Sun feels imapct of slowing economy; warns for Q1
Between the Lines — October 20th, 2008 Sun feels imapct of slowing economy; warns for Q1 Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:59 pm Categories: General , Sun Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc. , GAAP , Operational Accounting , Financial Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz Sun Microsystems has warned that revenue for its fiscal first quarter, which ended Sept. 28, will be $2.95 billion to $3.05 billion and its loss will be 2-12 cents per share, non-GAAP. Wall Street has been expecting revenue of $3.14 billion and a loss of one cent per share. In a news ...

Yahoo misses estimates, profits down
Between the Lines — October 21st, 2008 Yahoo meets estimates, plans to lay off 10 percent of workforce Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:43 pm Categories: General , Yahoo , Earnings Tags: Revenue , Yahoo! Inc. , Earnings , Profits , Operational Accounting , Financial Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz Yahoo’s third quarter earnings weren’t the complete train wreck that was expected as the company met Wall Street estimates and announced a long-awaited layoff. The company plans to lay off 10 percent of its workforce in the ...

Apple beats estimates; credits iPhone sales
Between the Lines — October 21st, 2008 Apple beats estimates; credits iPhone sales Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:57 pm Categories: General , Apple , Earnings Tags: Revenue , Apple iPhone , Apple Inc. , Earnings , Sales Strategy , Operational Accounting , Financial Accounting , Sales , Finance , Sam Diaz Apple reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings of $1.14 billion, or $1.26 per share, on revenue of $7.9 billion, beating Wall Street estimates of $1.11 per share on $8.05 billion in revenue. ( ...

VMWare surprises for Q3 but cautions about future economic impact
Between the Lines — October 21st, 2008 VMWare surprises for Q3 but cautions about future economic impact Posted by Sam Diaz @ 11:59 pm Categories: General , VMware , Earnings Tags: VMware Inc. , GAAP , Operational Accounting , Sales Strategy , Financial Accounting , Finance , Sales , Sam Diaz VMWare surprised Wall Street with a better-than-expected quarter Tuesday but remained cautious because of the current business climate. ( statement ) Shares of the company, which closed down more than 9 percent in ...

Apple TV: No Juice
Between the Lines — October 22nd, 2008 Apple TV: No Juice Posted by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld @ 1:00 pm Categories: General , Personal Technology , Web Technology , Entertainment , Apple , iPhone Tags: Revenue , Apple iPhone , Apple Inc. , Apple TV , Sales Strategy , GAAP , TVs , Tv & Home Theater , Operational Accounting , Sales Force Management One last note about Apple’s fourth quarter numbers: Apple TV is providing no juice. tv No big surprise there. ...

Microsoft’s cash cow keeps humming, but outlook light
Between the Lines — October 23rd, 2008 Microsoft’s first quarter: Outlook light; Office shines online doesn’t Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:23 pm Categories: General , Software Infrastructure , Microsoft Tags: Revenue , Wall Street , Microsoft Corp. , Earnings , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Microsoft on Thursday handily topped its revenue targets and slid by Wall Street estimates with solid fiscal first quarter results, but cut its outlook for the December quarter. For its first quarter ending Sept. 30, ...

Juniper beats for Q3
Between the Lines — October 23rd, 2008 Juniper beats for Q3 Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:05 pm Categories: General , Earnings Tags: Juniper Networks Inc. , Leadership , Financial Accounting , Operational Accounting , Management , Finance , Sam Diaz  Juniper Networks beat Wall Street estimates for the third quarter, reporting earnings of $148.5 million, or 27 cents per share, up from $85.1 million, or 15 cents per share, for the same quarter last year. ( statement ) Adjusted profit was 32 cents. Revenue for the quarter was $947 ...

Microsoft’s Fiscal 2009 Q1: The good, bad and (not so) ugly
All about Microsoft — October 24th, 2008 Microsoft’s Fiscal 2009 Q1: The good, bad and (not so) ugly Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:54 am Categories: Windows client , Corporate strategy , Office Tags: Microsoft Corp. , Earnings , Financial Accounting , Finance , Mary Jo Foley , Revenue , Operational Accounting , Microsoft Office , Office Suites , Software There are a lot of write-ups around the Web aboutMicrosoft’s first quarter earnings for fiscal 2009, which the company announced on October ...

Verizon third quarter earnings on target; Wireless strong
Between the Lines — October 27th, 2008 Verizon third quarter earnings on target; Wireless strong Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:52 am Categories: General , Wired & Wireless , Mobile , Telecommunications , Verizon Tags: Revenue , Verizon Communications Inc. , Earnings , 3G , Operational Accounting , Wireless , Wi-Fi , Cellular Phones , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology Verizon’s third quarter results were in line with Wall Street estimates courtesy of a solid ...

SAP pulls its outlook ‘in light of the uncertainties’
Between the Lines — October 28th, 2008 SAP pulls its outlook ‘in light of the uncertainties’ Posted by Larry Dignan @ 3:54 am Categories: General , Software Infrastructure , SAP Tags: Revenue , Operating Margin , SAP AG , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan SAP on Tuesday announced third quarter results and pulled its outlook for 2008 “in light of the uncertainties surrounding the current economic and business environment.” SAP did say it can keep 2008 operating margins at about 28 percent. SAP’s third quarter ...

Google settles book scan suit for $125 million
Between the Lines — October 28th, 2008 Google settles book scan suit for $125 million Posted by Larry Dignan @ 8:00 am Categories: General , Web Technology , Google , Search Tags: Google Inc. , Settlement , Agreement , Litigation , Operational Accounting , Business Operations , Finance , Larry Dignan Google and The Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers said Tuesday that they have settled a book scanning lawsuit for $125 million. The agreement ends a two-year class action suit over ...

Garmin: Nuvifone on track for 2009 launch, but economy hurts outlook
Between the Lines — October 29th, 2008 Garmin: Nuvifone on track for 2009 launch, but economy hurts outlook Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:11 am Categories: General , Personal Technology , Hardware Infrastructure , Mobile Tags: Garmin Ltd. , Smart Phones , Operational Accounting , GPS , Financial Accounting , Handhelds , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Finance , Hardware Garmin said Wednesday that it nuvifone, a GPS enabled phone, is on track to launch in the first half of 2009 ...

Symantec cuts outlook amid ‘pause’ in IT spending
Between the Lines — October 29th, 2008 Symantec cuts outlook amid ‘pause’ in IT spending Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:20 pm Categories: General , Software Infrastructure , Security , Symantec Tags: Revenue , Symantec Corp. , IT-spending , Operational Accounting , Security , Finance , Larry Dignan Symantec sees tough sledding ahead as the company cut its fiscal third quarter outlook. “Like many other companies we saw a pause in IT spending the last week of the quarter,” said CEO John Thompson on a conference call. ...

Real vows fight for RealDVD, adjusts outlook
Between the Lines — October 29th, 2008 Real vows fight for RealDVD, adjusts outlook Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:02 pm Categories: General , Entertainment , Legal , Real Networks , Earnings Tags: Revenue , Lawsuit , RealNetworks Inc. , RealDVD , Operational Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz Like everyone else, Real Networks is bracing for an uncertain economic future. But CEO Rob Glaser sees two potential bright spots that could help the company ride the storm. On an earnings call with analysts, Glaser said that ...

Handicapping the neutered Google-Yahoo ad deal
Between the Lines — November 4th, 2008 Handicapping the neutered Google-Yahoo ad deal Posted by Larry Dignan @ 7:40 am Categories: General , Web Technology , Google , Search , Yahoo Tags: Google Inc. , Advertisement , Yahoo! Inc. , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan With the advertising deal between Google and Yahoo now in the Department of Justice’s lap with restrictions two things are becoming clear. Yahoo will reap less revenue and Google is hanging in with a non-material deal to keep Microsoft ...

AOL’s ad revenue takes a hit
Between the Lines — November 5th, 2008 AOL’s ad revenue takes a hit Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:12 am Categories: General , Web Technology , Entertainment , Yahoo Tags: Revenue , Time Warner Inc. , Advertisement , America Online Inc. , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Time Warner reported its third quarter results on Wednesday and revealed that the AOL business continues to slide. On the bright side, AOL’s results could have been worse. Time Warner’s results ( statement ) were decent all ...

YouTube: It’s time to start cutting deals
Between the Lines — November 6th, 2008 YouTube: It’s time to start cutting deals Posted by Larry Dignan @ 8:07 am Categories: General , Web Technology , Entertainment , Google Tags: Revenue , YouTube Inc. , Corporate Communications , Operational Accounting , Marketing , Finance , Larry Dignan YouTube may be about to enter a key dealmaking phase kicked off by plans to run full-length ad supported movies on its site. However, the big missing element may be a better cut for the entertainment industry. Let’s connect ...

Intel’s fourth quarter unravels
Between the Lines — November 12th, 2008 Intel’s fourth quarter unravels Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:07 pm Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Intel , Economy Tags: Revenue , Intel Corp. , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Intel said Wednesday that its fourth quarter outlook will fall short of projections the company made just a few weeks ago. The magnitude of the drop-off is steep given that Intel couldn’t even make it to its Dec. 4 conference call to update its guidance. The damage: Intel expects fourth ...

Sun cuts 5,000 to 6,000 jobs
Between the Lines — November 14th, 2008 Sun cuts 5,000 to 6,000 jobs Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:23 am Categories: General , Software Infrastructure , Hardware Infrastructure , Sun Tags: Job , Sun Microsystems Inc. , Tools & Techniques , Sales Strategy , Operational Accounting , Open Source , Management , Sales , Finance , Larry Dignan Sun said Friday that it will lay off 15 percent to 18 percent of its workforce–or 5,000 to 6,000 people–as it restructures amid weak demand, ...

i-Cards: the next SSN?
Between the Lines — November 14th, 2008 i-Cards: the next SSN? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 7:00 am Categories: General , Web Technology , Innovation Tags: Card , Equifax , i-Cards , Social Security , Operational Accounting , Government , Finance , Sam Diaz When it comes to the new information cards - the digital wallet initiative backed by the likes of Google, Intel, Microsoft and Oracle - think of this as Phase 1, the information gathering phase This week, another partner in the effort - credit reporting ...

HP: We’re fine for the fourth quarter, 2009
Between the Lines — November 18th, 2008 HP: We’re fine for the fourth quarter, 2009 Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:51 am Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Hewlett-Packard Tags: Revenue , Hewlett-Packard Co. , Wall Street , Earnings , Financial Accounting , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Hewlett-Packard delivered something as rare as the do-do bird these days: An upside earnings surprise. HP reassured Wall Street on Tuesday by releasing preliminary fourth quarter earnings and an outlook ...

GM takes its bailout case to…Yahoo Finance
Between the Lines — November 19th, 2008 GM takes its bailout case to…Yahoo Finance Posted by Larry Dignan @ 7:06 am Categories: General , Government Tags: Yahoo! Inc. , General Motors Corp. , Social Security , Financial Accounting , Operational Accounting , Government , Finance , Larry Dignan While General Motors executives are on Capitol Hill begging for money the automaker is gm.png also taking its case to Yahoo Finance’s news section. And you can’t escape GM’s pitch. Based on a few dozen reloads it appears GM ...

