A Woman’s Touch on the Tech Industry

The need for women in technology goes beyond satisfying workplace diversity statistics, but that women can bring a way of thinking that has “real business value,” according to the president of business collaboration software, Jive.  Women naturally express their emotions more openly than men; however, when the industry is predominantly male, women feel suppressed.  Now is the time to begin looking past the bits and the bytes of technology, and understand the intuitive nature of the tech. world: where people connect.  The Internet has been exponentially increasing areas for opportunity for people, and it deserves attention that goes beyond mechanical.  It deserves a woman’s way of thinking.

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Digital Starbucks

As Starbucks strives to emphasize digital payments, and other innovations to drive its growth, they bring in a longtime tech-industry leader as its No. 2 executive.  Kevin Johnson, a former chief executive at Juniper Networks Inc. and 16-year veteran of Microsoft Corp., will take over as Starbucks president and chief operating officer on March 1. Mr. Johnson will be directly overseeing the efforts of digital operations, as well as, supervising information technology and supply chain operations.   

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New Chinese Regulations Pressure the Tech Industry

Companies that sell computer equipment to Chinese banks are now required to submit secret source code, allow invasive audits and build “back doors” into hardware and software, according to a copy of the rules obtained by foreign technology companies that invest billions of dollars of business in China.  Foreign business groups object to the new policies and complained that they amounted to protectionism.  With online security and technology policy is the spotlight right now, The United States and China have much more negotiation to do about the new regulations. 

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