items tagged with Finance
Another $US40 billion buyback ahead for Microsoft
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Financial News
2008-09-22 23:34:28
Microsoft has revealed that a $US40 billion share repurchased program has been completed, and that the company has initiated a further buyback of similar magnitude.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Financial News
2008-09-22 23:34:28
Microsoft has revealed that a $US40 billion share repurchased program has been completed, and that the company has initiated a further buyback of similar magnitude.
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MYOB polishes Mac integration in FirstEdge and AccountEdge
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-09-09 02:06:49
New versions of MYOB's FirstEdge and AccountEdge accounting packages for the Mac deliver improved integration with Mac OS X features, as well as a range of other improvements.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-09-09 02:06:49
New versions of MYOB's FirstEdge and AccountEdge accounting packages for the Mac deliver improved integration with Mac OS X features, as well as a range of other improvements.
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NetSuite first Chrome-plated on-demand business suite: claim
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-09-08 03:02:59
Computing business applications provider NetSuite claims to be the first to officially support Google's new Chrome browser.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-09-08 03:02:59
Computing business applications provider NetSuite claims to be the first to officially support Google's new Chrome browser.
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Dell records boom growth in Asia Pac and Japan
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-08-29 01:25:10
PC maker Dell has posted strong second quarter results, while claiming particularly healthy growth in the Asia Pacific and Japan markets. What's more the recently troubled company claims to be easily outperforming its main competitors in the region.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-08-29 01:25:10
PC maker Dell has posted strong second quarter results, while claiming particularly healthy growth in the Asia Pacific and Japan markets. What's more the recently troubled company claims to be easily outperforming its main competitors in the region.
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SMS records strong growth
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Financial News
2008-08-25 00:03:53
Consulting company SMS Management & Technology has reported a healthy lift in revenue and profit.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Financial News
2008-08-25 00:03:53
Consulting company SMS Management & Technology has reported a healthy lift in revenue and profit.
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EA withdraw Take-Two offer, good for gaming
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2008-08-19 20:08:18
Electronic Arts make some marvellous games, bending their might to yearly editions of many a sports simulation. They have also been responsible for developing and publishing some of the biggest franchises in gaming history, and next month Spore hits the EA Stable. So why is the (now withdrawn) EA push to take over Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two so bad?
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2008-08-19 20:08:18
Electronic Arts make some marvellous games, bending their might to yearly editions of many a sports simulation. They have also been responsible for developing and publishing some of the biggest franchises in gaming history, and next month Spore hits the EA Stable. So why is the (now withdrawn) EA push to take over Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two so bad?
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Apple's day in the sun as most valuable Silicon Valley company
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-08-14 22:21:38
Apple briefly became the most valuable company in Silicon Valley when its closing stock price gave it a market capitalisation greater than that of Google.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-08-14 22:21:38
Apple briefly became the most valuable company in Silicon Valley when its closing stock price gave it a market capitalisation greater than that of Google.
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del.icio.us 2.0 announced as Digg deal eats dirt for Google
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-27 09:20:36
Social media is meant to break the news, but of late has been making the news instead. Hot on the heels of Google apparently walking away from a potential $200 million acquisition of Digg, comes the news that one of the old men of social media might be heading back into the spotlight with the launch of del.icio.us 2.0
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-27 09:20:36
Social media is meant to break the news, but of late has been making the news instead. Hot on the heels of Google apparently walking away from a potential $200 million acquisition of Digg, comes the news that one of the old men of social media might be heading back into the spotlight with the launch of del.icio.us 2.0
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Games industry records another bumper year
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2008-07-10 23:26:27
Despite battling a backwards censorship system in Australia , it looks like those in the Australian game industry are raking in the dollars.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2008-07-10 23:26:27
Despite battling a backwards censorship system in Australia , it looks like those in the Australian game industry are raking in the dollars.
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The Telstra cost blow-out that led to a $7 billion bonus
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2008-06-27 09:31:08
When the previous Coalition Government in Australia sought to sell off the final tranche of Telstra shares in a process known as T3, an executive team led by Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo went on a month long roadshow that involved luxury hotels and high expenses as detailed in a Government report.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2008-06-27 09:31:08
When the previous Coalition Government in Australia sought to sell off the final tranche of Telstra shares in a process known as T3, an executive team led by Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo went on a month long roadshow that involved luxury hotels and high expenses as detailed in a Government report.
