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What's really ailing Big Blue shares? Hint: IBM is part bank

Concerns about IBM's third quarter are popping up almost daily. The standard set of concerns revolves around technology spending and the willingness to pay IBM's army of consultants fees for big bang projects as well as a stronger dollar. But underneath the surface there's a bigger worry that isn't being...

Tags: Asset, Bank, Financial, Financing, IBM Corp., Finance Unit, Financing Unit, Global Financing, Commercial Financing, Participation Rate, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-02

German finance unit chooses Linux

German finance unit chooses LinuxMore interesting from the pouint of view of server consolidation30-odd Enterprise series and HP-UX boxes sounds like a bit of a hairball. Consolodation onto two Z-series mainframes makes a lot of sense. When Matahorn group did this a few years ago, they achieved a twentyfold imrovement...

Tags: Mainframes, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Utility computing, Servers, finance, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM zSeries, IBM Corp., finance unit

Discussion threads 2004-02-10

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EMC spars with NetApp over Data Domain

EMC has swooped in Monday with an $1.8 billion, or $30 a share, offer for Data Domain. The rub: Rival NetApp already had a plan to buy the company for $25 a share, or $1.5 billion.  EMC said its all cash offer is a 20 percent premium...

Tags: NetApp Inc., Joe Tucci, Domain, EMC Corp., Storage, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-01

National Archives: What, Me Worry?

National Archives: What, Me Worry?Legitimately do us harm??wtf do u mean"Granular levels of Access" - probably notFor the record so to speak, there is no "National Security Administration". There is the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA - the National Archives) and the National Security Agency (NSA - the communications...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, National Security Archive, National Archives

Discussion threads 2009-05-26

IBM rolls out the 'Smart Cube' with app market: Think enterprise iPod-iTunes combo

IBM on Tuesday will announce a pact with Intuit for an integrated server that's designed to be a small to midsized businesses IT department in a box. The appliance, dubbed the Smart Cube, is designed to offer email, calendaring, security, finance and other enterprise apps out of the box.  ...

Tags: IBM Corp., Smart Cube, Smb/Sme, Tools & Techniques, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-19

Layoffs hit Microsoft security unit

Layoffs hit Microsoft security unitOH NO!That's the last department where they should lay people off.RE: Layoffs hit Microsoft security unitinstead of laying off people the big shot executives can cut there bonuses and other perks they are enjoying... at least that will save some jobsWindows has no security... ;)What security,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft security unit, Microsoft Security, layoff

Discussion threads 2009-05-06

Google's VC fund: Would you rather have a dividend?

Google has a bevy of side projects and now there's another one: A reported $100 million venture capital fund.  Google announced its venture fund on its blog post and like all things the search giant does it has garnered a lot of attention Techmeme. Google says: ...

Tags: Google Inc., Venture-capital Fund, Dividend, Intel Corp., VC, Intel Capital, Venture Capital, Investment, Finance, Financing Startups, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-31

WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to India

A big round of layoffs is expected in IBM's U.S. global business services unit, with some of the jobs heading to India, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The number of jobs affected is unknown and IBM didn't comment on the workforce reduction. But...

Tags: Job, Layoff, Wall Street Journal, IBM Corp., Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-03-25

Dell debuts Studio 19 all-in-one desktop for $699

Dell debuts Studio 19 all-in-one desktop for $699Finallyit looks like the PC world may actually be getting that style is an important part of the consumer computer equation.Of course, at $700, the components will be crap, but at least it's a start.RE: Dell debuts Studio 19 all-in-one desktop for $699Doesn't...

Tags: Desktops, Processors, Monitors & displays, Dell Computer Corp., Studio 19, desktop

Discussion threads 2009-03-12

Simple cost/benefit and the systems upgrade

Lets start with yesterday's low end example: you have a Sun 490 from a few years ago (4 x 1.8Ghz USIV, 16GB, 2 x 146GB) that's still under support. It works, but it's obsolete - and support costs are outrageous: your predecessor signed up for full 24 x 7 Gold...

