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TechFlash discusses roadblocks to innovation in America
in The CIO Weblog, on November 2, 2009
...and react according to how it is, not how we would like it to be. One of the reasons that Bill Gates has had such phenomenal success in charitable works is that he has applied this rationality to pla...
Bill Gates bleibt reichster US-Bürger
in Business Computer Blog (DE), on 06.10.09
...ner ist, wird nun schon zum 16. Mal mit dem selben Namen beantwortet: Microsoft-Begründer Bill Gates. Mit einem geschätzten Vermögen von unglaublichen 50 Milliarden US-Dollar (das sind circa 34 Milli...
The Rich Not Quite So Rich At the Moment
in Bizinformer, on October 1, 2009
... of the 400 richest Americans lost wealth in the past year. Included in those who lost money: Bill Gates and members of Wal-Mart's Walton family....
Martha's Vineyard: 美国总统的度假圣地
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-24
你在 Martha's Vineyard 买不到巨无霸汉堡。1979 年，位于美国马萨诸塞州 Cape Cod 的这座小岛上的活动家们 — 比如 James Taylor 和 Mia Farrow — 经过努力，挫败了麦当劳将其加盟店扩展到这里的企图。
最不"美国"的度假胜地
这里也没有肯德基或必胜客，没有零售中心，没有连锁商店，没有高层公寓，没有霓虹灯。你在 iPhone 上得不到可靠的方向指示，在岛上的某些地方你甚至接收不到移动电话信号。这里没有多车道公路，没有交通信号灯。你不能开快车，因为这里最高限速为每小时 45 英里，...
Google 是“只会一招的小马”？
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-03
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Bill Gates 曾表示， Google 的好日子即将结束。微软为何持这一观点？
Larry Page 和 Sergey Brin 这两位斯坦福大学的学生于 1998 年创建了 Google 。现在 Google 每年营收在 200 亿美元以上。 Google 在搜索引擎领域掀起了革命，迫使既定竞争对手如微软、Yahoo 和 AOL 改变其战略。但微软高管似乎对 Google 并不在意...
Microsoft and the black guy
in Sox First, on August 27, 2009
...aces diversity. You can read about it on the corporation's statement on diversity where Bill Gates says: "The collaborative energy that is created when talented people from different backg...
Who says you are a CIO?
in The CIO Weblog, on August 13, 2009
...;t want such members, being oriented toward the enterprise, but does that make them less CIOs? Bill Gates was "President" of Microsoft when it had all of nine people... was that title a joke...
10 个最搞笑的 Google 搜索建议
in Wangtam, on 2009-08-13
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Apple et le tablet PC
in Business Computer Blog (FR), on août 10, 2009
...et est resté cantonné à une petite niche depuis son invention en 2001 (Bill Gates fanfaronne à sa sortie : "je prédis qu'il sera la forme la plus populaire de PC vendue en Amérique. Perdu B...
For Mozilla and Google, Group Hugs Get Tricky
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-28
...ct Page.
• Bill Gates quits Facebook over 'too many friends'
• Status Search
• 击中 Massa 的是 BGP 车上的弹簧，即时时速 240km
• 思科CEO钱伯斯称世界正步入"互联网2.0时代"
• 台湾《工商时报》：深圳山寨市场面临的危机和导致危机的原因
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Google's Android To Invade Homes
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-26
...shbutton Web: Realtime Becomes Real
• Microsoft Offers to Put Rival Browsers on Windows to Settle Case, EU Says
• Apple's much-anticipated tablet device coming early next year
• Cosmic Varia...
Computer Fachchinesisch
in Business Computer Blog (DE), on 23.07.09
...auch in Zukunft Fachbegriffe aus der Informatik vorstellen und erklären. Denn wie sagte Bill Gates so schön: "Mein Rat wäre, sich so gut wie möglich mit der neuen Technik, die in Ihr Leben eingre...
Bill Gates 称 ChromeOS 无新意，只是 Linux 罢了
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-18
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微软董事长 Bill Gates 近日在接受外界采访时表示，Google Chrome OS 实质上只是一款 Linux 操作系统，因此本身并无任何新意。
Google 上周 公布 Chrome OS 开发计划 后，立即引起了全球科技产业的广泛关注。不少分析人士认为， Chrome OS 将向微软 Windows 业务发起直接挑战，至少将于近期内在上网本市场蚕食微软 Windows 的市场...
