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Robert KempAugust 25, 2008
Valuation - The Trick Is In The Fundamentals
Analysis of: Kazakh rival lifts ENRC stake to block bid | www.ft.com
Author: Robert Kemp, Professor, University of Virginia - CC
To accept or reject an offer to sell all or part of a company is a challenge.  There are two issues.  First is the maximization of shareholder value.  The second is understanding the basis of conflicting valuations. 
Michael SchiffAugust 11, 2008
Microsoft (MSFT) to Acquire Datallegro
Analysis of: Microsoft To Buy DATAllegro | www.informationweek.com
Author: Michael Schiff, Founder and Principal Analyst, MAS Strategies
- Microsoft's pending acquisition of Datallegro should allow Microsoft to better compete in very large database environments.  - As Microsoft will stop selling Datallegro's data warehouse appliances to new customer until they are integrated with Microsoft SQL Server, it may take a while to...
Michael SchiffJune 13, 2008
Making Applications Easier to Use Will Increase Their Usage
Analysis of: Enterprise 2.0: Oracle Plans New Business Apps, With A Social Twist | www.informationweek.com
Author: Michael Schiff, Founder and Principal Analyst, MAS Strategies
Making applications easier to use will help increase the breadth and depth of their deployment within an organization.  Applications that allow user collaboration are also likely to see increased usage, especially in organizations that encourage interdepartmental cooperation rather than departmental...
May 27, 2008
The coming end of TDM
Analysis of: TDM: Pulling the Plug | www.lightreading.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
The reluctance of carriers to replace existing TDM infrastructure and adopt IP devices is based on: 1. The cost of replacement 2. The cost of operation 3. The revenue supported per unit cost of the new infrastructure. When any two of these factors become significantly attractive by comparison the...
May 15, 2008
An ATM Network Needs Independence
Analysis of: BREAKING: TRM Buys ATM ISO Access to Money for $15 million | www.atmmarketplace.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
It takes a very focused approach to be successful in managing an ATM network profitably! Economies of scale contribute greatly to the profitability of an off-premise, non-bank ATM network. .
Howard BruckMay 13, 2008
Desktop virtualization as no-brainer, nearly there
Analysis of: Desktop Virtualization Drives Security, Not Just Dollar Savings | www.informationweek.com
Author: Howard Bruck, Chief Information Officer, Hudson Valley Bank
Desktop virtualization has always been an enticing proposition, but it was never able to overcome the practical limitations, and more importantly never gained acceptance from the user base.  However, the proliferation and acceptance of browser based applications, proliferation of...
Michael SchiffMay 6, 2008
Teradata - New Platforms for Competing Against Data Warehouse Applicances
Analysis of: Teradata Unveils Entry to Enterprise-Level Data Warehouse Appliance | www.informationweek.com
Author: Michael Schiff, Founder and Principal Analyst, MAS Strategies
o While Teradata has been slow to acknowledge that data warehouse appliances were more than a niche market, Teradata may actually have been the original data warehouse appliance vendor. o Data warehouse appliances do not necessarily replace traditional data warehouses; rather they complement them and...
April 23, 2008
TRM Gets $11 Million Lifeline; Buys Rival "Access to Money"
Analysis of: BREAKING: TRM Buys ATM ISO Access to Money for $15 million | www.atmmarketplace.com
Author: Kamala Worthington, Former VP, Marketing Product Manager, Bank of America Corporation
TRM's $11 million "lifeline" from LC Capital Master Fund Ltd. helps the troubled ATM owner pay off its debts and gave TRM the seed money to acquire its rival, ATM deployer "Access to Money." When TRM acquired eFunds ATM Portfolio of 17,200 ATMs in 2004 for $150 million, TRM had over 22,000 ATMs and...
April 21, 2008
RBS To Raise $20 Billion+ In A Rights Issue & Sir Fred Goodwin Can Keep His Job For Now
Analysis of: RBS Set To Announce Major Capital Increase | www.iht.com
Author: Kamala Worthington, Former VP, Marketing Product Manager, Bank of America Corporation
It's hard to fathom that "Fred the Shred's" (known for his brutal cost-cutting in the past) role in the battle for ABN-Amro between Barclays may have led to RBS's plans to raise the largest cash call of British banks of $20 billion+ in a 1-for-2 basis "rights issue" to raise capital and shore up its...
April 21, 2008
Alliance Data Sues Blackstone For $170 Million "Breakup Fee"
Analysis of: Blackstone Says Alliance Data Lawsuit Spurious | today.reuters.com
Author: Kamala Worthington, Former VP, Marketing Product Manager, Bank of America Corporation
Blackstone Capital Partners V L.P. may have had a case of "buyer's remorse" with its $7.8 billion deal including the assumption of certain debt of ADS. The deal valued ADS at $81.75 a share, representing a premium of about 30% over ADS's closing price of $62.96 on 5.16.07. However, since that time ADS's...

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