James O’Neill Appointed CEO of Siemens Enterprise Communications Jim O’Neill, former president of Northrop Grumman Corporation’s $4.5 billion Information Technology sector, which provides advanced IT engineering and business solutions for government, has been appointed to head Siemens Enterprise Communications Group. O’Neill will be based in Munich and have responsibility for the 14,000 person worldwide operation [...]
For anyone considering an education at the college level, they should look no further than their own backyard. US News & World Report has ranked George Mason University #1 (out of 70) on the “Up-and-Coming” list of national universities, ahead of such distinguished institutions as the University of Southern California (U.S.C.) and Clemson. Being a [...]
When PV Puvvada was a student at Indian Institute of Technology, a premier university in India for up and coming engineers, he knew he had the academic record to land a great job in the IT field one day, but wasn’t so sure he had the skills to make it as a leader. Fast-forward to [...]
For anyone like me who needs superb food and a fine glass of cabernet to survive, a year-old wine bar in McLean is wowing critics and patrons and received the ‘Top Rated Newcomer’ award. Evo Bistro, at 1313 Old Chain Bridge Road, offers a refined and inviting tapas menu—with main courses as well—that spans Greek/Mediterranean, [...]
Both presidential candidates are calling for cuts in government contractor spending. Get an idea of what Obama and McCain are calling for and how it will affect the greater-Washington market. What do all three of these recognizable writers have in common? Shannon Henry, Ellen McCarthy and Kim Hart? Well… They are All women, all [...]
Several years into writing Washington Post’s “The Download” column, Shannon Henry published an entry in December of 2004 that queried local technology players on what trends might emerge during the coming year. More specifically, Henry addressed how, depending on the prevailing economic and entrepreneurial climate, the region’s tech identity wavered between that of a government [...]
Remember the Washington Post’s Download column? Up until its hiatus in 2006, Download offered readers the inside scoop on the tech community’s major players and trends. This coming Monday past readers of the column have reason again to rejoice; that’s when the Post’s Kim Hart kicks off the columns long-awaited return. In an exclusive interview [...]
