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Is the New Macbook Air Actually Slower Than the Last One?
in Wangtam, on June 27, 2009
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The Man Who Might Have Saved General Motors
in carzz.org, on June 10, 2009
...ot about electric vehicle development. When General Motors awoke to the realisation that maybe it needed a genuine "car guy" if it was to survive, Bob Lutz returned to his roots. GM prod... ...and Plymouth Prowler.
Unfortunately Lutz became a loser in Daimler-Benz's now-aborted Chrysler takeover, though he soon found another job as chairman and chief executive officer of Exide Technolo...
IBM Buying Sun?
in Java Entrepreneur, on March 21, 2009
...e WSJ's William M. Bulkeley . "These people said it isn't clear how many days will be needed for the lawyers to finish their work."
"Besides the server market, the deal would ... ...nts in a due-diligence process that could take a number of days, according to people familiar with takeover negotiations between the two companies," according to the WSJ's William M. Bulkele...
BMW and Mercedes to Merge?
in carzz.org, on March 11, 2009
...a license to produce the Italian-designed Isetta. New sports cars and sedans failed to produce much-needed profits until, in 1959, BMW was on the brink of being sold to Mercedes. The Quandts family, w... ... merger or buy-out. Not surprisingly the mysterious and reclusive Quandts family is resisting any takeover by Mercedes but if sales continue to fall they may have to think differently.
Following W...
Tour Gets Burned Again
in Eagle Par Birdie, on February 24, 2009
... was a perfect example in its time. Merrill Lynch proffering enormous bonuses on the eve of its takeover by Bank of America (with substantial taxpayer dollars) is another.
And the investigation u...
Napster snapped up by... Best Buy?!
in P2P File Sharing, on September 22, 2008
...ne...although probably not the someone you would expect. A certain retail chain Best Buy proposed a takeover offer worth upwards of 120million USD, and it's been completely approved.
It's an ...
Google to buy Valve?
in PCGamers Blog, on September 18, 2008
...Ve are happy as ever being independant, The Inquirer has published a report stating that a Google takeover of Valve is imminent.
As unlikely as it sounds, Google are the sort of people who would st...
Lehman, Merrill and Offshoring
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 15, 2008
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Alex Slobodkin
Today's bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the takeover of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America will present huge challenges to offshoring in the nea...
Cruisin' Through The Movies With Tom Cruise
in The Celebrities Weblog, on August 25, 2008
...n experiencing some problems on the production end of the moviemaking business.
After a successful takeover of United-Artists with Paula Wagner, his long time business associate, Paula has now re...
Google and Yahoo Together
in The Search Engine Weblog, on June 26, 2008
...ently announced partnership between Yahoo and Google. The deal that is supposed to have spurned the takeover bid from Microsoft is bound to have a large impact on the emerging market for internet adve...
Nokia N78 Hits Streets
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 24, 2008
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While the big topic of the day seems to be Nokia's takeover of software provider Symbian , the company also announced nation-wide availability of its N78; the newest Nokia Nseries device ...
John McCain and Carly Fiorina: wooing the female vote
in Sox First, on June 16, 2008
...rty palatable outside the grumpy-white-male demographic, which happens to be precisely what the GOP needs."... ...onomic adviser, an extraordinary achievement for someone who pushed their company into a disastrous takeover that ended up halving the share price and costing her job. Fiorina is regarded as absolute...
Verizon Faces Governmental Intervention
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 10, 2008
...he lawsuit itself).
The bottom line is that the government is growing concerned with Verizon's takeover of Rural Cellular Corp. (RCC) in terms of the juggernaut's domination of the market pla...
The battle for Yahoo!
in Sox First, on May 17, 2008
...n, are running on the platform that Yahoo should sell to Microsoft which withdrew its $47.5-billion takeover offer this month. Certainly, it looks like the the end is nigh with shareholders suing the...
