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	What's buzzing around the watercooler The week's most popular news: Information Technology and Services See the Latest Headlines » Powered by + Information Technology and Services IBM's new chief: "Don't accept inevitable" - tech.fortune.cnn.com IBM has a new chief. Longtime executive Ginni Rometty will replace Sam Palmisanoas president and CEO starting January 1. Having put in 30 years at the company and survived IBM's (IBM) near death experience in the early 1990s, Rometty literally bleeds blue. 308 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share Oracle Buys Cloud-based Customer Service Company RightNow For $1.5 Billion - techcrunch.com Oracle this morning announced that it has acquired RightNow - both companies are listed on NASDAQ - for $43 per share or roughly $1.5 billion net of RightNow's cash and debt. With the acquisition, Oracle is adding a robust... 894 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share Why We Owe Amazon a Huge "Thank You" - businessinsider.com If more companies sacrificed near-term profit for long-term investments, our economy would heal itself quickly. 1012 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share Vinod Khosla's Five-Second Slide Rule - forbes.com By any measure, Vinod Khosla is one of the most influential people in business today. In his long and distinguished career, Mr. Khosla has contributed to the growth of hundreds of companies, primarily in his role as a venture capitalist.. 299 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share See the Latest Headlines » Better. Faster. The New LinkedIn Mobile App for iPhone and Android. Don't want to receive email notifications? Adjust your message settings LinkedIn values your privacy. At no time has LinkedIn made your email address available to any other LinkedIn user without your permission. © 2011, LinkedIn Corporation