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Energy independence to boost green efforts
News Countries will increasingly work on more eco-friendly design efforts, including building architecture, to help minimize their reliance on oil, says Autodesk CEO.
Tags: Green IT, Product development and design, Autodesk Inc., Carbon Footprint, Tool, Singapore, Geothermal Energy, software, plastics, software tool
Philippine pirates still trouble Autodesk
News Maker of AutoCAD software says 70 percent of its products are illegally copied and sold in the Philippines, but adds its revenues are boosted by country's real estate boom.
Tags: Piracy, Business applications, Software licensing, Autodesk Inc., Piracy, Business Software Alliance, Philippines, Real Estate, Business Process, BPO
China to lead mechanical CAD market
News The MCAD application suite market in Asia Pacific is expected to hit US$658 million in 2005 despite lower anticipated growth across the region.
It's official: Bartz becomes Yahoo CEO
News Autodesk's executive chairman now has replaced Jerry Yang. Also: Yahoo President Sue Decker has departed.
Tags: Search, Best strategies, Autodesk Inc., Yahoo! Inc., chairman, CEO, News.com, leader, Jerry Yang, leadership style
Yahoo investors cautiously optimistic following Bartz hire
News Investors keep their fingers crossed as Yahoo names former Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz to lead the company. They also hope she can lead them to a Microsoft search deal.
Tags: Recruiting, Search, Investments, Microsoft Corp., Autodesk Inc., Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc., Investor, CEO, vision
Yahoo's Microsoft tab totaled US$79 million
News Yahoo ran up a double-digit multimillion dollar tab last year, paying outside advisers US$79 million in its efforts to fend off Microsoft, according to an SEC filing.
Tags: Lawsuits, Acquisitions, Microsoft Corp., Autodesk Inc., Yahoo! Inc., antitrust, SEC, Jerry Yang, shareholder, advisor
Bartz as Yahoo CEO? New job, but strong resume
News Sure, selling software is different from selling ads. But Yahoo has more need for fresh eyes and new leadership than for media expertise.
Tags: Web sites, Domain names, Search, Internet advertising, Autodesk Inc., Yahoo! Inc., CAD, Carol Bartz, software, chairman
Yahoo CEO Bartz to receive US$1M salary
News Yahoo's newly named CEO, Carol Bartz, will receive a base salary of US$1 million a year, along with a stock grant of 5 million shares.
Tags: Recruiting, HR policies and procedures, Stock options and grants, Processors, Handhelds, Notebooks and tablets, Desktops, Autodesk Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Compensation
Yahoo reportedly near decision on new CEO
News The search pioneer is close to wrapping up its search for a new chief executive according to a Wall Street Journal report, and a decision could come as early as this week.
Tags: Web sites, Search, Verizon Communications Inc., Microsoft Corp., Autodesk Inc., Yahoo! Inc., software company, CEO, News.com, Jerry Yang
Sources: Yahoo's Decker a strong contender for CEO
News Sue Decker, the president of the embattled Internet search pioneer, has been through two rounds of interviews with the board, sources say.
Tags: Search, Internet advertising, Microsoft Corp., Autodesk Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Recruiting, CEO, job, Jerry Yang, industry
Amazon adds Windows to its cloud
News Amazon has taken its Elastic Compute Cloud service out of beta status and added Windows to Linux and Solaris on its list of supported operating systems.
Tags: Web services, Autodesk Inc., SLA, Server, Amazon.com Inc., load balancing, Eli Lilly & Co., data-processing, management console, monitoring
Microsoft chops price of its hosted software
News Redmond says it's cutting by a third the monthly subscription fee for those using a hosted version of Exchange, SharePoint, and Office Communications Server.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Microsoft Office, Google Inc., Autodesk Inc., Aon Corp., Chile, Microsoft Corp., software, Blockbuster Inc.
Autodesk to cut 750 jobs, lowers earnings outlook
News Software maker plans to erase about 10 percent of its workforce. The move comes as it lowers its earnings outlook, and its executive chairwoman leaves to become Yahoo's CEO.
Tags: Layoffs, Recruiting, Sales/revenue, Autodesk Inc., Earnings Outlook, Workforce, Yahoo! Inc., non-GAAP, chairwoman, layoff
Autodesk add-in models 'green' goods to come
News Autodesk Inventor software is adding calculators to help product makers forecast the carbon emissions and toxicity of their designs.
Tags: Software, Green IT, Autodesk Inc., Adobe PhotoShop, Google Inc., 3D, chemicals, Adobe Systems Inc., supply chain, sustainability
AMD to trim 1,100 jobs, initiate temporary pay cuts
News Chipmaker plans to reduce workforce by about 9 percent and institute salary cuts of up to 20 percent, as it struggles to manage amid economic meltdown.
Tags: Processors, Layoffs, Sales/revenue, Autodesk Inc., Cut, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip Company, 401(k) plan, Worker, search engine company
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