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Analyst: Kindle to reach 10 percent of Amazon's customer base; Ending Target deal a risk

The great Kindle sales guessing game continues. Cowen and Co. analyst Jim Friedland upgraded Amazon to outperform from neutral on Tuesday and his case depends heavily on future Kindle sales---along with the power of Amazon Prime subscriptions and new businesses like Amazon Web Services. However, Friedland also...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Target.com, Jim Friedland, Business Structures, Web Site Development, Sales Strategy, Web Technology, Strategy, Finance, Internet, Sales, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-30

CODA and Corefino ink cloud accounting partnership

CODA, which has developed an on-demand financial application built on the Force.com platform has inked a partnership deal with Corefino, the Sunnyvale CA. based accounting outsourcer. Dubbed Corefino2go, the service sees CODA providing the technology requirements for Corefino's people, place and platform offering. Karen Watts, Corefino's CEO...

Tags: Business Process, Accounting, Partnership, Financial, CFO, Corefino, CODA, Business Structures, Operational Planning, Financial Accounting, Finance, Business Operations, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-06-25

A Nokia, Intel partnership makes sense, but they need to focus on smartphones

On Tuesday, Intel and Nokia announced a partnership in which Nokia will use Intel chips in its mobile devices. However, the companies are focusing on building "a new class of devices." They would be much better off just focusing on next-generation smartphones. by Jason Hiner

Tags: Partnership, Nokia Corp., Smart Phone, Intel Corp., Smart Phones, Business Structures, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Finance, Hardware, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2009-06-23

100% Free Spades Card Game for Windows 7.30 (Windows)

Experience the excitement of the most popular partnership card game in the United States. Vivid graphics enhance game play across five skill levels. Whether you're an expert or a beginner, our endearing characters and exciting game variations will keep you entertained for years to come. Version 7.30 supports Vista and...

Tags: DreamQuest, Microsoft Windows, Games, Microsoft Windows 7, Business Structures, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Finance

Software downloads 2009-06-19

Microsoft and HP announce alliance at Interop

At the Interop Conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft's Stephen Elop and Hewlett-Packard's Ann Livermore announce a partnership between the two companies to bring a better, faster, less expensive, unified communication solution to businesses. Also, Microsoft's Warren Barkley demonstrates a touch-screen workspace that has drag and drop conference calls, voice to...

Tags: Alliance, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp., Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Business Structures, Telecommunications, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Finance, Interop, Microsoft, HP, Ann Livermore, Stephen Elop, unified communications, touch screen, teleconferencing

Videos 2009-05-22

Autodesk's five core strategies

At the Greentech Media and Groom Energy, Enterprise Carbon Accounting Summit in Burlingame, Calif., Emma Stewart, who heads up Autodesk's Sustainable Business & Operations program, lays out the company's five strategies for reducing its environmental impact. It wants to not only build better design tools for itself and customers, but...

Tags: Partnership, Autodesk Inc., Business Structures, Strategy, Finance, Management, autodesk, sustainability, green, carbon, footprint, accounting, corporate strategy

Videos 2009-05-15

Partnership for Families - a Virtual Computer NxTop user profile

I've spoken with the good folks of Virtual Computer on several ocassions see Desktop virtualization according to Virtual Computer and Virtual Computer NxTop Beta. This time, I had the opportunity to speak with  John Cook, Systems Administrator at Partnership For Strong Families. Thanks John for taking the time to chat!...

Tags: Business Structures, Computer, Computer NxTop, Dan Kusnetzky, Finance, Partnership, Virtual Computer

Blog posts 2009-04-28

Hooray! Oracle acquisition of Sun makes perfect sense

Most interesting will be the way that Oracle matches the Sun assets against HP's burgeoning partnership with Oracle. Will HP perhaps buy Sun's hardware and IC IP outright after the Oracle acquisition is final? I'd bet on it. by Dana Gardner

Tags: Acquisition, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Business Structures, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2009-04-20

webEdition CMS 6.0.0.5 (Mac)

Modular, flexible and based on standard technologies. Successful: webEdition has been sold over 50,000 times. Easy on your budget: webEdition is now available as Open Source Standard conformity: webEdition is based on the standard technologies PHP and MySQL and is instantly usable with most providers. User friendly: Easy installation and...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Training, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Business Structures, Open Source, Human Resources, Finance

Software downloads 2009-04-17

Microsoft and Yahoo reportedly talking again

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Yahoo's Carol Bartz are reportedly talking about search and advertising partnerships between their respective companies, according to Kara Swisher at BoomTown. Swisher reports: According to a variety of sources, the talks between the pair and also other execs at both companies...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Business Structures, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-10

Fusion-io lands more funding; Names CEO

Enterprise storage company Fusion-io said Tuesday that it has raised $47.5 million in venture capital and named David Bradford, a former Novell executive, as CEO.  Fusion-io's Series B funding was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with New Enterprise Associates, Dell Ventures and Sumitomo...