Microsoft Withdraws its Offer to Yahoo - I Watch the Kentucky Derby
in Bizinformer, on May 5, 2008
"If you are planning on doing business with someone again, don't be too tough in the negotiations. If you're going to skin a cat, don't keep it as a house cat." - Marvin S. Levin © ruscca
I admit it. I could care less about the purchase of Yahoo by Microsoft. Saturday ...
Microsoft walks on Yahoo deal
in The CIO Weblog, on May 4, 2008
...ogosphere.
After upping its bid to $33 per share, Microsoft apparently concluded that a protracted takeover battle (which had been implicitly threatened all along) wasn't worth the effort and con...
If Microsoft Lowers Bid, Yahoo Could Remain Independent
in The Search Engine Weblog, on April 9, 2008
...efinitely Microsoft will not be impressed about that. There is the other speculation that Microsoft needs Yahoo more to prep its base for an onslaught of in the web services and to make a dent on the ...
Aviation News Update
in The Aviation Weblog, on March 30, 2008
...LM Courts Labor Unions
Air France-KLM held firm on plans to lay off 2,100 people as part of its takeover bid of the ailing Italian airline Alitalia, but courted skeptical unions by promising to ke...
The Bear Stearns fallout and a solution
in Sox First, on March 27, 2008
...uch risk it creates for the taxpayer, reports Bloomberg . The Federal Reserve helped engineer the takeover two weeks ago after customer withdrawals crippled the New York-based firm. The central bank...
EA goes hostile on Take Two
in PCGamers Blog, on March 13, 2008
...viously offered a whopping 2billion USD for Take Two, have decided to go for a slightly less polite takeover method than direct company offers.... they have gone to the shareholders.
Offering the sha...
Bioshock 2 Confirmed
in PCGamers Blog, on March 11, 2008
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Take Two, while being involved in shareholder revolts, various takeover bids, and development of gta4 , have had time to publish their finanical results for the year.
Basically, they have d...
Slot Machines Cut Into Harness Racing Profits
in The Gambling Weblog, on March 10, 2008
Years ago I stated that there was only just so much disposable, or, as it's now called, "discretionary", income to go around.
This scenario affects more than just gambling as you may have noticed. I engage in several hobbies and these days, for a long time in fact, when I have a fe...
EA Looking at Ubisoft Too?!
in PCGamers Blog, on February 27, 2008
...odd about domains being registered.... as we just reported, EA started a site dedicated to it's takeover bid on Take Two.... but another domain was registered on that same day, which seems to be r...
Take Two Takeover...rejected
in PCGamers Blog, on February 27, 2008
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In the recent days, EA has revealed that it has launched a takeover bid for GTA creators Take Two, worth up to $2 billion, showing just how much money the games industry is really worth nowerday...
Merger Between Delta & Northwest in Jeopardy
in The Aviation Weblog, on February 23, 2008
...st with Calyon Securities in New York.
While in bankruptcy, Atlanta-based Delta defeated a hostile takeover offer from Tempe, Ariz.-based US Airways Group Inc., arguing that Delta was better off as a...
More reactions to the Microsoft announcement
in The CIO Weblog, on February 23, 2008
...s my heart, casting the moves as a necessary prerequisite for a successful culmination of the Yahoo takeover. Larry Dignan sees it in a similar light to mine, as a move to protect their application s...
Microsoft bids 4.2 billion on Yahoo
in Web 2.0, on February 9, 2008
...although Yahoo is in trouble. This might mean that Yahoo will actually look for partnership or even takeover by Google. We'll see what happens.
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Sprint is Bleeding
in The Wireless Weblog, on January 18, 2008
Sprint today announced plans to cut 4,000 jobs in response to a loss of 885,000 customers during the fourth quarter of last year.
"The No. 3 wireless carrier behind AT&T and Verizon Wireless has struggled since it merged with Nextel in 2005," notes USA Today's Leslie Caule...
Video: Guitar Wizard coming for Mac
in Wangtam, on January 11, 2008
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Sutori is a place where customers can rate companies, share experiences, build consensus and reach com...
