Salesforce's Benioff Delivers at Dreamforce. Revenue Builders or Social Fodder?
November 19, 2009
Salesforce.com Announces new Social Applications | www.thestandard.com
Salesforce.com announced major initiatives with Computer Associates,Facebook and Twitter all around their new Chatter feature which Mark Benioff calls the greatest changes since Dreamforce.com began 8 yrs ago. But are these additions social fodder or new streams of revenue for the CRM giant?
The Fair Value Debate - The Political Imperative - A Exercise in Futility?
November 19, 2009
Accounting Rules:Divided and Overruled | www.economist.com
Fair value has been in the news for sometime. Also banks are now complaining and so are regulators and politicians. The convergence issue and the impact of a far off standard setter not subject to local influence is having its effects on the debate. In this analysis I look at why fair value should not be influenced by those not well conversant with the subject. While I agree that accountants alone should not influence the debate yet the undue influence of politicians should be avoided.
Microsoft Protects its Flanks to Save It's Ass
November 18, 2009
Microsoft, Taiwan to develop cloud computing technology | www.totaltele.com
* Microsoft is making a defensive alliance to complete its stack* Fortunes will be made and lost developing cloud offerings* Despite the hype Cloud Computing is a real long term trend
The Economic Downturn and Revival - Challenges for Accountants and Auditors
November 12, 2009
Failed financial firms:The bust that worked | www.economist.com
The referred article speaks of the bankruptcy reorganization plan of one Institution. In this analysis I take the referred Institution as a referral point to examine/highlight the challenges which accountants and auditors will face in their stewardship and attest function.
Droid - The Insecure Macho Phone?
November 10, 2009
With $100M Saturation Campaign, Droid Will Be Impossible to Avoid | adage.com
The tone (and cost) of this campaign seems completely over-the-top -- why all the negative energy Verizon?
Slow And Steady Keep Radio Shack In The Race
November 9, 2009
RadioShack Up; iPhone Seen Helping '10 EPS, Wireless Efforts | online.wsj.com
Since taking over Radio Shack in 2006 Julian Day has taken a very methodical, first things first approach to getting the house in order, beginning with controllable costs: cutting SG&A, closing underperforming stores, consolidating multiple service and distribution centers, improving inventory management and de-cluttering stores all the while being very mindful of cash. But, the big question was always in a digital world, was Radio Shack relevant?
November 9, 2009
Think The Droid Launch Was A Let Down? Not So Fast. | www.washingtonpost.com
Over the launch weekend, I saw strong, consistent traffic for the Droid along with great enthusiasm from salespeople. But not just for the Motorola Inc. Droid – the HTC Droid Eris was also generating a lot of interest, and sales.
Vast small hard drives fuel new consumer applications and smaller computers
November 8, 2009
Toshiba Introduces Two 1.8-Inch Hard Disk Drive Families for Both High Performance and Long Battery Life in Mobile Computing Applications | www.earthtimes.org
After its merger with Fujitsu, Toshiba is now the largest manufacturer of mobile hard disk drives (HDDs) (2.5 inch and 1.8 inch HDDs). Toshiba is also the largest manufacturer of 1.8-inch HDDs and the company has just introduced a HDD in this form factor with 320 GB storage capacity. This 2-disk 1.8-inch drive offers the highest storage capacity in such a small package and will enable more consumer and mobile computer applications
3Q2009 An Ugly One For Refiners
November 7, 2009
Frontier Oil, Holly Hit By Weak Refining Margins | www.reuters.com
Weak demand has hurt the profitability of refiners.
What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
November 4, 2009
A trip into the secret, online 'cloud' | edition.cnn.com
* In the cloud where data is located is not as important as how it is managed* As people become more dependant on the cloud legal and political issues will arise* Cloud companies have new revenue streams based on how they manage the cloud and resolve these issues
Switzerland sues Google over Street View privacy concerns
November 13, 2009
Here Come the Droids! A brief review of Verizon Wireless' new Droid line-up.
November 11, 2009
October 30, 2009
Vodafone Orange Iphone Deal Ends Two Years Exclusivity Of O2 In UK
October 5, 2009
IPhone Coma Mode puts Apple in the ICU
September 19, 2009