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Google Agonistes

The fall of Google stock, which was inevitable and long-delayed, will continue. As Henry Blodget points out when arguing that the most recent quarter "wasn't so bad" (and, indeed, it wasn't, but it also wasn't a home run from a company expected to put up Barry Bonds numbers): At $345,...

Tags: Google Inc., Henry Blodget, free cash flow

Blog posts 2006-02-17

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Will Microsoft's Silverlight dampen the appeal of Google's Chrome OS?

MS is the past Google is the future so NopeGoogle is the old MS, MS is the old IBM. PC_DOS never made it, MS_DOS did. The driving factor was openness and innovation.Today and in the near future, Google has bothToday MS sees profit only and based on thatdrives...

Tags: Operating systems, Leadership, BOOT UP TIMES, Google Chrome, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Chrome OS, Chrome, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

News Corp. prepares to destroy more online value

Finally Good PointsYou may have wanted to mention that comcast wanted to buy out 51 percent and then charge. Maybe they are delaying the inevitable but a reverse scenario? Due to sites like Hulu and other I and other have not paid for cable or satellite for over 3 years....

Tags: OpenOffice, Piracy, Blogging, Network technology, Hulu, News Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

AT&T cuts churn rate; Activates 3.2 million iPhones; Touts network upgrades

AT&T's bet on the iPhone continues to work well. The company reported a better-than-expected third quarter, delivered post paid churn of 1.17 percent (a low for AT&T), activated 3.2 million iPhones and boosted data revenue by 33.6 percent. The telecom giant on Thursday delivered net income of...

Tags: Network Upgrade, Apple iPhone, Network, AT&T Corp., Wireless, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-22

XLProForma1 3.3 (Windows)

The XLProForma1 is a commercial real estate cash flow projection pro forma for use with Microsoft Excel (2000-2007). The software projects cash flow and returns for acquisition or development projects with sell-out of lots, homes, condos, townhouses, any type of sales unit. Quickly screen and analyze potential projects for financial...

Tags: Financial Reporting, Financial, Cash Flow, Commercial Real Estate, Microsoft Windows, XLProForma1, Real Estate, Financial Accounting, Microsoft Excel, Sales Strategy, Financial Services, Business Operations, Finance, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Sales

Software downloads 2009-10-21

SMART Selling in the SaaS world

Thanks BrianGreat blog post Brian. I am the CEO of a new Real Estate SaaS company an we have now been post-launch for 3 months. It's a slow process and we have been struggling to try and find the right road map. This has given me more clarity and a...

Tags: Real estate, Operational accounting, software-as-a-service

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Oracle's Q1: "We grew faster than SAP"

Oracle Corp., which is facing a delay of its acquisition of Sun Microsystems, today reported first quarter non-GAAP earnings of $1.5 billion, or 30 cents per share, a three-percent increase over the year-ago quarter. Revenue for the quarter was $5.1 billion, a 7 percent drop from last year. Wall Street...

Tags: Acquisition, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., SAP AG, Earnings, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Accounting, GAAP, Corporate Law, Databases, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-16

AMD's Charlie Boswell: With cloud computing, 'follow the money' [interview]

Andrew, thanks for doing a real interviewThese days, when most bloggers just link to a PR wire story for their source, ZDNet surprises us with an actual interview. An interesting interview to boot! There is still hope for online journalism. Thanks Andrew.RE: AMD's Charlie Boswell: With cloud computing, 'follow the...

Tags: Data centers, Virtualization, INTERNET, cloud computing, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

Free Investment and Financial Calculator 1.0 (Windows)

The Time Value of Money and Discounted Cash Flow Analysis are two cornerstone concepts of investment and financial analysis. Free Investment and Financial Calculator uses these two concepts to develop financial models for analyzing investments. It is known that most financial analysts in the industry developed their own set of...

Tags: Financial, Investment, Microsoft Windows, ConnectCode, Financial Accounting, Finance

Software downloads 2009-09-01

Imonggo Free POS Software 3.58 (Windows)

Imonggo free pos software is not only a point of sale software,, but also a complete retail management solution that enables you to operate and manage hundreds of retail stores. The all-in-one Imonggo pos software combines point of sale, inventory management, sales analysis and business intelligence functions into an easy...

Tags: Point-of-sale, Microsoft Windows, Inventory Management, Imonggo POS Software

Software downloads 2009-08-18

Which clunkers for which new cars?

