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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
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

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$7.4 bln of venture capital invested into US startups in Q2 2008: The pace of US venture capital investments remained steady at $7.4 bln during Q2 2008 despite a wobbly stock market that has made it increasingly difficult for the financiers of new ideas to cash out of startups. The amount of money spread across 990 deals in Q2 2008 was unchanged...; Tags: Venture Capital, Investment, Finance, Financing Startups, AM; Blog posts 2008-07-19
SaaS vendor quits browser to boost sales: SaaS vendor quits browser to boost salesNo slant here...Maybe I'll start writing articles on the companies I have investments in so I can improve my positions. This site just keeps going from bad to worse.Rave Webinars & Free TrialsI'm a consultant with Entellium and would encourage anyone interested in checking...; Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, Web browsers, Java development tools, Phil, webinar, software-as-a-service, SaaS company, Web browser, sales; Discussion threads 2008-07-18

Apple is not the real enemy of open source: Apple is not the real enemy of open sourceGodwin's Law is now in effectGodwin's law: whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically "lost" whatever debate was in progress.Loser.Apple is the official NAZI PARTY of Open Source.Where is http://opendarwin.com? It's GONE.Apple SUPPORTED the whole OSx86 project, then THEY reneged- There...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Linux, Digital media, Godwin, Apple Inc., open source, digital-rights management; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Windows "Workstation" 2008 better than Vista? OK then, show me the money!: Windows "Workstation" 2008 better than Vista? OK then, show me the money!dre` typo, i think"...nothing I would lie better than to..."It's the cost, Adrianlook at the difference in price.if i paid that much for a "desktop" OS, you can bet that I'd convince myself it was faster ;)The other thing...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Desktops, workstation, Vista x64, Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, desktop, server, Vist-___; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Software debugging costs rise; SOA blamed: Software debugging costs rise; SOA blamedWho is really to blame?SOA makes things easier for the end user, but harder for IT. But is it really SOA that should take the blame or are IT shops just really bad at "real" software engineering? I vote for the later. ...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, software, SOA; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Microsoft's search ambitions are its Vietnam: Microsoft's search ambitions are its VietnamMicrosoft's search ambitions are its VietnamThe simple answer is no. Microsoft has Google envy? Since when? Google has been in constant decline for a couple of years now. Microsoft on the other hand has been growing. Their interest in search is...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Live Mesh, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., software; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
FastScale ComposerÃ¢Â„Â¢ Suite: FastScale ComposerÃ¢Â„Â¢ SuiteSell it like Hotcakes!Pay no attention to the technology as it doesn't really matter. I'm going to buy it just because of the name. You know, like CakewalkÂ®, ProToolsÂ®, MediabrokerÂ® and IronmanÂ®.Go buy it before they run out of stock folks!!How fast is 'fast'?I can't see...; Tags: Operating systems, FastScale Composerâ„¢ Suite; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
News to know: Google, Microsoft; AMD; Cybercrime arrest: Notable headlines: Earnings wrap: Larry Dignan: Can Dirk Meyer save AMD? News.com: AMD's Ruiz steps off the roller coaster Google earnings fall short; says it can thrive in down economy. Techmeme Sam Diaz: IBM: Big Blue beats expectations Microsoft: $60 billion...; Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., IBM Corp., Keyboards, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Asset Management, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Components, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-18
Crypto Manager (exe): The Crypto Manager program is intended for fast encrypting of any users files. For this purpose, RC4, a high-speed on-the-fly algorithm of encrypting, is used in the program. The program allows to encrypt any taken file and to pass it safely to the other person, using the common ways (portable...; Tags: Program, Actual Software Lab, Crypto Manager Program, E-mail, LANs, Engineering, Networking, Network Technology, Online Communications; Software downloads 2008-07-18
VMWare employees to receive new pricing on underwater stock options: The last thing any employee wants is stock options that are "under water." But that's exactly what some VMWare employees who were issued options after the August IPO are stuck with. After the IPO, VMWare's stock climbed and climbed - from $57.71 on its first day to about $125 in...; Tags: Stock Option, Employee, Stock, VMware Inc., Pricing Strategy, Investment, Finance, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-17
AMD CEO Ruiz out; Can Meyer turn it around?: AMD CEO Ruiz out; Can Meyer turn it around?A healthy AMD means more innovation and lower prices for processors.Let's not forget that. And, let us not forget the anticompetitive practices which have gotten Intel into hot water in Europe. What AMD has done is nothing short of a miracle considering.RE:...; Tags: Research & Development, Leadership, Strategy, Litigation, Investment, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Meyer, Ruiz, miracle; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
Second version of NASDAQ MarketReplay application released: Last week NASDAQ released version two of their Market Replay AIR application and added a couple of interesting features as well as provided some details of how the service works. Market Replay is available as a paid service and the downloadable client comes with the service. The goal of the...; Tags: S3 Inc., Stock, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., Investment, Finance, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-07-17
Microsoft: $60 billion in annual revenue, but sour 4Q and a money-losing online business: Microsoft: $60 billion in annual revenue, but sour 4Q and a money-losing online businessUm...yeah...no wonder YHOO is running from M$?"Is it any wonder why Microsoft is so hot for Yahoo? Something has to save this online unit."In a year's time, instead of improving their online biz, M$ has more than...; Tags: Investment, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., online business; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
IBM: Big Blue beats expectations; raises full year guidance: updated: IBM, a bellweather that analysts have been watching as an indicator of the tech industry's economic health in the U.S., reported second quarter earnings of $2.8 billion, or $1.98 a share, an increase of 28 percent over the same quarter a year ago. Revenue was $26.8 billion, a 13...; Tags: Revenue, IBM Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-17
SAP 'Mittelstand' customers upset at new maintenance charges: Following on from yesterday's announcement of a hike in SAP maintenance charges, the German title Computerwoche implies that the powerful 'Mittelstand' group in the German SAP user group are far from happy. Under the title: "Higher maintenance costs upset SAP customers ," Computerwoche interviewed Gunther Rheinhart, executive member ofÂ the...; Tags: Customer, SAP AG, Mittelstand, Gunther Rheinhart, Auto-renew, Software As A Service (SaaS), Workforce Management, Outsourcing, Emerging Technologies, Human Resources, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-17
Microhoo, MicroAOL, and challenging Google: Microhoo, MicroAOL, and challenging GoogleContentUnless you're including content in your definition of an advertising platform, you've left out a most important factor. People look at ads because of what else is on the page. And that other material has to be located and purchased profitably.Yahoo has been successful...; Tags: Web browsers, Financial accounting, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc., advertisement; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
In America money is life: In America money is lifeWhat a crock[i]while the U.S. is both rich and powerful, it is “woefully behind when it comes to providing opportunity and choices to all Americans to build a better life.”[/i] OK, let me get this straight. There is someplace else in the world that...; Tags: Warm-Weather, Woody Allen; Discussion threads 2008-07-17