Blog » Archive for April, 2008

The Expansion and Contraction of “BI”

Sat, Apr 26, 2008

By Dave Hatch, Guest Author I have now completed a full year of research at Aberdeen Group (the last 6 months have been the busiest of my career, by far!), and I can truly say that after 20 years as a user and marketer of BI technologies, the past year has taught me more (as [...]

Mashing Together A Job Search Engine: SimplyHired CEO Gautam Godhwani (Part 5)

Fri, Apr 25, 2008

SM: When did you actually open India Community Center? GG: India Community Center opened up in February of 2003. We did not know what to expect. We had a small membership fee which would never cover the cost of the center. We dreamed up various programs which we hoped would resonate. When we opened the [...]

Microsoft Stretched in Multiple Directions

Fri, Apr 25, 2008

Microsoft (MSFT) announced their Q3 results yesterday. While their revenue for the quarter of $14.5 billion met market expectations, their EPS of $0.47 exceeded the street’s views of $0.45. The revenue for the quarter reported an increase of 14% over the previous year while the EPS reduced by 6% from $0.50 in the previous year [...]

Forbes Column 08: The Coming Convergence

Fri, Apr 25, 2008

My new Forbes column, The Coming Convergence, was published this morning. It makes a journey into the Jobsian mind to explore the thinking that may have prompted the P.A. Semi acquisition.

Marvell: Mobile Strategy and Outlook

Fri, Apr 25, 2008

By Vijay Nagarajan, Guest Author In the last two parts of this series, we looked at Marvell’s position and strategy in the wireless connectivity solutions market. These solutions serve another important purpose – to make Marvell’s cellular and handheld products competitive and complete. In this part, we will take a look at whether Marvell can [...]

Mashing Together A Job Search Engine: SimplyHired CEO Gautam Godhwani (Part 4)

Thu, Apr 24, 2008

SM: When did you return to the US? GG: I returned in the middle of 2001. My brother and I wanted to take on another project, but there was a distinct sense that we did not want to do another Internet startup or anything technology related. We started looking into all kinds of other projects. [...]

Amazon Toying with Vertical Integration

Thu, Apr 24, 2008

Amazon.com (AMZN) has been pursuing growth at all costs. Their recently announced Q1 2008 results are witness to that drive. They reported the quarter’s revenue at $4.13 billion, meeting analyst expectations and reporting a 37% increase over the previous year. Their earnings for the quarter at $0.34 were marginally higher than the market’s expectation of [...]

Yahoo Dithers On

Thu, Apr 24, 2008

Is Ballmer really threatening to pull back from the Yahoo deal? Of course not. Nonetheless, the media has to play along with this charade, knowing fully well that Yahoo’s destiny was sealed the day Microsoft made the first advance.