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Cognos recently launched Cognos 8 BI v3 in the Philippines which includes new and enhanced BI user capabilities and advances in its SOA-based enterprise-class platform. These new developments are designed to efficiently provide organizations with more targeted performance information across a broader and more diverse range of decision-makers, with extended modeling and administration capabilities [...]

eBay Inc.announced that Meg Whitman will step down as President and CEO of eBay on March 31, 2008. Whitman will remain on the company’s Board of Directors.  eBay’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to elect John Donahoe President and CEO.
In addition, eBay announced that Rajiv Dutta, currently the President of PayPal, has been named [...]

Sony unveiled eight new Cyber-shot cameras, which are all schedule to be released from March until May of 2008.
The new models are as follows:  Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10 superzoom camera, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T300 ultra compact camera, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W170, W150, W130 and W120, and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S750, DSC-780 budget cameras.

Microsoft has joined hands with Dell to offer special crimson red PCs of XPS series. The money raised from selling these PCs will be used for AIDS-treatment programmes in Africa.
The campaign against AIDS, (Red), was initiated by the famous British singer Bono. Apple is already contributing for the cause through its iPod RED series of [...]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs continues to take home just US$1 as salary from the company.
However, he gained $14.6 million theoretically as he exercised stock options that were about to expire.
This was revealed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the company.

Microsoft has stated that they are now planning to spend $235 million over the next five years to expand its educational program.
Microsoft said in its statement that they are aiming to reach 270 million people with the second stage of its Partners in Learning program.