Blog » Archive for May, 2009

Dell Needs A Growth Market

Fri, May 29, 2009

As the global recession continues to affect the sales of computers, leading computer manufacturer Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) with annual revenue of $61.1 billion yesterday reported 63% dip in its first quarter profit with PC sales declining 34%. Let us take a closer look.

Toward Zero-Energy Buildings: Kevin Surace, Serious Materials (Part 2)

Thu, May 28, 2009

SM: What was it like moving from National to Seiko Epson? KS: When I was at National we would make a big die that was 400 by 400 mils. If we could yield one die per wafer, that was amazing. We were told the Japanese must be dumping because they would sell a 6 gate [...]

Forbes Column 2009: A Time For AI

Thu, May 28, 2009

Zero In poses the question, is it finally A Time For AI?

Deal Radar 2009: SoloHealth

Thu, May 28, 2009

Launched in 2007, SoloHealth offers self-service health screening. Their inaugural product, EyeSite™ is an interactive kiosk that provides vision health information and customized vision reports, and also directs consumers to an eye care professional nearby. 

SanDisk, Seagate Stocks Recovering

Thu, May 28, 2009

Earlier this week, SanDisk Corp. (NASDAQ:SNDK), the leading flash memory chipmaker with annual revenue of $3.35 billion, renewed its patent licensing agreement with Samsung that was to expire in August of this year. Last year, Samsung was trying to acquire SanDisk, which is struggling with huge losses. Also last year, there was speculation that Seagate [...]

Toward Zero-Energy Buildings: Kevin Surace, Serious Materials (Part 1)

Wed, May 27, 2009

Kevin Surace is on a mission to significantly reduce the use of fossil fuels and their effect on the environment. As CEO of Serious Materials, Kevin leads the company in its mission to reduce energy use and CO2 generation of the world’s largest contributor, our buildings. SM: Take us back to where your personal story [...]

Deal Radar 2009: Zannel

Wed, May 27, 2009

Today’s Deal Radar company, Zannel, is another example of the move towards mobile convergence and the elimination of walls between the platforms people use to buy goods and services, communicate with friends, and find information. A mobile video and microblogging community, Zannel was the first mobile media company that allowed users to instantly share their videos and [...]

ADP and Intuit Should Acquire Some SaaS

Wed, May 27, 2009

Last week, Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) the leading accounting and tax software maker with annual revenue of $3.1 billion, reported a strong third quarter in which it beat estimates, driven by strong sales in Consumer Tax and growth in the small business customer base despite the tough economy. In the past few weeks there have been expressions of [...]