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NetApp, Data Domain ink revised deal; EMC says bid still superior

Updated: NetApp and Data Domain said late Wednesday that they have entered a $1.9 billion merger agreement.  Under the pact, Data Domain's board has approved NetApp's latest offer, worth $30 a share in cash and stock. NetApp earlier in the day upped its bid for NetApp to...

Tags: NetApp Inc., Merger, Domain, EMC Corp., Common Stock, Exchange Ratio, Storage, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-03

Sirius could file bankruptcy as early as Tuesday

Financially strapped Sirius XM Radio could file for bankruptcy as early as Tuesday if it cannot successfully negotiate with the holders of its debt, reports the AP. The satellite radio company said Friday that it has exchanged more than $172 million of debt maturing in December for...

Tags: XM Satellite Radio Inc., Satellite, Sirius, Common Stock, Bankruptcy, Liberty Media Corp., Company, Satellite Radio, Litigation, Network Technology, Personal Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Networking, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-02-13

Microsoft preps for hostile takeover of Yahoo!

Microsoft just announced a $44.6 billion offer for Yahoo. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made the half-cash, half-stock offer in a brutal carrot-and-stick open letter to Yahoo!'s board of directors. The Redmond giant appears to laying the groundwork for a hostile takeover if it comes to that. Ballmer...

Tags: Shareholder, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Common Stock, Proposal, Corporate Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-02-01

David Scott's Investing in Common Stocks (Mobile)

Financial expert David Scott is widely acknowledged as one of the pioneers of modern investment theory, and his philosophies continue to be regarded as gospel by today's investors. One of his best selling finance guides is the financial dictionary Investing in Common Stocks. The classic investment book that enables readers...

Tags: Financial, Mobile, Stock, Investor, Common Stock, David Scott, Investment, Financial Accounting, Finance

Software downloads 2007-11-24

David Scott's Investing in Common Stocks Low Res (Mobile)

Financial expert David Scott is widely acknowledged as one of the pioneers of modern investment theory, and his philosophies continue to be regarded as gospel by today's investors. One of his best selling finance guides is the financial dictionary Investing in Common Stocks. The classic investment book that enables readers...

Tags: Financial, Mobile, Stock, Investor, Common Stock, David Scott, Investment, Financial Accounting, Finance

Software downloads 2007-11-24

David Scott's Investing in Common Stocks Hi -Res (Mobile)

Financial expert David Scott is widely acknowledged as one of the pioneers of modern investment theory, and his philosophies continue to be regarded as gospel by today's investors. One of his best selling finance guides is the financial dictionary Investing in Common Stocks. The classic investment book that enables readers...

Tags: Financial, Mobile, Stock, Investor, Common Stock, David Scott, Investment, Financial Accounting, Finance

Software downloads 2007-11-24

Vonage: "buy our stock for $17; but value will dilute to $2.78"

Because I happen to have a Vonage account, I have received an email from the company that offers access to a Prospectus dated May 5 that details the offering of Vonage stock as part of what Vonage calls its Customer Directed Share Program. As one who had opened an...

Tags: Vonage Holdings Corp.

Blog posts 2006-05-08

Wall Street's dot-com scapegoat

Wall Street's dot-com scapegoatWe need an economic revolutionIs Maximizing Returns to Shareholders a Legitimate Mandate?By Marjorie Kellyhttp://www.business-ethics.com/TDROC-PBACK.htmWhere does wealth come from? More precisely, where does the wealth of major public corporations come from? Who creates it?To judge by the current arrangement in corporate America, one might suppose capital creates wealth...

Tags: Investment, Financial services, Operational accounting, dot-com, Equity Capital, Ford Motor Co., public corporation, common stock

Discussion threads 2004-05-04

Additional Resources

Analyst: Big on Motorola, Android; no love for RIM, Palm

To Stay in Business,eventually they will turn to Android.The SAME WAY did HTC and MOTOROLA.and IT will not Take Long!RE: Analyst: Big on Motorola, Android; no love for RIM, PalmRIM forever!droid is cool, but read the comments on the original article.this guy is probably waaaay off.IT Analysts are kind of...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Investment, Handhelds, droid, IT-Analysts, Motorola Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., Palm Inc., phone, Pre, v60

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Commonwealth fined $100k for not mandating antivirus software

According to a recently published SEC cease-and-desist order, the Commission has recently fined Commonwealth Financial Network $100,000, for not mandating antivirus software on the computers of its representatives, leading to a security incident which took place in November 2008, allowing the cybercriminal behind the attack to place eighteen unauthorized purchase...

