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- Bain survey finds tech and telecom execs are least worried
- Bain & Company released its 12th Bain’s Management Tools & Trends Survey results from interviews with 1400 top executives around the world. One of the findings was that tech and telecom execs were the least concerned about long-term impact from the recession and are the most...
- Tags: Bain, Recession, Telecommunications, Survey, Exec, Workforce Management, Productivity, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Human Resources, It Operations, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-06-04
- Ding dong: 3Com, Bain, Huawei deal is dead
- Ding dong: 3Com, Bain, Huawei deal is deadSend Huawei and Co back to ChinaI'm completely happy. We should not allow any companies that are tied to / controlled by a foreign national government to purchase assets in the US. Maybe now that they won't own 3COM they can concentrate on...
- Tags: Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., DING DONG, 3Com Corp., Bain
- Discussion threads 2008-03-19
- Ding dong: 3Com, Bain, Huawei deal is dead
- 3Com on Wednesday officially declared its plan to be acquired by Bain and Huawei dead, saying that it was unable to allay U.S. national security concerns. 3Com, Bain and Huawei, a Chinese networking firm, had filed an application for the merger with Committee on Foreign Investment in...
- Tags: Bain, 3Com Corp., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-19
- Proposed 3Com buyers aim to allay U.S. security concerns (again)
- Bain Capital and Huawei will resubmit its bid for 3Com to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. in hopes of closing a deal. A $2.2 billion buyout of 3Com has been hung up over concerns that China's Huawei would have access to critical U.S. security...
- Tags: U.S., Bain, 3Com Corp., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-29
- TippingPoint tips balance in withdrawal of CFIUS application
- I met Mike Rothman last night for drinks. He was on a once in a lifetime pass through Southfield, Michigan. I found myself acting like many people do in the presence of a knowledgeable industry analyst. I asked questions. One of them was: "What about this 3Com mess?"...
- Tags: Bain, 3Com Corp., TippingPoint Technologies, Government, Ethernet, Vertical Industries, Food & Beverage, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Manufacturing, Richard Stiennon
- Blog posts 2008-02-22
- 3Com, Bain, Huawei pull filing with U.S. foreign investment committee
- 3Com, Bain, Huawei pull filing with U.S. foreign investment committeeIf the Pentagon is the issue then they should bail them out...If the biggest hurdle to having a foreign government purchase 3COM (which I personally don't like the idea) is because 3COM supplies equipment to the Pentagon then it would only...
- Tags: Pentagon, 3Com Corp., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Bain
- Discussion threads 2008-02-21
- 3Com, Bain, Huawei pull filing with U.S. foreign investment committee
- The proposed 3Com takeover has hit another snag with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States CFIUS. In a statement Wednesday, 3Com said Bain Capital Partners and Huawei Technologies have withdrawn their filing with the CFIUS regarding their proposed merger. As background, the proposed takeover...
- Tags: Huawei Technologies, Bain, 3Com Corp., Business Structures, Mergers & Acquisitions, Security, Finance, Investment, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-20
- Bain to buy Texas Instruments unit
- Bain to buy Texas Instruments unithttp://rfid.bongomedia.comFor full RFID coverage check out http://rfid.bongomedia.com
- Tags: RFID, Bain, Texas Instruments Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-01-16
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- Michael Dell - Loves Windows 7, slams netbooks
- O.o[i]Looks like Michael Dell is pushing for people to upgrade to the newest Dell laptops/desktops and Windows 7.[/i]He has to. It's how they make money.RE: Michael Dell - Loves Windows 7, slams netbooksNetbooks are about travel and portability. Am I going to give up my quadcore desktop? ...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Dell Computer Corp., Michael Dell, netbook, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-10-14
- Fax proves a lingering business process communications point in need of automation
- This guest post comes courtesy of David A. Kelly at Upside Research, where he’s principle analyst. You can reach him here. Sometimes, no matter how much some things change, others stay the same. Take the example of the fax machine. The first fax patent...
