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Another reason Microsoft should give up on Yahoo: morale: Another reason Microsoft should give up on Yahoo: MoraleCan you please point to the time(s)That Yahoo has made a loss in the past few years?And what makes you think any lawsuits against Yahoo is going to succeed? In the spirit of your cloud cuckoo land, I'd say it's more likely...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Investment, Financial accounting, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., morale, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2008-04-28
SCO bankruptcy called imminent: SCO bankruptcy called imminentSo who is represented by Dracula?Is it Microsoft? Or is Abbott & Costello representing Microsoft and Novell, and Linux is Dracula, chasing the bumbling incompetents?Man, you Linux guys are cloudy with your analogies. ;)As far as SCO - good riddance. SCO and its vile leader can...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, irony, bankruptcy, morale, SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-01-09
IT morale drops to all-time low, study says: IT morale drops to all-time low, study saysWow..IT workers are not happy, you think? What if we started outsourcing CEO's overseas, started cutting back on their training, salaries, and treated them like shoe manufacturers, I'll bet they would be unhappy too. I'll bet some overpaid HR exec did this study.In...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Outsourcing, Saving Money, job, morale, information technology, MORALE IMPROVES; Discussion threads 2004-06-09

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Wall Street: Too much sway over the tech sector?: Wall Street: Too much sway over the tech sector?Yes butThis is a constant refrain. The short termism we see dominates the way tech companies behave.. It's dark side is what happens when companies get over awed eg i2. I'm glad so many of the newbies are not looking for exits...; Tags: Investment, Financial accounting, sway, technology sector, shareholder, stock; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
Microsoft walks away from Yahoo: Assessing winners, losers and Plan Bs: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer walked away from his bid for Yahoo and left numerous questions hanging. The biggest ones: What's plan B for Microsoft? Can Yahoo deliver? And who are the winners in the aftermath of the Yahoo saga. Here's your cheat sheet to the aftermath (Techmeme,...; Tags: Google Inc., Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-04

Microsoft walks: Five reasons why it's a good move: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made the right call. He walked away from Yahoo. Last ditch talks about a friendly merger between Microsoft and Yahoo unraveled when Yahoo wouldn't budge from an asking price of $37, $4 a share more than Microsoft was willing to pay (Techmeme). Given...; Tags: Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microhoo, Microsoft Windows, Financial Accounting, Corporate Law, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-03
Steve Ballmer's defining hour: Whether Microsoft ponies up more cash for Yahoo, walks away or launches a proxy war it will be CEO Steve Ballmer's defining hour. Ballmer addressed his troops in a town hall broadcast Thursday (Techmeme) that was attended for a bit by Silicon Alley Insider's Henry Blodget. The...; Tags: Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Online Advertising, Multifront War, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-02
A personal denial of service attack: A personal denial of service attackNot that easyMost email spam comes from zombie bots - computers taken over through nefarious means. I'm sure that your D.O.S. email could be traced back to one of these bots - and THEN who would you fine/cut off? It was probably 10 years ago...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, personal denial of service attack, Linux Expert, denial of service; Discussion threads 2008-05-01
News to know: Psystar; IT Dojo; Microsoft moral; SQL Injection attacks; Ubuntu: Notable headlines: David Morgenstern: Is Psystar Mac clone using the Kalyway boot hack? IT Dojo: Create your own bootable USB flash drive for Windows XP Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft internal memo details Windows 7-Windows Live ties Another reason...; Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Information Technology, Microsoft Office, Yahoo! Inc., SQL, Microsoft Corp., SQL Injection, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Strategy, Software, Management; Blog posts 2008-04-29
