Dell Computers may be more closely associated with Texas than with Silicon Valley, but the company is establishing a foothold here too—and a pretty big foothold at that.
Articles by Danny Wool
San Jose City Council is planning on outsourcing security at Mineta International Airport to the County Sheriff’s Department. According to officials, the new contract could save the city millions of dollars at a time when the city is facing a budget crunch and the airport’s modernization project has left it with a $1.3 billion debt.
An international group of innovators flocked to Sunnyvale on Thursday to pitch their ideas to Silicon Valley investors. They represented 34 different businesses from 15 countries as disparate as Luxembourg and Egypt, but they all shared a belief in their high tech achievements’ marketability both at home and in the international market (which is a good thing, especially if you come from Luxembourg, which has a population about half the size of San Jose).
Don Pellman is the fastest senior citizen in the world. He ran the 100 meter race in record time, and went on to break a record in the high jump too. Then there is his pole vaulting expertise. Sergei Bubka watch out. The Santa Clara senior cleared 1.00 meters.
Yuri Milner has made several shrewd investments that have paid off. Now Milner is treating himself.
Tesla Motors of Palo Alto is very unhappy about the way that their new electric vehicle has been portrayed on the BBC’s “Top Gear” show—so upset, in fact, that they are suing the iconic British broadcaster for “libel and malicious falsehood.”
After three years as Mexico’s consul general in San Jose, David Figueroa Ortega is heading down south to Los Angeles.
Microsoft has filed a complaint against Google with the European Commission, claiming that the search engine dominates local search markets in ways that violate the EU’s anti-trust laws.
San Jose has its bocce courts. Thanks to Monte Sereno, Saratoga may soon have its petanque courts. For people who know what petanque is, that is actually good news.
Yesterday, City Council set aside its interminable discussions about the budget, negotiations with unions, the state of San Jose’s roads, and impending layoffs to tackle one of the most beguiling problems ever to face the city. How long should a dog’s leash be?
