What has been happening in the technology sector? The key word in the technology sector these days is "shakeup." CA, HP and Microsoft made major changes in the C-suite, even as companies like Xerox continue to appoint women in P&L roles and smaller cap companies get ultra-active with new appointments.

From major shakeups at Microsoft’s Entertainment Division this Spring to former Microsoft execs landing at Yahoo, Salesforce.com and AOL… there are plenty of new faces in the software industry.

HP's Spring on the recruiting front could be summed up this way: stealing software stars and promoting software executives from within.

The battle for software talent is on. Hewlett-Packard (HP) launched the latest missive when it poached executives from the ranks of Microsoft and VMware this Spring.

SAP's Sweeping Changes Breed Co-CEOs

When it comes to board changes and trends, there are several moves-and key trends-of significance.

Internal Appointments of Employee Non-CEOs