Paulson, Goldman Sachs and the four tiers of US Government
in Sox First, on July 18, 2009
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Hank Paulson's testimony before Congress raises serious questions about the governance of US government. His testimony, combined with the record quarterly profit of Goldman Sachs, confirms...
Mosley 写公开信确认 10 月退休
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-17
...gle's Chrome OS
• Meet Google, Your Phone Company
• Not an Upgrade - an Upheaval
• Gates: Natal to bring gesture recognition to Windows too
• Goofram
• YoTwits
• Unlike Vista, People A...
Create Zoho Creator Web Apps from Microsoft Access Database
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-11
...dle Books Have Publishers Nervous About Price Squeeze
• Sun Valley: Gates and Schmidt Do Lunch But Don't Comment on Google OS
• Microsoft is planning an Office party on Monday
• launching
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Warren Buffett 捐赠 15 亿美元股票
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-07
...dation 捐献了 428688 股的 Berkshire Hathaway 公司的 B 类股票，并向四个家族慈善基金捐赠了 87884 股股票。
在捐出上述股票以后， Buffett 仍持有3 5 万股的 Berkshire Hathaway 公司的 A 类股票和 1501532 股的 B 类股票。按照当日的收盘价计算，这些股票的总价值约为 361 亿美元。
Buffett 称，他仍拥有 ...
Jackson downloads soar
in Sox First, on July 1, 2009
Just days following his death, michael Jackson's albums sold at 100,000 apiece, according to news reports . And according to preliminary sales numbers from Nielsen SoundScan, as reported here , there were 2.6 million downloads of his work in just one week. The week before, only 48,000 ...
Directors warned about greenwash
in Sox First, on June 22, 2009
...out two years ago, I did a blog entry predicting that climate change would become a big corporate governance issue. Directors can get into all sorts of trouble for failing in their duty of care to s...
Neues CIO -Office bei der Metro Group
in Das CIO Weblog, on 17.06.09
...schweigt sich Metro aus. Ein Sprecher bestätigte jedoch gegenüber cio.de, dass Wolfram die IT-Governance und IT-Transparenz verantworten wird sowie für Koordination und Abstimmung zwischen den Vertrie...
Panerai Challenge Antibes: Das Duell der alten Damen
in Das Segel Blog, on 12.06.09
...r, vom 21.bis zum 26.September, laufenden Régates Royales . Hier geben sich die Yachten, welche in der Klassiker-Szene des Mittelmeer-Raumes Rang und Namen haben, ein Stelldichein. Darunter finden si...
Time to Start Your Business? Maybe...
in TJ's Weblog, on May 31, 2009
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It's easy to be a pessimist when things really are bad. But the truth is that opportunity doesn't fly as a passenger on the wings of today's economy. It charts its own course...
I saw a piece recently at YoungEntrepreneur that reflected on a short list of com...
亿万富翁聚会讨论人口过剩
in Wangtam, on 2009-05-31
...了这次纽约聚会，其中包括盖茨(Bill Gates)、巴菲特(Warren Buffett)、洛克菲勒(David Rockefeller)、布罗德(Eli Broad)、索罗斯(George Soros)、特纳(Ted Turner)、温弗瑞(Oprah Winfrey) 以及布隆博格(Michael Bloomberg)等等。《慈善记事报》(Chronicle of Philanthropy)...
More on the Satyam-PWC scandal
in Sox First, on May 27, 2009
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The implosion at Indian IT specialists Satyam raises many questions about corporate governance. As Madhukar Angur says in the Deccan Herald , the debacle suggests we have learned very little sin...
巴菲特之子的慈善攻略
in Wangtam, on 2009-05-25
...nting 从出售 Steelcase Inc. 股票的收入中拿出 1 亿美元捐给了该基金会，并决定在 10 年内拨付完所有资金，在全国建立实现和维持美好星球的共识。
该基金的网站目前已成为其它慈善家仿效的榜样，引来了大量的案例研究、分析结果和独立策略评估。
Hunting 说，鉴于环境状况和全球变暖的紧迫性，在谁也不知道未来会怎样的时候，把钱留给未来是不道德的做法。
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H1B: Frying pan to fire
in The CIO Weblog, on May 11, 2009
...ign workers to fill domestic jobs helps ease the pay scale. Industry leaders as illustrious as Bill Gates have gone before Congress to testify in support of the program, which many consider as vital t...
