These five products have one thing in common: Each started out as an idea hatched by a mid-level employee — and ended up changing a company or revolutionizing an industry. Post-it Notes Intrapreneurs: Spencer Silver and Art Fry...
You've got a brainstorm. It's bold, it's brilliant — and it might even make you rich. Learn how the pros transform great insights into big career breakthroughs.Every great product or service started out as just a sparkle in someone's eye. Whether you want to invent the next must-have technology or...
Academics are increasingly studying strategy and competition in markets dominated by "platforms." What's a platform? They are products created to be platforms on top of which other companies can sell products and services. Cell phones are a platform -- they provided a multi-billion business for ring...
Gregory Reyes became the first CEO convicted of criminal charges related to stock option backdating. The former CEO of Brocade Communications Systems was found guilty on all10 charges and faces up to 20 years in jail. Reyes's case sets a precedent not only for backdating-related convictions, but also...
Next year, Bill Gates is planning to reduce his role at Microsoft in order to step up his efforts to give away $33 billion through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The New York Times today runs an interview with the Microsoft chairman as well as commentary about the upcoming...
According to recent research, companies that foster innovation grow 5.8 percent faster. As a manager and leader, it's your job to nurture that creativity and welcome new ideas, no matter where they come from. It's not only critical for the growth of your company but for the satisfaction of your...
Inside the sales strategies that launched the Xbox, the first reality-TV show, and Enron’s big swindle. Microsoft Xbox: Beating Sony at Its Own Game The Product: Electronic gaming platform The Genius: Game Programmer Seamus Blackley The...
The release of any new computer gaming system carries with it a huge number of logistical challenges. But for the launch of its long-awaited Xbox 360, Microsoft Corp. seemed determined to make things even more difficult than usual. Tight coordination of all supply chain partners would be required. But first,...
Not so long ago, if one wanted to introduce a new product or brand into the marketplace, one could almost guarantee to reach 90% of Australia's population by doing a Sunday Night "Road block" - that is, advertise at the same time on Channel 7, 9 and 10 during the...
IBM Corp. (Quote, Chart) and Shepherdstown, W.V.-based Butterfly.net Inc. are aiming to revolutionize online video gaming by moving it to a grid, which can support any connected device, from PCs and handhelds to dedicated video game consoles. This article focuses on the advent of grid computing in the online gaming...
Internet gaming is one of the hottest growing markets in the world. Among today's hundreds/thousands of game titles for personal computers lies, the even older perhaps even larger isolated market for game consoles played on consumer televisions. With the advent of widely available broadband Internet connectivity along with recent game...
Microsoft claims a significant shift in its Xbox 360 strategy, but the explanation rings hollow and raises the question of why the company continues to keep a division that looses billions annually. by Erik Sherman
Remember the concept of the entertainment center? It would be a single piece of furniture in which you could fit a television, audio system, video recorder, and whatever else into a corner of the living room or den. But then the flat panel mounted on the wall, the DVD player...
One of the potentially clear areas of change in the face of a presidential election is foreign policy. As BusinessWeek pointed out, these are unpredictable times for military deployments and for the defense contractors that provide equipment. But any impact on defense spending won't stop there; many high tech companies...
Deals are a dime a dozen in the new media world, but every now and then, one comes along that seems to provide a window on the future. Today's announcement that Microsoft will team up with Netflix to allow subscribers to stream 10,000 movies and TV shows via their Xbox...
The launch of the Xbox in Europe in early 2002 saw the entry of Microsoft to the highly competitive game consoles market. This case study looks at the story of the Xbox, the challenges it faced when it entered the market, and the strategy used by Microsoft to make its...
There's an old business joke about losing money on every unit but trying to make it up on volume. That came to mind when I read of Microsoft's planned price cut on a popular Xbox 360 model to better compete with Sony: As early as Sunday, Microsoft, of Redmond,...
Ars Technica reports: Microsoft will cut the price on Xbox 360 models by as much as one-third, starting Friday. Expect $50 to be cut from the Pro and Elite models of the hardware (that's about 11 to 14 percent off), and a big $80 off the Arcade model,...
There was a time most known that Sega was at one point making video game consoles. The 1st system Sega made that became known was the Sega Master System. Its goal was to compete with the NES during the 8-bit Era. That system failed to put a dent into what...
When it comes to video games, parents like to keep an eye on the video game ratings to make sure the game their child wants is age appropriate. One area of video game safety overlooked is the safety of the video game console itself. Certain precautions can be taken with...
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