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- Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic"
- RE: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are One report has at 4% market share the weekend of launch so im sure its past that already.Has Windows 7 marketshare eclipsed total OS X marketshare yet?Just wondering. :)MSFT: 1/2000 = $56. Today, $28.40Win 7 may not be the catastrophe the last...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Businesses, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, stock split, Win7, recession, Steve Ballmer, sales, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Commonwealth fined $100k for not mandating antivirus software
- According to a recently published SEC cease-and-desist order, the Commission has recently fined Commonwealth Financial Network $100,000, for not mandating antivirus software on the computers of its representatives, leading to a security incident which took place in November 2008, allowing the cybercriminal behind the attack to place eighteen unauthorized purchase...
- Tags: Software, Electronic Banking, Antivirus Software, Commonwealth Financial Network, Banking, Security, Viruses And Worms, Financial Services, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Can Microsoft duplicate the "Apple Store" experience?
- I hope they do much better than Apple Store..My two experiences with Apple Stores both sucked, so I hope they do a lot better than Apple stores.Duplicate? I hope not....I think they need to focus on creating their own in-store experience. My experience limited, but good.I went in the other...
- Tags: Public relations, Insurance, Apple Store, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- It's official: Microsoft-Yahoo ink 10-year search pact; Regulator scrum begins
- It's official: Microsoft-Yahoo ink 10-year search pact; Regulator scrum beginsPork Chop DateWe used to joke about a particular person being so ugly their parents would have to hang a pork chop around their neck to attract a date. That's kind of the same feeling I get about Bing. ...
- Tags: Free trade, SEARCH, Rep, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-29
- Did Jobs and Apple lie about reason for departure?
- Did Jobs and Apple lie about reason for departure?Uh huh.We should definitely throw Jobs in prison for possibly affecting the share price in Apple. How dare he hide or not fully disclose the extent of his health problems? I mean, that could cost people money!The SEC should not only demand...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Apple Inc., SEC, health care, microphone, Steve Jobs, job
- Discussion threads 2009-07-08
- Biofuel fraud exposes some big names
- A court has awarded over $10-million in damages for fraud perpetrated by Cello, a biofuel company. If you've read Anthony Trollope's THE WAY WE LIVE NOW you could have predicted something like this. Scams are as old as the stock market. If you follow any current headlines you...
- Tags: Biofuel, Fraud, Biofuel Fraud, Scams, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-07-04
- Why does 'complex event processing' have to be so complex?
- I've always felt that "complex event processing" is a term that scares people away. Perhaps there needs to be a softer way to describe what this thing is -- perhaps just plain old "event processing" will do? Or perhaps "sense and respond, times 100,000"? You don't need...
- Tags: Event, Financial Services, Investment, Financial Planning, Finance, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2009-06-11
- Goodbye, SOX?
- Goodbye, SOX?What! No!The "Credit Crunch" meant nothing to me, but kill SOX and who will pay my outrageous SOX consulting fees.I'll be ruined!It's about time.Sarbox is a failure. The Siemens corruption case was in complliance with Sarbanes-Oxley.You don't have to look far to see that Congress knows nothing about...
- Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory compliance, Regulations, Sarbox, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, goodbye
- Discussion threads 2009-05-18
- Is Steve Jobs too frail for even a Town Hall fight?
- Is Steve Jobs too frail for even a Town Hall fight?Hell, I wouldn't want to be be there till 1am either,regardless of my health.Balanced article. Couple of thoughts...I think this article is quite balanced.----Steve Jobs could be too ill or there might be gawkers or even press there and the...
- Tags: Stock options, Benefits, Investment, Personal finance, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., STEVE JOBS IS
- Discussion threads 2009-04-29
- Report: Sun and IBM clashed over executive pay
- Report: Sun and IBM clashed over executive payGreed is good... right?Figures that talks would break down because some greedy SOB isn't content with millions of dollars alone, but want even more.RE: Report: Sun and IBM clashed over executive payLet them fail. Who cares. None of their products can't...
- Tags: Benefits, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-07
- Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent
- Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees ventSmiling Sam does it againIt seems to me that the government is overlooking one of the critical components of this economic meltdown - the offshoring of American jobs. IBM is one of the worst offenders in this regard. This one...
