September 13, 2011
Is Cisco’s 16-year CEO Chambers ready to go?
The Register
Brid-Aine Parnell looks at rumours surrounding the long-time CEO’s future.
“While he is not about to be ousted in a blaze of ignominy like some other tech CEO departures we could mention, the question of who Chambers’ likely heir may be has started to come up by the water-coolers, hinting that his departure is imminent.”
Apple: Google acquisition means Motorola lost its patent rights
Ars Technica
Jon Brodkin gives an update to one of Apple’s several lawsuits.
“Apple further argues that Google also lacks standing to enforce the patents, Mueller writes. Instead, “Google only has the right to veto actions taken by Motorola with respect to the patents,” Apple argued. Apple’s stay motions concern one lawsuit filed by Motorola and another filed by Apple, Mueller writes.”
14 cloud services players scrutinized for green credentials
ZDNet
Heather Clancy reports that only four companies are disclosing their emissions information.
“According to the new Verdantix report, the lack of transparency isn’t necessarily about the lack of data. It notes that Yahoo! and Google have been measuring their carbon footprints since 2006, before this sort of thing became a really popular public practice in the high-tech industry. Google chose to disclose its energy consumption on an ongoing basis just last week. That doesn’t seem to be the problem.”