World News (12)
USA (335)
California (187)
Bay Area (11)
Silicon Valley (1608)
West Santa Clara County (233)
Palo Alto (154)
2006
Business (47)
HP (149)
Sun (89)
AltaVista (10)
Tesla (85)
Crime (18)
Accidents (7)
Science & Education (3)
Politics (8)
Pretexting (2)
Palo Alto, January 2006
Palo Alto, February 2006
Palo Alto, March 2006
Palo Alto, April 2006
Palo Alto, May 2006
Palo Alto, June 2006
Palo Alto, July 2006
Palo Alto, August 2006
Palo Alto, September 2006
Palo Alto, October 2006
Palo Alto, November 2006
Palo Alto, December 2006
94301
94306
Dumbarton Bridge
|
Summary. Click for More >
| Feb.3 |
|
Salesmen Suspected In Crime Spree
| Apr.21 |
|
Protesters Block Bush From Meeting
| Apr.24 |
|
McNealy steps down as CEO Sun Microsystems' Scott McNealy replaced by Jonathan Schwartz, who had served as COO and president
| May.12 |
|
Armed Robbers Strike Stanford, Palo Alto 2 suspects are at large after robbing 2 men in Palo Alto, 40 minutes after a similar robbery on the University campus
| May.31 |
|
Sun to Cut Up to 5,000 Jobs
| Jul.25 |
|
HP to buy Mercury Interactive for $4.5b
| Sep.6 |
|
HP Sought Director Records in Leak Probe Investigators sought private telephone records while hunting for leaks to the media of confidential information. HP ousts veteran member of board George Keyworth. The techniques of the i... | |
| Sep.8 |
|
Investigation broke state laws
| Sep.12 |
|
Dunn to Step Down
| Sep.21 |
|
E-mails Suggest CEO Had Role In Scandal
| Sep.22 |
|
CEO Offers Apology; Chair Resigns Now Mark Hurd announced that the fallout over the scandal also appeared to take down 2 senior HP employees
| Sep.28 |
|
Lawmakers Rip HP Tactics In Leak Scandal
| |
|
General counsel resigns from company
| Oct.4 |
|
Criminal Charges Filed Against Dunn California's attorney general filed charges against former HP Chairwoman Patricia Dunn and 4 others
| Oct.5 |
|
HP's Dunn Smiles In Court, Faces Charges
| Oct.31 |
|
Google Acquires Wiki Tool Developer
| Nov.15 |
|
Dunn Pleads Not Guilty In Spy Probe
| Nov.16 |
|
Hewlett-Packard Q4 Results Surge
| Nov.30 |
|
Shareholder Suit Claims Insider Trading
| Dec.7 |
|
$14.5M To Settle State Pretexting Lawsuit
| Dec.11 |
|
CFO Bob Wayman to retire
| Dec.12 |
|
Dog euthanized after mauling 5-year-old boy
| Dec.13 |
|
Congress Asks CEO To Explain Cashout
|
|
|
|
| Jan.25 |
|
Sun Loses $223M, Sees Sales Gain |
|
| Feb.3 |
|
Video Hints To A String Of Jewelry Thefts
| |
|
Salesmen Suspected In Crime Spree Rape and murder of a 90-year-old woman in Lafayette; the sexual assault of a 74-year-old woman in San Jose
| Feb.14 |
|
5-Year-Old Heart Patient Sets Record
| |
|
HP splits handheld, notebook divisions |
| Feb.15 |
|
Fiscal First Quarter Profit Jumps 30%
| Feb.23 |
|
HP jumps into retail photo printing |
|
| Mar.3 |
|
Students Arrested For Gun Sale In Class
| |
|
Suicide Suspected In Caltrain Death
| Mar.24 |
|
Woman Dies After Highway Jump
|
| Apr.7 |
|
Products Tailored For India
| Apr.14 |
|
Two Girls Struck By Car, Driver Flees |
| Apr.20 |
|
Students Suspended Swastika Graffiti
| Apr.21 |
|
Protesters Block Bush From Meeting Plans to attend a private meeting at Hoover Institution were canceled when protesters blocked his motorcade
| Apr.24 |
|
McNealy steps down as CEO Sun Microsystems' Scott McNealy replaced by Jonathan Schwartz, who had served as COO and president. Scott McNealy, 51, is ending a long career as one of Silicon Valley's most colorful and controversial CEOs. McNealy will rem... | |
|
| May.12 |
|
Sun seeks buyer for Newark site
| |
|
Armed Robbers Strike Stanford, Palo Alto 2 suspects are at large after robbing 2 men in Palo Alto, 40 minutes after a similar robbery on the University campus | |
| May.17 |
|
2nd-quarter profit up 51%
| |
|
Schwartz appeared onstage at JavaOne |
| May.31 |
|
Sun to Cut Up to 5,000 Jobs Sun Microsystems planned to reduce 37,500-person work force by 11% to 13% to return to
consistent profitability
| |
|
100 new printers unveiled |
|
| Jun.1 |
|
Shares Fall After Job Cuts Announced |
| Jun.6 |
|
Hewlett-Packard Revises 2Q Profit Upward |
| Jun.9 |
|
Sun has deal for its Newark site |
| Jun.21 |
|
