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Vonage IPO investor: "I'm stuck with a dog of a stock"

In this morning's Wall Street Journal, Vonage IPO investor Greg Foulks is described as wondering whether he should stop payment on an $8,500 check he wrote to purchase 500 shares of Vonage.That's 500 shares of Vonage at $17- which, at the end of Tuesday's trading, are now priced at...

Tags: Vonage Holdings Corp.

Blog posts 2006-05-31

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Absolutely amazing: Integrator completes ERP project on-time

Absolutely amazing: Integrator completes ERP project on-timeI've dealt with it, all right[i]My response: deal with it by planning more carefully. If you can’t plan a project successfully then get out of the business.[/i]Part of planning a successful project is recognizing the conditions that drive failure and either changing them or...

Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), ERP Project, ERP

Discussion threads 2008-04-13

Kahn Gauthier Swick Vonage suit: fee-hungry underwriters, unsuitable stock

Once again, I am not a securities attorney, nor an attorney of any kind.But part of my work involves watching Vonage very closely, and reporting on all aspects of the company. I'm also a Vonage customer. From these multiple perspectives I will now take a look at the Kahn...

Tags: Vonage Holdings Corp., IPO

Blog posts 2006-06-08

BULLETIN: Vonage hit with class-action shareholder lawsuit

Law firm Motley Rice LLC said this evening it has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of Vonage Holdings Corp. The law firm issued a...

Tags: Company, Vonage Holdings Corp., Complaint, IPO

Blog posts 2006-06-02

Four reasons why Vonage IPO's email and phone pitch is the wrong strategy

Four reasons why Vonage IPO's email and phone pitch is the wrong strategyDead WrongI think that Vonage's move was brilliant. I personally am getting in on the IPO. I think it does portray the company as taking care of their customers by giving them the opportunity to...

Tags: Financial Planning, Investment, strategy, phone, Vonage Holdings Corp., IPO, e-mail

Discussion threads 2006-05-10

Microsoft scientists pushing keyboard into the past

Microsoft scientists pushing keyboard into the pastMicrosoft scientists pushing keyboard into the pastMore great things coming from Microsoft research? But the ABM crowd told us it wasn't possible. Again I'll ask, how does that crow taste? Don't let the hot sauce on top of it burn your mouth.Two...

Tags: Keyboards, cell phone, Microsoft Corp., keyboard

Discussion threads 2006-05-03

Insurance Underwriter Relies on Microsoft to Manage and Secure Its Growing IT

Beazley engaged Microsoft Gold Partner Eurodata Systems, an IT solutions and consultancy company, to jointly design an architecture that used Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 and Microsoft Operations Manager 2005. The solution provides secure remote access and management, the ability to do business online, reliable IT, and an...

Tags: Solution, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Insurance Underwriter, Insurance, Financial Planning, Strategy, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Management

Case studies 2006-04-28

Specialist Insurance Underwriter Gains Advanced Server Monitoring Solution for Rapid Expansion

Beazley is a specialist underwriting business, which has been operating in the Lloyds market since 1986. The server environment at Beazley Furlonge was developing rapidly as a result of the company's transatlantic growth. It meant the existing manual system for monitoring the servers was becoming less cost-effective. However, Beazley Furlonge...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Advanced Server, Monitoring, Microsoft Corp., Insurance, Beazley, Servers, Hardware

Case studies 2006-03-20

Open source, open wallet

Open source, open walletYeah baby, pour mo money mo moeny into the sourcethis rise can never truly bust, because no matter the code is out there for the meek to use whenever and forever, no matter the demise of any commercial entity. Like a sugar daddy, they're mostly needed...

Tags: open source

Discussion threads 2005-11-07

Insurer launches $10 million open-source policy

Insurer launches $10 million open-source policyHmmm...As I understand insurance in general this isof course a rip off.However on the other hand it must be some sort of back handed compliment on the insurance industries part towards Open Source cause well as a general rule Insurance companies don't insure homes in...

Tags: Insurance, insurance company, open source

Discussion threads 2005-10-31

JBoss indemnifies. But does it really matter?

Read the fine print. Or, ask for it. That's the moral of this blog.InfoWorld has a story about an announcement from JBoss that the open source provider of J2EE-based application servers is strengthening its indemnification against intellectual property-related claims. As a side note, for a good icebreaker on indemnification, see...

Tags: JBoss

Blog posts 2005-04-05

Underwriter Certification

We survey 336 CFOs to compare practice to theory in the areas of IPO motivation, timing, underwriter selection, underpricing, signaling, and the decision to remain private. We find the primary motivation for going public is for acquisition purposes. CFOs base IPO timing on overall market conditions, are well-informed regarding expected...

Tags: Montgomery Research Inc., CFO, IPO, certification, decision-making

White papers 2001-04-15

Royal Specialty Improves Workflow and Increases Productivity With Avaya Mobility Solution

RSUI is a leading underwriter of wholesale specialty insurance. The challenge was to gain a competitive edge in the marketplace by implementing a converged messaging system that would allow its underwriters to improve response times, and better organize and respond to phone, fax or e-mail messages. By foregoing traditional voice...

Tags: Mobility, Messaging, Workflow, Avaya Inc., Specialty, RSUI, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies

New Extranet Helps Protect Underwriter Information and Improves Customer Service

RSUI Group, an underwriter of wholesale specialty insurance, used time-consuming manual processes to deliver policy reports and other documents to customers. Reports could take days to complete, affecting both productivity and customer service. To improve efficiency, the company implemented a solution based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, with Microsoft...

Tags: Customer Service, Extranet, Microsoft Corp., Insurance, Product Marketing, Financial Planning, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Networking, Security, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Marketing, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software

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Large Title Insurance Underwriter Manages Growth by Upgrading Its Domain Infrastructure

To serve its customers where they live and work, LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc., a leading real estate transaction services provider in the United States, maintains 700 offices across the nation. As the company grew and added new services, managing and maintaining the company's network became increasingly challenging and expensive. To...

Tags: Title Insurance, Directory Service, Microsoft Corp., Title Insurance Underwriter, Real Estate, Microsoft Windows, Directory Services, Servers, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Hardware

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