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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

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Cleantech draws more investments in Q3

Investment globally were again for the cleantech sector, markking further rebound from the beginning of this year which began glumly. Cleantech Group says total Q3 investments were nearly $1.6 billion. Overall investments in cleantech were up 10% from Q2 but still lagging compared to Q3 in 2008, just...

Tags: Investment, Clean Technology, Cleantech Group, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-09-30

News to know: Microsoft; Apple; Green tech; Laptop deals

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. FT: Apple joins forces with record labels Robin Harris: The Wintel blue light special John Morris: Sunday...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Green Technology, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Blu-Ray, Web Browsers, Notebooks, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Internet, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-27

CIT unraveling could be headache for Dell, Avaya, resellers

The U.S. government has drawn a line in the sand---it won't bail out debt-ridden CIT, a financial services firm that loans money to small and midsized business in part to buy and lease technology equipment. Unlike other financial company implosions CIT's potential demise could have a direct impact on technology...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Financing, Leasing, Avaya Inc., CIT, Capital Structures, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-16

Intel shines: Earnings, revenue, margins well above estimates; Outlook better

Intel shines: Earnings, revenue, margins well above estimates; Outlook betterDell not OKOne has to wonder how much of DELL's "growth" was really growth and how much of it was driven by financing - you know, levering up your customers by internally covering their debt, issuing cheap debt on your own...

Tags: Financial accounting, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Outlook, Intel Corp., revenue

Discussion threads 2009-07-15

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

Three groups in Western Hemisphere get MacArthurs

Two Chicago-based groups and one in the Caribbean have been given MacArthur grants for their work involved sustainable technology and neighborhoods. Each will get $650,000 in the annual MacArthur grants to non-profits. 1) Caribbean Natural Resource Institute â€" Port of Spain, Trinidad. For over...

Tags: Chicago, Chicago Community Loan Fund, Real Estate, Transportation, Vertical Industries, Government, Benefits, Healthcare, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-04-28

IBM's earnings better than expected on software, services; Hardware revenue thumped

IBM on Monday reported net income of $2.3 billion, or $1.70 a share, on revenue of $21.7 billion, down 11 percent from a year ago largely due to currency fluctuations. The upshot: Cost cutting helped IBM hurdle Wall Street estimates despite lighter than expected revenue.  Wall Street...

Tags: Software, Revenue, Earnings, Hardware, IBM Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-20

HP announces new server line built on Nehalem

Hewlett Packard's Nehalem-related news today comes in the form of a new ProLiant G6 server line that features 11 products that are built on Intel's Xeon 5500 microprocessor, which was announced this morning at Intel headquarters. Like its competitors, HP is highlighting its efforts to offer energy...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Servers, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-03-30

SaaS frustration

SaaS frustrationNot a business model issue...Dennis, SAP isn't only having a problem finding a workable *business model* for Business By Design, but it has having a fundamental problem getting workable *software*. There have been very significant performance and scalability issues, that, as I understand it, have brought back into...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, software-as-a-service, disruptive technology, SaaS frustration

Discussion threads 2009-02-11

Schahin Engenharia Consolidates Multiple Operations Into a Single Solution, Maximizes Investment

Schahin Group wanted to guarantee an ample, detailed vision of the supply process, which represents 70% of the group's engineering sector and streamlines contract management, which is critical for the engineering unit, for hundreds of subcontractors at each worksite. The challenge was to consolidate several of the group's activities into...

Tags: Worksite, Vision, Back-office, Schahin Engenharia, Operational Accounting, Service Management, Investment, Strategy, Finance, Management

Case studies 2009-01-01

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

Dell: We'll save $3 billion; Cut 8,800 positions

Dell on Monday gave a preview of its analyst meeting later this week and reaffirmed that it will aim to save $3 billion over the next three years and reduce headcount by 8,800. In fiscal 2009, Dell said it will focus on its consumer, enterprise, notebook, small and...

Tags: Desktop, Dell Computer Corp., Financing, Investment, Financial Accounting, Notebooks, Finance, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-31

More consolidation as Agresso closes in on CODA?

In a regulatory statement made on its website, UK enterprise financials vendor CODA today announced it has been approached by Agresso in what looks like a friendly takeover: Coda plc (“CODA” or the “Company”) announces that on 18 December 2007 it received an indicative approach from Unit 4 Agresso...

Tags: Consolidation, On-demand, CODA, Unit 4 Agresso, Approach, COA, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-01-14

<b>Microsoft Predictions for 2008: Games group housecleaning continues</b> (Microsoft in 2008: 10 Predictions)

Microsoft Predictions for 2008: Games group housecleaning continues (Microsoft in 2008: 10 Predictions)As my rep says, 2008 will be great!!!!My rep and I are continuing our year end strategy sessions and 2008 will be another banner year. We just finished figuring out different ways to procure financing for more product...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, game, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Predictions, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2007-12-18

Cisco ramps up China investment

Cisco plans to invest as much as $16 billion over the next five years in China. That's nearly double the $8.5 billion Cisco has committed to China since 2002. Cisco CEO John Chambers outlined Cisco's three to five year plan at a shindig Thursday in Beijing. There are a...

Tags: China, Investment, Cisco Systems Inc., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-11-01

The realities of municipal Wi-Fi

The realities of municipal Wi-FiWireless Mesh Network Makes All Things PossibleMunicipal Wifi provides access to 21st century education. Most would want to back up and substitute 'computer' for the phrase, 'municipal wifi'. Wireless mesh network provides access to 21st century education. Most would want to back up...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Wireless Mesh Network, theory, municipal Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi, wireless, mesh networking

Discussion threads 2007-07-17

IBM's goes gaga for China; cooks up big ideas

Big Blue is big on China. First the company is joining Citigroup in a bid for Guangdong Development Bank, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Journal reports that if the bid is successful IBM would wind up holding 5 percent of the bank. Why is this a big deal?...

Tags: General, IT Management, Science, IBM Corp.

Blog posts 2006-11-14

Next-gen DVD war could be messy--or not

Next-gen DVD war could be messy--or notNo War at allThere is a third possibility in this so-called war. IT departments and software vendors are more interested in capacity than screen resolution. I believe you will see a hybrid dual format consumer version that attaches to the home TV,...

Tags: Consumer electronics, HD-DVD, DVD, dual format player, laser, format player, Sony Corp., disk, increment, Consumer Reports

Discussion threads 2006-08-16

SOA adoption: who pays? who reuses?

Listen to many vendors and analysts, and you can be forgiven for thinking that everyone and their dog is now service-enabled. SOA is not a finished project that gets wrapped up in a bow after six months -- SOA is a living, breathing, ongoing...

Tags: SOA

Blog posts 2006-07-23