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How to measure developer productivity

Nokia's $100M investment suggests its next focus may be 'Connecting cars'

Acer chairman to leave PC maker in June, no replacement named

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May 05, 2014
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How to measure developer productivity

Finding an accurate gauge of developer performance, one that is quantifiable, is the holy grail of IT management in larger organizations.

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1. Nokia's $100M investment suggests its next focus may be 'Connecting cars'

2. Acer chairman to leave PC maker in June, no replacement named

3. SAP tech chief Sikka steps down in management shakeup

4. Jury finds Samsung infringed some Apple patents, must pay $120M in damages

5. EMC heads back to the high-stakes software table

6. Cornell Tech-funded startup launching bootcamp for data scientists

7. Cisco earmarks $150M for start-up investments

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Nokia's $100M investment suggests its next focus may be 'Connecting cars'

For years, Nokia sold mobile phones with the slogan "Connecting people," but following the sale of its phone business to Microsoft, the company is looking for the next big thing. READ MORE

Acer chairman to leave PC maker in June, no replacement named

After six months as Acer's chairman, company co-founder Stan Shih plans to step down on June 18, saying he is satisfied with the PC maker's new direction. READ MORE

SAP tech chief Sikka steps down in management shakeup

SAP technology chief Vishal Sikka, champion of the company's Hana in-memory computing platform, is leaving the company in a major management shakeup. READ MORE

Jury finds Samsung infringed some Apple patents, must pay $120M in damages

The verdict came at the end of the third full day of deliberations. READ MORE

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EMC heads back to the high-stakes software table

EMC's big bet on software is likely to get even bigger at this week's EMC World conference in Las Vegas. READ MORE

Cornell Tech-funded startup launching bootcamp for data scientists

The Data Incubator program is designed to make science and engineering PhDs better data scientists and quants. READ MORE

Cisco earmarks $150M for start-up investments

Cisco's venture capital arm this week said it is allocating an additional $150 million over two to three years to fund start-ups around the world. READ MORE

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