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- Virgin Galactic unveils Eve; Snares Abu Dhabi investment
- Sir Richard Branson unveiled his latest aircraft, or rather spacecraft. In a few years, for $200,000, thrill seekers will be able to ride into sub-orbit space. Separately, Virgin Galactic landed a $280 million investment from Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments. In this raw video, you get a look at...
- Tags: Virgin Group, Investment, Virgin Galactic, Aabar Investments, Business Structures, Aerospace & Defense, Network Technology, Finance, Manufacturing, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-28
- Has the U.S. already lost green tech to other nations?
- Has the U.S. already lost green tech to other nations?No.Govt. sponsored research is only a big edge for products where the government is the customer (nuclear bombs, stealth jets, tanks, etc.)When the market decides that green products and tech is desirable, then a market with less government baggage will produce...
- Tags: COMPANIES, green technology, government
- Discussion threads 2009-07-08
- Time Warner: AOL's revenue slide continues; We plan to buy Google's 5% AOL stake
- Updated: Time Warner's first quarter was weighed down by its AOL unit, which saw revenue fall 23 percent. Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes reiterated that the company is looking for "the right ownership structure for AOL" and the company plans to buy back a 5 percent stake owned by Google. ...
- Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., Company, IPO, Investment, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-29
- Satyam, IBM - Layoffs, Acquisitions, Rumors
- Moving deck chairs around the globe According to today's Wall Street Journal, IBM is going to do some blood-letting. About 5,000 U.S. employees may get the axe. The company has approximately 400,000 employees globally but, more importantly, the firm continues to expand its ranks in non-U.S. markets....
- Tags: Acquisition, Layoff, Satyam, IBM Corp., Workforce Management, Corporate Governance, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-03-26
- Sirius XM agrees to $530 million Liberty Media stake
- With the threat of bankruptcy looming large last week, troubled Sirius XM Radio announced today that it will accept a $530 million investment from cable giant Liberty Media. The $530 million investment, which will save the satellite radio company from bankruptcy or a hostile takeover, will...
- Tags: XM Satellite Radio Inc., Sirius, Liberty Media Corp., Satellite Radio, Satellite TV, Litigation, Investment, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Finance, Networking, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-02-17
- Cisco's Q2 sees weaker sales, profits; no widespread layoffs planned
- updated: Despite the uncertain economic challenges in the future and a quarter that saw weaker sales and profits from a year ago, Cisco Systems remains optimistic about its ride through the downturn and is looking ahead at the recovery by focusing on a realignment and reorganization plan instead of widespread...
- Tags: Revenue, John Chambers, Layoff, Sales, Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-02-04
- Satyam: resignations, appointments and YouTube videos
- When we last reported on the $1 billion fraud scandal at Satyam Computer Services in India, brothers Ramaling and Rama Raju, former chairman and former managing director and CEO, respectively, had been arrested and the full board of directors had been let go. Today, that new...
- Tags: Board, Satyam, YouTube Video, YouTube Inc., Video, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-01-27
- Palm scores a $100 million lifeline to keep up the fight
- The cavalry has arrived for Palm - in the form of a $100 million injection from Elevation Partners announced today. The company, which has been burning through cash, will now be able to afford some promotion for Nova, the new Palm OS expected to be announced at CES, as well...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Cavalry, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Strategy, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-12-22
- Oh Mamma.com: SEC charges Mark Cuban with insider trading; Cuban responds
- Updated: The Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday that it has charged Mark Cuban with insider trading for selling 600,000 shares of Mamma.com. Specifically, the SEC says that search engine Mamma.com, known today as Copernic, invited Cuban--owner of the Dallas Mavericks and former Yahoo and Broadcast.com exec--to...