Microsoft's prospects
in The CIO Weblog, on May 5, 2009
... I agree with Hiner that Ballmer is a problem in this scenario; Ozzie seems to have the vision that Gates did, but unlike Gates, he has a boss sitting over him.
Hiner believes that the company needs ...
SOX and complacency
in Sox First, on May 5, 2009
...wn University law professor Ethan S Burger in this piece Today's Financial Crisis, Corporate Governance, and the Issue of Third-Party Liability . The problem, he says, is that corporate govern...
Chrysler's Italian job
in Sox First, on May 2, 2009
After months on life support, Chrysler is now pinning its hopes on a restructure with three new principal owners: the US Government which says it will keep its nose out of day to day operations, the United Auto Workers union and Italian car company Fiat. The question is whether it will work. On...
Robotic Milking: There is more to life than just milk
in The RFID Weblog, on April 30, 2009
...been affixed an RFID collar and in case the milked cow enters the robotic milker due to error head gates are opened to release the cow back to the barn.
The good thing about adopting RFID milker is ...
Fox says no to Obama
in Sox First, on April 29, 2009
So Fox has announced it won't screen Barack Obama's prime time news conference and will instead screen the scheduled drama Lie To Me. Variety magazine says it's a matter of economics. It's financially based, and not political, it says. Still, it is the first time a network h...
Swine flu and markets
in Sox First, on April 28, 2009
So world markets have been hammered by the swine flu outbreak with airlines leading the charge. The New York Times reports that countries are now tightening their borders and the World Health Organisation has just upped its pandemic flu alert level. But how serious will it get? And what does...
PowerPoint and TIFF file viewing
in Wangtam, on 2009-04-28
...ok Site Governance Vote
• Whatever Happened to the Top 15 Web Properties of April, 1999?
• Software That Copies DVDs Is on Trial
• Sugar on a Stick
• Paint.NET PSDPlugin
• Worio: Search Resu...
Big bonuses at imploding banks
in Sox First, on April 26, 2009
The banks are imploding but that hasn't stopped the bankers raking in massive bonuses. Just what they're being rewarded for is anyone's guess. The New York Times reports that six of the biggest banks set aside over $36 billion in the first quarter to pay their employees. This is s...
Gates Foundation World Malaria Day Blogger Teleconference
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 23, 2009
... © star5112
World Malaria Day is on April 25.
In honor of the day, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has decided to host a blogger-exclusive teleconference today, Thursday, April 23 at...
Googling future trends
in Sox First, on April 18, 2009
Can search engines predict economic trends? Yes they can, according to a new study which finds that the frequency with which people use certain phrases can predict trends like retail sales figures, car sales and house sales data. And because sites like Google are updated constantly, we can get t...
The long recession's impact
in Sox First, on April 17, 2009
So the International Monetary Fund warns that this recession will be around for some time. So what implications does that have for society? How will that shape the way we live? In its latest report , the IMF says that recessions associated with financial crises have been more severe and longer...
Classic Motorcycles to Appear at Pebble Beach
in Classical Drives, on April 15, 2009
...s, which will debut on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links as the 2009 concours opens its gates to vintage bikes. It is inviting motorcycles to appear on its show field for the first time so...
IPOs: don't blame Sarbox
in Sox First, on April 15, 2009
...em irrelevant in this market. As Reuters reports: "Fears about Sarbanes-Oxley, the corporate governance law many called onerous and said would drive IPOs away from U.S. exchanges, have also sub...
The new consumer
in Sox First, on April 10, 2009
Last year, I did a blog entry looking at the way consumer patterns have changed in the recession. The earlier this year, I did a piece looking at thrift chic, the latest trend where people are embracing frugality and a new conservatism. The lessons of the 1930s taught us that when an economy...
