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May 15, 2012 04:52 pm | Computerworld India
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Microsoft is all set to get a $250 million windfall when it sells 20 percent of its estimated 1.8 percent stake in Facebook in the forthcoming initial public offering (IPO) of the social networking giant. At the higher end of the proposed $34-$38 per share price band for the IPO, Microsoft's entire stake in Facebook would be valued at about $1.25 billion.
May 15, 2012 05:07 pm | PC World
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When Facebook goes public, it will enter a new world full of shareholder meetings, earnings reports, and the constant pressure to turn an increasingly bigger profit. But the Facebook IPO isn't just about making money; it's also about expanding the network, in pursuit of Mark Zuckerberg's vision of a more connected world. With that in mind, here are four challenges Facebook will face after its public offering is complete:
May 15, 2012 06:37 pm | IDG News Service
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After more than a year of active testing and debate over LightSquared's plan for a nationwide, wholesale 4G network, the now bankrupt company may end up as no more than a cautionary tale for mobile investors.
May 16, 2012 03:07 am | Computerworld UK
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The London School of Economics has signed a deal with InTechnology to replace its current on-premise communications tools, provided by Siemens, with a new cloud-based solution.
May 16, 2012 07:49 am | Computerworld
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There's a new push in the Senate to set aside as many as 55,000 green cards to science, technology, engineering and math graduates -- so-called STEM workers.
May 14, 2012 04:35 pm | CIO.com
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New research finds a link between IT spending and corporate profitability, but only for IT projects that are focused on revenue growth.
Strategic Finance
May 15, 2012 05:07 pm | PC World
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When Facebook goes public, it will enter a new world full of shareholder meetings, earnings reports, and the constant pressure to turn an increasingly bigger profit. But the Facebook IPO isn't just about making money; it's also about expanding the network, in pursuit of Mark Zuckerberg's vision of a more connected world. With that in mind, here are four challenges Facebook will face after its public offering is complete:
May 15, 2012 04:52 pm | Computerworld India
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Microsoft is all set to get a $250 million windfall when it sells 20 percent of its estimated 1.8 percent stake in Facebook in the forthcoming initial public offering (IPO) of the social networking giant. At the higher end of the proposed $34-$38 per share price band for the IPO, Microsoft's entire stake in Facebook would be valued at about $1.25 billion.
May 14, 2012 07:24 pm | Computerworld Philippines
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Improving competitiveness and controlling costs remain the major objectives of companies seeking for technologies to invest on. The migration to more modern platforms and applications has become more important for many businesses while others, to save on costs, remain comfortable with the technology level of their existing systems.
Accounting
May 09, 2012 12:39 pm | Bloomberg News
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AOL Inc., owner of the Huffington Post and TechCrunch, reported a more than fourfold jump in first- quarter profit as online-advertising revenue increased.
April 10, 2012 09:41 am | CFOworld
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CFO Jason Child says company is still "confident in fundamentals," but it has also begun working with another accountant.
March 30, 2012 06:00 am | CFOworld
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Companies get used to filing in eXtensible Business Reporting Language, but some finance execs wonder whether the benefits of implementing it are justified by the costs.
Operations
May 14, 2012 04:35 pm | CIO.com
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New research finds a link between IT spending and corporate profitability, but only for IT projects that are focused on revenue growth.
May 15, 2012 09:38 am | Bloomberg News
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U.S. stock futures rose, signaling the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will rebound from a three-month low, as better-than-forecast German economic growth helped the euro area avoid its second recession in three years.
May 11, 2012 09:55 am | CIO.com
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The majority of IT employees are engaged at work, loyal to their employers and inspired to do their best everyday, according to new survey findings from Randstad Technologies and Technisource. However, despite that, more than half (53 percent) are open to new employment opportunities, Think of it as the IT sector's version of The Five Year Engagement, a new film about a couple that is happy to be engaged but put marriage plans on an indefinite hold.
Technology
May 15, 2012 03:16 am | Macworld U.K.
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Revised Mailings of Lithium Batteries document states: “Primary lithium metal or lithium alloy (nonrechargeable) cells and batteries or secondary lithium-ion cells and batteries (rechargeable) are prohibited when mailed internationally or to and from an APO, FPO, or DPO location”.
May 15, 2012 03:16 am | Computerworld UK
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Telefonica UK, better known as O2, has signed a five-year managed services deal with China-based services provider Huawei, after it released a poor set of quarterly results last week.
May 11, 2012 11:36 am | Bloomberg News
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The value created by companies in cloud services, data virtualization and mobile computing will be 10 times larger than that of the Internet.
Human Capital
May 14, 2012 11:04 am | IDG News Service
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LogMeIn provides software that allows remote control, file sharing, systems management, data backup, business collaboration and on-demand customer support of PCs, servers, Macs, smartphones and other connected devices
May 07, 2012 10:51 am | IDG News Service
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Credant Technologies provides enterprise data protection software and services for controlling, managing and protecting data on desktops, laptops, smartphones, removable media or in public or private cloud infrastructures.
April 23, 2012 11:54 am | IDG News Service
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10 questions for SugarSync CFO Peter Chantel
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