Tags: Novell Inc., CEO, Fusion-io, Storage, Data Centers, Business Structures, Venture Capital, Investment, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Finance, Financing Startups, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-07

Livestation 2.7 (Mac)

The highest quality live TV viewing experience over broadband. Working in partnership with the world's leading broadcasters and publishers. Add and watch your favorite channels from the Web, all in one player. Stand alone and always on top means you can email, network, watch and chat at the same time....

Tags: Channel, Apple Macintosh, Livestation, Business Structures, Desktops, E-mail, Finance, Hardware, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-04-03

A Better Plan for the Future With HP

At Red River College, the second largest educational institution in Manitoba, technology has always been an important part of the student experience. The College wanted to enter into a partnership with local reseller support to facilitate procurement and financing, help with future technology planning, and provide a reliable, scalable infrastructure....

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Server Consolidation, Business Structures, Servers, Purchasing & Procurement, Hardware, Finance, Business Operations

Case studies 2009-04-01

Landfill trash to methane to ethanol--a fuel cycle

There are now three landfills in America that supply methane to a nearby ethanol refinery. The newest is in Sious Falls, South Dakota. Methane is pumped ten miles from the city landfill to an ethanol refinery using wood pulp. The federal EPA is a co-sponsor of...

Tags: Landfill, Refinery, Methane, Business Structures, Finance, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-03-29

Microsoft & Bill Clinton: We'll Save the Cities from Climate Change

Yesterday, at the Microsoft Government Leaders Forum, former President Bill Clinton launched the Microsoft & Clinton Climate Initiative joint effort, Project 2°, to save the cities of the world from ravages of climate change.  Microsoft have developed a tool to help city Administrators assemble an inventory of their CO2 emissions and model planning scenarios to reduce...

Tags: Bill Clinton, Microsoft Corp., Business Structures, Productivity, Product Development, Finance, Research & Development, Business Operations, James Farrar

Blog posts 2009-03-26

YouTube blocks UK... then China blocks YouTube: diplomatic mess

China and YouTube For those who have been entirely unaware of the freedom movement in China, let me tell you now - it's a tricky one. China has once again blocked access to YouTube, due to videos emerging of soldiers attacking...

Tags: China, YouTube Inc., U.K., Government, Corporate Communications, Business Structures, Vertical Industries, Marketing, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-03-24

LinkAssistant SEO Tool 3.0 (Mac)

LinkAssistant is an all-in-one SEO software suite for webmasters and SEOs who need to promote their sites in Google, Yahoo! and MSN. By using LinkAssistant, you can dramatically boost your site's link popularity, which is the single most important factor search engines use to rank your site. The...

Tags: Search Engine Optimization, Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Search Engine, Site, Link-Assistant, LinkAssistant, Search, Business Structures, Marketing Research, Apple Mac OS X, Finance, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS

Software downloads 2009-03-23

Sony partners with Google to battle Amazon for eBook readers

Google and Sony are expected to announce a non-exclusive digital books partnership today, a move that goes directly at Amazon and its new Kindle reader. The deal, first reported in the Wall Street Journal, is the first in what's bound to a number of digital book partnerships that will likely...

Tags: Sony Corp., Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc., E-books, Business Structures, Hd Dvd, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Finance, DVD, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-03-19

Microsoft refreshes Azure cloud, development kit

Microsoft is making its first big refresh to its Azure cloud platform since the company first rolled out "Red Dog" operating system and the Azure layer of accompany cloud services officially last October. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Official, Microsoft Corp., Azure, Data Centers, Business Structures, Databases, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-03-18

Starbucks launching Digital Ventures business

Starbucks is turning its eye to the digital world for part of its recovery strategy, according to an email Howard Schultz sent to partners on Friday. Shultz wrote that Stephen Gillett, who has been the company's CIO, will take on a new line of business, Digital Ventures, to "expand Starbucks...

Tags: Starbucks Corp., Business Structures, Finance, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2009-03-15