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Sun cuts 3,000 jobs as Oracle takeover twists in regulator limbo

Oracle hasn't completed its Sun Microsystems acquisition yet, but the restructuring is already underway. In a regulatory filing, Sun said Tuesday that it will lay off 3,000 workers across the globe. The company added that it had to restructure as it waits for Oracle's purchase of the...

Tags: Job, Regulator, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Restructuring, Company, Strategic Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Regulations, Strategy, Management, Investment, Finance, Government, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-20

The Math Behind Accenture’s Restructuring

Will more cuts come? Thursday, Accenture announced that they were going to reduce their senior executive ranks by about 7%. The company stated: Approximately $128 million of the charge is for severance and related costs of workforce actions, primarily at the senior-executive level, which...

Tags: Accenture Ltd., Restructuring, Senior Executive, Executive, $119mm, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Payroll Solutions, Real Estate, Outsourcing, Human Resources, Business Operations, It Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-08-26

Getting Ready for PLM: How Fashion Brands and Retailers Can Convert Challenges to Opportunity With Efficient Use of Technology

Successful fashion brands and retailers are identifying and addressing many key issues, such as globalization, supply chain efficiencies, tax planning and risk management, and are making tough choices about growth, innovation and investments in technology. Mergers and acquisitions are picking up as many companies see business combinations as the most...

Tags: Supply Chain, Brand, Restructuring, Branding, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Retail, Managed Hosting, Globalization, Outsourcing, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Strategy, Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting

White papers 2008-07-01

Sprint lays off 4,000, restructures amid customer defections

Sprint Nextel said Friday it plans to lay off 4,000 workers, close 125 of its retail locations and restructure operations in an effort to save $700 million to $800 million by the end of 2008. The restructuring is the first move for new CEO Dan Hesse, who...

Tags: Sprint Nextel Corp., Sprint Communications, Restructuring, Outsourcing, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-01-18

Additional Resources

EU showdown over Oracle-Sun; Objections seem imminent

Oracle is reportedly gearing up for a formal rejection by European regulators of its bid to acquire Sun Microsystems, according to a report in the Financial Times. An official statement of objection, the first step in blocking the $7.4 billion deal, could come as early as this week - but...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Regulations, Open Source, Databases, Government, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-11-04

SAP Q3: sales down, profit up

SAP's Q3 results demonstrate continuing softening in the enterprise software sales market. Revenues were down year on year by 31% to €525 million ($787 mill) from €763 million ($1.144 bn) in the same period 2008. Software and software related service revenues declined 3% or €57 million...

Tags: SAP AG, Sales Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Operational Accounting, Sales Force Management, Sales, Management, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-10-28

What we may/may not hear @ Oracle Open World this week

Watch for movement on these matters Last night, Oracle’s annual mega event, Oracle Open World, opened. This event draws some 37,000 people to San Francisco to hear, see and speak all things Oracle. With the keynotes starting in mere minutes, I thought I’d offer up my thoughts...

Tags: Probability, Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Open World, Software As A Service (SaaS), Databases, Managed Hosting, Open Source, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-10-12

Is NVIDIA dead?

RE: Is NVIDIA dead?Give me a break!Don't forget IntelThere have been rumors for some time that Intel was going to enter the discrete graphics card market, with cards designed to work with their processors and MB chipsets. Perhaps nVidia felt like the market is getting squeezed too much to...

Tags: Games, Video cards, NVidia Corp., game, graphics, Intel Corp., mid range

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Republicans protest net neutrality rules, fearing a chilling effect on broadband investment (or was it profits?)

Let the whining by the Neo-Cons begin. nt:-(RE: Republicans protest net neutrality rules, fearing a chilling effect on broadband investment (or was it profits?)bingoKeep your damn politics out of itCan't we just discuss technology issues without injecting our political views? There are valid arguments on both sides; let's focus...

Tags: Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, net neutrality rule, broadband investment, broadband, Net Neutrality

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Lenovo: Enterprise demand remains weak; China a bright spot

Lenovo reported a first quarter net loss as revenue skidded 18 percent because of weak enterprise spending. The company reported a net loss of $16 million, or 18 cents a share, in the first quarter, on revenue of $3.5 billion. Lenovo, which remains tethered to...

