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Web 3.0 & Comcast (Part 1)
Introduction Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator in the United States and one of the leading communications and entertainment companies in the world focusing on broadband communications and content. Comcast’s operations can be broadly categorized into three segments: * Cable which includes cable systems, video, regional sports and news networks, Internet and phone services,
Satyam’s Growth Prospects Look Solid
Among the outsourcers, Satyam (Nasdaq: SAY) today stands out as a safe global bet because it continues to consistently perform on its goals. Satyam provides information technology services and business process outsourcing (BPO) services in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. The company’s approach and “Satyam Way” is in 4 key points of
Web 3.0 & Viacom (Part 5)
Conclusion Viacom is a formidable force in the youth entertainment segment, especially in music and gaming, particularly focused on teens and young adults. Its kids focused offerings are also significant, although perhaps not quite at the level of Disney. Viacom has entered in an agreement with Yahoo! for a multi-year sponsored search and contextual ads
Infosys Needs to Diversify Out of Body-Shopping
The rupee value may rise making Indian services more expensive, but companies like Infosys adapt. In this piece, we look at what is going on inside the outsourcing giant, and whether their strategy is enough to sustain continued growth. Infosys (INFY) delivers information technology (IT) enabled outsourced business solutions and provides business process outsourcing (BPO)
Web 3.0 & Viacom (Part 4)
Acquisition Targets In the past one year, Viacom has acquired Quizilla, Harmonix Music Systems, Atom Entertainment, Xfire, and Y2M: Youth Media & Marketing Networks. These acquisitions are strategic and fit well into the Company’s overall theme of youth focused entertainment. Viacom, through its Nick brand, is popular among the kids. Presumably, the Company would acquire
Dell Needs a Convergence Device Strategy Badly
According to a recent Forrester report, 1 billion PCs will be in use by 2008 and 2 billion PCs by 2015. A beneficiary of this market is Dell, which is the No.2 vendor in the PC market with a 16.1% market share (IDC, Q2 2007). However, a majority of the next billion PCs will likely
Web 3.0 & Viacom (Part 3)
Web 3.0 Framework discussion Below is a quick overview of the Web 3.0 framework for the Viacom sites. We have not gone into the details of all the properties, but you can review the Web 3.0 section of this site for detailed discussions on some of the vertical categories, especially Online Music, a Viacom mainstay.
IBM’s Business Remixing
IBM announces earnings later today. I have written several pieces on IBM’s various activities, which can be found here, here, and here. In this post, I will look at IBM as a whole, and how their attempt to increase margins by increasing the software portion of the portfolio has been faring. International Business Machines Corporation