Boeing

HP Hires New EVP From Boeing, Names New CIO

Arik Hesseldahl in News on November 3, 2011 at 5:45 am PT

After a long string of executive defections at HP, CEO Meg Whitman names her first senior hire since taking over in September, and promotes a new CIO from within.

Hewlett-Packard Lifts Off With NASA Contract

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on April 28, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

HP’s four-year, $2.5 billion contract makes it the supplier of desktops and collaboration services to the U.S. space agency. It’s taking the job just as NASA heads into a period of transition.

Amazon's Kindle So Cheap You Can Throw It From an Airplane

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 12, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

Amazon’s decision to subsidize the price of the Kindle through the use of advertising makes it one of the cheapest full-priced smartphones or tablets. And at that price, that’s pretty close to disposable.

Full D8 Interview Video: Ford CEO Alan Mulally

Kara Swisher in D8 on July 26, 2010 at 9:33 am PT

As promised, All Things Digital is posting the full videos from our eighth D: All Things Digital conference, held in early June. Here’s the last interview Walt Mossberg and I did at D8, but definitely not least: Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally. As you will see, the former Boeing (BA) exec not only rocked his red Ford sweater vest–which I covet–but also talked with great passion about the changes being made at the auto manufacturer.

Ford CEO Alan Mulally Live at D8

Peter Kafka in D8 on June 3, 2010 at 12:27 pm PT

Ford CEO Alan Mulally has come to D8 to take the hot seat, a position he should be used to after steering Ford through the recent financial crisis. Ford recently released SYNC, a voice-activation package on some models that integrates the content and functionality of mobile devices with the car itself. SYNC also adds apps to the car, though it’s not clear what these features will mean for the future of American automakers.

BoomTown's 1998 Rob Glaser Profile: A Web Pioneer Does a Delicate Dance With Microsoft

Kara Swisher in News on January 14, 2010 at 11:48 am PT

BoomTown did an interview last night with outgoing RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser after the announcement yesterday of his departure from the company he founded and led for 16 years. That will be posted later today, but here is a profile I wrote about Glaser when I was covering the Internet for The Wall Street Journal. It’s from Feb. 12, 1998, and focuses on Glaser’s decidedly complicated relationship with his former employer, Microsoft.

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ICO Global Wins $371 Million Jury Verdict Against Boeing

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on October 22, 2008 at 12:34 pm PT

Shades of Erin Brockovich, minus the poor people: International Global Communications announced yesterday that its breach of contract and fraud case against Boeing was decided in its favor by a California Jury. The company was awarded $371 million in damages, but the jury hasn’t decided whether to award punitive damages as well. What’s another few million?