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Sam Palmisano 
28 posts and columns on Sam Palmisano
Bloomberg Names Former IBM CEO Palmisano to Advise on Data Privacy
But will there be an audit?
IBM Names CEO Rometty as Chairman; Palmisano Leaving Board
“Madame Chairman” has a nice ring to it.
A Look Back at IBM’s Palmisano Era and the China Strategy
Palmisano will be remembered as the man who sold IBM’s PC division to China’s Lenovo. Seven years later, it seems to have been a good trade for both parties.
HP Wins Dubious “Worst Footnote” Award for 2011
After running HP for 11 months, former CEO Léo Apotheker got several million dollars in severance benefits. Exactly how much is hard to determine. For that, HP has won a unique and dubious award.
IBM Has a New CEO: Meet Virginia Rometty
Big Blue has a new boss who will take over on New Year’s Day.
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IBM Signals a New Round of Acquisitions
IBM bought 15 companies last year, yet has only bought three this year. Could it be on the verge of a new wave of dealmaking? A senior Big Blue exec signals that it just might.IBM Already Unimpressed With Unannounced HP Strategy
IBM won’t be making scoffing noises from the back of the room at Hewlett-Packard’s big strategy meeting in San Francisco today, but that isn’t stopping the company’s execs from blowing a few raspberries in the media.
IBM "Jeopardy" Challenge Day 2: Very Different From Day One
Spoiler warning! When we last left our human heroes, one of them had drawn even while another was far behind the supercomputer Watson in a match of the uniquely human game of “Jeopardy.” The computer was winning raves for holding its own against the game’s best human players. That would soon change with a surprising twist at the very end.
HP Checks Its Heir Supply
Now that Mark Hurd has resigned as CEO of Hewlett-Packard, to whom will the company look to replace him? If HP’s directors are smart, they’ll give Apple’s Tim Cook a call, but realistically who are they likely to consider?
IBM Hits on Bottom Line, Misses on Sales
Has IBM benefited from the overall uptick in corporate spending? Obviously. Posting second-quarter results after the market’s close Monday, the company reported earnings per share of $2.61, besting estimates, though revenue fell a bit short of forecasts.