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Have you read the book yet?

Uncategorized | October 29th, 2008 | 2 Comments

Readers, I am anxious to hear from those of you who’ve read the book … and of course, seeing your reviews on Amazon.com.
Would you please take a few moments to write a review?

SAP Tightening Up

Uncategorized | October 29th, 2008 | No Comments

SAP’s results reveal that compared with the last quarter, when it seemed to be going strong, the company has become yet another giant to be affected by the global economic crisis. Its shares fell almost 50% in a month as the crisis worsened. Yesterday, SAP reported third quarter results and lowered its profit margin target for [...]

Outsourcers Cautious

Uncategorized | October 29th, 2008 | No Comments

I had covered some of the most well-known Indian IT outsourcers in my list of Top 10 Outsourcing Stocks published in September. A few of these outsourcers recently announced their quarterly results, and in this post I discuss Wipro and Satyam.

Opportunities At The Cusps: FireEye CEO Ashar Aziz (Part 8)

Uncategorized | October 28th, 2008 | No Comments

SM: Could I summarize your challenge as solving perception versus solving pain?
AA: That is a very good way to describe it. There are some proactive people who understand there is a gap.

Yahoo! Fumbling Away

Uncategorized | October 28th, 2008 | No Comments

Yahoo!’s (YHOO) performance does not seem to be improving. Add the current economic conditions to their already worrisome leadership issues and you have a stock that continues to be in free fall.

Deal Radar 2008: BlogHer

Uncategorized | October 28th, 2008 | No Comments

Founded in 2005, BlogHer is the leading women’s blogging community and ad network. Elisa Camahort Page, Jory des Jardins, and Lisa Stone joined hands to launch a company which aimed at popularizing blogs written by women. The site offers women an opportunity to get their voices heard and for those who opt for the ad [...]

Opportunities At The Cusps: FireEye CEO Ashar Aziz (Part 7)

Uncategorized | October 27th, 2008 | 1 Comment

SM: Tell me how you solved that problem.
AA: The ultimate solution was actually quite simple. The simplicity comes from the fact that there are approaches which were around in industry and academia that pretended to be whole products while they were actually subsystems.

Deal Radar 2008: Baynote

Uncategorized | October 27th, 2008 | No Comments

I have written a few pieces on recommendation systems that help sites personalize their offerings. As you know, my thesis on Web 3.0 heavily centers around personalization. In this installment of the Deal Radar, we will be looking at yet another recommendation technology company.