Archive for January 14th, 2006

Saturday, January 14th, 2006

Interview: Carlos “Johnny” Lopez II - Professional Gamer, IBMer

GameTomorrow: a blog hosted by some of the leaders in IBM in relation to gaming and game hardware and software technology - published an interview with Carlos Lopez, and IBMer recently turned pro-gamer.
IBM’s Resident Professional Gamer Talks Gaming
With IBM currently leading the video game industry in processor development, it makes sense that they also have […]

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Saturday, January 14th, 2006

Article about Craigslist

Okay, again it’s not strictly on-topic, but following my principle of writing about IBMers, past and present, here’s a fascinating article on Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist. Craig is an ex-IBMer, so I count that as enough reason to write about it.
From
New York Magazine: A Guy Named Craig: “How a schlumpy IBM refugee found […]

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Saturday, January 14th, 2006

Rumour: IBM to buy NetApp

A Mercury News report published in the Miami Herald speculates that IBM might purchase Network Appliance, a network storage device company. Apparently NetApp shares have surged in response to rumours about a takeover.
Mercury News: Network Appliance shares rise on IBM speculation
Shares of Network Appliance jumped Thursday, for the second day in a row, on speculation […]

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