- Tags: SEC, Mark Cuban, Mamma.com, PIPE, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- McCain wants bailout package online, defends Fiorina as working girl
- As legislators struggle with a $1 trillion bailout (including the $300 billion already spent on Bear Stearns and AIG) for Wall Street, John McCain called for the details of the proposal to be put online, The San Francisco Chronicle reports. "The American people have the right to...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., John McCain, McCain, Obama, Investment, Recruitment & Selection, Finance, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- Is That Non-Compete Too Broad?
- Is That Non-Compete Too Broad?Noncompetes are BadI spend a great deal of my time representing employees in disputes over the enforceability of noncompete contracts. Almost to a fault, these provisions are overly broad and puntitive for the employee. I also believe they stiffle innovation. We blog about noncompete...
- Tags: HEALTHCARE, Workforce management, Noncompete, Medicare
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Google: Our AOL investment is 'impaired'
- Google in an SEC filing on Thursday said that its $1 billion investment in AOL is "impaired." That's short hand for saying Google bought a lemon. In 2005, Google bought a $1 billion stake in AOL, which was good for 5 percent of the company. Google invested...
- Tags: google inc., america online inc., investment, finance, larry dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Is IT abuse a threat to democracy?
- Here's a bit from a Washington Post report dated Dec 22/07 and headlined "FBI Prepares Vast Database Of Biometrics": CLARKSBURG, W. Va. -- The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion effort to build the world's largest computer database of peoples' physical characteristics, a project that would...
- Tags: Database, Information Technology, FBI, Ballot, Catalist, Federal Government, Government, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- Who's tops in wind? The Spanish.
- Courtesy: Iberdrola. An annually updated ranking of wind energy companies shows Iberdrola is now Numero Uno. Every year Emerging Energy Research tracks the top wind energy companies based on how much electricity they generate. Spanish-based Iberdrola is now ahead of the previous leader,...
- Tags: Alternative Energy, Energy Company, Wind, Iberdrola, EER, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-04-08
- LiveStation: Another Microsoft Silverlight touch point
- Skinkers, a Microsoft OEM, is expanding the beta this week of LiveStation, a peer-to-peer (P2P) application that delivers live TV and radio to a user's PC. LiveStation, which Microsoft Research co-developed with Skinkers, includes a client-based player that runs on top of Silverlight, Microsoft's rich-media technology. Even...
- Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp., LiveStation, Microsoft Windows, Peer To Peer (P2P), Intellectual Property, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Research & Development, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-02-20
- As Microhoo turns: In today's episode Google goes gunshy; News Corp plays ball
- These incremental Microsoft-Yahoo updates can get tiring. At least we're not killing trees with them. As a public service, here's a roundup of the latest chatter about Microsoft's $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo. Google gets cold feet. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that has lost enthusiasm...
- Tags: Google Inc., TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! Inc., Asset Management, Outsourcing, Operational Planning, Business Operations, It Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-13
- Salesforce.com As Economic Barometer
- Marc Benioff's interview with the Wall Street Journal today has an interesting little tidbit about the value of his on-demand model, and what an astute investor could do with data about the usage of a service like Salesforce.com. In the interview, Marc ponders the question of whether we're in...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Sales Force, Data, SFDC, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Joshua Greenbaum
- Blog posts 2008-01-24
- News to know: Globalization, randomness, iPhone, robots and more...
- Notable headlines: The subprime mortgage meltdown has triggered a global investment tsunami, with foreign governments and equity firms rushing to bail out U.S. financial institutions. Singapore-based Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd. acquired $4.4 billion in Merrill Lynch stock and took an option to buy an additional $600...
- Tags: U.S., Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Robot, Technology, IBM Corp., Government, Globalization, Robots, Corporate Governance, Vertical Industries, Investment, Strategy, Management, Emerging Technologies, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-12-26
- Best Buy targets online video sharing
- Best Buy on Tuesday launched a new service for its customers to store and share home video. The move is Best Buy's latest effort to expand beyond retailer to become a services provider. Think about it. Best Buy will install your home theater, fix your computer and now store...
- Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Online Video, Video, Mydeo, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-10-30
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