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.

Movers and stinkers from the world of business

Company announces 14 new vice presidents.

Lawsuit alleges million dollar kickbacks to keep Intel inside Dell.

Executive called in to testify.

EFF accuses studios of planning to lock down broadcasts.

Pretty much every new product gets hyped as a potentially disruptive technology these days, and usually nobody outside of the company's marketing department actually believes it.

Company lays out idea of 'conceptual search' for the internet of 2019.

Jobs' MacWorld promise goes unfulfilled.

Stock option backdating ends George Semenuk's carreer.

Netscape founder Marc Andreessen is climbing on board a new browser project known as 'Rockmelt.'.

Search firm announces stock deal for video-sharing site.

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.

Flash drives may not take off until 2013.

New update could render unlocked phones useless.

Most profitable March quarter in company's history.

Site accused of 'knowingly profiting from stolen material'.

Flash memory branches to create new company.

This week we examine a few of those true 'killer apps,' and what they have meant to computing

Executive suggests company is spread out too thin.