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Apple is one profitable company. The firm announced recently that during the fourth quarter (its fiscal first quarter), it generated a whopping $46.33 billion in revenue and a profit of $13.06 billion. The company’s revenue figure nearly doubled the sales it posted in the same period back in 2010, and its profit was more than double the figure in the prior year. All that has helped Apple grow its cash coffers to nearly $100 billion. Apple’s success is a far cry from its sad state of affairs back in the 1990s. At that time, co-founder Steve Jobs had to step in to fix things, and there was a point when industry observers weren’t sure if Apple’s doors would be padlocked or not. But through hard work, tough choices, and some really neat ideas, Steve Jobs was able to turn things around at Apple. Now, the company is the world’s largest, and its profitability is soaring. How has Apple achieved such profitability? Here’s a look.
Facebook Files for IPO, Reveals Business Details
When the stock is issued at some point in the near future, Facebook--with an expected post-IPO valuation about $100 billion--would represent the largest stock market debut for a U.S. company in nearly four years.
Facebook IPO Could Help Social Giant Challenge Google
Facebook is girding for an IPO filing Feb. 1, setting it up for more intense competition with online ad and search giant Google in 2012.
10 Reasons RIM`s New CEO Won`t Fix the Company
Research In Motion, at long last, has a new CEO in Thorsten Heins. The two men he replaces, Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, led the company through its most difficult times, and according to most investors, did nothing to help the firm weather the storm. Whether or not Heins will be able to change that, however, remains to be seen. If the & Bold Team& is any indication, the answer is probably no. The fact is, Heins sounds like more of the same at RIM, saying that although changes need to be made, he doesn’t believe anything drastic must be done. What’s worse, Heins says that he believes his company’s current mobile strategy is working, and will continue to work, in the coming years. Unfortunately for Heins, he’s just plain wrong. RIM is in deep trouble right now. And the more Heins talks, the more it might make some of the company’s supporters believe he doesn’t have what it takes to make the right moves to save RIM. Here’s a look at why Research In Motion’s new CEO Thorsten Heins won’t be able to fix his ailing mobile company.
Expected Investment Surge Pushes IT Growth Outlook to Record High: CDW
Overall anticipated demand for hardware and software investments reached a record high in both public and private sectors.
LG-Ericsson Offers Integrated Business Communications Platform
Based on a hybrid system, the iPECS-MG supports complete TDM solutions as well as mixed deployments consisting of both IP and TDM extensions.
Why SOPA Is Such A Big Issue
Talk about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has been everywhere lately. That’s because several major Web sites, including Firefox, Wikipedia, Google, and others, publicly protested the bill. Since then, the lawmakers behind both SOPA and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) have decided to postpone deliberations on modifying them in the hopes of reaching an accord with critics. Even though those bills have been put on hold, there’s a good chance that they will come back in some form or another. Simply put, SOPA is a major issue that could have a profoundly negative impact on the Internet. Here’s a look at why SOPA is such a major issue for anyone who uses the Internet.
10 Ways Google Is Working Towards World Domination
Google started out with a simple goal -- to deliver the best search engine in the business -- and since achieving that has expanded into, well, just about everything.. From advertising to mobile operating systems to even desktop operating systems, Google is pushing for a leadership position in each and every market. If that sounds familiar, it’s because Microsoft tried something similar in the 1990s. And although the company was somewhat successful in achieving that goal, it was met with stiff criticism for trying to take over the world. Critics considered Microsoft the “evil empire.” In retrospect, that actually wasn’t the case. And many of the innovations that we enjoy today are thanks to Microsoft’s efforts. But now as Google makes a stronger push into so many markets, could this search giant be bent on world domination? Here’s a look at Google’s march towards even greater power and influence.
Mobile Health Data Access Jumps 125 Percent: comScore
Research firm comScore has released new data showing big growth in mobile health information access in the United States.
Alloy Offers Navigator Express 6 Asset Management Platform
Alloy Navigator Express 6 is designed to give businesses the ability to facilitate troubleshooting of hardware and software issues.
Top Travel Apps for Commuters and Road Warriors
Whether you are taking the train into your city office, driving to a customer site or visiting a potential client across the country, traveling these days can be a major hassle. From traffic to road construction to airport security, delays and lines are all part of the package. But your smartphone or tablet can lend a hand with a set of useful apps to help you to navigate through unfamiliar airports and cities, avoid police speed traps on the road, find decent restaurants, make reservations, impress that client, and still get back home with your sanity intact. Here’s a look at some of our favorite apps for the air and road.
IT Priorities Multiply as Budgets Stagnate: Gartner
CIOs increasingly see technologies such as business intelligence, mobility, cloud and social in combination rather than isolation to address business priorities.
CRM Opportunity 2012 Goes Mobile and Social
Customer Relationship Management technology is spreading past its initial strongholds and experts believe that new opportunities in mobile and social networking will drive even more growth in 2012. Here's a look at where VARs can find the opportunity.
Wikipedia, Google, Others Protest SOPA, PIPA
Wikipedia, Google, and a wide variety of other Websites are protesting the SOPA and PIPA legislation, which they claim will result in Internet censorship.
U.S. Losing Competitive Edge in Technology, Science: National Science Board
The NSF has launched initiatives designed to better position the United States globally and at home by enhancing international collaborations.
Wikipedia Will Shutter in Protest of SOPA, PIPA
Wikipedia and other Websites are reportedly considering a one-day shutdown in protest of SOPA and PIPA, anti-piracy legislation they argue goes too far.
CES: Hot Technology Destined to Steal the Show in 2012
As the CES circus completely takes over Vegas this week, computer geeks over the nation are about to get the lowdown on latest lustworthy gadgets, gizmos and apps making their way onto the market in 2012. Based on our advanced intelligence, Channel Insider predicts the following seven product categories to make the biggest splash on the show floor and maybe even in partners' daily lives.
Epic EHR Platform Tops KLAS Health Care IT Software Rankings
KLAS' rankings of the top health care IT software reflect the customer service of EHR vendor Epic Systems.
Why CES` Best Days are Over
The Consumer Electronics Show is the biggest event of the year for the technology industry today. Well over 100,000 people attend to get the scoop on the newest innovations in technology, from computers and smartphones to televisions to off-the-wall gadgets. But are the Consumer Electronics Show’s best days behind it? Microsoft recently announced that this year’s keynote address at CES will be its last. Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam dropped out of a keynote event he was planning to host. It appears that the wheels are coming off CES, and right now, the organization behind it -- the Consumer Electronics Association -- has no easy way to fix it. Simply put, times are tough at CES. And by the look of things, it appears the technology industry’s biggest show is on a road to failure. Here’s a look at why, after so many years of success, CES is on its way to becoming the next COMDEX.
Ten Ultra Cool Ultrabooks for 2012
What’s better than a tablet or a netbook? An ultrabook! These slim and light PCs have all of the power and functionality of your full computer, unlike the underpowered netbook, and the convenience and comfort of a real keyboard, unlike your tablet. Yet they retain the portability and lightness of both these devices to offer consumers and business users alike a gadget that provides both power and mobility – an unbeatable combination. And prices of some of these ultrabooks are comparable to the higher end iPad tablets. Maybe that’s why this new ultrabook category of devices is all the rage this year at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. While several vendors have already been hawking ultrabooks, others are debuting at CES 2012. Here’s a look at some of the ultrabooks you available now and ones you can expect to see, and covet, at CES.