Last week, we looked at the geeks who created iconic technologies. This week, we examine the executives who pushed those technologies into becoming the basis of some of the largest businesses in the world.

Some of the people on this list are successful billionaires, Some Nobel prize winners or high-tech nomads. However, some individuals are weird even by geek standards.

Things that make you go aaaargh, including Vista, Bluetooth and other things that may or may not make you mad

Exchange Online and SharePoint Online betas launch.

New apps to 'eliminate communications boundaries'.

Movers and stinkers from the world of business

Are 32 nanometers better than 45? You bet your sweet High-K/metal gate. IBM is claiming a 35% performance gain over today's CPUs.

Microsoft is cancelling its much-hyped Jerry Seinfeld/Bill Gates advertising campaign. But there's a new "life without walls" ad on the way..

The formal release of Windows 7 is still months away, but the new operating system is already being given the thumbs-up by industry analysts..

Jeff Raikes to retire in September.

Discoveries could allow data to be stored on individual atoms.

Last week, in honour of the Windows 7 launch, we covered Microsoft's biggest successes in the computing field. This week, in the interest of balance, we're looking to the company's dark side..

From Silicon Valley to Station X during the Second World War, why Romania is teeming with software developers, and Zhongguancun in China where Microsoft is building its Chinese headquarters.

Scottish supercomputer said to be ten times more energy-efficient.