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Yahoo posts Icahn scoreboard; Touts Google pact to shareholders

Yahoo on Monday filed its shareholder pitch with the Securities and Exchange Commission as its proxy fight with activist investor Carl Icahn gathers steam. Much of the presentation was designed to "correct the record" on everything from the company's compensation plan to how the Microsoft bid went down. But Yahoo...

Tags: Shareholder, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Reorg, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-30

Microsoft reorgs again

Microsoft reorgs againWhats going on? Business as usualAny great company SHOULD be constantly adjusting their structure and plans to meet the changes in the market and the customer needs.Microsoft reorgs againDoes this mean that VS "Orcas" will move to the Ribbon UI?--rjNot curious as far as I see itAs...

Tags: Structural Change, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Reorg, reorg

Discussion threads 2007-05-18

Reaction to Yahoo reorg decidedly mixed

Wall Street has spoken on the Yahoo reorganization--and its not sure what to make of it yet. Some analysts say the moves dont address Yahoos technology gap against rivals while others were more optimistic. All agree that Yahoo cant allow the management changes to be a...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Web Technology, General

Blog posts 2006-12-06

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Digital storm of protests for New York Times defense of AIG bonuses

Digital storm of protests for New York Times defense of AIG bonusesI vote MORE MUCKRAKING on ZDNETCouldn't agree more ... but I think 10 years in jail rather than a million dollar bonus is a tad unfair ;-)Good news for HollywoodThe government has given itself the power to break contracts...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, American International Group Inc., AIG Bonuses, New York Times Co.

Discussion threads 2009-03-18

News to know: Dell; Azure; Yahoo reorg; Facebook; Oracle

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. Mary Jo Foley: Azure: One big, happy platform? Microsoft: Here are some of the Win 7 changes coming in...

Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Oracle Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., E-books, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Leadership, Strategy, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management

Blog posts 2009-02-27

Photos: The Bartz gang--a breakdown of Yahoo's reorg

Who holds the power in Carol Bartz's revamped Yahoo management structure? Here's who reports to her after Wednesday's reorganization. by CNET News.com

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-02-26

Yahoo execs talk Bartz, search deal and new opportunities

It wasn't even a year ago that conversations with Yahoo executives focused around the failed Microsoft deal, a proxy fight with Carl Icahn and a failed search deal with Google. Today, the company is talking about what it probably has wanted to talk about for a long time: partnerships, ad...

Tags: Partnership, Mobile, Yahoo! Inc., Video, Business Structures, Corporate Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Finance, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-02-25

Yahoo

YahooIf Reorg=Purge, then she might have something there...I worked at Yahoo a few years ago in an business unit. The same exec yokels that lacked vision, execution, and integrity at the BU level have been running Yahoo corporate for the past few years, with the same lack of vision, execution,...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-02-23

News to know: Microsoft payback; Satyam; Yahoo re-org; Twitter

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 Sam Diaz: Microsoft to laid-off workers: Give us back our money Brian Sommer: A shrinking Satyam ...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Satyam, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Sam Diaz, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Public Relations, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Marketing, Corporate Communications

Blog posts 2009-02-23

Yahoo's pending reorg: All Bartz has to do is simplify

Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz is reportedly plotting a major reorganization, according to Kara Swisher at BoomTown. Let's hope she simplifies in a big way. Yahoo feels like it has been reorganizing forever. And guess what happens when you reorg too much? No one has any idea who...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Corporate Governance, Product Development, Public Relations, Internet, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Research & Development, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-22

Microsoft to merge Windows Live and Office Live

Microsoft is merging its Windows Live and Office live properties as part of its next "Wave 4" release, according to sources claiming familiarity with Microsoft's plans. The news came to light internally today as part of Microsoft's January 22 layoff/reorg/earnings news. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft Office Live, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., Rajesh Jha, Microsoft Office, Collaboration, Microsoft Windows, Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-01-22

Nortel files for bankruptcy: What you need to know

Nortel files for bankruptcy: What you need to knowa load of bull[i]I am confident that the actions we're announcing today will be the fastest, most effective means to translate our improved operational efficiency, double-digit productivity, focused R&D and technology leadership into long-term success. I want to reaffirm Nortel's dedication to...

Tags: Litigation, Personal finance, Routers & switches, NETWORKING, Workforce management, Nortel Networks Corp., bankruptcy

Discussion threads 2009-01-14

Microsoft reorg season begins: Muglia gets the presidential nod

Microsoft reorg season begins: Muglia gets the presidential nodPresident Bob-nice ring to it!It's good to see Bob get his props after so long at the company and the sterling work he's done...good luck!http://richfrombechtle.wordpress.comOh no! It's Microsoft Bob.:p

Tags: Muglia, Microsoft Reorg, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-06

News to know: Macworld; Windows 7; Snow Leopard; Web 2.0 security; IT strategy

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ed Bott: Five things Steve Ballmer won't tell you about Windows 7 Mary Jo Foley: Macs vs. PCs: Is it still a 'tax' if users happily pay...

Tags: Strategy, Security, Web, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows 7, Information Technology, Twitter, Web 2.0, Software As A Service (SaaS), Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Managed Hosting, Open Source, Internet, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-06

Microsoft reorg season begins: Muglia gets the presidential nod

A year ago, I wondered when and whether Microsoft would make Bob Muglia, head of the company's Server and Tools business, one of the company's presidents. On January 5, 2009, that happened. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: President, Microsoft Corp., Bob Muglia, Productivity, Servers, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-01-05

Nortel's rerun: Another purge, another restructuring

Nortel on Monday purged its executive ranks--Chief Marketing Officer Lauren Flaherty, Chief Technology Officer John Roese, Global Services President Dietmar Wendt and Executive Vice President Global Sales Bill Nelson are all leaving Jan. 1--and announced yet another restructuring amid a weak earnings. Continuity and Nortel are two...

Tags: Nortel Networks Corp., Real Estate, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Payroll Solutions, Business Operations, Human Resources, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-10

AOL gussies up for potential sale, but who's buying?

AOL is shutting down XDrive, AOL Pictures and other properties in a belt tightening move that may indicate the company is setting itself up to be sold. The larger question: Who will buy AOL from Time Warner? According to a memo posted by TechCrunch, AOL executive vice...

Tags: America Online Inc., Portals, Business Structures, Litigation, Internet, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Ballmer does Windows; Johnson joins Juniper

Update: Microsoft had its annual management shakeup--these things tend to happen at the end of the fiscal year--and Kevin Johnson is leaving as head of the company's platform and services division. As a result, Johnson's unit is split into two--Windows and online services--and CEO Steve Ballmer becomes the primary advocate...

Tags: Juniper Networks Inc., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Microsoft's never-ending pursuit of Yahoo: More awkward than an 8th grade dance

Microsoft's never-ending pursuit of Yahoo: More awkward than an 8th grade danceCorporate Communism!This is an example of what I call Corportate Communism. Microsoft is showing it's anti-capitalist leanings. When companies like Microsoft can't compete in the market, they buy the competitor. Some argue that's capitalism. I...

Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Government, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-02

Old DEC code open sourced by HP

Old DEC code open sourced by HPMove on... why botherWow, and if IBM open sources OS/2, we'd have two museum pieces to admire. AdvFS was DOA five years ago, the last thing we need is another retrieval from the grave.DEC started search enginesFew people remember that DEC started search engines....

Tags: INTERNET, Operating systems, Desktops, Olsen, Hewlett-Packard Co., Digital Equipment Corp., AdvFS, VAX, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-23