26 November 2009 0 Comments

Microsoft: New CFO

Microsoft: New CFO

Chief financial officer Chris Liddell, will leave the company at the end of the year, US software giant Microsoft announced on Tuesday.
Peter Klein, 47, currently the CFO of Microsoft’s Business Division, will replace Liddell, 51, a New Zealander. Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said in a statement, “Chris and his finance team have accomplished a [...]

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14 October 2009 0 Comments

Blue Coat System Rises

Blue Coat System Rises

After the security hardware and software maker reported better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results and third-quarter earnings expectations, shares of Blue Coat Systems Inc. rose Wednesday.
Blue Coat shares were up $1.06, or 4.1 percent, to $26.73 in afternoon trading. Blue Coat reported adjusted earnings of 29 cents per share on $120.4 million in revenue; analysts polled by [...]

8 September 2009 0 Comments

Mobile Web Surge Continues

Mobile Web Surge Continues

HELSINKI -Internet browser company Opera Software said on Wednesday, Global mobile data traffic continued to surge in October, growing at the fastest pace in seven months.
Data traffic through Opera’s mobile browser—which packages up to 90 percent of the data to save network bandwidth—rose 16 percent in October from September, the company said. Since 2007 introduction [...]

12 June 2009 0 Comments

Mozilla – $78m

Mozilla – $78m

Year after year Mozilla keeps making money, even though it gives its software away for free. For the 2008 year, Mozilla is just now releasing how much revenue it generated and it was another growth year for the open source group.
Revenue at Mozilla was reported at $78.6 for 2008 which is a 5 [...]

26 February 2009 0 Comments

APP Store Statistics Misleading

APP Store Statistics Misleading

Continuing to define the business model for competitors to follow, Apple has established the concept of the app store. Mobile operating system platforms, those intended for smartphones, are sort of required to have an app store now, but enough is enough with ‘there’s an app for that’.
How many apps do we need, exactly? Senior vice [...]