high tech

Former Northrop Grumman CEO Joins Apple Board

John Paczkowski in News on November 17, 2010 at 7:10 am PT

Here’s a worthy addition to Apple’s board of directors: Ronald Sugar, former chairman and CEO of Northrop Grumman.

DOJ, Tech Companies Settle Hiring Probe

John Paczkowski in News on September 24, 2010 at 1:51 pm PT

The U.S. Department of Justice has reached an agreement with six major Silicon Valley companies over their employee recruiting practices. The companies named in the settlement: Google, Apple, Intel, Adobe, Intuit and Pixar.

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Apple's Glass Temple, Made in China

James T. Areddy, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 30, 2010 at 9:58 am PT

The tubular glass entranceway to Shanghai’s new Apple Inc. shop may be its most high-tech feature, considering the iPad hasn’t officially arrived in China. Twelve rounded glass panels stand over 12.5 meters (41 feet) to form the cylindrical dome. Inside, the computer maker’s distinctive bitten-apple logo is suspended above a glass stairway that corkscrews into the underground retail space

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Cadence Tries to Incite Its Industry to Think Bigger

Don Clark, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 28, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

Cadence Design Systems is not exactly the first company to suggest the app explosion has changed everything. But it has an unusual vantage point to discuss how other companies may jump on high-tech’s latest bandwagon.

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Marrying High-Tech Innovation and Midwest Manufacturing

Timothy Hay, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 14, 2009 at 4:38 pm PT

Most venture capital firms shy away from the Midwest manufacturing and automotive industries, instead favoring high-technology regions like Silicon Valley. Not RPM Ventures. Located less than a mile from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, the firm aims to bridge the divide between high-tech start-ups and major manufacturers in the Midwest.

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Cisco Diversifies Again as Chambers Discusses Rivals

Ben Worthen, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 19, 2009 at 4:49 am PT

Cisco on Monday announced an initiative to sell high-tech gear to utilities, a market the company says could be a $20 billion-a-year market by 2014. Political junkies may have heard the term “smart grid,” which is one of the areas that the Obama administration has targeted with its stimulus package. The government is committing billions to facilitate building a next-generation electrical grid that’s more energy efficient.

Tech Job Cuts Upgraded to "Appalling" from "Gruesome"

John Paczkowski in News on April 6, 2009 at 12:30 pm PT

The first three months of 2009 were brutal ones for the high-tech industry–from a job loss perspective, the worst in seven years. Challenger, Gray & Christmas on Monday said high-tech companies sacked some 84,217 employees in the first quarter, a 27 percent increase over the previous quarter and the steepest reduction the firm has seen since the Great Dark Time of 2002.

Tech Job Cuts Upgraded to “Appalling” from “Gruesome”

John Paczkowski in News on April 6, 2009 at 12:30 pm PT

The first three months of 2009 were brutal ones for the high-tech industry–from a job loss perspective, the worst in seven years. Challenger, Gray & Christmas on Monday said high-tech companies sacked some 84,217 employees in the first quarter, a 27 percent increase over the previous quarter and the steepest reduction the firm has seen since the Great Dark Time of 2002.

What Color Is Happened to Your Parachute?

John Paczkowski in News on September 23, 2008 at 12:10 am PT

Looking over the latest unemployment figures, Silicon Valley’s technology bust early this decade no longer seems such a distant memory. In another unsettling economic sign, the unemployment rate in Silicon Valley rose for its fourth consecutive month in August to reach a four-year high.