web site. The goal behind the effort is to create a community built around discussing software quality. Being in the midst of the tech industry, we see the need for improvements in code quality every day, whether its driven by unreliable or underperforming applications or security breaches in sensitive systems. Klocwork, for its part, sell solutions (its core offering is a static analysis tool) designed to...

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June 16, 2006

Microsoft plans for Gates' departure

Yesterday Microsoft announced that Bill Gates would further reduce his responsibilities at Microsoft, the $40 billion company he founded in 1975. Gates had already reduced his duties, particularly in 2000, when he ceded the company CEO duties to his college friend and longtime Microsoft employee, Steve Ballmer. This announcement provided a timeline and also noted the executives that would take over Gates' current responsibilities. The changes now, and by July 2008Microsoft announced several important points about...

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