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Working from home – YES it’s possible
Home based businesses have become popular because they allow the business owner to work from home. They are desirable because they do not require a brick and mortar store front, they don’t require special parking spots, and advertising signs are not necessary. They have low overhead because they are operated …
RIM gets a new CEO
2011 was not a very good year for Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM). In fact, it may just have been one of its worst years. As competition in the mobile industry grew with Apple still ahead with its iPhone and Google riding on the success of Android, RIM did nothing …
Useful tips for small business owners
In order for business to succeed and stand out in this economy, it has to be innovative. Luckily, this is something that small businesses excel at. This article is intended for small businesses that are searching for ways to grow their businesses.
Efficiency is the key to successfully growing your business. …
Federal Reserve slashes card fees for merchants
For all you business owners with merchant accounts, there is a very good news. The Federal Reserve Board has decided to cut down the fees from 44 cents to 21 cents. The fees that I am talking about are the ones that banks and credit card companies collect for each …
Groupon goes public
Groupon, a fairly new company which provides users with coupons, has decided to go public by filing for IPO. It went public on Thursday and is hoping to raise up to $750 million.
Groupon is no ordinary coupon website. It generated $644.7 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2011 …
Hackers may have stolen PlayStation Network users’ personal information
As you may know by now, Sony’s PlayStation Network recently suffered from a hacker attack on April 17 and April 19. The PlayStation Network provides online access to features such as games, movies, TV shows etc to its users.
Today, Sony Corp. said that sensitive information belonging to its users may …
AT&T about to buy T-mobile
Ladies and gentleman, we have a major acquisition taking place at the moment. AT&T, U.S. mobile service, has managed to strike a deal with Deutsche Telekom AG’s T-Mobile worth $39 billion.
This is so far the biggest deal this year and has already gained a lot of attention for numerous reasons. …
Apple quarterly results surpass expectations
Just recently, news of Apple’s Chief Executive Steve Job taking leave of absence due to poor health dropped the value of Apple’s shares but not for too long as they quickly picked up after Apple released its results for its fiscal first quarter.
Apple’s latest results have surprised everyone by surpassing …
HP acquires Fortify, a software security company
Technology giant, HP, has recently announced that it is acquiring a software security company called Fortify. The news comes days after IBM announced its acquisition of Unica, another software company. The terms of the deal have not yet been made public.
Fortify is a security company that specializes in keeping applications …
IBM buys Unica for $480 million
It has been revealed that IBM, International Business Machines, will be buying Unica, a software company, for approximately $480 million. It is speculated that this acquisition will allow IBM to obtain technology that will allow customers to construct their own marketing campaigns.
Earlier this year, IBM’s CEO, Sam Palmisano, said that …
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