Mozilla’s financials: 2007 strong; Portfolio takes 2008 lumps
Between the Lines — November 19th, 2008 Mozilla’s financials: 2007 strong; Portfolio takes 2008 lumps Posted by Larry Dignan @ 7:20 pm Categories: General , Web Technology Tags: Mozilla Corp. , Taxes , Financial Management , Mutual Funds , Investment , Free Trade , Retirement Plans , Operational Accounting , Financial Planning , Finance Mozilla’s 2007 annual report reveals a foundation that’s well funded–primarily by a Google search deal–and can weather a downturn. Nevertheless, 2008 is going to be a ...

Cost cutting pays off for Dell; IT spending, demand ‘challenging’
Between the Lines — November 20th, 2008 Cost cutting pays off for Dell; IT spending, demand ‘challenging’ Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:23 pm Categories: Dell Tags: Dell Computer Corp. , IT-spending , Earnings , Financial Accounting , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Dell’s third quarter was a mixed bag. Revenue was down amid weak demand, but earnings were better than expected. The outlook was “challenging” as expected. The company reported third quarter earnings of $727 million, or 37 cents a share, on revenue of $15.16 ...

Salesforce bucks trend for Q3; shares rising.
Between the Lines — November 20th, 2008 Salesforce bucks trend for Q3; shares rising. Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:56 pm Categories: General , Salesforce.com , Earnings Tags: Revenue , Salesforce.com Inc. , Earnings , Operational Accounting , Sales Force Management , Financial Accounting , Finance , Sales , Sam Diaz At a time when companies are issuing warnings about missing earnings targets and scaling back expectations, enterprise cloud computing company salesforce.com seems to be bucking the trend. After the ...

Twitter is smart to reject Facebook and go it alone
Between the Lines — November 24th, 2008 Twitter is smart to reject Facebook and go it alone Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:30 am Categories: General , Web Technology , Innovation , Facebook Tags: Facebook , Twitter , Operational Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz Talks between Facebook and Twitter have broken down, Kara Swisher reports in a post on the Boomtown blog today, and - on the surface - it looks like the dividing issue was money. (Isn’t it always?) Facebook was offering $500 million in Facebook stock based on what what ...

HP sees Q4 gains from EDS acquisition
Between the Lines — November 24th, 2008 HP sees Q4 gains from EDS acquisition Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:40 pm Categories: General , Hewlett-Packard , Earnings Tags: Revenue , Acquisition , Hewlett-Packard Co. , Electronic Data Systems Corp. , Operational Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz Hewlett Packard reported a net profit of $2.11 billion, or 84 cents per share, on revenue of $33.6 billion for its fourth quarter. ( Statement ) The results and an outlook for 2009 matched the preliminary figures the company release on ...

HP’s Hurd: IT downturn different than 2001; Ink matters
Between the Lines — November 25th, 2008 HP’s Hurd: IT downturn different than 2001; Ink matters Posted by Larry Dignan @ 7:15 am Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Hewlett-Packard , EDS , Economy Tags: Revenue , Hewlett-Packard Co. , Information Technology , Mark Hurd , Notebook Sale , Operational Accounting , Sales Strategy , Finance , Sales , Larry Dignan Hewlett-Packard’s fiscal fourth quarter didn’t offer up many surprises given the company preannounced the results ...

RIM warns for the third quarter; Blames Bold, Storm slippage, weak Loonie
Between the Lines — December 3rd, 2008 RIM warns for the third quarter; Blames Bold, Storm slippage, weak Loonie Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:05 am Categories: General , Wired & Wireless , Mobile , Research In Motion , RIM , Earnings , Economy Tags: Research In Motion Ltd. , Quarter , Storm , Sales Strategy , Operational Accounting , Financial Accounting , Sales Force Management , Sales , Finance , Larry Dignan Research in Motion said its third quarter ...

Adobe lays off 600; skips Macworld Expo
The Apple Core — December 4th, 2008 Adobe lays off 600; skips Macworld Expo Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 7:27 am Categories: Macworld Expo , Adobe , Finance , Layoffs , Economy Tags: Adobe Systems Inc. , Macworld , Workforce Management , Operational Accounting , Human Resources , Finance , Jason D. O'Grady Adobe lays off 600; skips Macworld Expo Adobe Systems, Inc. announced yesterday in a statement that it will eliminate 600 full-time positions, or roughly 8 percent of its workforce, ...

AMD warns of 25% drop in Q4 sales
Hardware 2.0 — December 4th, 2008 AMD warns of 25% drop in Q4 sales Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 8:52 am Categories: Industry , In the news , AMD Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. , Operational Accounting , Sales Strategy , Finance , Sales , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Bad news from chipmaker AMD today - the Sunnyvale company has warned that Q4 revenues will be about 25% lower than those for Q3. AMD blames weak consumer demand as buyers are increasingly unwilling to lever open their wallets and purses. Some quick numbers. ...

Microsoft: The top 5 risks; Will it cut 2009 outlook as PC market stumbles?
Between the Lines — December 11th, 2008 Microsoft: The top 5 risks; Will it cut 2009 outlook as PC market stumbles? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 8:42 am Categories: General , Software Infrastructure , Hardware Infrastructure , Web Technology , Microsoft , Economy Tags: Revenue , PC , Microsoft Corp. , Jeffrey Lindsay , Brent Williams , Software As A Service (SaaS) , Operational Accounting , Desktops , Emerging Technologies , Finance The worries about Microsoft’s fiscal second ...

Oracle’s second quarter: A mixed bag, cost cuts likely
Between the Lines — December 15th, 2008 Oracle’s second quarter: A mixed bag, cost cuts likely Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:17 am Categories: General , Software Infrastructure , Oracle , ERP Tags: Oracle Corp. , Analyst , Reback , Brendan Barnicle , Operational Accounting , Financial Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Oracle reports its fiscal second quarter results Thursday and analysts are expecting weaker-than-expected license revenue, healthy maintenance subscriptions, a potential earnings miss and ...

Adobe’s reports fourth quarter; 2009 ‘challenging’
Between the Lines — December 16th, 2008 Adobe’s reports fourth quarter; 2009 ‘challenging’ Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:40 pm Categories: General , Software Infrastructure , Adobe Tags: Revenue , Adobe Systems Inc. , Earnings , Financial Accounting , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Adobe’s fiscal fourth quarter results were at the high end of the range it gave Dec. 3. Adobe on Tuesday reported fourth quarter earnings of $245.9 million, or 46 cents a share, on revenue of $915.3 million, up slightly from ...

Western Digital squeezed by weak demand; Lays off 2,500
Between the Lines — December 17th, 2008 Western Digital squeezed by weak demand; Lays off 2,500 Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:02 am Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Storage Tags: Western Digital Corp. , Manufacturing , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Storage company Western Digital on Wednesday cut its revenue target and said it will lay off 2,500 employees, or 5 percent of its workforce, and idle plants. The culprit: Demand is “significantly below expectations.” Shop at any electronics retailer and you’ll ...

Free? The ‘Wired’ Economy Is Still 80% Atoms, Not 100% Bits
Between the Lines — December 17th, 2008 Free? The ‘Wired’ Economy Is Still 80% Atoms, Not 100% Bits Posted by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld @ 9:34 am Categories: Personal Technology , Web Technology , Entertainment , Google , Microsoft , Hewlett-Packard , Storage , Broadband , E-commerce , Earnings , Economy Tags: Revenue , Wired Inc. , Chris Anderson , Internet , Operational Accounting , Storage , Finance , Hardware , Tom Steinert-Threlkeld Chris ...

RIM shares jump after hours on earnings report
Between the Lines — December 18th, 2008 RIM shares jump after hours on earnings report Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:19 pm Categories: Research In Motion , RIM Tags: Earnings Report , Research In Motion Ltd. , Smart Phones , Financial Accounting , Operational Accounting , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Finance , Sam Diaz As expected, Research in Motion reported third-quarter earnings today that fell below its original forecast. For the quarter ending Nov. 30, the company reported adjusted income of $477.3 ...

Palm CEO: It’s not too late for us; Is it a dead company walking?
Between the Lines — December 19th, 2008 Palm CEO: It’s not too late for us; Is it a dead company walking? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:39 am Categories: General , Personal Technology , Wired & Wireless , Mobile , Palm Tags: Palm Inc. , Operational Accounting , Operating Systems , Palm OS , Finance , Software , Larry Dignan Is Palm a dead company walking or just one in a rough transition to a set of next generation products that will return the company to past glory? Palm CEO Ed Colligan ...

Nvidia: Stunning 4Q miss amid weak demand; inventory glut
Between the Lines — January 13th, 2009 Nvidia: Stunning 4Q miss amid weak demand; inventory glut Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:52 am Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure Tags: Revenue , NVidia Corp. , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Nvidia on Tuesday delivered one whopper of a revenue miss. The company said its fourth quarter revenue will fall 40 percent to 50 percent sequentially. Let’s do the math ( see the company’s terse warning ). Nvidia reported third quarter revenue of $897.6 million. Cut that in half and you ...

Apple earnings preview; iPhone refresh in the Spring?
Between the Lines — January 13th, 2009 Apple earnings preview; iPhone refresh in the Spring? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 11:44 am Categories: General , Apple , iPhone , Earnings Tags: Revenue , Apple iPhone , Guidance , Apple Inc. , Earnings , EPS , Operational Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz Citigroup analyst Richard Gardner suggested that an earlier-than-usual iPhone refresh could come as early as April, based on checks of channel inventories. Some critics wondered if the company’s lack of a whiz-bang ...

Intel: The industry is ‘resetting;’ Quarter weak
Between the Lines — January 15th, 2009 Intel: The industry is ‘resetting;’ Quarter weak Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:25 pm Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Intel Tags: Revenue , Industry , Intel Corp. , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan As expected Intel reported a dreadful fourth quarter and indicated that the first quarter will also be weak with revenue “in the vicinity of $7 billion.” That first quarter revenue outlook isn’t official, but is a sum Intel is using for internal planning. Intel reported ...

Apple: Is the sky falling?
The Apple Core — January 20th, 2009 Apple: Is the sky falling? Posted by David Morgenstern @ 12:08 pm Categories: Steve Jobs , AAPL Tags: Apple iPhone , Steve Jobs , Stock , Apple Inc. , Apple Stock , Sacconaghi , Munster , Investment , Sales Strategy , Operational Accounting Apple: Is the sky falling? Apple stock keeps getting hammered on a daily basis, either from concerns about how the company weathered the drop in consumer spending during the holiday season, or from worries over the missing ...

Big Blue delivers strong fourth quarter, a rarity these days
Between the Lines — January 20th, 2009 Big Blue delivers strong fourth quarter, a rarity these days Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:19 pm Categories: IBM , Earnings Tags: Revenue , Wall Street , Earnings , IBM Corp. , Financial Accounting , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan IBM delivered a strong fourth quarter–a rarity in the technology industry these days. Big Blue handily beat Wall Street estimates while it was at it. After the closing bell Tuesday, IBM reported net income of $4.4 billion, or $3.28 a share, ...

Polycom: Travel budgets, green tech driving video conferencing
Between the Lines — January 22nd, 2009 Polycom: Travel budgets, green tech driving video conferencing Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:15 am Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Telecommunications , Green Tech Tags: Revenue , Green Technology , Polycom Inc. , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Polycom reported solid fourth quarter results, sees a first quarter that’s so-so and noted that travel budgets and the need to cut carbon emissions are fueling video conferencing demand. On Wednesday, Polycom ...

