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• Ray Ozzie to leave Microsoft

  Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's chief software architect and the executive responsible for pushing the company into the cloud, plans to step down, Microsoft said on Monday.

• SAP executive named Mozilla CEO

  The Mozilla Corporation announced Thursday that SAP executive Gary Kovacs is its new CEO, a move that gives the Firefox Web browser backer a leader with ample experience in mobile software.

• Canning Steve Ballmer no Microsoft cure-all

  Steve Ballmer has been CEO of Microsoft for more than a decade, and it seems he's spent much of that time fighting off speculation that Microsoft should fire him.  

• Seven innovation secrets of Steve Jobs

  In 1972, Steve Jobs left his Silicon Valley home and headed north to a small liberal arts school, Reed College, in Portland, Ore., only to drop out after one semester. Like many teenagers, the 17-year-old Jobs lacked direction.

• Slowdown in IT recruitment activity continues says REC/KPMG

  The slowdown in growth of recruitment activity continued in September, according to the latest Report on Jobs from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG.

• Evan Williams steps down as Twitter CEO, will focus on tech

  Evan Williams is handing over Twitter's CEO title to Chief Operating Officer Dick Costolo, as the microblogging company focuses on generating revenue that is consistent with its massive popularity.

• Skype hires Cisco's Bates as CEO

  Skype has named Tony Bates as its next CEO, hiring him away from Cisco Systems, where he led some of the company's core businesses.

• Cisco's Bates resigns, CTO Warrior gains title

  Tony Bates, who directed Cisco's core enterprise, commercial and small business division, has left the company, according to a Cisco blog entry posted on Monday.

• Evan Williams steps down as Twitter CEO, will focus on tech

  Evan Williams is handing over Twitter's CEO title to Chief Operating Officer Dick Costolo, as the microblogging company focuses on generating revenue that is consistent with its massive popularity.

• Apotheker's pay package shows HP confidence

  Leo Apotheker may yet have to prove that he can run a company the size of Hewlett-Packard, but his compensation package is on par with his predecessor.

• Yahoo to lose three executives

  Yahoo confirmed that the head of its North American business, Hilary Schneider, plans to leave the company.

• HP picks former SAP chief Apotheker as new CEO

  Hewlett-Packard has named former SAP CEO Leo Apotheker to be its new president and chief executive, replacing Mark Hurd, who resigned abruptly last month in the midst of a scandal.

• HP picks former SAP chief Apotheker as new CEO

  Hewlett-Packard has named a former CEO of SAP, Leo Apotheker, to be its new president and chief executive, replacing Mark Hurd who resigned abruptly last month in the midst of a scandal.

• Google, others settle with DOJ over no-poaching deals

  Google, Apple and several other companies have reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over charges that they agreed not to hire away high-profile workers from each other.

• Facebook CEO polishes image with $100M donation

  After taking some hits to his and his company's image in recent months, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg may have just bought $100 million worth of good will.