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Yahoo shareholder pushes for Microsoft search deal; Assumptions too optimistic

Updated: Ivory Investment Management, a hedge fund that owns about 1.5 percent of Yahoo, is pushing the company to do a search deal with Microsoft, but the sticking point is valuation. Analysts say that Ivory's assumptions sound optimistic. In a letter reported earlier by CNBC, Ivory urges...

Tags: Revenue, Shareholder, EBITDA, Search Business, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Ivory Investment Management, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Search, Operational Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-10

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How Verizon might ruin Android

Okay Dana - how might Verizon ruin Android?By not actually writing an answer to the posited headline, it sure appears to me that you are trying to get comments from people like me to write your article for you. It might work a little better if you actually posited an...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Wi-Fi, Verizon Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Verizon dishes off rural assets to Frontier in $8.6 billion deal

Frontier Communications will acquire rural assets from Verizon in an $8.6 billion stock swap.  The deal appears to be a win-win for both sides. Frontier becomes the largest "pure rural" communications provider with 7 million access lines, 8.6 million voice and broadband connections. Frontier will have 16,000...

Tags: Asset, Verizon Communications Inc., Frontier Communications, Asset Management, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-13

Sirius XM: We're developing an iPhone app for second quarter launch

Sirius XM said Thursday that it is developing an application so its satellite radio service will be streamed to Apple's iPhone and iPod touch. The company said it expects to launch the application in the second quarter.  Sirius XM executives--CFO David Frear, CEO Mel Karmazin and operations...

Tags: Apple iPhone, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Sirius, iPhone Application, Sales Strategy, Satellite Radio, Sales Force Management, Network Technology, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-12

Clearwire: The race between Wimax expansion and cash burn is on

Clearwire on Thursday outlined its Wimax rollout plans for 2010 as it announced a $118 million fourth quarter net loss. The company also outlined its capital spending plan for 2009, which calls for it burning through at least half of its recently raised $3 billion in capital.  ...

Tags: Clearwire Corp., WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-05

Agresso banks record year

Unit4Agresso, the Netherlands based business applications vendor recorded its best result, turning in revenue of €393.6 million ($503.7 mill) up 27% from the 2008 figure of €308.8 million ($395 mill). Earnings before tax fell to €19.3 million ($24.7 mill) from €27.1 million ($34.7 mill) due to increased financing...

Tags: Revenue, Bank, Earnings, Analysis, Agresso, Financial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Financial Planning, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-02-24

Sage results show impact on SMB market

  Earlier today, Sage, the UK's largest software vendor announced its full year results to 30th September and provided an update on how it sees the market going forward. Both the UK and US markets are the most affected by the economic downturn. In his review, CEO...

Tags: Revenue, Growth, Health Care, U.K., Small And Medium Business, Sage, Operational Accounting, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-12-03

AOL's ad revenue takes a hit

Time Warner reported its third quarter results on Wednesday and revealed that the AOL business continues to slide. On the bright side, AOL's results could have been worse. Time Warner's results statement were decent all things considered. Time Warner reported flat revenue at $11.7 billion with earnings...

Tags: Revenue, Time Warner Inc., Advertisement, America Online Inc., Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-05

E-commerce's looming question: Will consumers show up?

The fourth quarter for e-commerce will be very telling. Will online sales continue to grow even if the consumer is strapped? Or will e-commerce increasingly look like the rest of the retail sector? To wit: Amazon's fourth quarter outlook, which had a range so...

Tags: Consumer, GSI Commerce Inc., Analyst, Amazon.com Inc., E-business, Web Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-23

Agresso's answer to ERP addiction

Earlier today I took a briefing from Agresso. Up front I'll say that I have something of a soft spot for this company. Some years back I did some very early formative work on what is now their BLINC Businesses Living In Change schtik and was...

Tags: ERP Vendor, Oracle Corp., ERP, Agresso, Aggresso, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-10-01

Lawson success but no saas here

It didn't escape my Irregular colleagues' attention that Harry Debes, Lawson CEO went on a tear about the viability of the saas model. Anshu Sharma chose not to comment in public but I leave it to astute observers to detect the steam coming out of his ears. ...

Tags: Lawson Software Inc., Vinnie, Cheryl, Purchasing & Procurement, Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Business Operations, Emerging Technologies, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-09-01

News to know: IE 8; iPhone password locks; SOA; Palm Treo Pro reviews

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: IE 8 Beta 2 ready for download Ed Bott: Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeover Gallery: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Password, Palm Inc., Palm Treo, SOA, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browsers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-28

JDA acquires i2: Oh how the world has changed

Catching up on other news, I see that i2, one of the dot bomb mavens has succumbed to acquisition pressure at a 12.5% premium to its share price. JDA is the lucky (or is it plucky?) acquirer of this once fascinating supply chain/demand planning provider, scooping up i2 for $346...

Tags: I2 Technologies Inc., JDA, Maintenance Revenue, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Operational Accounting, Sarbanes-Oxley, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-08-13

eBay: New belle of Microsoft's merger ball?

Microsoft has $44 billion or so burning a hole in its pocket, but there's one little hitch: There are few companies that the software giant could buy to get scale quickly. Enter eBay. Enter speculation. Enter eBay as the acquisition target. Sure, eBay has opened up its...

Tags: Merger, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Keyboards, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Hardware, Peripherals, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-16

Blockbuster sees media convergence; Offers to buy Circuit City

Updated: Here's a deal where 1 + 1 = 0.5: Blockbuster is offering to acquire Circuit City for "a least $6 a share." Blockbuster went public on Monday statement with an offer to buy Circuit City. Blockbuster says it sent a letter Feb. 17, but Circuit City...

Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Blockbuster Inc., Convergence, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-14

Yahoo vs. Microsoft: Thanks for the letter Steve; Now give us more money or get lost

Yahoo on Monday responded to Microsoft's weekend "negotiate or we're launching a proxy war or pulling our offer" love letter. The gist: Increase your offer or get lost. Give credit to Yahoo for sheer moxie (or maybe it's stupidity). But Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer can't be happy...

Tags: Transaction, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Stockholder, Value, Proposal, Steve, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-07

Is DoubleClick a profit margin killer for Google?

Google has its display advertising beachhead with its acquisition of DoubleClick, but now the real fun begins: The integration and the profit margin risk. In a research note Tuesday, UBS analyst Benjamin Schachter cut his earnings, revenue and margin estimates based on the usual suspects: A slowing...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Profit Margin, DoubleClick Inc., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-25

Microsoft makes bid for Yahoo; May change the search game; Bid could rise

Microsoft said Friday that it is making an unsolicited offer of $31 a share, or $44.6 billion, to buy Yahoo in a move that would give the software giant more market share and become a significant threat to Google. In a statement, Microsoft would allow Yahoo shareholders...

Tags: Game, Shareholder, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Proposal, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Investment, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-02-01

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

WiMax on the rocks: Sprint-Clearwire pact unravels

An agreement between Sprint Nextel and Clearwire to create a nationwide WiMax network is off. Sprint Nextel and Clearwire have nixed plans to create a wireless broadband network due to the fact Sprint has no CEO at the moment. The end of the agreement was first reported...

Tags: Clearwire Corp., Sprint Communications, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-11-09