Google beats for Q4; announces employee stock option exchange
Between the Lines — January 22nd, 2009 Google beats for Q4; announces employee stock option exchange Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:12 pm Categories: General , Google , Earnings Tags: Revenue , Google Inc. , Employee Stock Option , Stock Options & Grants , Stock Options , Operational Accounting , Benefits , Human Resources , Finance , Sam Diaz Search giant Google today reported fourth quarter income of $$5.10 per share on revenue of $5.7 billion, beating Wall Street’s estimates of $4.96 ...

AMD posts 9th straight loss; reveals Intel concerns about planned spin-off
Between the Lines — January 22nd, 2009 AMD posts 9th straight loss; reveals Intel concerns about planned spin-off Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:49 pm Categories: General , AMD , Intel , Earnings Tags: Revenue , Advanced Micro Devices Inc. , Intel Corp. , Operational Accounting , Semiconductors , Network Technology , Finance , Hardware , Networking , Sam Diaz Silicon Valley chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices reported a fourth quarter net loss of $1.4 billion, or $2.34 per share, on revenue of $1.16 ...

Should Microsoft kick the Zune to the Island of the Misfit Toys?
Hardware 2.0 — January 24th, 2009 Should Microsoft kick the Zune to the Island of the Misfit Toys? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:01 am Categories: Mobile Technology , Microsoft Tags: Revenue , Microsoft Zune , Apple Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Operational Accounting , Finance , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes According to an SEC filing , Zune revenues during Q4 08 fell by a whopping 54%. In cash terms that represents a drop in revenue of $100 million. Is it time for Microsoft to kick the Zune to the Island of the Misfit ...

VMware’s fourth quarter solid; Outlook fuzzy
Between the Lines — January 26th, 2009 VMware’s fourth quarter solid; Outlook fuzzy Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:27 pm Categories: Earnings , General , Software Infrastructure , VMware , virtualization Tags: Revenue , VMware Inc. , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan VMware’s fourth quarter performed well amid the economic meltdown, but the outlook for future quarters is unclear. The company on Monday reported net income of $111 million, or 29 cents a share, on revenue of $515 million ( statement ). ...

After charges, Sun’s loss turns to gain; beats estimates
Between the Lines — January 27th, 2009 After charges, Sun’s loss turns to gain; beats estimates Posted by Sam Diaz @ 5:33 pm Categories: Earnings , Economy , General , Sun Tags: Revenue , Sun Microsystems Inc. , Operational Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz Sun Microsystems reported a second-quarter net loss of $209 million, or 28 cents per share, on sales of $3.2 billion. But after excluding one-time costs related to recent layoffs and other costs, the company posted a profit of 15 cents per share, beating analysts’ expectations ...

SAP plans to cut 3,000 jobs; 2009 seen as challenging
Between the Lines — January 28th, 2009 SAP plans to cut 3,000 jobs; 2009 seen as challenging Posted by Larry Dignan @ 3:34 am Categories: ERP , Economy , General , SAP , Software Infrastructure Tags: Revenue , Job , SAP AG , Operational Accounting , Software As A Service (SaaS) , Finance , Emerging Technologies , Larry Dignan SAP said Wednesday that it will cut 3,000 jobs as 2009 will “remain challenging” and offer “limited visibility.” The layoffs are designed to save 300 million to 350 million ...

AT&T: 1.9 million iPhones activated
Between the Lines — January 28th, 2009 AT&T: 1.9 million iPhones activated Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:21 am Categories: AT&T , Earnings , Telecommunications , Wired & Wireless Tags: Apple iPhone , AT Corp. , 3G , Operational Accounting , Wireless And Mobility , Cellular Phones , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Finance , Larry Dignan AT&T said Wednesday that it activated 1.9 million iPhone 3Gs in the fourth quarter with 40 percent of those activations ...

Newspapers in peril: NYT ad revs tank, looking to sell Red Sox; Media News forces furloughs
Between the Lines — January 28th, 2009 Newspapers in peril: NYT ad revs tank, looking to sell Red Sox; Media News forces furloughs Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:16 pm Categories: Economy , General Tags: Revenue , Layoff , Advertisement , Workforce Management , Operational Accounting , Human Resources , Finance , Sam Diaz If you though the newspaper industry was in bad shape in 2008, it doesn’t look like the battered print industry will do any better in 2009. This morning, the New York Times Co. said that total revenues were ...

Should Yahoo sell search or keep it as a buffer?
Between the Lines — January 30th, 2009 Should Yahoo sell search or keep it as a buffer? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:20 am Categories: General , Search , Web Technology , Yahoo Tags: Revenue , Yahoo! Inc. , Operational Accounting , Search , Finance , Larry Dignan Yahoo’s second quarter results yielded information that may indicate that selling its search division to Microsoft wouldn’t be such a bright idea. After perusing Yahoo’s second quarter results and the conference call transcript one conclusion ...

Want a G1? Now, you can make payments
Between the Lines — February 2nd, 2009 Want a G1? Now, you can make payments Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:23 pm Categories: Google , Mobile Tags: Google Inc. , Payment , T-Mobile , Operational Accounting , Smart Phones , Finance , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Sam Diaz Now, here’s a nifty little way for T-Mobile and Google to beef up the numbers on the G1 , the first smartphone built on Android, Google’s mobile operating system - an installment plan. [image] If the $179 is too much for you in the ...

Motorola’s mobile device revenue tanks in fourth quarter
Between the Lines — February 3rd, 2009 Motorola’s mobile device revenue tanks in fourth quarter Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:33 am Categories: Earnings , General , Mobile , Motorola Tags: Revenue , Mobile , Mobile Device , Motorola Inc. , Advertising & Promotion , Operational Accounting , Wireless And Mobility , Marketing , Finance , Larry Dignan Motorola’s fourth quarter results were in line with Wall Street’s dismal expectations. That’s where the good news ended.  Motorola ...

IAC misses analyst views; Ask.com unit revenue sinks 19%
Between the Lines — February 3rd, 2009 IAC misses analyst views; Ask.com unit revenue sinks 19% Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 12:53 pm Categories: IAC Tags: Revenue , Web , IAC/InterActive Corp. , Ask.com , Web Site Development , Channel Management , Operational Accounting , Web Technology , Internet , Marketing [image] Internet services company InterActiveCorp said Tuesday that the company swung to a profit in the fourth quarter of 2008, bolstered by the sale of a 30 percent stake in a Japanese TV shopping ...

SAP tries to make latest suite easier to digest
Between the Lines — February 3rd, 2009 SAP tries to make latest suite easier to digest Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:16 pm Categories: ERP , General , SAP , Software Infrastructure Tags: SAP AG , Software As A Service (SaaS) , Managed Hosting , Tools & Techniques , Cloud Computing , Operational Accounting , Emerging Technologies , Management , Finance , Larry Dignan SAP is taking its on-premise suite and giving it a SaaS-y spin. According to the Wall Street Journal ...

AOL ad revenue slide continues; Time Warner writes down acquisitions
Between the Lines — February 4th, 2009 AOL ad revenue slide continues; Time Warner writes down acquisitions Posted by Larry Dignan @ 3:47 am Categories: AOL , Earnings , General , Web Technology Tags: Revenue , Acquisition , Time Warner Inc. , Advertisement , America Online Inc. , Earnings , Operational Accounting , Financial Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Time Warner’s fourth quarter financial results showed more pain for its struggling AOL unit. In the fourth quarter ( ...

Gartner: Research, consulting revenue projected down in 2009
Between the Lines — February 5th, 2009 Gartner: Research, consulting revenue projected down in 2009 Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:26 am Categories: Earnings , Economy , General , IT Management Tags: Revenue , Gartner Inc. , Consulting , Outsourcing , Operational Accounting , It Operations , Business Operations , Outsourcing & Subcontracting , Finance , Larry Dignan Gartner is feeling the squeeze of the economic downturn as research, consulting and events sales are projected to ...

Omniture sees growing pains, but weathers economic storm
Between the Lines — February 6th, 2009 Omniture sees growing pains, but weathers economic storm Posted by Larry Dignan @ 9:41 am Categories: General , SaaS , Software Infrastructure , Web Technology Tags: Omniture Inc. , Customer , Operational Accounting , Financial Planning , Marketing Research , Finance , Marketing , Larry Dignan Web traffic optimization and analytics company Omniture delivered a solid fourth quarter, but did highlight a few growing pains including “some rare latency issues” due to an ...

FAA reports breach; employee data at risk
Between the Lines — February 10th, 2009 FAA reports breach; employee data at risk Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 11:06 am Categories: Security Tags: FAA , Aerospace & Defense , Operational Accounting , Manufacturing , Finance , Andrew Nusca A server at the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration was illegally accessed online and personal identity information of employees was stolen, the agency said, according to a report by CNET. Of the 50 files in question on the computer, two of them had personal data about more than 45,000 ...

NetSuite fourth quarter better than expected
Between the Lines — February 10th, 2009 NetSuite fourth quarter better than expected Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:52 pm Categories: ERP , Earnings , General , NetSuite , SaaS , Software Infrastructure , Web Technology Tags: NetSuite Inc. , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan NetSuite, an enterprise software as a service company, reported a fourth quarter profit excluding charges–its first ever. The company reported a net loss of $4.5 million, or 7 cents a share, on revenue of $41.4 million, up 30 ...

Nvidia’s fourth quarter dismal; Worse than expected
Between the Lines — February 10th, 2009 Nvidia’s fourth quarter dismal; Worse than expected Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:23 pm Categories: AMD , General , Hardware Infrastructure Tags: NVidia Corp. , Operational Accounting , Leadership , Strategy , Finance , Management , Larry Dignan Nvidia told Wall Street that its fourth quarter would be bad. It turned out to be worse.  Last month, Nvidia warned that its fourth quarter would be a disaster . Nevertheless, analysts didn’t cut estimates by enough as Nvidia’s loss ...

RIM’s fourth quarter outlook a mixed bag
Between the Lines — February 11th, 2009 RIM’s fourth quarter outlook a mixed bag Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:32 am Categories: General , Mobile , RIM , Research In Motion , Wired & Wireless Tags: Revenue , Research In Motion Ltd. , Earnings , Financial Accounting , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Research in Motion said Wednesday that its subscriber additions will be 20 percent higher than the 2.9 million it projected, but earnings and gross margins will be at “the low end ...

McAfee delivers solid fourth quarter, first quarter outlook
Between the Lines — February 12th, 2009 McAfee delivers solid fourth quarter, first quarter outlook Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:41 pm Categories: General , Security , Software Infrastructure Tags: McAfee Inc. , Revenue , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Even amid a downturn it appears that consumers and businesses will still spend money on security software. McAfee reported solid fourth quarter results and delivered a better than expected first quarter outlook.  The security software company ( statement ) on ...

Real posts Q4 loss, forecasts declining revenue for Q1
Between the Lines — February 12th, 2009 Real posts Q4 loss, forecasts declining revenue for Q1 Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:49 pm Categories: General Tags: Revenue , Net Income , Operational Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz Real Networks reported a net loss for the fourth quarter and said it expects first quarter revenue to decline, compared to the same quarter a year ago. ( Statement ) It reported a net loss of $240.5 million, or $1.78 per share on sales of $152.6 million, a decline of 3 percent from $156.9 million a year ago. The loss reflected ...

Look out App Store: Android Market accepting paid apps
The Apple Core — February 13th, 2009 Look out App Store: Android Market accepting paid apps Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 11:41 am Categories: Android , Android Market , Developer , iPhone Tags: Payment , App , Operational Accounting , Finance , Jason D. O'Grady [image] I’ve been using a T-Mobile G1 for a couple of weeks and one of the things that has bothered me is the lack of true, high-quality applications (with the exception of Namco’s $10 PacMan app, which they are giving away) that are available in the Android Market. ...

