Exclusive Interview - New EDS US Gov Leader Dennis Stolkey

Dennis Stolkey

Dennis Stolkey Climbs to success.

Dennis Stolkey has always been a climber. In fact, long before he ever signed up with EDS, he started his career as one of those guys who climb telephone polls. He sure has come a long way. Over the past 22 years, Stolkey has made an impressive ascent through EDS’s ranks, and now manages its U.S. government sector — a practice worth $3 billion, no less. So, what accounts for his staying power? In the following Q&A, Stolkey shares a few tricks of the trade, discusses the future of EDS in the midst of the upcoming U.S. Presidential election, and dishes on whether Washington, D.C. can ever really beat his home state of Texas for a weekend of fun and relaxation. Click here to read the interview.

Thank You for being a Friend - Top 10 Websites

Looks like the activity of making “friends” on social media sites is driving the most traffic across the internet. In 2005 the number of Social Networking sites listed on Alexa.com's Top 10 was Zero. Today, the number of Social Networking on Alexa.com's Top 10 was 6.

1. Yahoo.com
2. Youtube.com
3. Live.com
4. Google.com
5. Myspace.com
6. MSN.com
7. Facebook.com
8. Hi5.com
9. Wikipedia.com
10. Orkut.com

Casey Coleman

Meet Casey Coleman, Chief Information Officer of GSA

ExecutiveBiz presents another opportunity to meet the CIO. In our latest Federal CIO event we will feature GSA CIO Casey Coleman, appearing with Venkatapathi (PV) Puvvada, CTO of Unisys and others on March 20th. The event is made possible by Technical Communities. Click here to register for the event.

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Southeast Venture Conference 2008

Where: Ritz Carlton - Tysons Corner, Virginia
When: February 27-28th, 2008
What: Venture Conference with 40 high growth companies presenting to over $50 billion in private equity capital. Numerous networking opportunities, panels and dozens of speakers.
Who: Several hundred investors from around the country, entrepreneurs and senior executives from the southeast and midatlantic’s top high growth firms. Over 600 conference attendees expected.
Speakers: Several dozen speakers including: Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist.com; John Sculley, former CEO of Apple, Jim Steele, President of Salesforce.com, Frank Bonsal, founder of NEA and many more.
Panels: Limited Partner Viewpoint: Raising a fund in 2008, Wild Wild West: Lessons from the Valley, Maximizing Potential: The Art and Science of the Exit, Playing to Win: Where to Place your Bets in 2008, Emerging Markets: Tapping into Potential, Investor & CEO: One Universe or Two?, Risk/Return: The Changing Face of Early Stage Investing, Software as a Service: A New Paradigm Emerges.
How: Register and get more information at www.seventure.org.

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