Orkut Adds Photo Albums
in Wangtam, on January 8, 2008
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Hedge Funds in UK Northern Rock Bid
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on January 7, 2008
... Hedge funds SRM Global and RAB Capital over the weekend announced their reasons for blocking the takeover of northern Rock, saying their bid is still a viable one.
"It is nothing like the...
TSA Taking Over Background Checks for Aviation Workers
in The Aviation Weblog, on November 28, 2007
...eviously, the Federal Aviation Administration was responsible for the background checks.
The TSA takeover means every licensed aviation worker will be checked against the government's complete ...
Are companies realizing their corporate social responsibilities?
in Java Entrepreneur, on October 14, 2007
...its major U.S. facilities.
• Sun's Open Work program helped reduce the company's need for office space by more than 15 percent or 2.6 million square feet in FY07.
• Sun is the largest single... ...bility, financial disclosure and internal controls; shareholder rights; executive remuneration; takeover defenses and ownership base; and corporate behavior.
• Committed to openness and transparency,...
Nokia Interested in Navteq
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on October 1, 2007
... interested to acquire digital map supplier Navteq. If all goes well, this will be the largest ever takeover of Nokia for a value of about $7.6 billion.
"Buying Navteq would be in line with Nok...
Mayne vs Murdoch
in Sox First, on September 12, 2007
...amp; Company, a two tier voting system can appear highly undemocratic and discourage all attractive takeover bids. News Corp's suite of strategic assets would be highly attractive to private equit...
Volvo's Midlife Crisis > What To Do With Lineup?
in carzz.org, on August 8, 2007
...ed, safety-first, family hauler image - an image that Ford execs have worked hard to hone since the takeover - and one that will likely hamper the Swedes ' efforts to sway fiercely loyal, sp...
Rupert Murdoch and the WSJ
in Sox First, on July 31, 2007
...a displeased the Government, from his satellite television service in northern Asia. "But you need look no further than the way Murdoch's newspapers in Australia have covered the takeover bi... ...es on a knife-edge , my colleague Matthew Ricketson sets out the pros and cons of the prospective takeover here . And the negatives are worrying. This takeover is certainly in Murdoch's intere...
Subprime woes continue
in Sox First, on July 19, 2007
...tually worthless . The $1.6 billion bailout puts Bear Stearns in serious trouble and in danger of a takeover, writes David Weidner at MarketWatch . But more importantly, it could have enormous ramif...
Top 15 rules of investment
in Sox First, on July 3, 2007
...e written down to zero. Want evidence of that? Think back to the tech boom. 3. When there's a takeover, don't be fooled by the propaganda and hype. Check the numbers and remember, the...
Private equity: is the party over?
in Sox First, on July 1, 2007
...ge defaults are making the banks nervous and investors are turning to safer bets. Not surprisingly, takeover czar Carl Icahn now says private equity seems to have peaked . The bail-out by US investm...
Mackey Wins Event 22 Over Tough Final Table
in Internet Poker, on June 29, 2007
...n extremely packed nine player final.
Two World Poker Tour champs Michael Gracz and Nick "The Takeover" Shulman and two WSOP Main Event final tablers in Michael Binger and Tex Barch made fo...
Citigroup cleared of insider trading
in Sox First, on June 28, 2007
...est and insider trading arising out of Citigroup's role advising one of Australia's biggest takeovers, a case I have covered in great detail over the last year. If you want some background on ...
The web is evil.
in Tech Intelligence, on June 19, 2007
The web is more and more an open place where writers put up their thoughts, companies gain money thru advertising and webdesigners charge crazy rates to create fabulous eyecandy. And, oh yeah, that's right, there are alos some evil people out there on the net. Those who don't want you do ...
Russian Investors Toasting Cognac
in Celebrate Wine, on June 18, 2007
...ussian enthusiasm for cognac is such that it has prompted talk in the French press of an eastern takeover. The talk is exaggerated, since Cognac's biggest distilleries remain under the control of ...