- Tags: Business Process, Fax Machine, Esker S.A., Automation, Esker DeliveryWare Solution, Fax, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-05-26
- The Ultimate Question: How to Measure & Build Customer Loyalty
- "Companies that achieve long-term profitable growth have Net Promoter Scores NPS two times higher than the average company." —Bain and Company Businesses around the world are beginning to recognize the impact of customer loyalty on profitable growth. Yet, despite the central role that service and support...
- Tags: Customer Experience, Customer Loyalty
- Webcasts 2009-04-17
- LinkedIn raises another $22.7 million; SAP among investors
- LinkedIn has bolstered its war chest with a $22.7 million round of funding from the likes of Goldman Sachs, McGraw-Hill, SAP and Bessemer Venture Partners. In a blog post (Techmeme, statement), LinkedIn CEO Dan Nye said the latest round follows the $53 million the company raised in...
- Tags: LinkedIn, SAP AG, Investor, Financial Accounting, IPO, Investment, Enterprise Software, Finance, Financial Services, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-23
- No surprise. Yahoo expected to announce layoffs
- Word leaked out over the weekend that Yahoo is planning layoffs when it reports quarterly earnings on Tuesday afternoon. The exact number of jobs affected is unknown, thought sources told the San Jose Mercury News and Wall Street Journal that it would likely be more than 1,000. The job cuts...
- Tags: Layoff, Yahoo! Inc., Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-20
- Analyst: Fundamentals are deteriorating at Yahoo
- An analyst trimmed revenue estimates for Yahoo this morning, noting some of the factors that seems to be bringing the company down with no relief in sight. Collins Stewart analyst Sandeep Aggarwal said in a research note that he believes Yahoo has been hurt more seriously by the weak ad...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-09-26
- News to know: Open Office; Google; Security metrics; IT jobs
- Notable headlines: Dana Blankenhorn: What could Open Office do with a business model? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: First look at Ubuntu 8.10 - Intrepid Ibex. Gallery right Paul Murphy: Internet abuse and Cloud Computing An IT productivity horror story ...
- Tags: Job, Security, Google Inc., Power Management, Information Technology, Photograph, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- LinkedIn raises $53 million
- LinkedIn has raised another $53 million in venture capital to give the company a rough valuation of $1 billion. The social networking company said in a post that its latest round was led by Bain Capital Ventures, which joins...
- Tags: LinkedIn, Social Networking, Venture Capital, Investment, Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Finance, Financing Startups, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-18
- 3Com names new CEO; Eyes China expansion
- 3Com said Tuesday that it has appointed Robert Mao to replace Edgar Masri as CEO. The networking firm also brought on Ronald Sege as president and chief operating officer. The shakeup isn't entirely unexpected given the 3Com's inability to sell itself to a group of investors led...
- Tags: 3Com Corp., Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- Fox Interactive reshuffles: Social media and making money tough
- Fox Interactive confirmed Friday that it has reshuffled its management and ad operations--a sign that problems monetizing Myspace persist. First, the generic headline from the statement that confirmed a lot of coverage. Fox Interactive named Adam Bain to be president of Fox Interactive Media Audience Network. Key...
- Tags: Revenue, Fox Interactive Media, Social Media, Rupert Murdoch, News Corp., MySpace, FIM, PaidContent, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
- News to know: HTC Shift; Airport firmware; Microsoft mesh; Novell; VoIP
- Notable headlines: David Morgenstern: Apple's security update breaks printer drivers, Instant Hijack component Airport firmware update enables AirDisk backups Mary Jo Foley: Whatever happened to Microsoft's 'other' mesh projects? Paula Rooney: Novell's SUSE Linux 11 to come in...
- Tags: Google Inc., Novell Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Firmware, E-mail, Telephony, Hd Dvd, Printers, Productivity, VOIP, Open Source, Online Communications, Networking, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Peripherals, Telecommunications, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-20
- News to know: Black Hat; VoIP design flaws; Vista SP1; Apple
- Notable headlines: Nate McFeters: Black Hat, Day 1: Cracking GSM and skimming ATMs George Ou: Design flaw in wireless VoIP handsets endanger the enterprise Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft fleshes out small-, mid-size Windows server plans Microsoft suspends distribution of Vista SP1...
- Tags: Black Hat, VoIP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Flaw, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-21
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