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- Microsoft going it alone? Not exactly
- Microsoft going it alone? Not exactlyI'm with you....Facebook - why on earth would MS do it? It just doesn't make any sense - hell look for new business models, don't just play dumb catch up!More over here - http://diversity.net.nz/ms-considering-a-facebook-purchase/2008/05/08/It's called flounderingWhen they can't go forward, they can't go back, and...
- Tags: Operational accounting, Microsoft Corp., revenue, VCSY, Vertical Computer Systems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-07
- The four horsemen of SaaS
- Taleo's acquisition of Vurv, announced today, is a clear play by the SaaS vendor for breakout leadership of the people management sector — one of the hottest segments of the enterprise SaaS landscape, populated by fast-growing startups such as recent Nasdaq entrant SuccessFactors along with privately held Authoria, Cornerstone OnDemand,...
- Tags: Revenue, Acquisition, Software-as-a-service, Taleo Corp., Vurv, Software As A Service (SaaS), Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Emerging Technologies, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- NetSuite turns into battlground among analysts; High hopes for OneWorld
- On the surface NetSuite's first quarter was pretty good. The company beat its earnings targets by a penny a share and revenue was better than expected. However, the on-demand ERP software provider's deferred revenue fell short of what analysts expected. As Credit Suisse analyst Philip Winslow, who...
- Tags: Revenue, Analyst, NetSuite Inc., Zach Nelson, OneWorld, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-02
- Judge: Webcasters owe ASCAP $100m
- Judge: Webcasters owe ASCAP $100mDo the fees match the revenueIf anyone continues to think that webcasting is still a niche business with no revenues, this ruling should show just how much money exists in the current market.I think this ruling proves no such thing. I think it shows [i]how...
- Tags: Webcaster, ASCAP $100m, Webcast, radio, revenue
- Discussion threads 2008-05-01
- Verizon's first quarter on target; Wireless shines
- Verizon ended the first quarter with 67.2 million wireless subscribers and 1.8 million FiOS Internet and TV customers. Verizon's first quarter earnings (statement), delivered Monday, were solid across the board and met Wall Street estimates. Verizon reported net income of $1.64 billion, or 57 cents a share,...
- Tags: Revenue, Verizon Communications Inc., Data Revenue, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
- Microsoft: Yahoo 'unrealistic'; Deadline stands; Quarter mixed
- Update: Microsoft CFO Christopher Liddell said Thursday that Yahoo had "unrealistic expectations" about the price it could fetch and reiterated the software giant could walk away from the deal. Liddell's comments came on Microsoft's third quarter earnings conference call (for live coverage see News.com and Silicon Alley...
- Tags: Revenue, Yahoo! Inc., Income, Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Wall Street, Operational Accounting, Sales Strategy, Financial Accounting, Finance, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-24
- Microsoft earnings cheat sheet: Vista SP1 impact; Strong results expected; Is Yahoo a distraction?
- Did Microsoft keep its focus amid all the Yahoo hubbub? It may not matter given the bump from the weak dollar that Microsoft is expected to get in the third quarter. According to Thomson Financial, Microsoft (all resources) is expected to report fiscal third quarter earnings of...
- Tags: Revenue, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Xbox Shipment, Operational Accounting, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Finance, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-24
- Liveblogging: Apple's Q2 2008 financial results
- In a conference call today with analysts, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) discussed financial results of the second fiscal quarter of 2008 which runs from 01 January – 31 March 2008. Apple's revenue was up 43 percent year-over-year. The company posted revenue of US$7.51 billion and...
- Tags: Revenue, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Growth, Financial, Apple Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Operational Accounting, Sales, Finance, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- Apple blows through estimates; Ships 2.29 million Macs; Outlook light by design?
- Apple in its fiscal second quarter shipped 2.29 million Macs to top even the most optimistic Wall Street projections. Apple had been expected to ship 2.1 million Macs, according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, one of Apple's biggest supporters on Wall Street. Since...
- Tags: Revenue, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Outlook, Quarter, Apple Inc., Operational Accounting, Construction, Sales Strategy, Finance, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- VMware targets long-term deals; pursues lock-in strategy
- VMware's first quarter results got the company out of Wall Street's penalty box and highlighted how the virtualization leader is trying to sign customers up to long-term licensing deals to fend off a potential pricing pressure from rivals such as Citrix and Microsoft. VMware after the closing...
