On June 18, 2010
Quickbooks Payment Processing Outage
Recently, some of us discussed concerns over Intuit's web applications being off-line.
I thought "whew, glad that's not ME". Well, Innovative Merchant Solutions processes all of my credit card, debit card, and e-check payments. Guess what? They're part…
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On June 18, 2010
What the Criminal Prosecution of Bavaria’s Beer Babes Tells Us About the Enfeeblement of Official Sports Sponsorships
A stunt by Bavaria beer -- in which 36 models wearing orange minidresses sneaked into the Holland v. Denmark World Cup game (video below) -- has led to criminal charges against two Dutch women, and demonstrated again that being an
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On June 18, 2010
Our Secret for Making Outsourcing Work: Get Personal
When Jennifer Davis and her husband founded their software company, outsourcing wasn't on their radar -- in fact, they wouldn't even consider it. But when it became clear that they had to either outsource or go out of business, they
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On June 18, 2010
Do you have a business philosophy?
John Lizotte shared his business philosophy with us last week (and scored a spot on the Outright Weekly Roundup!) Do you have a business philosophy? Tell us about it!
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On June 18, 2010
FCC Forges Ahead With ‘3rd Way’ to Broadband Regulation
The Federal Communications Commission has voted to forward what it calls a "third way" toward broadband regulation. Following a big legal loss in April, when a federal circuit court ruled that the FCC had no authority to…
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Diageo’s Takedown of BrosIcingBros.com Is About Price Regulation, Not “Misuse” of Smirnoff Brand
Don't believe Diageo (DEO)'s explanation for its move against BrosIcingBros.com, the website that popularized a bizarre binge-drinking game involving Smirnoff Ice: This isn't about the "misuse" of the Smirnoff brand. It's about staving off government price controls on the sale
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On June 18, 2010
Are you using open source in systems design?
If so, I could use your help.
Every year, the ARM Technology Conference presents workshops, panel discussions, demonstrations, and exhibitions on designing with the ARM architecture. This year, ARM TechCon is being held in Santa Clara, CA, November…
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IBM’s New Business Plan: Beating You at Jeopardy
IBM's initiative to create a computer that can beat humans in trivia competition is more than just a PR stunt, its a great avenue for growth.
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Why Tiffany & Co. Needs to Stop Talking About Expansion and Start Growing
Tiffany & Co. (TIF) has been touting its expansion plans for a while now, reiterating its resolve to open 16 more stores in 2010 at a conference in Paris. With the year half over, you have to wondes why Tiffany execs
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On June 18, 2010
30 Days Hath September — Except at Biovail, Where Dates and Accounting Don’t Match
Biovail's former CEO, CFO and controller used a truck crash that killed eight people to manipulate their accounting based, in part, on their apparent belief that investors and analysts somehow wouldn't check their calendars.
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