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Blockbuster can start due Diligence on Circuit City: Circuit City said Friday that it is exploring strategic alternatives and will allow Blockbuster and investor Carl Icahn to "conduct additional due diligence." Last month, Blockbuster announced a rather perplexing plan to acquire Circuit City in an attempt to take two struggling retailers and make one strong...; Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Blockbuster Inc., Diligence, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Data loss CEOs should go to jail: Data loss CEOs should go to jailKeep them RESPONSIBLE even if ....Make ANYONE who requires personal data to be collected responsiblefor its safekeeping even if sent/stored offshore. This way theresponsibility cannot be defused or passed on elsewhere.Only if......a sole proprietor would go to jail for the same offense.Data loss...; Tags: Financial services, diligence; Discussion threads 2007-12-08
A better way to fight the FUD: A few days ago I criticized the OSDL and asked its leadership to display some PR skills.Yesterday, OSDL President Stuart Cohen leftanswered the call. Listen to a master at work:"There was a lot of due diligence around the world with people looking at the code and looking at software stacks,...; Tags: diligence, PR skills.Yesterday; Blog posts 2005-03-11
Spam Filters: Tool Box: The employees of your organization have enough e-mail to read without sorting through unwanted junk. Some of that junk contains potentially dangerous code. Choosing the right spam filtering vendor and/or solution to meet your present and future needs can be a tough decision. Use these tools to make the right...; Tags: Spam, ZDNet, spam filter, e-mail; Download resources 2004-03-04
Download this sample IT due Diligence report template: Performing a technology due diligence is a good way to understand your client's technology and assess the financial implications of its technology plans. Here is a template you can use to organize your next IT due diligence effort.; Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Financial, Information Technology, Diligence, Financial Accounting, Strategy, Finance, Management; Download resources 2002-01-25

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Jerry Yang is busy...Writing email: Yahoo filed its internal communications about Carl Icahn's proxy war plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The takeaway: Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang has been writing a lot of emails. To senior vice presidents at Yahoo, Yang delivered a few talking points following Icahn's first volley and...; Tags: Jerry Yang, Annual Meeting, Board, Carl Icahn, E-mail, Stockholder, Director, Company, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Yahoo to Icahn: You misunderstand: Yahoo's board has responded to activist investor Carl Icahn: "Your letter reflects a significant misunderstanding of the facts about the Microsoft proposal." That letter--delivered by Icahn earlier Thursday Techmeme--has one theme: Yahoo's board botched the Microsoft deal and hasn't served shareholder interest. In its...; Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Stockholder, Proposal, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-15
HP seals EDS deal; Services No. 2 behind IBM; Can Hurd run EDS better?: Updated: Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd said Tuesday he plans to use a familiar playbook to integrate Electronic Data Systems: Leverage scale, squeeze costs -- and underpromise and overdeliver. "We're running the playbook we know how to run very well," said Hurd, on a conference call with analysts....; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Earnings, IBM Corp., Non-GAAP Earning, GAAP, Financial Accounting, Construction, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-13
News to know: Facebook; OpenOffice; Firefox; RIM: Notable headlines: Paula Rooney: Firefox 3 RC1 code complete, due in late May Joe McKendrick: Is anyone ready to process a trillion events per day? Tom Foremski: Informatica is on the block say senior sources Michael Krigsman: Hosted...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, OpenOffice, Research In Motion Ltd., Mozilla Firefox, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Microsoft Windows XP, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Blockbuster can start due Diligence on Circuit City: Blockbuster can start due diligence on Circuit CitySM & CC, NF & BBSystemax is an better fit for Circuit City since Systemax already have an strong online store called TigerDirect. They also purchased most of CompUSA stores. It will be the most obvious and safest fit. Blockbuster will be better...; Tags: Blockbuster Inc., Systemax, NetFlix Inc., Circuit City Stores Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
SAP confirms Business ByDesign delay: Updated: SAP on Wednesday confirmed a delay in its Business ByDesign software as a service suite. The company said: Since last September's announcement of SAP Business ByDesign, the Company has been working closely with early customers and partners to validate and fine-tune the solution. As a...; Tags: Euro, SAP AG, Data Model, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-30
HP's security management model brings comprehensive approach to corporate risk reduction: Read a full transcript. Sponsor: Hewlett-Packard. We live in an age where there is so much exposure to risk and information security pitfalls that when data gets out -- it gets out in a big way. Devastating security breaches are becoming routine in the media, and those...; Tags: Information Security, Hewlett-Packard Co., Security Management, Security, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-04-27
UNIX - Let's get together and feel all right: People have often accused me of dreaming too much and not having my thoughts anchored in reality, particularly in this world of multi-billion dollar technology companies and big business, when huge amounts of money are at stake and every competitor is vying for the top spot. In...; Tags: GPL, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., CDDL, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Sun Solaris, Software, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-04-18
HP CSR Report: A Triumph for Transparency (but back slides on blogging): Ground breaking stuff in HPs latest CSR report released last week - HP becomes the first in its sector to publish details of the major players in its supply chain. Now it seems the tech sector will follow the apparel industry on supplier transparency. The apparel industry tried to resist this for...; Tags: Sustainability, Hewlett-Packard Co., Supplier, Blogging, Nothing, Channel Management, Marketing, James Farrar; Blog posts 2008-04-16
Blockbuster sees media convergence; Offers to buy Circuit City: Updated: Here's a deal where 1 + 1 = 0.5: Blockbuster is offering to acquire Circuit City for "a least $6 a share." Blockbuster went public on Monday statement with an offer to buy Circuit City. Blockbuster says it sent a letter Feb. 17, but Circuit City...; Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Blockbuster Inc., Convergence, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-14
Google and Salesforce.com: does it make sense?: I've spent some time the last couple of days trying to ferret out whether the rumored hook up between Salesforce.com and Google for its applications is hype or real. I'm no closer to knowing than anyone else. I did speak with Mike Arrington on this who claims to have a...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., CODA, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-04-10
Eclipse co-founder Skip McGaughey on Open Health mission: Skip McGaughey, who was the original co-chair of the Eclipse Foundation while at IBM, has a new mission, to bring that same open source collaboration to health care. McGaughey, who has been based in Asheville, NC since launching Eclipse, is the first head of the Open Health...; Tags: Health Care, Eclipse, Standards, McGaughey, OHT, Kestrel, Terminology People, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-09
Yahoo vs. Microsoft: Thanks for the letter Steve; Now give us more money or get lost: Yahoo vs. Microsoft: Thanks for the letter Steve; Now give us more money or get lostI'd rather see Apple buy them out...At least with Apple, they would be guaranteed to be infused with some true innovation on top of what they already have. Microsoft would suck the life force right...; Tags: Corporate governance, Investment, Financial accounting, MICROSOFT TODAY, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-07
Strong sales focus as SAP shuffles the board: Strong sales focus as SAP shuffles the boardZenckeZencke was a force at that company. He had the ability to get people deep inside engineering to move on customer problems quickly. He was one of the few people, inside the company that can easily turn the ocean liner of...; Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), board, SAP AG; Discussion threads 2008-04-02
Chesapeake Standardizes Its Global Production Operations on PECAS Vision ERP/MIS From Radius Solutions: Founded in 1918 in West Point, Virginia, Chesapeake Corporation is a leading international supplier of value-added specialty paperboard and plastic packaging. The organization has undergone significant organic and acquisitive growth, and needed to rationalize a variety of existing systems including; generic manufacturing ERP systems, home grown solutions and different versions...; Tags: MIS, RADIUS, ERP, Chesapeake, Network Security, Networking; Case studies 2008-04-02