Airlines in tailspin
in Sox First, on April 9, 2009
The airline industry goes from bad to worse. A crumbling global economy means fewer seats on planes declining profits for the world's biggest airlines. More details here .The big problem lies in their fixed costs. As Morningstar analyst Basili Alukos told reporters , it's a high fixed...
10 secrets of the downturn leader
in Sox First, on April 9, 2009
What are the secrets of the downturn leader? What sort of strategies are needed during a recession. I identify 10 of them in my piece here . The 10 secrets are communication, keeping up staff morale, maintaining or even increasing productivity, maintaining your own morale, looking at your ...
Who will buy Twitter? Google or Murdoch?
in Sox First, on April 7, 2009
Plenty of speculation at the moment that Google wants to buy Twitter. Or for that matter, Rupert Murdoch. Twitter's co-founder Biz Stone has left the markets guessing, playing it both ways , claiming the company wants to retain its independence but talks to other parties all the time. It&#...
Rest in peace, GM
in Sox First, on April 1, 2009
And so General Motors will be eased into bankruptcy. The New York Times reports it will be a controlled bankruptcy, essentially splitting the company in two much like the "good" and "bad" bank model. That will see good assets like Chevrolet and Cadillac being sold to a new...
Japan's economic collapse
in Sox First, on March 30, 2009
The Japanese economy is sinking fast with the industrial output of the world's second biggest economy shrinking 9.4% . Last week, we had reports of retail sales in Japan falling 5.8% and Macquarie Securities has told Bloomberg that deflation has taken over again. Japan's finance mi...
G20 protest meltdown
in Sox First, on March 28, 2009
London is bracing itself for the G20 protests with warnings from one of the organizers that there could be "real bankers hanging from lamp posts". Regardless of the hyperbole, it's another sign of how polarized the world has become in the wake of the financial meltdown with anti-ca...
Online connection boom
in Sox First, on March 28, 2009
There are lots of businesses that are cashing in on the recession and doing brilliantly. Not just pawnshops and discount stores but also alcohol, gaming and strangely enough, gardening supply specialists. Add to that the online dating business. Some businesses in that area have enjoyed double d...
Oil shock ahead
in Sox First, on March 28, 2009
Last week, I did a blog entry on the International Monetary Fund warning that there might be a small recovery next year if there are comprehensive and co-ordinated global policies, and if commodity prices remain low. So far, there's been no sign of global co-ordination. Add to that the r...
The greening of Disney?
in Sox First, on March 21, 2009
The Walt Disney Company seems to have stunned everyone with its latest corporate responsibility report which says it will aim for zero net greenhouse gas emissions and reducing indirect greenhouse gas emissions from electricity consumption. Anyone who has been to Disneyland would have to wond...
The seven deadly sins of executive pay
in Sox First, on March 18, 2009
...ay packages, it's worth looking at two interesting proposals. The first comes from corporate governance watchdog Regnan which has recommended capping "golden parachutes" and issuing s...
Mortgage fraud and AIG
in Sox First, on March 17, 2009
Mortgage fraud is on the rise, up 26% , and it's a serious problem. Fewer loans are being processed but there's more fraud, suggesting there is a real sickness in the system. It means people are getting more desperate. The increase in mortgage fraud is linked to other crimes like check...
Forbes 公布 2009 年全球富豪排行榜
in Wangtam, on 2009-03-13
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《Forbes》本周推出2009年全球富豪排行榜，微软联合创始人、董事长 Bill Gates 重新夺回全球首富的头衔，不过其资产较去年同期减少了 180 亿美元。
《Forbes》的排行榜显示 ，受全球经济衰退的影响，今年上榜富豪的平均净资产为 30 亿美元，较上年减少了 23%。今年，共有 793 人上榜，远低于去年的 1125 人。美国依旧是全球富豪的聚集地，45% 的上榜富豪来自...
Millionaires and fake prosperity
in Sox First, on March 12, 2009
...orbes has a similar piece telling us there are now 332 fewer billionaires. Warren Buffett and Bill Gates have dropped a few billion each. Let's get this in some context. Unemployment is rising, ...