Tags: Software, Electronic Banking, Antivirus Software, Commonwealth Financial Network, Banking, Security, Viruses And Worms, Financial Services, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Windows 8: More early clues start to emerge

Here's something for the developers to do:Spend 100% of their time on the current windows, until it is bug-free, secure, and stable.Also for the next Win, don't change the UI again. Please.TLZTLZ must be TAR with LZMA. TGZ TAR with gzip would be more useful.hot air for a doomed productIf...

Tags: Operating systems, Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Windows 8, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

HP Business Inkjet 2800dtn

Rubbish printer, poor reliability, print quality and supportWe are a small engineering business, and have a number of large format printers. The HP 2800dtn is by far the worst printer we have ever experienced. It was purchased to replace the our canon BIJ2300 after 3 years of service. What a...

Tags: Printers, inkjet printer, printer, stock, Hewlett-Packard Co., canon

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

Five reasons Apple botched its new iPod lineup

No Camera in the TouchStill or video = no sale. I considered upgrading my Gen-1 iPod Touch, but why bother if there's no camera?Enough On The ClassicI agree with all but enough bashing he classic, it still is sold and used. Many, MANY, don't want to compromise on...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, shuffle, Apple iPod, camera, flash memory, Apple iPod Touch, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

LogistiX New (Mobile)

Mobile Warehouse Management System The LogistiX Retail warehouse management system is based on the MobiAccess tm framework. LogistiX Retail employs best practices of warehouse inventory management blended with state of the art technology achievements. It is designed to efficiently support the warehouse management workflow and reduce costs. Mobile warehouse management...

Tags: Mobile, Stock, LogistiX Retail, Investment, Finance

Software downloads 2009-09-08

At last! Standard legal docs for startups

Good info!Information like this would have been useful for the employees of a software company that I did work for in the 90s. The VCs came in with the right to appoint the board and senior officers so as to improve profitability. The officers were granted large stock...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Investment, Standard Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

On2 shareholders sue to stop Google acquisition

I smell M$ hereWho is most interested in this deal not completing...M$!The price was more than fair, only some shareholders that were promissed more ca$h by M$ could have come with this frivolous lawsuit.RE: On2 shareholders sue to stop Google acquisitionNovember 6, 2008 - 5:00 PM EasternThird Quarter 2008 Results...

Tags: Investment, Financial accounting, acquisition, Joe, stock, On2 Technologies, stock market, Master Corp., shareholder, On2 shareholder, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

Google buys video compression outfit On2 Technologies

Google on Wednesday said it will acquire On2 Technologies, a video compression company, for $106.5 million. Under the terms of the stock swap, each share of On2 will be exchanged for $0.60 worth of Google common stock. Google just made a few penny stock...

Tags: Google Inc., Video Compression, On2 Technologies, Video, Corporate Communications, Investment, Marketing, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-05

What's Microsoft's next billion-dollar business? (Hint: it's not search)

What's Microsoft's next billion-dollar business? (Hint: it's not search)Typo"Business Productivity Online Services, Windows Azure, desktop virtualization, storage Data Protection Manager and identity ser[b]v[/b]ices."Me: I would really work much harder on mobileI think Microsoft is doing the right thing in the Enterprise space. I even think it is a...

Tags: Research & Development, Collaboration, Groupware, Content management, Enterprise software, NOW IT, Microsoft Corp., billion-dollar business, R&D, Microsoft SharePoint

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Sprint increases bet on prepaid; Buys Virgin Mobile USA

Sprint Nextel on Tuesday said it acquired Virgin Mobile USA in a stock swap worth about $483 million. The move is designed to cement its growing position in prepaid calling plan market. Sprint already owns 13.1 percent of Virgin Mobile. In a statement, Sprint said it plans...

Tags: Virgin Mobile, Virgin Mobile USA, Sprint Communications, Branding, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-28

IT budgets: Shifting by the week?

The technology earnings season kicks off in earnest Tuesday when Intel reports its second quarter results, but the outlook for the sector may sound like a broken record: Visibility is low and IT budgets fluctuate with everything from CEO mood swings to the stock market. A handful...

Tags: Revenue, IT Budget, Recovery, Red Hat Inc., Information Technology, CEO, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-14