"Connect 2008: Virtualize, Optimize" It is not how much you invest, but the strategy behind your investments that optimize your IT infrastructure. Register now to view the on-demand version of this premier online event from Thursday, April 10th and learn how strategies like virtualization can reduce your...
Quote of the Day "They don't want to find themselves out in the street with everyone else bidding up the price of land.” - Vicki Bryan, senior analyst at Gimme Credit., about homebuilders starting to buy cheap land now before the downturn ends. (DJ via CNN Money, June 17th) by...
Zacks.com submits: One industry sustaining quite well in these increasingly difficult times for the market is coal, of which the U.S. is the world’s biggest exporter. We sat down with Zacks senior analyst Neil Malkin, who covers three main players in the coal industry, for his forward outlook...
Zacks.com submits: We are always very interested in emerging market trends as we look into the future, and healthcare seems to be one industry on the rise. Joined by Zacks senior analyst Chris Kallos, we talked about a couple of the major healthcare companies on which he has...
Zacks.com submits: What’s the story lately with alternative energy stocks in this ragged market? Is big growth making this group a good option for diversification these days? Zacks senior analyst Jon Kolb was on-hand to let us know. Ahead of second-quarter earnings season, what sorts of alternative...
Zacks.com submits: From time to time, we manage to bite the bullet and take another look into the homebuilding industry, in hopes that we will start seeing some relief on the horizon. Zacks senior analyst Mario Ricchio was once again on hand to sit us down and give...
Zacks.com submits: Our Zacks senior analyst covering the semiconductor portion of the tech industry, Abdul Saleh, has always been helpful with allowing investors to see how certain aspects of the industry are expected or not expected to improve over the near- to medium-term. Here’s what he had for...
Zacks.com submits: Our Zacks senior analyst covering the semiconductor portion of the tech industry, Abdul Saleh, has always been helpful with allowing investors to see how certain aspects of the industry are expected or not expected to improve over the near- to medium-term. Here’s what he had for...
Beneath all the hype about Web 2.0, a real revolution is taking place. Watch this 60-minute Cisco TechWiseTV video Webcast that reveals how wikis, blogs, social networking, and other Web 2.0 applications are creating a "mass collaboration" paradigm. Learn how you can apply this model to solve business challenges and...
Web conferencing as a general-purpose business tool has undergone tremendous growth in adoption and usage over the past few years. While many think of Web conferencing as a large enterprise application, it has in fact shown remarkable attractiveness to small and medium enterprise SME users as well. ...
Many companies have begun to move their outbound marketing programs to the Internet and virtualize their sales activities. The apparent benefits include lower costs and increased sales -- but do they go deeper? Wainhouse Research interviewed a number of companies that have transitioned their sales and marketing...
It's always nice to be able to stretch the budget and use OPM (Other People's Money) to learn stuff. Here are a couple of PR freebies for you: PRWeek webinar: The Changing World of Business News. Tuesday, January 22 @ noon Eastern. Speakers will include: ...
By Anupreeta Das SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Fears that belt-tightening U.S. consumers will bruise third-quarter earnings for makers of MP3 players, cell phones and other gadgets, pummeled the stocks of consumer electronics companies like Apple Inc AAPL and SanDisk Corp SNDK...
Linens N Things' Chapter 11 filing should serve as an object lesson for recession-wary chain retailers. Like many big-box operators, LNT has stuffed its shelves with Chinese products. At the same time that traffic drops and spending slows, putting pressure on the top line, the price of Chinese goods is...
The highly controversial program by cable company and broadband ISP Charter Communications, which would have tracked subscribers data in order to serve up some targeted shilling, is officially dead in the water. The plan was killed due to outrage from consumer groups as well some not-so-friendly interest from the government....
As we noted over at Catching Flack, blogging is not for every company -- but for businesses with strong internal communication that are prepared to truly listen to customers, blogs can be great marketing assets. If you're wrestling with the idea of getting one off the ground, you may want to check out Marketing Prof's...
By Jonathan Spicer NEW YORK (Reuters) - Charles Schwab, a pioneer of the discount brokerage, has stepped down for the second time in less than six years as chief executive of the company that bears his name. Schwab, 70, will remain executive chairman...
Michael Shedlock submits: Having just talked about hurricanesin Many Hurricanes, Many Eyes, this headline caught my eye: U.S. Muni Yields Soar as Insurer-Cut 'Hurricane' Hits. Yields on floating-rate, tax-exempt debt insured by MBIA Inc. and Ambac Financial Corp. soared as high as 9 percent last week as investors dumped...