I like the Cash for Clunkers program1. It will reduce tail pipe emissions. By a very small amount, but a reduction all the same. The new cars are cleaner.2. It will reduce the amount of oil consumed for transportation. Again, by a minuscule amount, but a reduction none the less.3....

Tags: Cash-for-Clunkers, new car, car, clunker

Discussion threads 2009-08-07

Stories that warrant watching: SPSS, HP, Acer, Google, SAP, Oracle, NetSuite

Wedding bells for a Chicago software firm Last week, IBM offered to pay $1.2 billion for SPSS, nee Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. SPSS was one of those niche firms with a lot of brilliant folks on board. They possessed a number of slick apps that...

Tags: Google Inc., Software-as-a-service, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., NetSuite Inc., SPSS Inc., SAP AG, Acer Inc., Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-08-03

Kapsch TrafficCom AG Integrates Data From Disparate Systems to Improve Business Processes

Kapsch TrafficCom AG is a leading international provider of innovative Intelligent Transportation Systems ITS products, and services. Kapsch TrafficCom primarily develops and supplies electronic toll systems and handles the technical and commercial operation of these systems. The challenge was to collect and analyze complex ITS information for multilane free-flow systems...

Tags: Business Process, Oracle Corp., Kapsch TrafficCom AG, Performance Management, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Data Mining, Databases, Operational Accounting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management, Finance

Case studies 2009-08-01

SAP: cautious optimism going forward

Following on from this morning's earning announcement, it was a calm, cautious but emphatic SAP board fielding a set of disappointingly soft questions on today's earnings call. First some selected quotes: Leo Apotheker, CEO: "Things are still tough...closure rates are more volatile then in the past...I am...

Tags: SPSS Inc., SAP AG, Leo, Sales Strategy, Operational Accounting, Sales Force Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Sales, Finance, Investment, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-07-29

Verizon keeps wireless churn lead in second quarter; Palm Pre coming 2010

Verizon delivered second quarter results Monday that were a bit better than expectations, but the company added fewer net wireless customers than some analysts expected.  Verizon's wireless churn rate continues to lead the industry. In addition, Verizon also confirmed that it will add the Palm Pre to its lineup early...

Tags: Revenue, Alltel Corp., Palm Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless, Wireless, Palm Pre, Operational Accounting, Wi-Fi, Finance, Wireless And Mobility, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-27

Yahoo's Bartz 'pleased' about quarter; Aims to make ads less annoying; Gives Bing kudos

Updated: Yahoo delivered second quarter earnings that were better than expected, shed some light on its future plans and even gave a nod to Microsoft's Bing search engine in contrast to comments made just a few weeks ago. The company reported second quarter net income of $141.4...

Tags: Revenue, Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Bartz, Non-GAAP Operating Income, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-21

Microsoft to deliver invitation-only tech preview build of Office 2010

Microsoft to deliver invitation-only tech preview build of Office 2010Too ComplicatedHaving used the May version of the 2010 Preview. I can say that they are really over complicating Office.You can only type up a Word document so many ways. They need to focus on other directions for Office...

Tags: Word processors, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Office 2010, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-13

Chrome OS: good for you; bad for Microsoft

Chrome OS: good for you; bad for MicrosoftWhat happens?How will it work if the internet is down, or you do not have connectivety for some reason?How is it fair for this OS to have the browser embedded so deeply in it, but Google argues against Microsoft doing that to the...

Tags: Operating systems, Linux, Google Chrome OS, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., operating system, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-07-08

MD Coder: - Full Install 6.13 (Mobile)

Welcome to the next generation in charge captureWelcome to the next generation in charge capture!MD Coder supplies healthcare professionals with the ability to capture delicate and pertinent patient charges at the point of care. MDT currently provides well over 2000 physicians in 35 states the MD Coder software. Working diligently...

Tags: Patient, Billing, Physician, Mobile, Mobile Design Technologies, MD Coder, CPT Code, Categorized/Cross ReferencedMD Coder, PC Application

Software downloads 2009-07-08

MD Coder Lite - General Surgery 6.14 (Mobile)

Welcome to the next generation in charge captureWelcome to the next generation in charge capture!MD Coder supplies healthcare professionals with the ability to capture delicate and pertinent patient charges at the point of care. MDT currently provides well over 2000 physicians in 35 states the MD Coder software. Working diligently...

Tags: Patient, Billing, Physician, Mobile, Mobile Design Technologies, MD Coder, CPT Code, Categorized/Cross ReferencedMD Coder, PC Application

Software downloads 2009-07-08