Tags: China, Lenovo Group Ltd., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Marketing Research, Financial Services, Sales, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-06

SAP revenues slump, in line with analyst expectations, bottom line up

SAP has revealed its Q2 2009 numbers and as widely predicted, top line software revenues are off 40%, down from €898 million in 2008 to €543 million this time around. Software services, support and maintenance was also off, 5% from €2,061 million to €1,953 million. That left total revenues down...

Tags: Revenue, SAP AG, Operational Accounting, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-07-29

Dell, HP neck and neck in second quarter U.S. PC shipment race; Apple slips, Acer surges

Dell's second quarter U.S. market share tumbled 19 percent from a year ago to 26.3 percent, but that was good enough to regain No. 1 in the U.S. over HP, according to IDC. Meanwhile, Acer and Toshiba's market share improved in the second quarter as Apple's slipped to 7.6 percent,...

Tags: U.S., Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Gartner Inc., Apple Inc., Acer Inc., International Data Corp., Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-15

Ballmer: "I'm a PC" ads effective against Apple

Ballmer: "I'm a PC" ads effective against AppleWow...I was expecting Ballmer to say the ads weren't working at all!Microsoft ads seem backwardThe only part of the Microsoft ads that ever get my attention at all is right at the end, where the screen is almost solid green. For quite...

Tags: Desktops, advertisement, PC, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-15

Best Buy grabs market share; Earnings better than expected

Best Buy on Tuesday reported first quarter earnings that were better than expected as the retailer continued to grab market share amid the demise of Circuit City. However, same store sales fell 6.2 percent and most categories excluding home office equipment declined, and May sales were weak. ...

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Earnings, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-16

MetaPlus SharePoint File Migrate 2.3.5.1 (Windows)

SharePoint File Migrate provides a friendly, easy-to-use interface for System and SharePoint Administrators alike to enable automated migration of files and folders to sites, document libraries or SharePoint folders. Using the content selection filters built into SharePoint File Migrate you can help in reducing site and content sprawl by only...

Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Windows, Zoral MetaPlus, SharePoint File Migrate, Content Management, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-06-16

Green boom busted?

Green boom busted?Silly thing about investorsThey want a guarantee of a return. And unfortunately this alternative energy thing is a tough nut to crack. The only forms of energy that seem to work reliably and cheaply other than burning things are wind, which is still not so reliable because the...

Tags: Taxes, Personal finance, Right Now IT, alternative energy, tax

Discussion threads 2009-06-04

Some Business.com: R.H. Donnelley files for bankruptcy?

In July 2007, R.H. Donnelley paid $345 million for the domain Business.com. That dough could have come in handy today as R.H. Donnelley's market capitalization is a hair above $3 million. R.H. Donnelley on Monday filed for Chapter 11 restructuring.  In a statement, R.H. Donnelley said that...

Tags: R.H. Donnelley Corp., Business.com, Bankruptcy, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-01

Yahoo's Jorgensen lands nicely as new Levi Strauss CFO

It appears that Yahoo CFO Blake Jorgensen, a casualty of management restructuring by new CEO Carol Bartz earlier this year, will land pretty nicely on his feet. Jorgensen, who has remained on the job as part of a transitional period, is set to receive a severance package of...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., CFO, Levi Strauss, Recruitment & Selection, Personal Finance, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-01

Easy XML Editor 1.6.5 (Windows)

Easy XML Editor shows XML well structured and very clearly, so also complex files can be handled easily. Many input helpers assist you in modification of XML. Main features: XML shown as tree, editing using fields, restructuring tools, drag-and-drop support, full text search, auto completion, table editing, change history, HTML-Export...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Richard Wuerflein, XML, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2009-06-01

Dell's major units take first quarter hits; IT demand indicators 'remain mixed'

Dell's major units take first quarter hits; IT demand indicators 'remain mixed'Wow!I don't like Dell, but those are horrible numbers.Where is all that government stimulus money?How does Dell compare to Apple these days?Forget market share.How does Dell compare in terms of Net Profit Dollars?The embarrassing part is that Dell has...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Supply chain management (SCM), Desktops, Sales strategy, information technology, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-05-28