Nokia's chief technology officer
Rich Green has taken a leave of
absence from the mobile phone
giant.
An official Nokia statement said
he had left to resolve a "personal
matter" and gave no date for his
return.
However, a Finnish newspaper
quoted sources inside Nokia
saying he had left because of
differences over strategy and
would not return.
Mr Green was known to
champion the MeeGo mobile
operating system which Nokia
recently sidelined.
That decision was brought about
by Nokia boss Stephen Elop's
decision to adopt Microsoft's
Windows Phone software for its
smartphones.
Tech change
Finnish newspaper Helsingin
Sanomat cited unnamed Nokia
sources who claimed that Mr
Green's departure was linked to
the MeeGo decision. In particular,
it said, Mr Green was unhappy
with Nokia's decision to
abandon plans to produce
phones built around the system.
In its statement, Nokia said Mr
Green's absence would have "no
impact on our product strategy
or our expected product launch
timelines".
Rich Green was known as a keen
supporter of the Meego system
Rich Green joined Nokia in early
2010 following a 19 year stint at
Sun Microsystems where he
latterly oversaw the move of Java
code onto mobile phones.
When he was appointed, he was
Nokia's fourth chief technology
officer in five years. The company
said that Henry Tirri, currently
head of Nokia's research labs,
will take over the post of
technology boss.
The news of Mr Green's
departure caps a rough month
for Nokia in which it announced
Sunday, 12 June 2011
Nokia loses another technology chief
Nokia's chief technology officer
Rich Green has taken a leave of
absence from the mobile phone
giant.
An official Nokia statement said
he had left to resolve a "personal
matter" and gave no date for his
return.
However, a Finnish newspaper
quoted sources inside Nokia
saying he had left because of
differences over strategy and
would not return.
Mr Green was known to
champion the MeeGo mobile
operating system which Nokia
recently sidelined.
That decision was brought about
by Nokia boss Stephen Elop's
decision to adopt Microsoft's
Windows Phone software for its
smartphones.
Tech change
Finnish newspaper Helsingin
Sanomat cited unnamed Nokia
sources who claimed that Mr
Green's departure was linked to
the MeeGo decision. In particular,
it said, Mr Green was unhappy
with Nokia's decision to
abandon plans to produce
phones built around the system.
In its statement, Nokia said Mr
Green's absence would have "no
impact on our product strategy
or our expected product launch
timelines".
Rich Green was known as a keen
supporter of the Meego system
Rich Green joined Nokia in early
2010 following a 19 year stint at
Sun Microsystems where he
latterly oversaw the move of Java
code onto mobile phones.
When he was appointed, he was
Nokia's fourth chief technology
officer in five years. The company
said that Henry Tirri, currently
head of Nokia's research labs,
will take over the post of
technology boss.
The news of Mr Green's
departure caps a rough month
for Nokia in which it announced
Rich Green has taken a leave of
absence from the mobile phone
giant.
An official Nokia statement said
he had left to resolve a "personal
matter" and gave no date for his
return.
However, a Finnish newspaper
quoted sources inside Nokia
saying he had left because of
differences over strategy and
would not return.
Mr Green was known to
champion the MeeGo mobile
operating system which Nokia
recently sidelined.
That decision was brought about
by Nokia boss Stephen Elop's
decision to adopt Microsoft's
Windows Phone software for its
smartphones.
Tech change
Finnish newspaper Helsingin
Sanomat cited unnamed Nokia
sources who claimed that Mr
Green's departure was linked to
the MeeGo decision. In particular,
it said, Mr Green was unhappy
with Nokia's decision to
abandon plans to produce
phones built around the system.
In its statement, Nokia said Mr
Green's absence would have "no
impact on our product strategy
or our expected product launch
timelines".
Rich Green was known as a keen
supporter of the Meego system
Rich Green joined Nokia in early
2010 following a 19 year stint at
Sun Microsystems where he
latterly oversaw the move of Java
code onto mobile phones.
When he was appointed, he was
Nokia's fourth chief technology
officer in five years. The company
said that Henry Tirri, currently
head of Nokia's research labs,
will take over the post of
technology boss.
The news of Mr Green's
departure caps a rough month
for Nokia in which it announced
Personal data stolen from UKdeveloper CodemastersBy Daniel Emery
The personal details of
thousands of people have been
stolen after hackers targeted
British games developer
Codemasters.
The firm described the data theft
as "significant" saying names,
addresses, phone numbers and
dates of birth were all taken on 3
June.
However, it said that payment
details were not compromised.
The latest security breach comes
in the midst of a spate of hacker
attacks, including several against
Sony.
Codemasters said it took the
compromised website offline as
"as soon as the intrusion was
detected".
Probe
A subsequent investigation
revealed that hackers managed
to take the personal details of
thousands of users, including
names, addresses, email
addresses, phone numbers and
dates of birth, passwords, IP
addresses, XBox gamer tags, and
biographies.
thousands of people have been
stolen after hackers targeted
British games developer
Codemasters.
The firm described the data theft
as "significant" saying names,
addresses, phone numbers and
dates of birth were all taken on 3
June.
However, it said that payment
details were not compromised.
The latest security breach comes
in the midst of a spate of hacker
attacks, including several against
Sony.
Codemasters said it took the
compromised website offline as
"as soon as the intrusion was
detected".
Probe
A subsequent investigation
revealed that hackers managed
to take the personal details of
thousands of users, including
names, addresses, email
addresses, phone numbers and
dates of birth, passwords, IP
addresses, XBox gamer tags, and
biographies.
Hackers warn NHS over security
A notorious hacker group has
warned the NHS that its
computer networks are
vulnerable to cyber attack.
Lulz Security, which claims to
have been behind a recent hack
on Sony, sent an email to NHS
administrators revealing it had
found a way to breach the
service's network.
But the Department of Health
was quick to deny that any
patient information was at risk.
The hackers said they did not
intend to steal any data.
Styling themselves as "pirate
ninjas", LulzSec posted on Twitter
the e-mail it sent to the NHS.
No harm
"While you aren't considered an
see more...
warned the NHS that its
computer networks are
vulnerable to cyber attack.
Lulz Security, which claims to
have been behind a recent hack
on Sony, sent an email to NHS
administrators revealing it had
found a way to breach the
service's network.
But the Department of Health
was quick to deny that any
patient information was at risk.
The hackers said they did not
intend to steal any data.
Styling themselves as "pirate
ninjas", LulzSec posted on Twitter
the e-mail it sent to the NHS.
No harm
"While you aren't considered an
see more...
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