- Tags: Strategy, Revenue, Customer, Agreement, VMware Inc., Virtualization, Data Centers, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Operational Accounting, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- Yahoo's first quarter good; Not good enough for a higher Microsoft bid; Yang wants more
- Updated: Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang said he was "open to all and any alternatives including a sale to Microsoft" following the company's first quarter results. The brief comments indicate Yahoo hasn't ruled out a Microsoft purchase, but wants something better than the software giant's $31 a share offer. ...
- Tags: Revenue, Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
- AT&T first quarter on target; Wireless data access Revenue strong; iPhone demand solid
- AT&T said Tuesday that it ended the first quarter with 71.4 million wireless subscribers and a retail churn of 1.2 percent. The telecommunications giant detailed its wireless stats on its first quarter earnings report (statement). AT&T reported first quarter net income of $3.5 billion, or 57 cents...
- Tags: Revenue, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Data Access, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
- Sixth straight quarterly loss for AMD
- AMD reports a sixth straight quarterly loss. AMD reported a loss of $358 million on revenues of $1.5 billion for Q1 08. This is better than the $1.7 billion loss that AMD reported during Q4 07. AMD has reported losses for six straight quarters, since...
- Tags: Revenue, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Quarterly Loss, Operational Accounting, Finance, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- Google delivers; Maybe paid clicks weren't such a big deal
- Google on Thursday allayed concerns about its paid click growth rate with first quarter earnings that topped Wall Street's expectations. Google reported first quarter net income of $1.31 billion, or $4.12 a share, on revenue of $5.19 billion. Excluding traffic acquisition costs (TAC) of $1.49 billion, revenue was...
- Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Eric Schmidt, Quarter, StreetView, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- AMD posts loss; sees seasonally down quarter ahead
- AMD reported a first quarter net loss of $358 million, or 59 cents a share, on revenue of $1.50 billion. The results were in line with AMD's previous profit warning. AMD's results included charges of $50 million, or 8 cents a share, from the ATI acquisition. First quarter...
- Tags: Revenue, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- eBay's first quarter, outlook solid
- EBay's reported solid first quarter results and upped its earnings outlook for 2008. The auction giant reported first quarter net income of $460 million, or 34 cents a share, on revenue of $2.19 billion, up 24 percent from a year ago. Excluding charges, eBay had earnings of...
- Tags: Revenue, Earnings, eBay Inc., Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-16
- Big Blue delivers big profits; Ups 2008 outlook
- IBM on Wednesday handily topped Wall Street estimates with net income of $2.3 billion, or $1.65 a share, on revenue of $24.5 billion. According to Thomson Financial, Wall Street was expecting a profit of $1.45 a share on revenue of $23.7 billion. IBM got help from a...
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Revenue, IBM Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-16
- Intel's quarter on target: The tech sector exhales
- Update: Intel's first quarter results on Tuesday matched Wall Street's earnings estimates and topped revenue targets. Given the worries about Intel those results are good enough to chalk up as a win. By the numbers (statement), Intel reported net income of $1.4 billion, or 25 cents a share,...
- Tags: Revenue, Intel Corp., Wall Street, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-15
- Intel's first quarter report: What to expect
- Intel rolls out the first big technology earnings report after market close Tuesday and analysts are expecting a quarter in line to slightly below expectations. Intel (all resources) is expected to report earnings of 25 cents a share and sales of $9.63 billion for the quarter ending...
- Tags: Revenue, Analyst, Microprocessor, Intel Corp., Operational Accounting, Semiconductors, Sales Strategy, Processors, Finance, Hardware, Sales, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-15
- Communication chips generated $36.6 bln in 2007
- The Communications Chip market generated estimated $36.6 bln in the year 2007. That revenue was generated by shipping an estimated 3.73 bln chips during the year, iLocus says. Texas Instruments leads the market earning around $6.6 bln and thus holding 18% of the communications chip market share. Other leaders in...
- Tags: Revenue, Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, AM
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
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