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Research In Motion’s top executives stepped down late Sunday, as the BlackBerry maker turns to new leadership to rebuild its struggling brand. Mike Lazaridis, who co-founded RIM in 1984, and Jim Balsillie, who joined the company in 1992, stepped down and relinquished their roles as co-chairmen, but will stay on the directors’ board as major [...]
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RIM to Oust CEOs, Report Claims
January 3rd, 2012 
admin Research In Motion plans to oust its longtime co-CEOs, a report claims, as the struggling BlackBerry maker tries to reverse its fortunes with major changes. The Financial Post reported Tuesday current co-chairmen of the board Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie could be replaced later this month, when RIM announces the results of a governance review [...]
AT&T, Sprint CEOs Spar at CTIA
October 12th, 2011 admin AT&T and Sprint executives traded barbs at the CTIA show, adding to the legal and political debate about whether AT&T’s planned $39 billion merger with T-Mobile should move ahead. Sprint’s CEO Dan Hesse lead the name-calling when he opened his keynote statements at the CTIA trade show in San Diego, comparing AT&T wireless unit chief [...]
Google, Oracle May Settle as CEOs Continue Negotiations
September 20th, 2011 admin Google and Oracle may be heading towards a settlement as the companies’ CEOs meet this week in an attempt to settle Oracle’s claims that Google’s Android infringed on its patents. Google CEO Larry Page, and Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle, spent 10 hours Monday discussing the pending lawsuit before a federal magistrate in San Jose, [...]
Judge in Google-Oracle Case Wants CEOs to Negotiate
September 9th, 2011 admin Google and Oracle’s CEOs may sit down face-to-face, if they listen to the U.S. district judge handling the case, in a move to encourage a settlement in the multi-billion dollar courtroom battle. Google CEO Larry Page and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison aren’t scheduled to attend the mediation sessions ordered by the court, but presiding U.S. [...]
Motorola Explains CEO’s Criticism of Android Apps
June 9th, 2011 admin Motorola distanced itself from CEO Sanjay Jha’s claim that third-party apps result in most of its smartphone returns, highlighting the difficulties of making Android products. Last week, Jha said 70 percent of smartphone returns stem from problems with third-party apps. But Motorola recently refined his comments, hoping to avoid ruffling feathers in the developers’ community. [...]
Senators Grill AT&T and T-Mobile CEOs on Merger
May 11th, 2011 admin Senators pressed the CEOs of AT&T and T-Mobile on their proposed merger and heard opposition opinions from Sprint’s CEO and others as scrutiny on the deal heats up. The hearing’s title, “The AT&T/T-Mobile Merger: Is Humpty Dumpty Being Put Back Together Again,” referenced concerns that the $39 billion acquisition would be a step towards the [...]
