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Google earnings fall short; Says it can thrive in weak economy

Google earnings fall short; Says it can thrive in weak economyGoogle earnings fall short; Says it can thrive in weak economyAnd the ship starts to sink...I hope no one was expecting them to have a good quarter considering their lack of innovation, discontinuing services, and their prized possession of search...

Tags: Financial accounting, earnings miss, GOOG, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-17

Motorola shares fall after earnings miss

Motorola shares fall after earnings missPartner with Microsoft; See Share Value DropA lesson is repeated until learned. Partner with Microsoft; See Share Value Drop. Look at Ford and now look at Motorola.http://www.windowsfordevices.com/news/NS6519904032.htmlFrank L. Mighetto CCPa billion Java phones in less than a year just can not be wrong.

Tags: Business structures, Motorola Shares Fall, Motorola Inc., earnings miss

Discussion threads 2006-10-18

Google shares plunge on earnings miss

Google shares plunge on earnings missBanner day for all...This is truly a magnificent day for all of us here. First we received the latest IE7 bits to deploy on ALL PRODUCTION workstations this weekend. And now Google shows just how much Microsoft is killing them by missing earnings. The company...

Tags: Financial accounting, Investment, Google Inc., earnings miss, investor

Discussion threads 2006-01-31

BEA earnings miss license target

BEA earnings miss license target1 of 2 ways to competeBEA has to tackle IBM in one of two ways: either make their product hold some huge advantage over IBM's WebLogic products (ease of use, performance, etc.) or bring their consulting and support services up to the level of IBM's 800...

Tags: Outsourcing, BEA Systems Inc., earnings miss, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-05-20

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News to know: Adobe; Sergey Brin; Apps.gov; Oracle; Facebook

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Adobe to acquire Ominture; CEO calls move a 'game-changer' Larry Dignan: Feds launch Apps.gov; Cloud computing players...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., Sergey Brin, OIN, Enterprise Service Bus, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Tablets, Notebooks, Cloud Computing, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-09-16

Best Buy earnings miss targets

best buy should know betterNo Linux = No salesHow long do we have to wait for best buy to dump windoze?even with the $200 "school clothes" vouchers?guess all those eligible people shop at Wal Mart. Let's hope this doesn't continue through the holiday shopping spree but with layoffs continuing...

Tags: Sales strategy, Operating systems, UNIX, Sales force management, BBY, Linux, sales, Best Buy Co. Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Best Buy earnings miss targets

Best Buy on Tuesday reported earnings of $158 million, or 37 cents a share, down 22 percent from a year ago. Wall Street was expecting earnings of 42 cents a share. Revenue was up 12 percent to $11 billion, which was ahead of Wall Street estimates calling for sales of...

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Wall Street, Earnings, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-15

Sun: Our quarter stunk; Oracle: We'll get our accretive earnings anyway

Sun Microsystems says its June quarter was horrible. Oracle contends that the Sun acquisition will be accretive to its operating profit---excluding all the bad stuff---in the first year after the deal closes. And Oracle's purchase of Sun closes soon. Something has got to give. And that something is...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Earnings, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-14

SAP to bounce?

Larry Dignan pinged me to say the financial analysts are showing renewed interest in SAP with several positive comments on the likely outcome to its Q2 results, due for release on July, 29th: That take is a mixed bag in the things are less worse camp. The biggest argument...

Tags: NetSuite Inc., SAP AG, Tools & Techniques, Cloud Computing, Financial Planning, Enterprise Software, Management, Finance, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-07-09

Did Jobs and Apple lie about reason for departure?

Did Jobs and Apple lie about reason for departure?Uh huh.We should definitely throw Jobs in prison for possibly affecting the share price in Apple. How dare he hide or not fully disclose the extent of his health problems? I mean, that could cost people money!The SEC should not only demand...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Apple Inc., SEC, health care, microphone, Steve Jobs, job

Discussion threads 2009-07-08

Cisco's third quarter: Looking for stabilization

Cisco's third quarter came down to the wire and Wednesday after market close Wall Street will get to see whether the networking giant made the cut. Analysts are mixed on whether Cisco can top expectations, but most expect to see signs that demand has stabilized.  Cisco is...

Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Wilson, Wadhwani, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-06

Yahoo's first quarter: Everything but the numbers

Yahoo will unveil its first quarter earnings on Tuesday and there plenty of sideshows to distract observers from the actual financial figures. To wit: Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz reportedly has a restructuring planned to make things more efficient. For Yahoo, it's the third round...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-21

Piper Jaffray upgrades Amazon on customer satisfaction; Kindle, iPhone apps

Amazon snared an upgrade from Piper Jaffray Monday based on a customer service survey and e-commerce innovations such as the Kindle and its associated iPhone application. However, the reasoning behind the upgrade is debatable. In a research note, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster acknowledged that he was...

Tags: Apple iPhone, U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc., Customer Satisfaction, Amazon.com Inc., Web Technology, Product Marketing, E-business/E-Commerce, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Marketing, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-09

Microsoft to cut 5,000 jobs

Microsoft to cut 5,000 jobsthe end is comming for M$Linux and OSS are winning the battle with the evil.It's time to dump M$ stock and software and invest in OSS software and companies.Change is comming to America and the world, fueled by the grass roots of the FOSS.RE: Microsoft to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Investment, Recruitment & Selection, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, stock, job

Discussion threads 2009-01-22

Wall Street waits for layoffs at Microsoft

Microsoft will likely miss its own earnings target and announce thousands of job cuts this week, according to a Reuters report. The company is scheduled to announce its quarterly results tomorrow. Microsoft is a big player in a number of struggling sectors - personal computers, business software and even video...

Tags: Layoff, Analyst, Microsoft Corp., Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-21

Apple earnings preview: SEC inquiry, Jobs' health, iPhone vs. iPod Touch

Apple earnings preview: SEC inquiry, Jobs' health, iPhone vs. iPod TouchApple's late move to Wal-mart hurt holiday salesThere's a Tech Channel Index report out (http://www.techchannelindex.com/archives/US-Technology-Retail-Sales-Channels.php) showing a big increase in holiday and post-holiday electronics sales through "broadline" retailers like Wal-Mart, at the expense of traditional electronics retailers. Did...

Tags: Retail, Vertical industries, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., earnings preview, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, SEC, Apple iPhone, health care, Apple iPod, job

Discussion threads 2009-01-21

News to know: Yahoo's Bartz, Genachowski, Sony's loss, Chrome for Mac

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Yahoo confirms Bartz in charge; Can she save Yahoo? Yahoo to name Bartz CEO; Now the fun begins Sam Diaz: Ya-hoooo: There's a...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Sony Corp., Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Apple Inc., Sam Diaz, Federal Government, Microsoft Windows, RSS, Desktops, Telecom & Utilities, Operating Systems, Government, Software, Internet, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-01-14

Buzz from Japan: Sony's first loss in 14 years

Media reports out of Tokyo today say that Sony Electronics will likely report an annual operating loss of about $1.1 billion - its first loss in 14 years - when its fiscal year ends this Spring because of sluggish sales and a stronger yen. The company is slated to report...

Tags: Sony Corp., Financial, Sales Strategy, Financial Accounting, Games, Strategic Planning, Sales, Finance, Personal Technology, Strategy, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-13

Intel: Fourth quarter sales worse than expected (again)

Updated: Intel said Wednesday that its fourth quarter, which was already dismal, was actually worse than expected. The chip giant forecast fourth quarter revenue of $8.2 billion, down 20 percent from the third quarter and 23 percent from a year ago. Intel warned about the fourth quarter...

Tags: Intel Corp., Sales Strategy, Research & Development, Financial Accounting, Sales Force Management, Operational Accounting, Sales, Business Operations, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-07

Oracle's second quarter in line; Ellison takes aim at Salesforce.com

Oracle's second quarter was roughly in line with expectations as earnings excluding charges hit targets on lower than expected revenue. Meanwhile, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, who picks on a competitor every quarter, said the company had "several recent wins over Salesforce.com" for on-demand software. Oracle reported second...

Tags: Software, Revenue, Salesforce.com Inc., Oracle Corp., Software License, Quarter, Earnings, Larry Ellison, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-18