Sound The Alarms, The End Is Here.....Again
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 14, 2007
...ed food, shield your assets, whatever."
Pearlstein's column was titled, " The Takeover Boom, About to Go Bust " and concerned the extraordinary amount of debt vs. operating ...
Private equity conflicts
in Sox First, on June 8, 2007
...s, directors and external advisers. If they stand to benefit from a successful takeover, they would need to be quarantined from deliberations on whether a bid should be accepted. The document doesn... ...
Earlier this year, I looked at how an Australian regulatory authority, the Takeovers Panel, was moving to address conflicts of interest that occur in private equity takeovers where managers and ...
Google is growing bigger than life
in I got Spam?!, on May 29, 2007
...the PC and earlier Internet sessions. The beauty of the Green Border Pro software is it doesn't need to be updated to guard against new virus signatures or new types of malware. It creates a seclu... ...log , the 'do no evil company' has bought GreenBorder Technologies, a security company. The takeover has one great advantage for Google users: a sandbox mode which insures you will catch no vi...
Alltel Buyout Boosts Smaller Wireless Providers
in The Wireless Weblog, on May 21, 2007
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Forbes' Andrew Farrell reports that the $27.5 billion takeover of Alltel by Goldman Sachs and TPG may well result in an industry-wide boost for smaller wireless providers.
"Som...
Chrysler Update
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on May 14, 2007
...ney may change hands in the deal'.
Older stories;
DaimlerChrysler Wary Of Possible Hedge Fund Takeover
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DaimlerChrysler Update .
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Anticipating an Alltel Buyout
in The Wireless Weblog, on May 10, 2007
...eported quarter."
Three groups of private equity partners, Gardner says, are considering a takeover . "They are Blackstone Group and Providence Equity Partners ; TPG Capital LLC ...
What Happened to the Idea That WalMart was Going to Dominate the World?
in Businesspundit, on May 9, 2007
...s going to be the downfall of America. Everyone was afraid of this giant retailer that was going to takeover the world. Meanwhile, anybody who knew anything about business new it wouldn't last. We...
Carry On Qantas
in Sox First, on May 9, 2007
...s takeover rules, getting 50 per cent would give APA another two weeks to secure the 70 per cent it needed for the bid to succeed. Enter the hedge funds. Hoping to make extra millions of dollars with... ...the arrangement: APA had to get 50 per cent of Qantas shares by Friday May 4. Under Australia's takeover rules, getting 50 per cent would give APA another two weeks to secure the 70 per cent it ne...
Insider trading: is it back?
in Sox First, on May 6, 2007
...vestigators are now looking at unusual trading in Dow Jones stock and options before it announced a takeover bid by News Corp, according to news reports . And earlier this year, the Securities and E...
The End of Sprint Nextel?
in The Wireless Weblog, on May 3, 2007
... reputation but a huge wireless customer base of over 53 million, are things ripe for a corporate takeover or even a buyout by private equity?"
Considering that both carriers use the sam...
Peter Hill-Wood Has a Sense of Humour
in The Soccer Weblog, on April 26, 2007
...the club.
Why don't we want the American at our club? Call me old-fashioned, but we don't need his money and we don't want his sort. Our objective is keep Arsenal English...
Though he ... ...hope of making the first team, with Fabrice Muamba keeping his fingers crossed) rejecting a foreign takeover. But still, those are pretty strong (and again, pretty posh) words. I didn't think peop...
Hedge Fund Highlights
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on April 25, 2007
...ale, and the following ruckus has been extraordinary as it may lead to the world's largest bank takeover. Previous stories here and here .
Finally, according to the Vancouver Sun 's cover...
The demise of Vonage?
in The VoIP Weblog, on April 19, 2007
...In the event of a successful claim of infringement or in the case of the Verizon litigation, we may need to obtain one or more licences from third parties, which may not be available at a reasonable c... ...solve the patent issue with Sprint Nextel but there are also rumors making rounds that Sprint might takeover Vonage. The enterprise value is being pegged at $354 million and this makes the cost...
