5 posts and columns on PARC

There's a One in 200 Chance You're Tweeting From Inside Justin Bieber

in Media on January 19, 2011 at 8:28 am PT

Or at least somewhere very close to the teen idol: Some are “in Justin Biebers heart” or “Bieberacademy” or “Bieberville, California.” Big picture: Sometimes people aren’t truthful when they fill out their Twitter profiles!

Check Out PARC's 40th Anniversary Doings

in News on October 8, 2010 at 8:32 am PT

Recently, there was an event in Silicon Valley to celebrate the 40th anniversary of PARC, the pioneering research facility that birthed a lot of tech’s most potent innovations. Ever heard of laser printing or Ethernet networking or the graphical user interface? Yes, that and much more.

The Papermaster Chase

in News on October 31, 2008 at 10:11 am PT

Apple’s efforts to build its own chip development brain trust out of its acquisition of PA Semi have run afoul of IBM. Mark Papermaster, a 26-year IBM veteran and vice president of its Blade Development unit–a division that designs corporate data centers, plans to take a new job with Apple in early November, and Big Blue is doing its damndest to stop him. The company has filed suit against Papermaster, claiming his noncompete agreement with IBM prohibits him from taking a job with Apple.

Microsoft Research: Also Fumbling the Future

in News on October 29, 2008 at 3:49 pm PT

Success, as the old adage claims, has many fathers–even Apple’s success, much as CEO Steve Jobs would like to think otherwise. So it’s interesting to hear that among the progenitors of Apple’s current renown is Rick Rashid, head of Microsoft Research. Speaking at Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles today, Rashid talked up his Apple street cred, reminding attendees that he helped develop Mach, the operating system microkernel that’s now the foundation of Mac OS X.