Another reason Microsoft should give up on Yahoo: morale: Companies (at least publicly traded ones) are beholden to shareholders. But they also are beholden to their employees. And while most Softies are afraid to state for the record that they think Microsoft should abandon its takeover of Yahoo, that opinion is a real and prevailing sentiment among many in...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Microsoft Windows, Professional Development, Investment, Finance, Operating Systems, Software, Career, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Microsoft: Does a Yahoo proxy war add up?: Microsoft has three clear paths to take with regards to Yahoo acquisition: It can make a hostile bid, raise its offer or walk away and hope for a better price later. Given that Microsoft's "negotiate or else" deadline passed Saturday the software giant should be making its...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Dell's grand plan a dud with analysts; Where's the detail?: Dell's grand plan a dud with analysts; Where's the detail?Dell has...kind of backed themselves into a corner. They rose to power off their low to mid end machines for consumers, and making a good line of machines for the corporate sector. Whenever big competition came along, they would just drop...; Tags: Customer relationship management (CRM), Dell Computer Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-04-04
Misys-Allscripts deal is all about SaaS: Misys-Allscripts deal is all about SaaSMisys SaaSDana -- First, the components that have been open sourced by Misys, also known as the Braid Project on Sourceforge, are licensed under the Apache 2.0 license not the EPL. Second, although Misys offers a hosted EMR product called MyWay (2007 CCHIT Certified) which...; Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), OPEN SOURCE, Misys, Misys SaaS, CCHIT-certified EMR, software-as-a-service; Discussion threads 2008-03-18
7 tips to safely kill zombie projects: Walking-dead IT projects, also known as zombies, should be killed off -- putting these suckers out of their misery is the right thing to do. Of course, various techniques exist to repair failing projects, such as restart methodologies and live-goat sacrifice, which was pioneered by Nepal...; Tags: Project, Zombie, Bart, Channel Management, Team Management, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Management, Finance, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-03-12
Harvard organizer: No Comcast employees showed up: Harvard organizer: No Comcast employees showed upthis is one reason why I don't trust ComcastI recently was asked whether I trusted Comcast.This is one reason why I don't. Shame on youComcast for doing this.In the future, organizers of these meetings mayhave to allow equal space to both pro and...; Tags: Federal government, Business ethics, Network technology, Comcast Corp., FCC; Discussion threads 2008-02-28
BidShift uses Saas to right nursing shortage: Every trade show I attend features little gems, and HIMSS 2008 is no exception. One such gem is BidShift, which is tucked behind the giant Cerner booth. It's Software as a Service (SaaS) applied to the nursing shortage. Here's how CEO Graham Barnes (right) explained...; Tags: Hospital, Nurse, Healthcare, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-02-25
MacBook+Air+Diary-Day+20%3A+Cutting+the+cord: MacBook+Air+Diary-Day+20%3A+Cutting+the+cordDecent BonusIt's a decent bonus if you already have AT&T DSL, but I'm not going to switch to a slower service to get access at Starbucks/McDonalds for free. The airport service is much more valuable for travellers, for sure.Many people are already above a 3mb download speed at home,...; Tags: Notebooks, Wi-Fi, Network technology, airport service, MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, wireless, Starbucks Corp., MacBook Air Diary-Day 20, Ethernet; Discussion threads 2008-02-19
Yang: No decisions made on Microsoft bid; Tells troops to stay focused: Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang has sent another email to the troops and noted that "no decisions have been made about Microsoft's proposal." Other than that Yang's mission with his missive was keeping Yahoo focused while managing morale as the company searches for a white knight or works...; Tags: Jerry Yang, Troop, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Corporate Governance, Business Structures, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-06
View of Apple from an insider heading out: View of Apple from an insider heading outObvious case of...Ego jealousy. Envy of those getting name recognition. Wants his name "engraved on the case" so to speak.He's right...I was directly involved with Apple as a Dealer/Service Center from the late 80's to the late 90's. Back then,...; Tags: Nothing, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-01-23
People Skills for Project Managers: View Available Dates and Locations Managing a successful project involves more than schedules, templates, and paperwork-it requires the application of strong interpersonal management skills to work effectively with people in a variety of roles. The skills you'll learn in this course will enable you...; Tags: Team, Team Management, Management; Training 2008-01-01