Comcast posts 32% decline in profit
Between the Lines — February 18th, 2009 Comcast posts 32% decline in profit Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 5:47 am Categories: Comcast Tags: Comcast Corp. , Personal Finance , Financial Accounting , Asset Management , Financial Planning , Operational Accounting , Finance , Operational Planning , Business Operations , Andrew Nusca Comcast reported Wednesday that its fourth-quarter net income fell 32 percent amid rising competition, slowing subscriber growth and an asset impairment charge totaling $600 million. Facing ...

Sprint: Customer defections continue; Can Palm’s Pre reverse the slide?
Between the Lines — February 19th, 2009 Sprint: Customer defections continue; Can Palm’s Pre reverse the slide? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:57 am Categories: Earnings , General , Mobile , Sprint Nextel , Wired & Wireless Tags: Palm Inc. , Sprint Communications , Operational Accounting , Cellular Phones , Wi-Fi , Wireless And Mobility , Finance , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Larry Dignan Sprint Nextel showed some signs of improvement in its fourth ...

HP cuts base pay for execs and employees; Will tweak benefits to cut costs
Between the Lines — February 19th, 2009 HP cuts base pay for execs and employees; Will tweak benefits to cut costs Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:58 am Categories: Earnings , Economy , Hardware Infrastructure , Hewlett-Packard Tags: Revenue , Hewlett-Packard Co. , Environment , Benefit , Mark Hurd , Action , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Amid a tough fiscal first quarter report and weaker than expected demand, HP is cutting base pay for executives and its workers.  The cost cutting ...

Intuit’s chief on economy: Welcome to the ‘new normal’
Between the Lines — February 20th, 2009 Intuit’s chief on economy: Welcome to the ‘new normal’ Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:22 am Categories: Earnings , Economy , General , Intuit , Software Infrastructure Tags: Revenue , Intuit Inc. , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Intuit delivered second quarter results that illustrate that it is recession resistant, but a lot of the game plan revolves around cost cutting and innovating in a downturn. The rub: Intuit CEO Brad Smith doesn’t consider the economic ...

Microsoft to laid-off workers: Give us back our money
Between the Lines — February 22nd, 2009 Microsoft to laid-off workers: Give us back our money Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:21 pm Categories: General , Layoffs , Microsoft Tags: Accounting , Microsoft Corp. , Worker , Internet , Operational Accounting , Financial Services , Finance , Sam Diaz No matter how you slice it or dice it, there’s no way Microsoft comes out smelling like a rose on this one. As the company was handing out pink slips to some 1,400 employees last month, the accounting department ...

IDC: Server sales tank globally; IBM still leader of the pack
Between the Lines — February 24th, 2009 IDC: Server sales tank globally; IBM still leader of the pack Posted by Larry Dignan @ 10:20 pm Categories: Datacenter , Dell , General , Hardware Infrastructure , Hewlett-Packard , IBM Tags: Revenue , Leader , Sales , International Data Corp. , IBM Corp. , Operational Accounting , Servers , Finance , Hardware , Larry Dignan IDC on Wednesday said that the worldwide server revenue fell 14 percent to $13.5 billion in the fourth quarter. ...

Worldwide semiconductor revenue to decline 24% in 2009
Between the Lines — February 25th, 2009 Worldwide semiconductor revenue to decline 24% in 2009 Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 8:57 am Categories: Semiconductors Tags: Revenue , Gartner Inc. , Semiconductor Revenue , Semiconductors , Operational Accounting , Hardware , Finance , Andrew Nusca The impact of the global financial crisis will lead to near record revenue declines for the semiconductor industry in 2009, according to research by Gartner. Worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to reach $194.5 billion in 2009, a ...

Sun's Schwartz: I'm not worried about the future (or Sun's relevance)
Between the Lines — March 3rd, 2009 Sun's Schwartz: I'm not worried about the future (or Sun's relevance) Posted by Larry Dignan @ 11:03 am Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Open Source , Sun Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc. , Jonathan Schwartz , Balance Sheets , Government , Operational Accounting , Open Source , Financial Statements , Financial Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Sun Microsystems Chief Jonathan Schwartz began a blog series on the state of the company, which he ...

Facebook's new look: Will it show us the money?
Between the Lines — March 4th, 2009 Facebook's new look: Will it show us the money? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 4:15 pm Categories: Facebook , General , Social networking , Twitter Tags: Revenue , Facebook , Operational Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz As a Facebook member, I have mixed feelings about today’s announcement about look-and-feel changes that are coming to the site. Total strangers can now follow me without asking to be my friend. Fan pages will look just like profile pages. And the news feed becomes a live stream ...

Can eBay's payment strategy carry it through auction makeover?
Between the Lines — March 12th, 2009 Can eBay's payment strategy carry it through auction makeover? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 6:37 am Categories: Earnings , Economy , General , eBay Tags: Strategy , Payment , eBay Inc. , Auction , Bill , Operational Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz EBay has the right idea about putting its marketplace unit - comprised of sites such as eBay and StubHub - into revamp mode, as it told analysts during a meeting yesterday. For the fourth quarter, the unit saw sales slip 16 ...

Are Apple sales and revenues in freefall?
Hardware 2.0 — March 17th, 2009 NPD data shows Apple sales and revenues in freefall Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 2:00 pm Categories: Apple Tags: Revenue , Apple Inc. , Sales Strategy , Sales Force Management , Operational Accounting , Sales , Finance , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Data released by NPD seems to suggest that while PC sales and revenues have experienced a small year-on-year growth, Apple sales and revenues are in freefall. I’ve organized the NPD data in six charts, three relating to sales, and three relating ...

Palm third quarter dismal as expected
Between the Lines — March 19th, 2009 Palm third quarter dismal as expected Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:22 pm Categories: General , Mobile , Palm , Wired & Wireless Tags: Palm Inc. , Smart Phones , GAAP , Cellular Phones , Handhelds , Operational Accounting , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Financial Accounting , Finance Palm smartphone units plunged 42 percent to 482,000 in its fiscal third quarter ahead of the launch of the Pre. The company reported a net ...

Salesforce app offers reminder that Twitter needs a revenue plan
Between the Lines — March 23rd, 2009 Salesforce app offers reminder that Twitter needs a revenue plan Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:02 am Categories: Facebook , General , Microblogging , Social networking , Twitter Tags: Revenue , Salesforce.com Inc. , Twitter , Operational Accounting , Sales Force Management , Finance , Sales , Sam Diaz I already said in an earlier post how Salesforce’s introduction of a Twitter application on its business software platform validates the power of cloud ...

Exectweets: Nice, but not the revenue plan for Twitter
Between the Lines — March 23rd, 2009 Exectweets: Nice, but not the revenue plan for Twitter Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:15 pm Categories: Business 2.0 , General , Microblogging , Microsoft , Twitter Tags: Revenue , Twitter , Operational Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz When I first saw the headline today about the new exectweets service, I had a forehead-slapping “D’oh!” moment. After all, just this morning, I had posted an entry about a new Twitter app developed for the salesforce.com platform and ...

Nokia invests $70m in Obopay mobile service provider
Between the Lines — March 25th, 2009 Nokia invests $70m in Obopay mobile service provider Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 5:29 am Categories: General Tags: Payment , Phone , Nokia Corp. , Mobile , Obopay , Mobile Payment , Operational Accounting , Advertising & Promotion , Finance , Marketing [image] Nokia has announced a substantial investment in Silicon Valley service provider Obopay today, to the tune of $70 million. The amount gives Nokia a minority stake in the company, which ...

What a difference a decade makes: Barron’s proclaims Amazon best retailer
Between the Lines — March 28th, 2009 What a difference a decade makes: Barron’s proclaims Amazon best retailer Posted by Larry Dignan @ 9:27 am Categories: Amazon , E-commerce , General Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , Amazon.com Inc. , Barron , Retail , Operational Accounting , Personal Finance , Finance , Larry Dignan Reading Barron’s cover story on Amazon where the publication loves damn near everything about the e-tailer—the cash flow, the business model, the cloud services, the marketplace for third party ...

Forrester's U.S. IT spending forecast cut: Will 2010 show a rebound?
Between the Lines — April 1st, 2009 Forrester's U.S. IT spending forecast cut: Will 2010 show a rebound? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:20 am Categories: Economy , General , Hardware Infrastructure , IT Management , Offshore outsourcing , Outsourcing , Software Infrastructure , Telecommunications Tags: Information Technology , Forrester Research Inc. , Strategy , Operational Planning , Operational Accounting , Management , Business Operations , Finance , Larry Dignan ...

RIM delivers solid Q4 on BlackBerry sales; shares soar
Between the Lines — April 2nd, 2009 RIM delivers solid Q4 on BlackBerry sales; shares soar Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:36 pm Categories: Earnings , General , RIM , Research In Motion , Smartphones Tags: Revenue , Research In Motion Ltd. , Quarter , RIM BlackBerry , Operational Accounting , Handhelds , Finance , Hardware , Sam Diaz updated: Research in Motion reported strong fourth-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street’s expectations and sent shares soaring in after hours trading. For the ...

Cost cutting helps Juniper Networks weather light sales
Between the Lines — April 7th, 2009 Cost cutting helps Juniper Networks weather light sales Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:35 pm Categories: Cisco , General , Hardware Infrastructure , Juniper Networks Tags: Juniper Networks Inc. , Sales Strategy , Financial Accounting , Telephony , Operational Accounting , Sales , Finance , Networking , Larry Dignan Juniper Networks on Tuesday said that its revenue will be lighter than expected for the first quarter ending March 31, but cost cutting will keep ...

Facebook celebrates 200 million members
Between the Lines — April 8th, 2009 Facebook celebrates 200 million members Posted by Sam Diaz @ 9:15 am Categories: Facebook , General , Social networking Tags: Facebook , Operational Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz At some point today, Facebook will register its 200 millionth member. That’s quite a milestone - and CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about its importance in a blog post that went up a few hours ago. [image] Has Facebook changed your life? Of course it has - whether you like it or not. Speaking for myself, I’ve reconnected ...

Satyam sold: Tech Mahindra highest bidder
Between the Lines — April 13th, 2009 Satyam sold: Tech Mahindra highest bidder Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:33 am Categories: General , IT Management , Offshore outsourcing , Outsourcing Tags: Satyam , Operational Accounting , Financial Services , Finance , Larry Dignan Satyam Computer Services, which had been rattled by accounting fraud, has been sold to a unit controlled by Tech Mahindra, an Indian outsourcing firm.  [image] Satyam had put itself up for auction a few weeks ago. The company installed new ...

Seagate: Revenue better than expected; Raises cash to pay debt
Between the Lines — April 13th, 2009 Seagate: Revenue better than expected; Raises cash to pay debt Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:54 am Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Seagate , Storage Tags: Revenue , Seagate Technology LLC , Investment , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Seagate Technology on Monday said revenue in its fiscal third quarter will be about $2.1 billion, better than the $1.88 billion projected by Wall Street. Meanwhile, Seagate said it has raised $430 million in a private bond ...

Intel: The bottom is in for PC demand
Between the Lines — April 14th, 2009 Intel: The bottom is in for PC demand Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:54 pm Categories: Earnings , Intel Tags: Revenue , PC , Quarter , Intel Corp. , Chip , Operational Accounting , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Semiconductors , Network Technology , Processors Intel reported a first quarter profit of $647 million, or 11 cents per share, on revenue of $7.1 billion, beating Wall Street’s estimates and suggesting that the sluggish PC industry may have finally bottomed ...