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New look QuickBooks goes Web Services
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-06-03 22:16:22
Integration of Web services and a new SQL database engine has made Quickbooks 2008/09 the most significant upgrade to the small business accounting package this century. Will Reckon start selling its popular system as a service?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-06-03 22:16:22
Integration of Web services and a new SQL database engine has made Quickbooks 2008/09 the most significant upgrade to the small business accounting package this century. Will Reckon start selling its popular system as a service?
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Bob bobs up at BearingPoint
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology people
Category: Appointments
2008-06-02 21:05:15
Consulting firm BearingPoint has appointed Bob Hennessy as the managing director of its financial services business in Australia.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology people
Category: Appointments
2008-06-02 21:05:15
Consulting firm BearingPoint has appointed Bob Hennessy as the managing director of its financial services business in Australia.
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Billionaire launches Yahoo! proxy battle
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-05-15 17:11:02
Microsoft walked away from its offer to acquire Yahoo!, but some investors think they know how to get the parties talking again - and that's bad news for the Yahoo! board.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-05-15 17:11:02
Microsoft walked away from its offer to acquire Yahoo!, but some investors think they know how to get the parties talking again - and that's bad news for the Yahoo! board.
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Sony predict modest 10 percent rise in 08 PS3 sales
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2008-05-14 23:46:59
Sony have released a series of 2008 financial forecasts, amongst the numbers; an increase in PS3 and PlayStation Portable sales speeds, whilst it is time to start writing off the venerable PS2.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2008-05-14 23:46:59
Sony have released a series of 2008 financial forecasts, amongst the numbers; an increase in PS3 and PlayStation Portable sales speeds, whilst it is time to start writing off the venerable PS2.
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IBM acquires InfoDyne
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-04-29 20:25:34
IBM has purchased InfoDyne, a company specialising in software capable of handling high-volume data feeds with minimal latency to cope with situations such as financial markets.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-04-29 20:25:34
IBM has purchased InfoDyne, a company specialising in software capable of handling high-volume data feeds with minimal latency to cope with situations such as financial markets.
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UK expert hired to rein in Australian Govt IT spend
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2008-04-15 06:53:29
The Australian Federal Government’s cost-cutting ‘razor gang’, led by Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner, wants to slash Government ICT costs. UK expert Sir Peter Gershon has been brought in to do the job, and even he’s pitching in, asking that his remuneration be paid instead to charity.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2008-04-15 06:53:29
The Australian Federal Government’s cost-cutting ‘razor gang’, led by Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner, wants to slash Government ICT costs. UK expert Sir Peter Gershon has been brought in to do the job, and even he’s pitching in, asking that his remuneration be paid instead to charity.
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Tom Clancey’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 publisher raises earnings forecast
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2008-03-31 21:19:29
Ubisoft, publisher of Assassin’s Creed and Tom Clancey’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 amongst others are positive about the up coming year, upping their expected income forecast.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2008-03-31 21:19:29
Ubisoft, publisher of Assassin’s Creed and Tom Clancey’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 amongst others are positive about the up coming year, upping their expected income forecast.
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Battlefield: Bad Company microtransactions, a victory for the rich
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2008-03-25 19:54:11
Microtransactions are the way of the future, a way for everybody (consumer and company) to win. But for some they are an insidious blight on life in the digital age, a way for big business to make even more profit on content that traditionally was delivered as part of the original package. Electronic Arts(EA) have responded to queries about purchasing extra weapons for the upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2008-03-25 19:54:11
Microtransactions are the way of the future, a way for everybody (consumer and company) to win. But for some they are an insidious blight on life in the digital age, a way for big business to make even more profit on content that traditionally was delivered as part of the original package. Electronic Arts(EA) have responded to queries about purchasing extra weapons for the upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company
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TrustDefender launches new Vista version and ‘Kernel Forensics Engine’
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-05 07:50:48
Online transaction security software, TrustDefender, has launched a beta version designed for Windows Vista, while launching a new ‘Kernel Forensics Engine’ in the current XP version to help users detect, protect and secure all online transactions – and provide exclusive protection against the nasty ‘Silentbanker Trojan’ and MBR Virus.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-05 07:50:48
Online transaction security software, TrustDefender, has launched a beta version designed for Windows Vista, while launching a new ‘Kernel Forensics Engine’ in the current XP version to help users detect, protect and secure all online transactions – and provide exclusive protection against the nasty ‘Silentbanker Trojan’ and MBR Virus.
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