Bank nationalisation on its way
in Sox First, on March 6, 2009
Whether you call it restructuring or nationalization, it's a play on words. The banks will have to be taken over to restore them back to health. As Financial Times columnist Martin Wolf says, "nationalisation" is just a synonym for restructuring. And when people say nationalisat...
Still in the dark on Steve Jobs
in Sox First, on February 27, 2009
...Last month, I did a blog entry slagging off at the Apple board and its total failure of corporate governance, keeping shareholders in the dark about Steve Jobs, his health and the likelihood or othe...
LastVid: Discover & Watch Music Videos Online
in Wangtam, on 2009-02-19
...ld With Cellphone Banking
• Personal time management software - ManicTime.com
• NBC Direct: HD Video
• Motorcycle, Camping Gear, Leather, Biker Apparel - Cycle Ridge
• sfeed / The shopping mic...
Inovis takes supply chain to social networking boundaries
in Supplychainer, on February 14, 2009
...nt platform, which manages the lifecycle of a business community, from onboarding to compliance and governance....
Compliance and Outsourcing
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on February 11, 2009
... problems appear in other critical, but ancillary functions such as disaster recovery, auditing and governance. As regulators become more aware of these issues, however, it is reasonable to expect tha...
Send Your Business Card By Cell Phone
in Exclusive from our news room , on February 4, 2009
...Bill Gates' dream of a totally paper-less office environment is a tiny step closer today thanks to "Dropcard".
"Dropcard" is a free service that allows users to store their co...
A Conversation with Larry Guevel of Unisys
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on January 29, 2009
...s may call for an independent third-party to provide such services.
Our conversation then moved to governance issues - always a challenge with outsourcing deals. Mr. Guevel suggested that governance ...
Guess who's coming to Davos
in Sox First, on January 27, 2009
...ld's most prominent gabfest which kicks off in Davos today. Last year's event included Bill Gates, Bono and Queen Noor (pictured above) but this year's guest list looks less salubrious. A...
Bill Gates on Philanthropy in Crisis
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on January 26, 2009
... In a letter scheduled to be released today, January 26th, Bill Gates is offering insight to the world both about the current financial crisis as well as what his foundation has been able to do...
A Wall Street Bailout?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 22, 2009
...y is Frank's view, in its essence.
Perhaps President Obama's commitment to transparency in governance will spread widely and envelop the USGA as well.
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Satyam: do we need a global Sarbox
in Sox First, on January 21, 2009
...lled India's Enron, has raised a number of important questions. Not only about Indian corporate governance, which leaves a lot to be desired with The Hindu reporting that India is plagued by poo...
Keine Alternative zu einfacheSteuer.de: Angela Merkel verbrennt 112 Milliarden Euro
in Fachplaner-Weblog, on 14.01.09
© World Economic Forum Vorhaben über 200.000 Euro müssen europaweit ausgeschrieben werden. Das dauert ein viertel Jahr. Skepsis und nicht nur Zustimmung erntet die Bundesregierung unter Angela Merkel am 14. Januar 2009 für die Konjunkturmaßnahme-Pakete I und II. Angela Merkel: "Wir wolle...
A treaty for the Arctic?
in Sox First, on January 14, 2009
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The Arctic has long been neglected in terms of international governance and management but that's likely to change for two reasons. First, there is the prospect of rising tensions with yet to ...
Reshaping governance: interview with Lord Michael Hastings
in Sox First, on January 10, 2009
...ip and diversity Lord Michael Hastings from London. He proposed a radical shake-up of corporate governance around the world. Read on.
SOX FIRST: What should boards do that's different? Wha...
Corporate ethics and law
in Sox First, on January 10, 2009
... responsibility for one's own actions. He argues that this means changing the law and rules of governance where companies would be required to give stakeholders who don't own stock - like for...
Outsourcing safely
in The CIO Weblog, on January 9, 2009
Implicit in the conflation of agile operations with fragile support is a requirement that your users have access to services which are at once flexible and scalable and which are also efficient for your business to provide. When you put those three words together, the next thing you come to is i...
Innovation in the downturn
in Sox First, on January 7, 2009
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Is a downturn a good time to start a business? It's not a bad question actually. Bill Gates didn't wait for the recession of 1974-75 to pass when he founded Microsoft. Other companies tha...