Google first quarter earnings on deck: What to watch
Between the Lines — April 15th, 2009 Google first quarter earnings on deck: What to watch Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:41 am Categories: Earnings , Economy , General , Google , Search , Web Technology Tags: Revenue , Google Inc. , Advertisement , YouTube Inc. , Earnings , Laura Martin , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Google’s first quarter is expected to be roughly in line with expectations and some analysts say Wall Street may be too pessimistic about the search ...

Twitter's big day: Revenue plan? Google deal? Oprah's touch?
Between the Lines — April 16th, 2009 Twitter's big day: Revenue plan? Google deal? Oprah's touch? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:48 pm Categories: General , Google , Microblogging , Twitter Tags: Revenue , Google Inc. , Oprah Winfrey , Twitter , Operational Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz Twitter co-founder Evan Williams sent out the cryptic tweet earlier today - and now, some tidbits of information have trickled out, giving us some things to ponder as it relates to this news. [image] Of course, the big ...

Apple lands in Fortune 100 for first time since Jobs' return
The Apple Core — April 20th, 2009 Apple lands in Fortune 100 for first time since Jobs' return Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 11:06 am Categories: Apple Tags: Job , Apple Inc. , Fortune 500 , Fortune Magazine , Manufacturing , Productivity , Recruitment & Selection , Operational Accounting , Human Resources , Workforce Management FORTUNE 500 COV Apple made its first appearance this week in the top 100 of the Fortune 500 since Steve Jobs’ return. The Fortune 500 is an annual ranking of ...

Yahoo's first quarter: Everything but the numbers
Between the Lines — April 21st, 2009 Yahoo's first quarter: Everything but the numbers Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:45 am Categories: General , Microsoft , Search , Web Technology , Yahoo Tags: Yahoo! Inc. , Operational Accounting , Financial Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Yahoo will unveil its first quarter earnings on Tuesday and there plenty of sideshows to distract observers from the actual financial figures.  To wit: Aside from the few quips from Bartz those questions will likely go unanswered. Nevertheless, the ...

Yahoo's Q1 profits plunge; still meets estimates
Between the Lines — April 21st, 2009 Yahoo's Q1 profits plunge; still meets estimates Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:37 pm Categories: Earnings , General , Microsoft , Yahoo Tags: Yahoo! Inc. , IPO , Operational Accounting , Strategic Planning , Managerial Accounting , Financial Services , Finance , Strategy , Management , Sam Diaz Yahoo today reported a first quarter net profit of $118 million, or 8 cents per share on net sales of 1.58 billion. Profits were down 78 percent, compared to the same ...

AMD: Tough first quarter; Ready for Intel encroachment for thin, light notebooks
Between the Lines — April 21st, 2009 AMD: Tough first quarter; Ready for Intel encroachment for thin, light notebooks Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:30 pm Categories: AMD , Earnings , Economy , Hardware Infrastructure , Intel Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. , Intel Corp. , Semiconductors , Notebooks , Operational Accounting , Network Technology , Hardware , Notebooks & Tablets , Finance , Networking Advanced Micro Devices reported a first quarter net loss of $416 ...

Congress eyes LimeWire over inadvertant P2P breaches
ZDNet Government — April 22nd, 2009 Congress eyes LimeWire over inadvertant P2P breaches Posted by Richard Koman @ April 22, 2009 @ 10:34 AM Categories: Government technology Tags: LimeWire , P2P , U.S. Congress , Social Security Number , House Committee , Peer To Peer (P2P) , Social Security , Operational Accounting , Internet , Government LimeWire is in the hotseat as the flagship P2P application. This time the issue is not music filesharing but security breaches through inadvertant file sharing. A House ...

VMware's first quarter better than expected
Between the Lines — April 22nd, 2009 VMware's first quarter better than expected Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:29 pm Categories: Datacenter , Earnings , General , Software Infrastructure , VMware , virtualization Tags: Revenue , VMware Inc. , Services Revenue , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan VMware’s first quarter results topped expectations as the company managed to weather the economic downturn well.  The company reported net income of $69.9 million, or 18 cents a share, on revenue of ...

Apple beats for Q2; calls it best non-holiday quarter
Between the Lines — April 22nd, 2009 Apple beats for Q2; calls it best non-holiday quarter Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:45 pm Categories: Apple , Earnings Tags: Revenue , Financial , Apple Inc. , Earnings , Sales Strategy , Financial Accounting , Operational Accounting , Sales , Finance , Sam Diaz Apple, known for conservative financial forecasts, easily surpassed Wall Street’s estimates for the second quarter, reporting net income of $1.21 billion, or $1.33 per share, on sales of $8.16 billion. ( ...

eBay: Operating smarter?
Between the Lines — April 22nd, 2009 eBay: Operating smarter? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 3:22 pm Categories: E-commerce , Earnings , General , eBay Tags: Revenue , eBay Inc. , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan eBay’s first quarter results were better than expected and the company argued that it is operating with more discipline and smarter.  For the quarter ending March 31 ( statement ), the company reported net income of $357.1 million, or 28 cents a share, on revenue of $2.02 billion, down $171.6 million ...

Amazon: "Kindle exceeded our most optimistic expectations"; beats Q1 estimates
Between the Lines — April 23rd, 2009 Amazon: "Kindle exceeded our most optimistic expectations"; beats Q1 estimates Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:23 pm Categories: Amazon , Earnings , General Tags: Quarter , Amazon.com Inc. , Sales Strategy , Sales Force Management , Operational Accounting , Sales , Finance , Sam Diaz Amazon may be taking a lesson from Apple when it comes to earnings. Forecast low, come in high and keep everyone on Wall Street smiling. The company surpassed expectations, giving much of the credit to the ...

Microsoft's mixed quarter: 'We expect weakness to continue'
Between the Lines — April 23rd, 2009 Microsoft's mixed quarter: 'We expect weakness to continue' Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:41 pm Categories: Earnings , Economy , General , Microsoft Tags: Revenue , Microsoft Corp. , Earnings , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Microsoft on Thursday delivered a mixed fiscal third quarter with earnings that were on target, revenue on the light side and an outlook that projected weakness “to continue through at least the next quarter.” The company reported third quarter ...

News Corp. names Facebook VP Van Natta as CEO
Between the Lines — April 24th, 2009 MySpace names Facebook VP Van Natta as CEO Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 9:25 am Categories: MySpace Tags: Facebook , Vice President , Amazon.com Inc. , News Corp. , CEO , Business Structures , Operational Accounting , Finance , Andrew Nusca [image] News Corporation today announced the appointment of Owen Van Natta to the role of MySpace Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Van Natta will be based in Los Angeles and report directly to Jonathan Miller, News ...

Verizon's first quarter better than expected; Alltel makes it largest U.S. wireless player
Between the Lines — April 27th, 2009 Verizon's first quarter better than expected; Alltel makes it largest U.S. wireless player Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:58 am Categories: General , Telecommunications , Verizon , Wired & Wireless Tags: Revenue , Alltel Corp. , Verizon Communications Inc. , Wireless , Mergers & Acquisitions , Wi-Fi , Operational Accounting , Wireless And Mobility , Investment , Finance Verizon delivered a solid quarter as the company added ...

Dial-up Internet access: A fine business to milk?
Between the Lines — April 28th, 2009 Dial-up Internet access: A fine business to milk? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 8:01 am Categories: AOL , Earnings , Economy , General , ISPs Tags: EarthLink Inc. , Operational Accounting , Personal Finance , Finance , Larry Dignan There are few things less hip than dial-up Internet access. Most folks don’t even remember what a dial-up modem sounds (or looks) like. Nevertheless, there are millions of people that use pokey dial-up access and some are staying amid a weak economy. ...

Sun's disappointing Q3: Soon to be Oracle's problem
Between the Lines — April 28th, 2009 Sun's disappointing Q3: Soon to be Oracle's problem Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:28 pm Categories: Earnings , IBM , Oracle , Sun Tags: Oracle Corp. , Sun Microsystems Inc. , Operational Accounting , Sales Strategy , Finance , Sales , Sam Diaz Oracle sure is buying a mess. In what could be Sun Microsystems final report as a public company, the company today reported a third quarter net loss of $201 million, or 27 cents per share, on revenue of $2.614 billion, missing estimates of a ...

Time Warner: AOL's revenue slide continues
Between the Lines — April 29th, 2009 Time Warner: AOL's revenue slide continues Posted by Larry Dignan @ 3:39 am Categories: AOL , Earnings , Economy , General , Web Technology Tags: Revenue , Time Warner Inc. , America Online Inc. , Operational Accounting , Financial Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Time Warner’s first quarter was weighed down by its AOL unit, which saw revenue fall 23 percent. Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes reiterated that the company is looking for “the right ownership structure for ...

SAP software revenue skids in first quarter; Maintenance terms tweaked
Between the Lines — April 29th, 2009 SAP software revenue skids in first quarter; Maintenance terms tweaked Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:44 am Categories: ERP , Earnings , Economy , General , SAP , Software Infrastructure Tags: Software , Revenue , SAP AG , Vinnie Mirchandani , Operational Accounting , Tools & Techniques , Finance , Management , Larry Dignan SAP’s first quarter software revenue—an indicator of maintenance and services health skidded 33 percent due to ...

Comcast's broadband subs shine: First quarter better than expected
Between the Lines — April 30th, 2009 Comcast's broadband subs shine: First quarter better than expected Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:37 am Categories: Broadband , Comcast , Earnings , Economy , General , Verizon Tags: Comcast Corp. , Broadband , Video , Corporate Communications , Operational Accounting , Marketing , Finance , Larry Dignan Comcast’s triple play of video, broadband and phone service proved to be a winning formula in the cable giant’s first quarter.  The company delivered first ...

Sprint still drops customers, but offsets with Kindle, Boost subs
Between the Lines — May 4th, 2009 Sprint still drops customers, but offsets with Kindle, Boost subs Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:07 am Categories: General , Mobile , Sprint Nextel , Wired & Wireless Tags: Sprint Communications , Boost Service , WiMAX , Operational Accounting , Sales Strategy , Networking , Wireless And Mobility , Finance , Sales , Larry Dignan Sprint is still losing too many post paid retail customers to AT&T and Verizon but offsetting losses with wholesale ...

NetSuite shares plummet day after report of "impressive" growth
Between the Lines — May 5th, 2009 NetSuite shares plummet day after report of "impressive" growth Posted by Sam Diaz @ 8:34 am Categories: Earnings , NetSuite Tags: Revenue , NetSuite Inc. , Operational Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz Shares of NetSuite, which reported first quarter results yesterday , is taking a beating on Wall Street today, with shares plummeting nearly 20 percent in regular trading, despite the “impressive” growth that the CEO referenced in his earnings statement. [image] First quarter revenue was up 22 ...

Vonage shares soar on Q1 profit but watch for churn
Between the Lines — May 7th, 2009 Vonage shares soar on Q1 profit but watch for churn Posted by Sam Diaz @ 9:44 am Categories: Earnings , Vonage Tags: Vonage Holdings Corp. , Operational Accounting , Personal Finance , Finance , Sam Diaz Shares of Vonage Holdings Corp. soared on reports that the company had reported a net profit for its first quarter. But I can’t imagine this Wall Street lovefest lasting long. The company reported a net profit for the first quarter of $5 million, or 3 cents per share, on $224 million in sales. Revenue was flat ...

