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• Microsoft board motivated to hire new CEO before activist joins in early '14

  Microsoft's board of directors wants to wrap up its search for a new CEO before the end of the year, according to Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources close to the action.
  

• Hackathons for the rest of us

  Forget softball games. Hackathons promote togetherness among techies while benefiting the enterprise, and no one gets pitcher's elbow.

• Ballmer hammers home Microsoft's 'high-value' strategy in final letter to shareholders

  In his last letter to shareholders, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer hammered on the same themes he and other execs struck three weeks ago before Wall Street analysts.

• Mobility in the enterprise: Who should hold the hot potato?

  Bringing mobility to the enterprise is like wrestling with an octopus. Here's how Electronic Arts, Case Western University and Needham Bank are taming the beast.

• Decline of Digital Equipment offers lessons for Microsoft

  Microsoft has piled up so many stresses on its corporate body in the last 10 months that it must beat almost insurmountable odds to remain healthy and viable, a business strategist said today.

• 4 survival strategies for IT chaos

  CIOs across all industries are facing unprecedented volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, from forces such as cyber attacks, consumer technologies, and changing global privacy rules and industry regulations. Here are four strategies for coping.

• Blunders lead to Ballmer's demise

  The heap of blunders that piled up at Microsoft under Steve Ballmer may have led to the earthshaking announcement that Bill Gates' former right-hand man and heir, as well as Microsoft's fiercest cheerleader, will step down as CEO within a year.

• Windows 8 stains Ballmer's legacy

  Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer survived the flop that was Windows Vista, but he wasn't able to do the same after the disappointment of Windows 8.

• Ballmer forced out after $US900m Surface RT debacle

  Steve Ballmer was forced out of as CEO by Microsoft's board of directors because of a $900 million write-off the company took to account for an oversupply of Surface RT tablets.

• The Grill: Scott Blanchette on building a professional services culture

  Scott Blanchette, senior vice president of IT services at Vanguard Health Systems, stays competitive with outside service providers by emphasizing transparency of pricing and delivering business results.

• Chief Digital Officer: Hot new tech title or flash in the pan?

  Enterprises like Sears, Starbucks and Harvard are hiring Chief Digital Officers to help monetise digital content, better connect with customers and drive their businesses forward. But does every company need one?

• One year under Mayer, Yahoo no longer 'dead company walking'

  After a year with Marissa Mayer at the helm, Yahoo is no longer seen as a 'dead company walking,' according to one analyst.

• How we chose the Best Places to Work in IT

  The methodology behind Computerworld's selection of the 100 organizations in the 2013 Best Places to Work in IT list.

• Best Places spotlight: CSX puts its people first

  The corporate culture at the No. 19-ranked company on our 2013 Best Places to Work in IT list fosters employee connections and career development.

• Best Places spotlight: NRECA focuses on employees' career development

  The No. 11-ranked organization on our 2013 Best Places to Work in IT list invests in its workers with on-site training and mentoring programs.