Stories by Dave Kearns

Keep Your Eyes on BrainShare

This week it's time for my annual trek to Salt Lake City for Novell Inc.'s BrainShare. I'm wondering what thoughts about the network company I'll come away with.

Kearns' column: A Taxing Situation

With a month to go until April 15, this seemed like a good time to talk about taxes. But it's not income tax that's on my mind - it's sales tax.

A Taxing Situation

With a month to go until April 15, this seemed like a good time to talk about taxes. But it's not income tax that's on my mind - it's sales tax.

Kearns' column: Win 2000 Expo: I'd rather have been fishing

Since breaking into the network business 15 years ago, I've attended many a trade show. NetWorld, Interop, NetWorld+Interop, Comdex, BrainShare, TechEd and numerous smaller shows that come and go as times change (remember Network Expo?). Without a doubt, though, the recent Windows 2000 Expo was one I could easily have skipped.

Win 2000 Expo: I'd Rather Have Been Fishing

Since breaking into the network business 15 years ago, I've attended many a trade show. NetWorld, Interop, NetWorld+Interop, Comdex, BrainShare, TechEd and numerous smaller shows that come and go as times change (remember Network Expo?). Without a doubt, though, the recent Windows 2000 Expo was one I could easily have skipped.

NOS Showdown: Welcome to the Wild West

Words are the tools of writers and editors, and - just like carpenters with saws or mechanics with wrenches - when the tools are misused the results can be disastrous.

Kearns' column: Meet the new boss, same as the old boss?

In a surprising move, Bill Gates, who has been Microsoft's only CEO, recently handed the title to Steve Ballmer, who has served as president since July 1998. Gates will remain chairman and become chief software architect. The new role, he said, will allow him to return to "what I love most -- focusing on technologies for the future."

Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss?

In a surprising move, Bill Gates, who has been Microsoft Corp.'s only CEO, recently handed the title to Steve Ballmer, who has served as president since July 1998. Gates will remain chairman and become chief software architect. The new role, he said, will allow him to return to "what I love most -- focusing on technologies for the future."

The Networking MVP Is ...

It's time to select the networking Most Valuable Player for 1999. Just like the MVP in a sport, my choice honors that person or persons who've done the most to further the success of their network team. Previous winners were Novell Inc.'s Eric Schmidt (1997) and Directory Enabled Networks co-chairs John Strassner and Stephen Judd (1998).

Kearns' column: Microsoft should get what it deserves

A lot has been written in the aftermath of Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's findings of fact in the Microsoft antitrust case. Today, we'll look at what Microsoft has said. Keep in mind, though, a classic propaganda tenet: If you repeat something often enough, people will accept it as fact, without questioning its truth or falsity.

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