Analyst: Google will start walking away from bad AdSense deals like MySpace
Between the Lines — May 8th, 2009 Analyst: Google will start walking away from bad AdSense deals like MySpace Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:45 am Categories: General , Google , MySpace , Search , Web Technology Tags: Paid Search , Google Inc. , America Online Inc. , Google AdSense , MySpace , Lindsay , Search , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Are the days of silly AdSense deals with the likes of MySpace and AOL over for Google? Bernstein analyst Jeffrey Lindsay seems ...

AMD: Intel's Otellini 'doesn't get' his consumer disrespect, has 'no remorse'
Between the Lines — May 13th, 2009 AMD: Intel's Otellini 'doesn't get' his consumer disrespect, has 'no remorse' Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 10:39 am Categories: AMD , Intel , Legal Tags: Consumer , Advanced Micro Devices Inc. , Intel Corp. , Dessau , Retail , Operational Accounting , Processors , Finance , Semiconductors , Hardware After listening to Intel CEO Paul Otellini speak in a brief conference call this morning about the $1.45 billion fine Europe levied against the company this ...

Google's MySpace payments: just one more year to go
Between the Lines — May 14th, 2009 Google's MySpace payments: just one more year to go Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:29 pm Categories: Advertising , Google , MySpace Tags: Google Inc. , Payment , MySpace , Operational Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz Assuming MySpace meets its page view requirements, Google writes a $75 million check to News Corp. every quarter as part of a multi-year, $900 million AdSense deal the two hammered a few years ago. In a post today, TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington detailed the payment schedule in the ...

Salesforce.com delivers mixed fiscal year outlook: Earnings up, revenue light
Between the Lines — May 21st, 2009 Salesforce.com delivers mixed fiscal year outlook: Earnings up, revenue light Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:35 pm Categories: General , SaaS , Salesforce.com Tags: Revenue , Salesforce.com Inc. , Earnings , Operational Accounting , Financial Accounting , Sales Force Management , Finance , Sales , Larry Dignan Salesforce.com delivered a strong fiscal first quarter, but delivered a mixed outlook where it raised its earnings projections based on cost cutting yet pared its ...

Intuit picks up PayCycle for $170 million
Between the Lines — June 2nd, 2009 Intuit picks up PayCycle for $170 million Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:28 pm Categories: General , Intuit Tags: Intuit Inc. , Payroll , Small Business , PayCycle , Payroll Solutions , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Intuit said Tuesday that it has acquired PayCycle, a privately held online payroll service for small businesses, for roughly $170 million.  PayCycle has more than 85,000 small business customers.  In a statement , Intuit said PayCycle will allow it to ...

Time says Twitter will change our lives; I Tweeted that I puked
Between the Lines — June 4th, 2009 Time says Twitter will change our lives; I Tweeted that I puked Posted by Larry Dignan @ 11:22 am Categories: General , Twitter Tags: Twitter , Time Story , Productivity , Text Messaging/SMS/MMS , Operational Accounting , Cellular Phones , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Online Communications , Finance Twitter may be doomed. Time put Twitter on the cover and dished out thousands of words of fluff about it. This Twitter love-fest is getting out of ...

Adobe's quarter, outlook on target
Between the Lines — June 16th, 2009 Adobe's quarter, outlook on target Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:57 pm Categories: Adobe , General , Software Infrastructure Tags: Revenue , Adobe Systems Inc. , Earnings , Operational Accounting , Financial Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Adobe’s fiscal second quarter results were in line with expectations, but earnings and sales were down from a year ago. The company reported second quarter earnings of $126.1 million, or 24 cents a share, down from $214.9 million, or 40 cents a ...

Oracle bucks economic trends; beats estimates for solid Q4
Between the Lines — June 23rd, 2009 Oracle bucks economic trends; beats estimates for solid Q4 Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:26 pm Categories: Earnings , General , Oracle Tags: Fiscal Year , Oracle Corp. , Earnings Per Share , GAAP , Financial Accounting , Operational Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz Oracle, bucking Wall Street trends by continuing to beat quarterly estimates, said today that it earned $2.3 billion, or 46 cents per share, on revenue of $6.9 billion, beating Wall Street’s estimates 44 cents on $6.47 ...

Andreessen: Facebook could do $1 billion in revenue if it wanted to
Between the Lines — July 6th, 2009 Andreessen: Facebook could do $1 billion in revenue if it wanted to Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:05 pm Categories: Facebook , MySpace , Social networking , Twitter Tags: Revenue , Facebook , Operational Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz Facebook will likely bring in “billions of dollars in revenue” in five years time and could even do $1 billion in revenue this year if it really pushed itself, board member Marc Andreessen told Reuters . ( Techmeme ) Instead, it’s more important for ...

Internet Radio agreement: Good enough for now
Between the Lines — July 7th, 2009 Internet Radio agreement: Good enough for now Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:53 pm Categories: Copyright issues , General , Hollywood on Demand , RIAA Tags: Revenue , Internet Radio , Agreement , Webcaster , SoundExchange , Operational Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz Hollywood and Silicon Valley have reached an agreement on Internet radio - an experimental payment structure that is far from perfect but much better than the alternative rate system that threatened to put Web-based ...

SoundExchange, webcasters settle at last
ZDNet Government — July 7th, 2009 SoundExchange, webcasters settle at last Posted by Richard Koman @ July 7, 2009 @ 6:05 PM Categories: Web services Tags: Webcaster , Operational Accounting , Finance , Richard Koman Let the music play. Finally, after two a half years, we have an agreement on webcasting royalties that doesn’t doom sites like Pandora to the ashheap. The LA Times reports that SoundExchange and webcasters have agreed to a structure that doesn’t require a per-song royalty payment. Instead, webcasters can just pay 25% of revenue. That ...

Intel shines: Earnings, revenue, margins well above estimates; Outlook better
Between the Lines — July 14th, 2009 Intel shines: Earnings, revenue, margins well above estimates; Outlook better Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:27 pm Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Intel Tags: Revenue , Microsoft Outlook , Wall Street , Earnings , Intel Corp. , Operational Accounting , Financial Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Intel on Tuesday delivered an impressive second quarter relative to Wall Street estimates and didn’t disappoint on its outlook either. The company, which predicted ...

Freemium: The first business model of the 21st century
Between the Lines — July 16th, 2009 Freemium: The first business model of the 21st century Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:20 am Categories: Economy , General Tags: Money , Strategy , Operational Accounting , Management , Finance , Larry Dignan At the Revenue Bootcamp Conference in Mountain View, Calif., Chris Anderson, author of “Free: The Future of a Radical Price,” discusses how different companies use the free-to-premium, or freemium model to not only make money, but often keep customers at a higher rate than fully paid services. There ...

Google beats for Q2 but shares initially tumble
Between the Lines — July 16th, 2009 Google: Nice quarter, but... Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:18 pm Categories: Earnings , General , Google Tags: Revenue , Google Inc. , Operational Accounting , Financial Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz Google’s expense management enabled the company to handily top its earnings targets, but there were Wall Street worries about the company’s lack of revenue growth. Revenue per click was also a worry. The company today reported second quarter revenue of $4.07 billion, beating Wall Street’s estimates of ...

AMD's second quarter margins squeezed
Between the Lines — July 21st, 2009 AMD's second quarter margins squeezed Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:57 pm Categories: AMD , Earnings , General , Hardware Infrastructure , Intel Tags: Wall Street , Advanced Micro Devices Inc. , Operational Accounting , Financial Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan AMD continues to get squeezed by Intel. The company delivered second quarter earnings and a third quarter outlook that fell short of Wall Street targets. The chipmaker, which had a tough Intel earnings act to ...

A good fit: Amazon gobbles up Zappos
Between the Lines — July 22nd, 2009 A good fit: Amazon gobbles up Zappos Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:37 pm Categories: General Tags: Amazon.com Inc. , Zappos , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Amazon said Wednesday that it is acquiring Zappos in a deal worth $850 million. The combination is an interesting one. Zappos.com, which primarily peddles shoes, has had plans to expand into new markets. Zappos has a strong following among customers. At some point, Zappos was going to compete with Amazon in more categories. Amazon’s answer: Just buy ...

VMware: 'Somewhat better visibility' ahead
Between the Lines — July 22nd, 2009 VMware: 'Somewhat better visibility' ahead Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:25 pm Categories: Datacenter , General , Software Infrastructure , virtualization Tags: Revenue , VMware Inc. , Earnings , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan VMware delivered a better-than-expected second quarter and outlook for the three months ahead. The virtualization software company reported second quarter earnings of $33 million, or 8 cents a share, down from $52 million, or 13 cents a share a year ...

Amazon: Shares tumble late as Q2 sales fall short of expectations
Between the Lines — July 23rd, 2009 Amazon: Shares tumble late as Q2 sales fall short; quiet about Kindle Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:21 pm Categories: Amazon , Earnings Tags: Revenue , Amazon.com Inc. , Sales , Retail , Operational Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz Amazon made headlines this week by looking ahead with the announced acquisition of online shoe retailer Zappos. But the second quarter performance was all about the Kindle e-Book reader. The online retailer today reported second quarter net income of $142 million, ...

Microsoft's client revenue skids; Blame netbooks, Windows 7 deferrals
Between the Lines — July 23rd, 2009 Microsoft's client revenue skids; Blame netbooks, Windows 7 deferrals Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:29 pm Categories: General , Microsoft Tags: Revenue , Microsoft Corp. , Netbook , Client Revenue , Microsoft Windows 7 , Operational Accounting , Microsoft Windows , Finance , Operating Systems , Software Microsoft’s fourth quarter earnings were in line with expectations, but the software giant’s client (Windows) revenue skidded 29 percent compared to a year ago. For the ...

PayPal opens payments platform, launches features for app developers
Between the Lines — July 23rd, 2009 PayPal opens payments platform, launches features for app developers Posted by Sam Diaz @ 5:02 pm Categories: eBay Tags: Developer , Payment , PayPal , Operational Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz PayPal said today that it will open its online payment system to third-party developers, allowing them to incorporate payment transactions to be conducted in their applications. Called Adaptive Payments Service, it was made available to 300 PayPal partners today and will be enter a public beta in November, ...

Verizon keeps wireless churn lead in second quarter
Between the Lines — July 27th, 2009 Verizon keeps wireless churn lead in second quarter Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:59 am Categories: AT&T , General , Mobile , Telecommunications , Verizon , Wired & Wireless Tags: Revenue , Alltel Corp. , Verizon Communications Inc. , Verizon Wireless , Wireless , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Verizon delivered second quarter results that were a bit better than expectations Monday, but the company added fewer net wireless ...

Startup wants to help newspapers but (get this!) news execs need proof of problem first
Between the Lines — July 27th, 2009 Startup wants to help newspapers but (get this!) news execs need proof of problem first Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:03 pm Categories: Innovation , Media Tags: Revenue , Newspaper , Piracy , Operational Accounting , Business Operations , Corporate Law , Finance , Sam Diaz There was a piece in the New York Times this morning that, at the heart of the story, was about a start-up called Attributor , which is launching an ad-revenue sharing service for those who create original ...

AOL revenue slides 24 percent in second quarter; Spin off around end of year
Between the Lines — July 29th, 2009 AOL revenue slides 24 percent in second quarter; Spin off around end of year Posted by Larry Dignan @ 3:48 am Categories: AOL , General , Web Technology Tags: Revenue , Time Warner Inc. , Advertisement , America Online Inc. , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Time Warner’s AOL, which is set to be spun off “around the end of the year,” had a rocky second quarter as revenue fell 24 percent from a year ago amid a weak advertising market. According to Time Warner’s second ...