Is private equity bad for your job? It depends
in Sox First, on April 3, 2007
...ttitude." The report also says private equity outfits tend to be highly secretive. It says we need systems that will ensure we get better information and there's more accountability. That...
Oracle's suit on SAP's TomorrowNow - 1
in The CIO Weblog, on March 29, 2007
... 250 million in legal fees. Customers suffered as both sides were distracted for a long time.
SAP needs to come down heavy on the alleged misuse, if true. I also hope Oracle does not overblow this i... ...industry . I was an expert witness for PeopleSoft during its suit against Oracle during the hostile takeover process. I saw the two sides spend over $ 250 million in legal fees. Customers suffered as ...
Citigroup's day in court
in Sox First, on March 26, 2007
..., on the last business day before the announcement of Australian transport giant Toll Holdings' takeover bid for its competitor Patrick. In Federal Court in Sydney today, ASIC's lawyer Bret W...
Is It Wrong To Want England To Lose?
in The Soccer Weblog, on March 24, 2007
...maybe someone else, someone with fresh ideas and without an irrational hatred of Gareth Barry can takeover . Someone willing to drop players who aren't performing, no matter their reputation...
DaimlerChrysler Wary Of Possible Hedge Fund Takeover
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on March 15, 2007
...options for Chrysler, including a split, but without Chrysler, the Daimler group could be more of a takeover target for hedge funds.
"Should it come to pass that Chrysler is split off from Da...
How to act in a company takeover ?
in Tech Intelligence, on March 8, 2007
... jobs.
In reality the change of companies brings a lot of work. Typically, a company in a takeover needs externals for two tasks :
coordinating migrations related tasks
takeover the workload temp... ...As a consultant I am often hired by companies that are in the middle of a takeover . In takeover situations companies have a lot to deal with - from changing processes and procedures to differen...
Mac Hack Part XVIII: End of the Story?
in The Wireless Weblog, on March 1, 2007
...ot;offered an apology for mistakes made , provided a live demo of the controversial MacBook Wi-Fi takeover and promised to release e-mail exchanges, crash/panic logs and exploit code to clear his t...
Facebook.com Dilemma: Build or Sell
in The Social Networking Weblog, on February 26, 2007
...o strike it rich or become the next poster boy for missed opportunities. Zuckerberg spurned several takeover bids last year, including a $1-billion offer from Yahoo. "We clearly have a bias towar...
Takeover conflicts
in Sox First, on February 26, 2007
...Participation in Control Transactions puts the onus back on the board of directors which, it says, need to ensure they are informed immediately an insider is approached by a potential bidder and to c... ...has come up with an alternative solution to address potential conflicts of interest in the spate of takeovers by private equity players. Nothing wrong with private equity takeovers. In its purest for...
DaimlerChrysler: another merger disaster waiting to happen
in Sox First, on February 21, 2007
... and none seem to ask about how the company will be broken up. Funny that. Just another disastrous takeover that the market fell for, hook line and sinker....
While You Were Sleeping
in The Soccer Weblog, on February 15, 2007
...And not being fat any more. Would love to see him have one final chapter.
9. The massive American takeover of Liverpool. That's three American owners in the Premiership now, and another big club...
More on the Citigroup lawsuit
in Sox First, on February 8, 2007
...mmission to call witnesses and cross-examine them. In the end, the judge said he didn't see any need to depart from the established rules. Certainly the evidence of conflicting accounts isn't... ...terest Citigroup found itself in with the freight company Toll's $A5.5 billion ($US3.9 billion) takeover offer for stevedoring outfit patrick in 2005. Citigroup is Toll's corporate advi...
Siemens to acquire UGS
in Supplychainer, on January 28, 2007
...essed two major acquisitions last week, with Zebra Technologies completing its previously announced takeover of WhereNet, and German conglomerate Siemens completing a deal to buy product Lifecycle m...