Largest solar cell plant to be built |
| Jun.26 |
|
Police Search For Armed Suspect
|
| Jul.6 |
|
HP to close offices, cut real estate costs
| Jul.12 |
|
Hybrid server unveiled |
| Jul.17 |
|
Microchip size of pencil dot
| Jul.22 |
|
Possible Suicide On Train Tracks |
| Jul.25 |
|
HP to buy Mercury Interactive for $4.5b The all-cash price works out to $52 per share, a 33% premium above Mercury's closing price of $39
in the over-the-counter market
| |
|
Sun Microsystems Posts 4th-Quarter Loss |
|
| Aug.8 |
|
Police Crackdown On Red Light Runners
| Aug.16 |
|
HP Beats Forecast As Sales Up 5%
| Aug.17 |
|
Shares Soar on Strong 3Q, Outlook |
|
| Sep.5 |
|
Sun reclaimed No. 3 spot in server market |
| Sep.6 |
|
HP Sought Director Records in Leak Probe Investigators sought private telephone records while hunting for leaks to the media of confidential information
HP ousts veteran member of board George Keyworth. The techniques of the investigation relied on an illegal data mining method known as 'pretexting'
|
| |
| Sep.8 |
|
Investigation broke state laws Attorney general: Crimes were committed after HP hired private investigators to obtain the phone records
| |
|
Chairwoman Tries To Save Her Job
| Sep.12 |
|
Dunn to Step Down Patricia Dunn will step down as chairwoman amid a widening scandal. She will be succeeded by CEO Hurd
| |
|
Attorney General: Indictments Are Likely
| Sep.15 |
|
Shares rising above the fray |
| Sep.16 |
|
Congress summons HP execs for hearing |
| Sep.19 |
|
Army 10 years' contract valued at $5B
| |
|
Leak Investigation Targeted Former CEO |
| Sep.21 |
|
E-mails Suggest CEO Had Role In Scandal Mark Hurd played a more direct role in an investigation of media leaks than previously disclosed
| |
|
Stock Drops As CEO Linked To Spy Probe
| Sep.22 |
|
CEO Offers Apology; Chair Resigns Now Mark Hurd announced that the fallout over the scandal also appeared to take down 2 senior HP employees | |
| Sep.28 |
|
Lawmakers Rip HP Tactics In Leak Scandal Lawmakers denounced the intrusive tactics as a congressional hearing launched
| |
|
General counsel resigns from company Ann Baskins announced her resignation shortly before the CEO expected to testified before Congress
| |
|
Yahoo Teams Up With HP To Boost Search
| |
|
Lawmakers Compare Scandal To Enron
|
| Oct.1 |
|
Star attorney caught in spotlight |
| Oct.4 |
|
Criminal Charges Filed Against Dunn California's attorney general filed charges against former HP Chairwoman Patricia Dunn and 4 others | |
| Oct.5 |
|
HP's Dunn Smiles In Court, Faces Charges Ousted Chairwoman smiled and held her husband's hand in court while facing felony charges
| Oct.17 |
|
Quake Maps Reveal New Danger Zones
| Oct.19 |
|
Security firm went through trash
| Oct.24 |
|
HP scandal references in OpenWorld
| Oct.27 |
|
Sun posts loss but revenue up |
| Oct.31 |
|
Google Acquires Wiki Tool Developer Google Inc. has acquired JotSpot Inc. that develops online collaboration tools known as wikis
|
| Nov.15 |
|
Dunn Pleads Not Guilty In Spy Probe The Hewlett-Packard chairwoman pleaded not guilty to four felony identity theft and fraud charges
| Nov.16 |
|
Hewlett-Packard Q4 Results Surge The earnings are beating Wall Street expectations, on higher sales of laptops and printers
| Nov.18 |
|
Thompson picksed as board director
| Nov.30 |
|
Shareholder Suit Claims Insider Trading A lawsuit overis alleging that executives sold millions of dollars in stock just before the scandal broke
|
| Dec.7 |
|
$14.5M To Settle State Pretexting Lawsuit Hewlett-Packard agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by state Attorney General accusing the company of unfair business practices
| Dec.11 |
|
CFO Bob Wayman to retire Wayman, 61, will be succeeded by Cathie Lesjak, 47, the treasurer and senior VP
| Dec.12 |
|
CEO says more cost-cutting ahead
| |
|
Dog euthanized after mauling 5-year-old boy An Australian shepherd mix dog was attacking and injuring Sean Martin at a playground
| Dec.13 |
|
Congress Asks CEO To Explain Cashout The panel has demanded that Hurd explain $1.37 million of options he exercised just before the scandal became public
| Dec.14 |
|
Debate Rages Over Stun Guns