Ballmer on the Microsoft-Yahoo deal: 'Nobody gets it'
Between the Lines — July 30th, 2009 Ballmer on the Microsoft-Yahoo deal: 'Nobody gets it' Posted by Larry Dignan @ 9:18 am Categories: Microsoft , Search , Yahoo Tags: Steve Ballmer , Yahoo! Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Business Structures , Operational Accounting , Investment , Finance , Larry Dignan Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday that no one quite gets the software giant’s search deal with Yahoo. Speaking at Microsoft’s financial analyst meeting, Ballmer said he was surprised by the market reaction—Yahoo ...

Facing competition, HTC expects revenue to fall; launch delays, canceled contracts
Between the Lines — August 3rd, 2009 Facing competition, HTC expects revenue to fall; launch delays, canceled contracts Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 8:14 am Categories: Earnings , Google , Mobile Tags: Revenue , High Tech Computer Corp. , Operational Accounting , Finance , Andrew Nusca [image] Taiwanese-based HTC , manufacturer of mobile handsets such as the T-Mobile G1 , said it expects its revenue to fall this year due to delays in product launches, a bigger-than-expected fall in contract orders and lower-than-expected sales in ...

Yahoo-Microsoft deal: Details from the SEC filing
Between the Lines — August 4th, 2009 Yahoo-Microsoft deal: Details from the SEC filing Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:08 pm Categories: General Tags: Revenue , SEC Filing , Yahoo! Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Limited Patent Cross License , Operational Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz Yahoo on Tuesday revealed details of its search agreement with Microsoft in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission , including information about revenue sharing, technology licensing and implementation plans. Among the highlights: Also ...

Last quarter iPhone revenue quietly eclipsed the iPod
Between the Lines — August 5th, 2009 Last quarter iPhone revenue quietly eclipsed the iPod Posted by Jason Hiner @ 8:09 am Categories: Apple , iPhone Tags: Revenue , Apple iPhone , Apple iPod , Apple Inc. , Smart Phones , Digital Music , Operational Accounting , Digital Media , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology Not long ago, the iPod was the product that dominated Apple’s revenue stream. In fact, it’s the product primarily responsible for the company’s big financial turnaround earlier this ...

Comcast rakes in the dough; Continues to poach voice customers
Between the Lines — August 6th, 2009 Comcast rakes in the dough; Continues to poach voice customers Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:32 am Categories: Broadband , Comcast , Earnings , Economy , Telecommunications , Wired & Wireless Tags: Comcast Corp. , Corporate Communications , Financial Accounting , Operational Accounting , Marketing , Finance , Larry Dignan Comcast reported stronger than expected profits as more customers transitioned to digital cable and the voice and Internet ...

Rupert Murdoch's grand subscription plan: Much ado over minimal revenue?
Between the Lines — August 6th, 2009 Rupert Murdoch's grand subscription plan: Much ado over minimal revenue? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:24 am Categories: General , Media Tags: Revenue , Wall Street Journal , Rupert Murdoch , News Corp. , Quality Journalism , Weinkes , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch said that the company will begin charging for its news sites . The details were a bit vague, but Murdoch said News Corp.’s big experiment kicks off in 2010. The ...

Nvidia offers hope with Q2 results; Shares jump in after-hours
Between the Lines — August 6th, 2009 Nvidia offers hope with Q2 results; Shares jump in after-hours Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:19 pm Categories: Earnings Tags: NVidia Corp. , Quarter , Cloud Computing , Operational Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz Nvidia said Thursday that its second quarter loss had narrowed from a year ago and offered some hope that things may be turning around. For the quarter, the company reported a net loss of $105.3 million, or 19 cents per share, an improvement over the year ago loss of $120.9 million, or 22 cents per share. ...

HP's July quarter expected to be mixed bag
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HP's Hurd: 'Business is stabilizing'
Between the Lines — August 18th, 2009 HP's Hurd: 'Business is stabilizing'; Units (except for services) still take revenue hit Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:19 pm Categories: Earnings , Economy , General , Hardware Infrastructure , Hewlett-Packard Tags: Revenue , Hewlett-Packard Co. , Mark Hurd , non-GAAP , Earnings , Non-GAAP Earning , GAAP , Operational Accounting , Financial Accounting , Finance Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd said Tuesday that “business is stabilizing” and the ...

Why PayPal lost this customer over credit card fees policy
Between the Lines — August 19th, 2009 Why PayPal lost this customer over credit card fees policy Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:00 am Categories: General Tags: Payment , Credit Card , PayPal , eBay Inc. , Sales Channel , Financial Services , Operational Accounting , Sales , Finance , Sam Diaz I have this event coming up and will be be the funds-collector from people scattered across different locations. Initially, I thought of PayPal as the easy way to go. Boy, was I wrong. Today, thanks to a very poor experience with ...

Goldman goes ga-ga for Google, cites YouTube, Europe and display ads
Between the Lines — August 20th, 2009 Goldman goes ga-ga for Google, cites YouTube, Europe and display ads Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:42 am Categories: General , Google , Search , Web Technology Tags: Revenue , Google Inc. , Advertisement , YouTube Inc. , Goldman , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Goldman Sachs figures Google will come out of the downturn with revenue growth rates in the mid-teens in 2010. Goldman Sachs added Google to its “conviction buy list” with a 6-month target of ...

Salesforce delivers strong second quarter, ups outlook
Between the Lines — August 20th, 2009 Salesforce delivers strong second quarter, ups outlook Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:35 pm Categories: Cloud computing , General , SaaS , Salesforce.com , Software Infrastructure , Web Technology Tags: Revenue , Salesforce.com Inc. , Earnings , Sales Force Management , Operational Accounting , Sales , Finance , Larry Dignan Salesforce.com delivered strong second quarter results and upped its financial targets for fiscal 2010. The company on Thursday ...

Dell continues to bet on 2010 enterprise refresh cycle; Confirms working with China Mobile
Between the Lines — August 27th, 2009 Dell continues to bet on 2010 enterprise refresh cycle; Confirms working with China Mobile Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:30 pm Categories: Dell , Earnings , Economy , General , Hardware Infrastructure Tags: Revenue , Dell Computer Corp. , Earnings , Operational Accounting , Financial Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Dell’s second quarter earnings were down 23 percent from a year ago, but topped Wall Street estimates. The company continues to bet on an enterprise ...

Intel raises Q3 outlook; shares rising
Between the Lines — August 28th, 2009 Intel raises Q3 outlook; shares rising Posted by Sam Diaz @ 6:41 am Categories: Dell , Earnings , Intel Tags: Revenue , Intel Corp. , Operational Accounting , Chipsets , Finance , Semiconductors , Hardware , Components , Sam Diaz Intel today raised its guidance for third quarter revenue, citing stronger than expected demand for microprocessors and chipsets. Revenue is now expected to be $8.8 billion to $9.2 billion, compared to the previous guidance of $8.1 ...

The Adobe-Omniture deal: Does it make sense?
Between the Lines — September 16th, 2009 The Adobe-Omniture deal: Does it make sense? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:52 am Categories: Adobe , General , Software Infrastructure Tags: Adobe Systems Inc. , Omniture Inc. , Shantanu Narayen , Mergers & Acquisitions , Software As A Service (SaaS) , Corporate Law , Channel Management , Operational Accounting , Investment , Finance Adobe made a big splash with its $1.8 billion acquisition of Web analytics company Omniture. However, the logic behind ...

Palm: 823,000 smartphone units shipped; Outlook lumpy
Between the Lines — September 17th, 2009 Palm: 823,000 smartphone units shipped; Outlook lumpy Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:30 pm Categories: Earnings , General , Palm Tags: Revenue , Palm Inc. , GAAP , Palm Pre , Operational Accounting , Smart Phones , Handhelds , Financial Accounting , Finance , Consumer Electronics Palm’s first quarter had multiple moving parts. The company shipped 823,000 smartphones, announced plans to raise capital, beat estimates, delivered a mixed outlook and said the company’s ...

Dell: Perot Systems purchase an 'anchor' acquisition; More deals likely
Between the Lines — ... 21st, 2009 Dell: Perot Systems purchase an 'anchor' acquisition; More deals likely Posted by Larry Dignan @ 7:14 am Categories: Dell , General , Hardware Infrastructure , Hewlett-Packard , IBM , IT Management , Infrastructure Tags: Acquisition , Dell Computer Corp. , Perot Systems Corp. , Vertical Industries , Mergers & Acquisitions , Benefits , Healthcare , Operational Accounting , Corporate Law , Investment Dell’s $3.9 billion ...

Windows Live: A little more than a dollar in ad revenue per user a year
Between the Lines — September 23rd, 2009 Windows Live: A little more than a dollar in ad revenue per user a year Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:12 am Categories: Earnings , General , Microsoft , Software Infrastructure , Web Technology Tags: Revenue , Advertisement , Microsoft Windows Live , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Operational Accounting , Software , Finance , Larry Dignan Microsoft gave Wall Street a lot of color on its Windows Live profit and loss statement and detailed the ...

RIM's second quarter revenue light as is the outlook
Between the Lines — September 24th, 2009 RIM's second quarter revenue light as is the outlook Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:26 pm Categories: Earnings , General , Mobile , RIM , Research In Motion Tags: Revenue , Research In Motion Ltd. , Wall Street , Sales Strategy , Operational Accounting , Sales Force Management , Sales , Finance , Larry Dignan Research in Motion’s second quarter revenue and third quarter outlook fell short of expectations. RIM reported second quarter earnings of $475.6 million, ...

WSJ on the Kindle, meet price elasticity
Between the Lines — September 28th, 2009 WSJ on the Kindle, meet price elasticity Posted by Larry Dignan @ 3:40 am Categories: Amazon , Ebook , General , Media Tags: Wall Street Journal , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch has a bevy of pay-for-content experiments planned, but he should be ready to meet some pushback. One grand experiment, the Wall Street Journal’s price increase on the Kindle, has turned this customer off. The Wall Street Journal subscription on the Kindle jumped from $9.99 a month ...

Xerox buys ACS; Makes its big services bet
Between the Lines — September 28th, 2009 Xerox buys ACS; Makes its big services bet Posted by Larry Dignan @ 3:55 am Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Hewlett-Packard , IT Management , Infrastructure , Printers Tags: Xerox Corp. , ACS , Document Management , Managerial Accounting , Operational Accounting , Operational Planning , Groupware , Enterprise Software , Software , Finance Xerox said Monday it will buy Affiliated Computer Services in a cash and stock deal ...

Intel: Solid third quarter; Sees brighter prospects ahead
Between the Lines — October 13th, 2009 Intel: Solid third quarter; Sees brighter prospects ahead Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:28 pm Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Intel Tags: Intel Corp. , Chipsets , Sales Strategy , Semiconductors , Operational Accounting , Hardware , Components , Sales , Finance , Larry Dignan Intel’s third quarter earnings and revenue handily topped estimates and the company said it was “confident about our business prospects going forward.” Intel added that its fourth ...

