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CxO Spotlight: Jay Yadav CEO, Cardiomems

Interview with Jay Yadav 1.Please explain your technology and why it is innovative. In the past 20 years, the number of reported heart failure cases in the United States has almost tripled, as the number of fatal coronary deaths has been cut in half leaving more patients alive but with damaged heart muscle.

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CxO Spotlight: Mike Slawson CEO, Qualtre´

  Interview with Mike Slawson 1.Most people probably don’t understand the concept of inertial sensors. Please explain the technology you are developing at Qualtre? The two main types of Inertial, or motion, sensors are accelerometers, which essentially sense gravity and linear motion, and gyroscopes, which sense rotational motion. These sensors translate motion into electrical signals, […]

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CxO Spotlight: Christopher Klaus CEO, Kaneva

  Interview with Christopher Klaus 1. It’s easy to see the fun aspects of Kaneva. Can you explain a little about your company’s business model? Essentially, we are building a new online world populated by people and businesses that want to, and can benefit from, interacting with each other. We see two major revenue sources. […]

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CxO Spotlight: Joan Herbig Fmr. CEO, Cambria Security

Interview with Joan Herbig 1. With Cambia Security recently being acquired by nCircle Network Security, what have you found to be your biggest challenge? Actually, I am working through a transition and I haven’t found many challenges in this acquisition. Probably the reason for it being smoother than the past few acquisitions I have been […]

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CxO Spotlight: John Baumstark CEO, Suniva

  Interview with John Baumstark 1. What have been the deterrents to solar energy to date, and how is Suniva’s technology considered a breakthrough? Cost perception has always been the biggest issue with solar energy. Many believe that it is more expensive than burning fossil fuels. Historically, that was true. Today, depending on your location, […]

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CEO Speaker Series: Jim Whitehurst

Jim Whitehurst was named president and chief executive officer of Red Hat® in December 2007. Before joining Red Hat, Whitehurst held various positions at Delta Air Lines, most recently as chief operating officer, responsible for operations, sales and customer service, network and revenue management, marketing and corporate strategy. Prior to joining Delta, Whitehurst was a […]

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CxO Spotlight: Mitch Free CEO, MFG.com

Interview with Mitch Free 1. How did you tell your employees about your $26 million round of venture funding? What was your key message? We are quickly becoming the platform by which the world’s manufacturing economy does business and that comes with huge implications and responsibility to our customers, shareholders and team members. We allow […]

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CxO Spotlight: Robin Bienfait CIO, RIM

    Interview with Robin Bienfait 1. Are there major differences between BlackBerry users in the North American market and Europe or Asia? Looking at the underlying wireless needs of customers around the world, you find a lot of common requirements. People want whole solutions rather than piecemeal technologies and they favor the BlackBerry platform […]

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CxO Spotlight: Claire Arnold CEO, LeapFrog Services

 Interview with Claire Arnold 1. What path or events led you to a career in technology? After using technology in progressively important ways through several job changes, I worked in a company where technology was a tool used to make a competitive cost advantage. As CEO of that company, I never felt I had to […]

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