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Juniper names new CEO in shakeup
Kevin Johnson, ex-Microsoft exec, joins networking giant
By John Letzing, MarketWatch
Last Update: 7/24/2008 11:57:00 AM
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Juniper Networks named ex- Microsoft Corp.
executive Kevin Johnson its new CEO, just months after losing a well-regarded
manager to the software giant.
Johnson, who led the software giant’s failed bid to buy Yahoo Inc. (YHOO), [...]

Juniper names new CEO in shakeup
Kevin Johnson, ex-Microsoft exec, joins networking giant
By John Letzing, MarketWatch
Last Update: 7/24/2008 11:57:00 AM
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Juniper Networks named ex- Microsoft Corp.
executive Kevin Johnson its new CEO, just months after losing a well-regarded
manager to the software giant.
Johnson, who led the software giant’s failed bid to buy Yahoo Inc. (YHOO), [...]

Justices Pare Holdings But Still Hold Numerous Stocks
Last Update: 6/6/2008 3:06:17 PM
By Mark H. Anderson and Christina M. Wright
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–Several U.S. Supreme Court justices sold a handful of
individual stock holdings in 2007, but some justices continue to hold numerous
investments requiring recusals if appeals involving [...]

US Technology Sector Gains; Yahoo Drama In Spotlight Again
Last Update: 6/5/2008 10:27:57 AM
By Rex Crum
Technology shares were mostly on the rise in early trading Thursday as the latest
involvement of Carl Icahn in the Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) saga highlighted the sector’s
action.
Late Tuesday, Icahn published a letter to Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock, calling for
the resignation of Yahoo [...]

Janitors’ strike enters third day
By Benjamin Pimentel, MarketWatch
Last Update: 1:09 PM ET May 22, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The union representing striking Silicon Valley
janitors said Thursday that workers at Intel Corp. and Stanford University have
joined picket lines as the labor action entered its third day.
The Service Employees Union Local 1877, which represents about 6,000 workers, [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to
see active trade in Tuesday’s session are Walt Disney Co., Cisco Systems Inc.,
and Fannie Mae.
Walt Disney Co. (DIS) is expected to report fiscal second-quarter earnings of 51
cents a share, according to analysts surveyed by FactSet Research.
Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) is forecast to post earnings [...]

China’s Huawei Jumping Into US Market One Step At A Time
Last Update: 4/21/2008 5:53:27 PM
LAS VEGAS (AP)–While many of the high-tech goods found in U.S. stores are “Made
in China,” most are designed and marketed by U.S. companies.
But a handful of large Chinese companies are trying to establish their own brands
in the United States, including Huawei [...]

Cisco Blogger Dragged Into Patent Lawyer’s Battle With Company
Last Update: 4/15/2008 5:25:08 PM
By John Letzing
A Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) employee who authored a controversial blog about
so-called “patent trolls” has continued to draw unwanted attention to the
company, this time being dragged into a high-profile tussle between a law firm
and one of its [...]