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...furious Fiorino reacted by publicly firing the server unit's boss and two others, the board began to take a harder look at her performance. By early January, outside directors, led by Dunn, ex--White House science adviser George Keyworth, and Richard Hackborn, a former HP chairman who once turned down the CEO job, read her a four-page critique. At a board planning session later that month, the directors, growing bolder, presented Fiorina with her effective demotion. The approach of a damning cover story in FORTUNE reportedly hastened her departure. The piece, headlined "Why Carly...
WHAT'S COOL A sturdy unit that works with XM ($10 a month), it delivers deep, rich sound through 7-watt tweeters and a 15-watt bass speaker. One thoughtful touch: a built-in rechargeable battery, good for up to 12 hours of life...
...fact, testimony presented in the case alleges that the wiretapping unit was set up at Mitterrand's request and that he selected some of the targets - notably journalist Edwy Plenel, who was ousted as managing editor of Le Monde last November, and Jean-Edern Hallier, a writer who had once threatened to reveal the existence of Mitterrand's daughter Mazarine. A judgment in the case is expected in the coming months. "After all the court has heard, Mitterrand's appearance was disastrous," says Marie-Amélie Lombard-Latune, who covers the trial for the daily Le Figaro. "Here...
...player in the emerging global market in greenhouse-gas emissions. Owned by Cantor, the global financial- services firm, and its Japanese junior partner Mitsui & Co., CO2e's goal is to help mitigate the effects of global warming by buying and selling carbon dioxide emissions allowances. Each allowance unit gives its holder the right to emit one metric...
Ultra Services executives couldn't be reached for comment, and it's unclear whether the construction firm is still in business. Suspecting that Von Ackermann and Manelick weren't the victims of random violence, the investigative command turned the cases over to its Major Procurement Fraud Unit. Spokesman Chris Grey says the probe has been slowed because of the "complexities of this case" and the difficulties of collecting evidence in a war zone. --By Douglas Waller