Economic downturn could be over ... for Intel
Hardware 2.0 — October 13th, 2009 Economic downturn could be over ... for Intel Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 4:44 pm Categories: In the news , Intel Tags: Revenue , Intel Corp. , Operational Accounting , Finance , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes For Intel, it seems that the economic downturn could be over as the company announced better than expected profits for the third quarter. Net income came in at $1.9 billion, down from the $2 billion it made during the year ago quarter. Revenue fell 8% to $9.4 billion, but was ahead of analyst ...

IBM delivers solid quarter, ups 2009 earnings outlook
Between the Lines — October 15th, 2009 IBM delivers solid quarter, ups 2009 earnings outlook Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:14 pm Categories: Earnings , Economy , General , Hardware Infrastructure , IBM , Software Infrastructure Tags: Revenue , IBM Corp. , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan IBM on Thursday reported third quarter net income of $3.1 billion, or $2.40 a share, on revenue of $23.6 billion, down 7 percent from a year ago. Wall Street was looking for earnings of $2.38 a share on revenue of $23.4 ...

AMD posts third quarter loss, but moving in right direction
Between the Lines — October 15th, 2009 AMD posts third quarter loss, but moving in right direction Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:50 pm Categories: AMD , Earnings , Economy , General , Hardware Infrastructure Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. , GAAP , Operational Accounting , Manufacturing , Semiconductors , Processors , Financial Accounting , Finance , Hardware , Components AMD reported a smaller-than-expected loss and said it saw growth in unit shipments for its microprocessors and graphics ...

Oracle's big plan: Double revenue in five years
Between the Lines — October 16th, 2009 Oracle's big plan: Double revenue in five years Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:16 am Categories: General , Oracle , Software Infrastructure Tags: Revenue , Oracle Corp. , Ross MacMillan , Tools & Techniques , Operational Accounting , Management , Finance , Larry Dignan Oracle capped off its OpenWorld conference with a powwow with analysts where management was described as extremely confident about the company’s prospects. Although I’m not sure you could ever describe ...

CEO Bartz: Yahoo's major businesses have stabilized
Between the Lines — October 20th, 2009 CEO Bartz: Yahoo's major businesses have stabilized Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:35 pm Categories: Earnings , Yahoo Tags: Revenue , Brand , Yahoo! Inc. , Operational Accounting , Branding , Finance , Marketing , Sam Diaz Yahoo delivered a bit of a surprise for its third-quarter earnings, beating Wall Street’s expectations handily and offering signs that CEO Carol Bartz is turning the company around. For the quarter, the company reported net income of $186 million, or 13 cents per share, on ...

Microsoft lands Facebook, Twitter deals for Bing
Between the Lines — October 21st, 2009 Microsoft lands Facebook, Twitter deals for Bing Posted by Larry Dignan @ 12:02 pm Categories: General , Google , Microsoft , Search Tags: Google Inc. , Facebook , Twitter Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Web 2.0 , Financial Accounting , Search , Operational Accounting , Internet , Finance Microsoft’s Bing search engine won non-exclusive deals to integrate Twitter and Facebook feeds, officials said at the Web 2.0 conference. The deal may be a sign that Google won’t ...

VMware posts solid third quarter, tops estimates
Between the Lines — October 21st, 2009 VMware posts solid third quarter, tops estimates Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:19 pm Categories: Cloud computing , Datacenter , Earnings , Economy , General , VMware , virtualization Tags: Revenue , Quarter , VMware Inc. , Operational Accounting , Virtualization , Finance , Hardware , Larry Dignan VMware’s third quarter financial results were better than expected based on maintenance renewals and federal IT spending. The company reported net income of ...

eBay 'cautiously optimistic' heading into the holidays, but outlook disappoints
Between the Lines — October 21st, 2009 eBay 'cautiously optimistic' heading into the holidays, but outlook disappoints Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:35 pm Categories: E-commerce , Earnings , Economy , General , eBay Tags: eBay Inc. , GAAP , Financial Accounting , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan EBay’s third quarter results weren’t too shabby, but the company’s outlook disappointed some on Wall Street. In addition, the company said it was “cautiously optimistic” heading into the holiday season. The company ...

Windows and Office cash cows take a hit in Microsoft's first quarter
All about Microsoft — ... a hit in Microsoft's first quarter Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:17 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , Gaming , OEMs , Office , Office 2010/Office 14 , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client , Xbox , Xbox Live Tags: Revenue , Microsoft Office , Microsoft Corp. , EDD , Microsoft Windows , Operational Accounting , Microsoft Windows 7 , Operating Systems , ...

Verizon delivers solid third quarter; Wireless shines
Between the Lines — October 26th, 2009 Verizon delivers solid third quarter; Wireless ready for fourth quarter device barrage Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:50 am Categories: Earnings , Economy , General , Telecommunications , Verizon Tags: Revenue , Verizon Communications Inc. , Wireless , Wi-Fi , Operational Accounting , Wireless And Mobility , Finance , Larry Dignan Verizon delivered a solid third quarter courtesy of its wireless business, which added 1.2 million net customers excluding acquisitions. The ...

Sprint loses money, more subscribers in third quarter
Between the Lines — October 29th, 2009 Sprint loses money, more subscribers in third quarter Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:04 am Categories: Earnings , Economy , Mobile , Sprint , Sprint Nextel , Wired & Wireless Tags: Sprint Communications , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Sprint Nextel continues to lose money and subscribers. The company said Thursday that it reported a third quarter net loss of $478 million, or 17 cents a share. That tally was 3 cents worse than Wall Street expectations. Revenue ...

Amazon's PayPhrase: Amazon's PayPhrase: Can it juice Amazon Checkout, Payments?
Between the Lines — October 29th, 2009 Amazon's PayPhrase: Can it juice Amazon Checkout, Payments? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 9:37 am Categories: Amazon , E-commerce , General Tags: Payment , Amazon.com Inc. , Checkout , PayPhrase , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan Amazon launched an effort called PayPhrase in what the company calls an e-commerce shortcut that allows shoppers to buy around the Web with a phrase and a PIN. When first reading Amazon’s release ( Techmeme ), my initial thought could be ...

Microsoft to drop Office Accounting product, services
All about Microsoft — October 30th, 2009 Microsoft to drop Office Accounting product, services Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:28 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , Network service providers , Office , Resellers , Systems integrators Tags: Accounting , Small Business , Microsoft Corp. , Office Small Business Web Site , Microsoft Office , Operational Accounting , Financial Services , Office Suites , Software , Finance Starting November 16, Microsoft is ending distribution and ...

Antitrust charges filed against Intel
Hardware 2.0 — November 5th, 2009 Antitrust charges filed against Intel Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 6:40 am Categories: Intel , Legal Tags: Antitrust , OEM , Advanced Micro Devices Inc. , Intel Corp. , Productivity , Corporate Law , Semiconductors , Operational Accounting , Processors , Business Operations The New York Attorney General has filed antitrust charges against chip giant Intel, claiming that the company engaged in “a worldwide, systematic campaign of illegal conduct.” According to New ...

Northrop Grumman sells consulting firm in leveraged buy-out
ZDNet Government — November 9th, 2009 Northrop Grumman sells consulting firm in leveraged buy-out Posted by Doug Hanchard @ November 9, 2009 @ 7:12 AM Categories: Antitrust , E-government , Ethics , Government technology , Homeland security , ICT , IT Management , International , Telecom , Transportation Tags: Northrop Grumman Corp. , Consulting , TASC , Ronald D Sugar , Outsourcing , Operational Accounting , It Operations , Business Operations , Outsourcing ...

Putting SaaS revenue in perspective
Between the Lines — November 11th, 2009 Putting SaaS revenue in perspective Posted by Larry Dignan @ 8:36 am Categories: General , SaaS , Software Infrastructure Tags: Revenue , Software-as-a-service , Software-as-a-service Enterprise Revenue , Software As A Service (SaaS) , Operational Accounting , Managed Hosting , Emerging Technologies , Finance , Larry Dignan Software as a service enterprise revenue is expected to hit $7.5 billion, up 17.7 percent from 2008, according to a report this week from Gartner. ...

HP announces $2.7 billion acquisition of 3Com; raises outlook
Between the Lines — November 11th, 2009 HP announces $2.7 billion acquisition of 3Com; raises outlook Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:36 pm Categories: Earnings , General , Hewlett-Packard Tags: Revenue , Acquisition , Data Center , Hewlett-Packard Co. , Network , 3Com Corp. , Data Centers , Networking , Operational Accounting , Storage Hewlett Packard said today that it will acquire networking company 3Com for $2.7 billion. or $7.90 per share, a move that evens the playing field with networking company ...

Rackspace adds Windows Server support to its cloud
Between the Lines — November 12th, 2009 Rackspace adds Windows Server support to its cloud Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:15 am Categories: Cloud computing , Datacenter , General Tags: Rackspace , Microsoft Windows Server , Microsoft Windows , Web Hosting , Managed Hosting , Operational Accounting , It Services , Servers , Operating Systems , Software Rackspace has launched a beta for Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008 cloud computing services. The offering, which was hinted at a few months back in an ...

Intuit grows revenue for Q1, continues push into "connected services"
Between the Lines — November 19th, 2009 Intuit grows revenue for Q1, continues push into "connected services" Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:52 pm Categories: Earnings , Intuit Tags: Revenue , Intuit Inc. , Operational Accounting , Corporate Governance , Tools & Techniques , Personal Finance , Finance , Business Operations , Corporate Law , Management Updated Intuit, the maker of TurboTax and Quicken software, beat Wall Street’s estimates for its first quarter, reporting a 2 percent growth in revenue ...

Michael Dell sticks to Windows 7 big bang theory
Between the Lines — November 20th, 2009 Michael Dell sticks to Windows 7 big bang theory Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:30 am Categories: Dell , Earnings , Economy Tags: Revenue , Dell Computer Corp. , Theory , PC , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Desktops , Operational Accounting , Operating Systems , Software Dell chief Michael Dell is projecting a Windows 7 upgrade cycle that could put PC growth “well into the teens.” What’s unclear is whether Dell will be able to grab a bigger share of the ...

Mozilla: Still too dependent on Google for revenue; Can it diversify?
Between the Lines — November 20th, 2009 Mozilla: Still too dependent on Google for revenue; Can it diversify? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:49 am Categories: Browser technology , Earnings , General , Google , Mozilla , Web Technology Tags: Revenue , Google Inc. , Mozilla Firefox , Mozilla Corp. , Operational Accounting , Web Browsers , Finance , Internet , Larry Dignan Mozilla reported its 2008 audited financials and the organization behind the Firefox browser delivered consolidated revenue ...

Analyst: News Corp.'s Google saber rattling really about MySpace
Between the Lines — November 23rd, 2009 Analyst: News Corp.'s Google saber rattling really about MySpace Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:17 pm Categories: Bing , General , Google , Microsoft , Search Tags: Google Inc. , News Corp. , MySpace , Lindsay , Operational Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan News Corp.’s alleged dance with Microsoft’s Bing and Rupert Murdoch’s big plan to de-index from Google is likely to be nothing more than saber rattling to secure a semi-respectable MySpace search deal, according to an ...

That giant sucking sound: Sun's server share continues to deteriorate
Between the Lines — December 2nd, 2009 That giant sucking sound: Sun's server share continues to deteriorate Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:23 am Categories: Dell , General , Hardware Infrastructure , Hewlett-Packard , Oracle , Sun Tags: Revenue , Sun Microsystems Inc. , Sales Strategy , Operational Accounting , Sales Force Management , Servers , Sales , Finance , Hardware , Larry Dignan Global server revenue fell 17.3 percent in the third quarter, but sales were up sequentially for ...