Tags: Stored Procedure, Disk, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sybase Inc., Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2009-03-04

Simple cost/benefit and the systems upgrade

Lets start with yesterday's low end example: you have a Sun 490 from a few years ago (4 x 1.8Ghz USIV, 16GB, 2 x 146GB) that's still under support. It works, but it's obsolete - and support costs are outrageous: your predecessor signed up for full 24 x 7 Gold...

Tags: Stored Procedure, Disk, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sybase Inc., Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2009-03-04

Live Webcast: Calculated Risk: Inside the Billion-Dollar 'Gut' of Goldman Sachs

While competitors were still betting big on mortgage-backed securities, Goldman Sachs began betting against such derivatives at the start of 2007, even though this was still the fastest-growing business on Wall Street. While it didn't escape the credit crisis without recording a loss in the last quarter of 2008 and...

Tags: Business Structures, Charles Ellis, Ellis, Finance, Financial, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Management, Personal Finance, Robert Arvanitis, Strategy, Webcast

Webcasts 2009-02-11

SAP's Kagermann to retire early

Reports coming out of Germany say that Henning Kagermann, co-CEO at SAP will retire earlier than expected. Heise Online says that Kagermann will leave at the end of January. The company has chosen not to comment on this event but "Market sources confirmed however the particulars." I'm...

Tags: SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, Heise Online, Yahoo Finance, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Workforce Management, Sales, Human Resources, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-01-20

Lenovo announces layoffs, cutbacks

Lenovo has announced a "resource redeployment plan" of layoffs, cutbacks and consolidation as part of a move to become more efficient in the wake of changing economic conditions. Basically, the company's earnings were disappointing last quarter and the cutbacks are meant to improve its fiscal standing. It's expecting a loss...

Tags: Layoff, Cutback, Lenovo Group Ltd., Asia-Pacific, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-08

Apple's touch ecosystem taking off (and it may be more than fun and games)

Apple may be offering a $99 iPhone at Wal-Mart. More than 300 million applications have been downloaded from Apple's App Store. And the iPod touch is out of stock in at key retailers. Add it up and signs abound that Apple's has created a virtuous cycle for its touch platform...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Games, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-08

Momentum Webcast: Using Microsoft Dynamics NAV to Effectively Manage Operations by Leveraging an Integrated Business Solution (Part 1 of 2) (Level 100)

Businesses require integrated business solutions designed to help gradually transform and grow the organization. The challenge is finding the right solution that is designed to leverage technology, so that the solution works the way the business does, is easy to deploy, and allows people to continue using existing productivity tools....

Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Strategy, Management

Webcasts 2008-11-01

Momentum Webcast: Learn How Microsoft Dynamics NAV Can Help You Leverage Technology to Optimize and Connect Your Business (Part 2 of 2) (Level 200)

The attendee of this webcast will learn how Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 leverages Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 to provide expanded reporting, collaboration, and workflow capabilities and to implement controls through a role-based portal. The attendee will discover the breakthrough innovations in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0, including Microsoft SharePoint Portal...

Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Portals, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Web Technology, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Internet, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management

Webcasts 2008-10-29

Tech financing: Are defaults becoming a worry?

The financiers of technology projects are seeing defaults rise and that ups the ante for customers looking for credit and the vendors extending loans. The Wall Street Journal connects the dots. In September, 0.86 percent of equipment loans--that includes office gear--were written off. That's...

Tags: Financing, IBM Corp., Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-27

Eight ways to track your portfolio on the iPhone

In case you haven't been paying attention, U.S. financial markets are in a tailspin (Dow and AAPL both down 4 6+% today). Securities continue on their relentless roller coaster ride that could make veteran stock brokers lose their lunch. If you'd like to stay more in touch...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Stock, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Analysis, Google Finance, Investment, Digital Music, Digital Media, Finance, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-06

HP closes EDS purchase; Outlines services exec line-up

HP on Tuesday said it completed its $13.9 billion acquisition of EDS and announced its management team for its services unit. With the EDS purchase, HP's services business will have annual revenue of more than $38 billion and 210,000 employees. Now the integration begins. HP CEO Mark...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Senior Vice President, Outsourcing, Data Centers, Strategy, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-26