Investor Relations
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Will Windows 7 reboot PC sales?
News Boost to tech business from Microsoft's new operating system may be buffered, as economy remains primary reason for holdup in PC sales.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Chip Company, Microsoft Windows 7, Sales, Microsoft Windows, analyst, PC, Netbook
Google reveals its Chrome OS cohorts
News The company names software, PC and chipmakers it's working with to bring its new operating system to netbooks.
Tags: Desktops, Notebooks and tablets, Best strategies, Investor relations, Network administration/implementation, Business applications, Web browsers, Linux server OS, Linux desktop OS, Hewlett-Packard Co.
To challenge Google, Microsoft might want to think Apple
News Redmond's challenge is to prove the Windows experience is worth paying for. If it is looking for a game plan, it might want to look at how the Mac has tackled the PC.
Tags: Investor relations, Public relations, Forecasting, Network administration/implementation, Standards, Growth strategies and tools, Innovation, Apple Inc., Google Inc., Web Browser
Microsoft promises Windows Azure savings
News Software maker isn't saying how much its Windows-in-the-cloud service will cost, but it says there is room for it to make money and for customers to save versus running things in-house.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Software, Microsoft Corp., Conference, Cloud Computing, investor relations, limited testing, Server, Microsoft Windows, talent
Yahoo responds to Icahn
News The Internet company says that Icahn's take "reflects a significant misunderstanding of the facts about the Microsoft proposal". It goes on (and on) from there.
Tags: Business development/management, Business structures, Investor relations, Microsoft Corp., Stockholder, Yahoo! Inc., Advertisement, Environment, monetization, financial
Yahoo board member resigns, shareholder meeting delayed
News The date for the annual meeting is expected to be determined in late July, following the resignation of a longtime director from the 10-member board.
Tags: Investor relations, Leadership, Change mangement, Microsoft Corp., Legg Mason Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, hedge fund, SEC, shareholder
The lull in Icahn's proxy fight
News The billionaire investor has been mostly quiet since unveiling his dissident slate to run against Yahoo's board. Should investors be worried?
Tags: Investor relations, Business development/management, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., software, BEA Systems Inc., Carl Icahn, Oracle Corp., America, managing director
Icahn's proxy fight could trigger Yahoo's severance plan
News Billionaire investor's proxy slate may get saddled with Yahoo's controversial employee severance plan. Icahn, meanwhile, is said to be calling for Jerry Yang's ouster.
Tags: Investor relations, Leadership, Employee communications, Plan, Yahoo! Inc., software, Carl Icahn, Delaware Chancery Court, job, Jerry Yang
Icahn to Yahoo: Nix the poison pill, now
News In a letter to board chairman Roy Bostock, the investor activist roars about Yahoo's "insulting" and "deceitful" actions regarding its severance plan.
Tags: Investor relations, Business development/management, Employee communications, Corporate responsibility, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., CNBC, software, job
Yahoo rebuts Icahn: You have no plan
News Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock lashes back at Carl Icahn, saying the investor misinterprets facts and has no plan beside selling the company to Microsoft.
Tags: Investor relations, Corporate communications, Business development/management, Microsoft Corp., Plan, Yahoo! Inc., job, shareholder, asset, talent
Next up, Yahoo's dog-and-pony investor show
News Billionaire Carl Icahn and Yahoo will be take their respective fix-it strategy messages on the investor road show circuit once they file their definitive proxies with the SEC.
Tags: Investor relations, Strategy formulation, Yahoo! Inc., Investor, Carl Icahn, SEC, shareholder, asset, strategy, agency
SAP user benchmark tests get underway
News The business software provider and its European users have launched a benchmarking scheme to measure the performance of its services, a precursor to proposed increases in prices for support.
Tags: Investor relations, Best strategies, Server platforms, SAP AG, CPU, Europe, KPI, business software company, performance, benchmarking
Ericsson appoints new CEO
News Hans Vestburg, who will take over the top spot in January, says he has no plans to break with his predecessor's strategy.
Tags: Business structures, Investor relations, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile Broadband, CFO, Telecommunications, network, Ericsson Inc., camera, Sony Corp.
Silicon Valley star readies new venture capital firm
News Company of Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape Communications, has attracted lots of interest, and US$300 million. Can he deliver with his innovative approach?
Tags: Investor relations, Earning reports/forecasts, Sales/revenue, Web sites, Business Strategies & Functions, Public relations, Marc Andreessen, Investor, venture capital, social networking
Analyst: June MacBook sales boost overall Mac numbers
News New lineup of MacBooks unveiled at WWDC, along with fresh price cuts, should push Mac sales back up, says Piper Jaffray analyst.
Tags: Sales/revenue, Investor relations, Consumer Technology, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Apple Macintosh, Sales, Notebook, Laptop Computer