- Tags: Workforce management, Litigation, Financial accounting, Proskauer Rose, Madoff, IBM Corp., SEC, layoff
- Discussion threads 2009-03-26
- SEC charges RIM, 4 senior execs with stock option backdating
- SEC charges RIM, 4 senior execs with stock option backdatingThis should put a cold, dampening effect on RIM.Those crooks working at RIM have given APPLE the upper hand. Thanks RIM. For a personal side note, APPLE ROCKS!"In a world without walls & fences who needs windows & gates?"SEC is useless!SEC...
- Tags: Stock options, Investment, Benefits, Financial accounting, Personal finance, Construction, Research In Motion Ltd., stock option backdating, SEC, stock option, stock
- Discussion threads 2009-02-18
- Satyam scandal: Arrests and new board members
- Brothers Ramaling and Rama Raju, former chairman and former managing director and CEO, respectively, of Satyam Computer Services have been arrested and the company's full board of directors has been let go as authorities in India begin their investigations of an alleged $1 billion fraud, according to Bloomberg. Corporate...
- Tags: Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-01-09
- Is medical research a Madoff fraud?
- Is medical research a Madoff fraud?I believe this completelyIt is unbelievable that with all this modern technology and medical skill, we can't design a vaccine for West Nile, Lyme Disease, Hanta Virus, AIDS... nothing.It would an interesting study to compare medical breakthroughs between 1900-1950 and 1958-2008; compare drug discoveries, basic...
- Tags: HEALTHCARE, Litigation, Madoff, medical research
- Discussion threads 2008-12-31
- Satyam â€" Time for a real (early) Spring Cleaning
- A Holiday Gift for Litigators? Could this be the story of the year for 2009? The news about Satyam in the last few days has been disconcerting, to say the least, and it has thrown a cloud of doubt on the Indian services...
- Tags: Satyam, Upaid, SarbOx, Corporate Governance, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Real Estate, Investment, Outsourcing, Business Operations, Corporate Law, It Operations, Finance, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2008-12-19
- Apple's Macworld saga and Jobs absence: Leadership signals and succession plans
- Apple's Macworld saga and Jobs absence: Leadership signals and succession plansThis is nauseating, and not because of Jobs' healthAfter the financial meltdown that was driven primarily by greed and corruption in the financial services industry, I find it amazing that an Oppenheimer analyst would have the nerve to manipulate Apple's...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Jobs absence, succession plan, leadership, job
- Discussion threads 2008-12-17
- What does Apple's MacWorld departure say about future of trade shows?
- What does Apple's MacWorld departure say about future of trade shows?Why does Steve Jobs/Apple Play these Dumb Games?By the way, Jobs and the rest of apple's board of directors ended up paying out $14 million in compensation for the stock options fraud so far. Most of it will go to...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Investment, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-16
- Apple plugs 21 Mac OS X security holes
- Apple plugs 21 Mac OS X security holesWhere's the retraction of their lying PC adsOther countries seem to be able to prosecute companies for lying in advertisements.Only in America... ;-)RE: Apple plugs 21 Mac OS X security holesOh my god...I am flabergasted by the sheer number of computer illiterates...
- Tags: Operating systems, security, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Mac OS X security hole, Mac OS X security, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-12-15
- The uncertainties of social media for traditional brands
- Guest post: Drew Bartkiewicz is a vice president of Technology and New Media Markets for The Hartford, and author of the upcoming book, Unseen Liability. In today's 24/7 business world, companies and their customers are consuming, sharing and storing data at an unprecedented rate. This data has...
- Tags: Web, Brand, Network, Social Media, Tiffany, Web 2.0, Intellectual Property, Internet, Research & Development, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-25
- Taleo's November to forget
- An HR Soap Opera This month hasn’t been a good one for Taleo. Here’s the timeline of events and an analysis of the lawsuits that are originating from recent events. On 11/3/2008, the company announced its Q3 earnings and they didn’t delight Wall...
- Tags: Revenue, Taleo Corp., Stock, Revenue Recognition, Investment, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
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