Ballmer, Steve

Microsoft vs. the Justice Department playing monopoly ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1998 and 2005 in English and held by 110 libraries worldwide
In this program Bill Gates, Paul [i.e. Steve] Ballmer and other Microsoft executives square off against their opponents including Netscape CEO Jim Barksdale and Asst. Attorney General Joel Klein to discuss the allegations that Microsoft has made predatory use of its monopoly power to stifle its competition. Microsoft's integration of it's Web browser, Internet Explorer, into Window's core code, makes the choice of competitive programs difficult. There is also a growing concern that by manufacturing Internet Explorer with pre-selected Microsoft-centric hyperlinks, Microsoft will become the de facto keeper of the gateway to cyberspace.

Triumph of the nerds. [2], Riding the bear ( Visual )
2 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 80 libraries worldwide
Explains how the PC industry came of age in the 1980s. Includes interviews with Bill Gates of Microsoft, IBM's decision to "buy, not build" PC technology, the introduction of IBM's PC into the U.S. Market followed rapidly by clones, the shaky co-operation between Microsoft and IBM, IBM's launch of OS/2, and Microsoft's introduction of Windows.

Triumph of the nerds. [1], Impressing their friends ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1996 in English and held by 75 libraries worldwide
Covers the pioneering years of the PC revolution during the mid-1970's in Silicon Valley. Includes the Altair 8800, the Homebrew Computer Club, the West Coast Computer Faire and hippie culture, nerds and hobbyists. Steve Wozniak eventually spawns Apple II, while Steve Jobs, at 25, becomes worth $100 million.

Connecting the suits ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 62 libraries worldwide
Part two of a three-part series in which Bob Cringely, a self-proclaimed nerd and industry gossip columnist, leads viewers in an examination of the exciting industry known as the Internet. This episode deals with the advent of personal computers and the need to develop them into a network, and with the person who was the first to do that, Bob Metcalfe, founder of 3Com. Following shortly after a number of other companies, including Sun Systems, Novell, Microsoft, and Cisco entered the picture, and a volatile competitive market was created.

Nerds 2.0.1 a brief history of the Internet. 1, Networking the nerds ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 56 libraries worldwide
A three part series examining the ins and outs of one of the most volatile industries: the Internet. This first episode examines how the seeds of the Internet were planted by Sputnik. In a reaction to Russia's leap ahead in technology, the Pentagon developed a new agency called ARPA. ARPAnet was created to connect computer researchers at universities across the nation. In nine months flat, the technology was invented, built and installed.

Nerds 2.0.1 a brief history of the Internet. 3, Wiring the world ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 51 libraries worldwide
A three part series examining the ins and outs of one of the most volatile industries: the Internet. In this final episode we visit Excite, a typical Silicon Valley entrepreneurial adventure. Then we unlock the making of the World Wide Web, created by Tim Berners-Lee in Geneva, who made "http://www" the star it is today. While the World Wide Web was making the Internet available to more people, it still wasn't a friendly experience. Netscape and Microsoft changed all that so the Internet has become a 24-hour a day medium where people can do business, chat and go shopping.

Korea 2020 : imagining the next decade ( Book )
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide

Nerds 2.0.1 a brief history of the Internet. 2, Connecting the suits ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide
A three part series examining the ins and outs of one of the most volatile industries: the Internet. This second episode examines the advent of the PC and the need to connect them all to a network. But first someone had to figure out how to do it. That guy was Bob Metcalfe, founder of 3Com. As the market for networking evolved the battle began in earnest; 3Com, Sun, Novell, Cisco and Microsoft entered the market creating a civil war and billion-dollar partnerships.

Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft by Steve Ballmer ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft Corporation, addresses a Stanford GSB audience.

Steve Ballmer by Steve Ballmer ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, addresses a Stanford GSB audience.