Archive for the ‘General Business’ Category
Monday, January 14th, 2008
I found this interesting real-time visualization at a site I visit often, MaxKiesler.com. I must admit that I am a sucker for snazzy visualizations, especially if they are smoothly designed, as this one is.
(suit)men is a digital global entertainment company founded in Japan. Their website is flashed based and ...
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
As I was surfing flickr for some interesting infographics, I came across macro girl, a significant contributor to the Diagram Diariespool
Apparently, macro girl is developing a website devoted to providing recipes and cooking instructions through infographics. Her site is still in development. Click on the logo to check it ...
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Monday, October 15th, 2007
MicroStrategy sent out the following take on the SAP Acquisition of Business Objects today:
SAP recently announced its plans to acquire Business Objects for $6.8 Billion. As a leading provider of business intelligence (BI) software, MicroStrategy has closely followed this announcement. We would like to share our perspectives on ...
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Monday, October 15th, 2007
From Business Objects press release on October 7, 2007:
Press Release
SAP to Acquire Business Objects in Friendly Takeover
October 7, 2007
WALLDORF, Germany & PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SAP AG (NYSE:SAP) and Business Objects S.A. (Nasdaq:BOBJ) (Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250 – BOB) today announced that the companies have reached an agreement that will bring together ...
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Monday, July 2nd, 2007
I'm a little off topic today.
Over the last few days I have had two very extreme experiences of customer service, both exceptional, but one good and one bad.
Few things about air travel these days is positive or easy. A few years ago, I found Airport Fast Park at the ...
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Friday, May 11th, 2007
Last week Business Week published their list of the 25 most innovative companies. It is an interesting list. The results were determined from interviewing business leaders at large companies, so the list definitely has a large company slant. I wish the article had spent more time talking ...
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