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Surprises

by Mike Masnick





Tom Siebel Stepping Down

from the what's-Siebel-without-Siebel? dept

Almost no details available on this, but apparently Tom Siebel has announced plans to leave the company that carries his name. He'll remain chairman, but in a non-executive role. Siebel, the company, has struggled over the last few years to figure out how to remain relevant in the internet age. Still, Siebel's former boss, Larry Ellison is probably enjoying the news that he was able to outlast his former protege.

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  1. Interesting Timing

    by theodp - May 3rd, 2004 @ 2:14pm

    Siebel, a University of Illinois Computer Science alum, dedicated UIUC's spectacular $80 million Siebel Center for Computer Science last weekend. The Center was made possible by Siebel's $32 million gift

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  2. YES!

    by somebody - May 3rd, 2004 @ 4:21pm

    That is great news. That man is the devil incarnate. I used to work at siebel until the outsourced their QA to India.

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