Some Tandberg shareholders are reportedly rejecting Cisco Systems' $3 billion cash tender for the video conferencing player and the reason is clear: Tandberg is delivering heady growth in a downturn. Shareholders that own more than 24 percent of Tandberg want to block the Cisco proposed buyout Techmeme....
Loud and clearI thought he answered the question fully. Another of my translations seem to be doing a lot of them today :-("There are no changes possible to the rules which will retain the level of revenue expected by shareholders. Any further changes will result in savings to customers alone....
MVP PerksIt is too bad about losing some or almost all of the MVP award benefits. Many MVPs are quite upset over it, but we have to remember that MS can pull the plug on the entire program at any time. I'll miss shopping at the Company Store most. Hopefully,...
Microsoft is trimming some of the benefits it is offering to participants in its Most Valuable Professional MVP program.It's also introducing a say-for-pay provision to its shareholders. by Mary Jo Foley
I smell M$ hereWho is most interested in this deal not completing...M$!The price was more than fair, only some shareholders that were promissed more ca$h by M$ could have come with this frivolous lawsuit.RE: On2 shareholders sue to stop Google acquisitionNovember 6, 2008 - 5:00 PM EasternThird Quarter 2008 Results...
On2 Technologies, the video compression company acquired by Google last week, has been sued by shareholders looking for a better deal. According to an SEC filing Techmeme, two class action suits were filed in Delaware and New York State. According to On2: Both complaints generally allege, among...
Earnouts are those interesting residual matters that pop up in some acquisitions. An earnout exists to provide a transition period between some of the acquired firm’s owners and the new owner/management team. Earnouts are certainly valuable for an acquirer when there are key persons in the acquired organization who can...
Corporations must make "material disclosures" to shareholders, information that, if known, would induce a shareholder to sell or buy shares. If you don't make such disclosures, or if you omit material information, you're probably in hot water with the Securities and Exchange Commission. With that legal...
Bartz to Yahoo shareholders: Change is coming; We're not GoogleBuy Buy Buy"The short answer is no. It?s not necessary to buy newspapers. Newspapers, like many other industries, need to rethink their business models. For now, Yahoo is happy to partner with them on advertising and content-sharing."I'd be looking to go...
Yahoo's Carol Bartz took the stage at her first annual shareholder's meeting as CEO this morning. The first half of the meeting was business as usual, specifically votes on the re-election of board members and other official business facing the board. It wasn't until about halfway through the meeting that...
A lot has changed at Yahoo since its shareholders last gathered last year. Back then, Jerry Yang was running the show and anger was in the air over a missed opportunity to be acquired by Microsoft earlier in the year. The lynch mob of shareholders, led by billionaire investor Carl...
SEC filing: Sun shareholders sue to block Oracle acquisitionI feel M$ hand hereI'm sure that these disgruntled share holders as well as the investigation using the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act are in fact M$ sleeper agents going into action.M$ has most to lose from this deal.RE: SEC filing: Sun...
Sun Microsystems' shareholders have filed three separate class action suits to block the $7.4 billion acquisition by Oracle, the company revealed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The shareholders allege that "the consideration offered in the proposed transaction is unfair and inadequate." An excerpt...
As Sun's world turns worse: The latestSun will be fineas long as M$ is keeping their long nose out of Sun's businesss.RE: As Sun's world turns worse: The latestAside from the language, I fully agree with your point, and so should every other SUN shareholder..or stakeholder. SUN execs have created...
With the current credit crisis in the banking industry and an increasingly aggressive regulatory environment, financial institutions, whether regional or multinational, face a significant challenge: how to lower the cost of compliance and at the same time both reduce risk and establish audit readiness. The times demand a systemic approach...
With the current credit crisis in the banking industry and an increasingly aggressive regulatory environment, financial institutions, whether regional or multinational, face a significant challenge: how to lower the cost of compliance and at the same time both reduce risk and establish audit readiness. The times demand a systemic approach...
Update: Apple CEO Steve Jobs didn't turn up after all at the Disney shareholder meeting, but he was a frequent topic of discussion. The biggest worry: Jobs' 7.4 percent stake in the company would hit the open market if something happened to him. Â Reports of Jobs...
Steve Jobs appears at Disney shareholder's meeting; re-elected to board.RE: Steve Jobs appears at Disney shareholder's meeting; re-elected to boardYes, I can confirm he was there. I even got a pic after. He looks a lot better.http://alturl.com/w4zDisney is a HUGE supporter of DRMOnce again showing that Jobs is...
Banking is about managing risk and multiple risk types. In fact, a bank's raison d'être is to accept structured uncertainty and manage the associated risks, with the goal of capitalizing on these risk differences to earn profits. The skill with which bank balances alternative risk/reward strategies will determine ability to...
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