Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle Corp., has joined the heads of both Apple Inc. and Google Inc. in accepting a $1 per year salary for fiscal 2010. In fiscal 2009 he was paid $1 million. Ellison, who founded the company in 1977, has ownership of 23.4 percent of Oracle's outstanding shares, as of July, which […] More

WEB 2.0 & MILITARY | Recently, we all heard the US Marine Corps banned the use of Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace for its active soldiers. So far, the reaction is mixed. “Banning such innovation seems like an archaic, knee-jerk response and I imagine in the not-to-distant future the militaries of [a] country like the US […] More

Dr. Herb Lin, chief scientist of the recent report “Toward a Safer and More Secure Cyberspace” at the National Research Council, spoke with The New New Internet on a variety of cybersecurity issues, including his definition of cyber deterrence. Dr. Lin said that the private sector must use current, readily available securities and acknowledged that most individuals see security as a […] More

DefCon 2009, a cybersecurity mecca for computer experts to show vulnerabilities in network infrastructures run by Black Hat’s Jeff Moss, ended its four-day Las Vegas, Nevada conference today.  For those of you who are not technology whiz kids, here are the most important takeaways from the conference. IPhone Vulnerability  Cybersecurity researchers Charlie Miller and Collin Mulliner unveiled an SMS […] More

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D) from the 11th district of Virginia spoke to us last week about the mood on Capitol Hill toward government contractors and the looming personnel crisis in the federal procurement sector.  Connolly told us how he plans to fill Tom Davis’ big shoes as an advocate for the government contracting industry and how streamlining […] More

Earlier this year, it was widely reported that the Twitter accounts of prominent American figures ranging from Britney Spears to President Barack Obama were hacked, causing fake tweet’ to be displayed under the victims’ accounts. With the recent hacking of Twitter account holder Guy Kawasaki, former Apple fellow and managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, The New New […] More

Aneesh Chopra, the new administration’s new Chief Technology Officer, said he will actively support Dr. David Blumenthal in his efforts to advance the adoption of health IT, one of the president’s priorities for health reform.  Prior to his senate confirmation in May, Chopra was secretary of technology for Virginia. Aneesh Chopra said he would use […] More

In addition to the endless media attention to every aspect of the presidential race between John McCain and Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Sarah Palin voters are being asked to make other critical decisions on change and on market leaders. Below are three decisions voters will make this season: More

I’d like to consider myself fairly web-savvy. I subscribe to RSS feeds, use social bookmark sites, leverage Facebook and LinkedIn for professional purposes. And yet, attempting to send out a conference call meeting request from my Apple Mail program to clients with Microsoft Outlook proved maddening. After banging my head against a wall for nearly […] More

What is VisualCV? Phillip Merrick: VisualCV.com is a new approach to creating and sharing resumes over the Internet. The VisualCV comes alive with informational keyword pop-ups, videos, pictures and social networking. We believe VisualCV will revolutionize the entire career management process, from job seeking to professional networking and hiring. What problem is it fixing? Phillip […] More

At times, entrepreneurs seeking funding through the traditional venture capital process can start to feel like Michael J. Fox’s character in “Secret of My Success.” As a newly-minted college graduate who leaps from small town, USA to the Big Apple, Fox’s character shuttles from one interview to another, only to hear the same refrain: “We […] More

Celera Group announced today it will acquire Berkeley HeartLab, Inc. (BHL), a cardiovascular health care company, for about $195 million in cash, minus certain BHL transaction costs. It anticipates the definitive agreement to close during the second quarter of fiscal 2008. Celera is based in Rockville, Maryland, and is one of two Applera Corporation operating […] More