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Entries from October 2007

The Google Phone: The Story So Far, Some Launch Details & What’s Next

October 31st, 2007 · No Comments

The Wall Street Journal has been reporting on Google’s mobile phone efforts and how it is beginning to draw some interest from carriers, especially in the United States. Sprint (S) and Verizon (VZ) are in talks with Google (GOOG), according to the Journal, and an announcement by the company is expected sometime in November. Here [...]

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Will Eee PCs Upend the Portable Pricing Market?

October 30th, 2007 · No Comments

ASUS Taiwan recently confirmed plans to deliver its eagerly awaited Eee PCs to the U.S. in November, and even though the company is targeting the devices squarely at the education market, they may end up challenging the pricing model for all portable computers.

When rumors began swirling in the blogosphere a few months back about the [...]

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Valuing Employee Stock Options with Zions

October 30th, 2007 · No Comments

Long before the options backdating scandals brought the arcana of stock option accounting to light, companies have struggled with how to appropriately value and price the handy derivatives they give to their employees as inducements for peak performance and loyalty.

Pricing stock options is difficult because estimating an option’s future value depends on the assumptions [...]

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Download Oracle Database 11g for Windows

October 23rd, 2007 · No Comments


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Download Oracle Database 11g for Windows

October 23rd, 2007 · No Comments


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E.U. May Consider Regulation of Broadband Pricing

October 14th, 2007 · No Comments

The gap between broadband haves and have nots in the European Union has widened during the past year, a trend that might warrant price regulation similar to that imposed on the market for mobile roaming charges earlier this year, the European Commission said Monday.

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E.U. May Consider Regulation of Broadband Pricing

October 14th, 2007 · No Comments

The gap between broadband haves and have nots in the European Union has widened during the past year, a trend that might warrant price regulation similar to that imposed on the market for mobile roaming charges earlier this year, the European Commission said Monday.

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House Committee Votes to Extend Net Tax Ban

October 10th, 2007 · No Comments

A U.S. House of Representatives committee has voted to extend an Internet tax moratorium for four years, but declined to make the tax ban permanent, as some lawmakers had advocated.

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House Committee Votes to Extend Net Tax Ban

October 10th, 2007 · No Comments

A U.S. House of Representatives committee has voted to extend an Internet tax moratorium for four years, but declined to make the tax ban permanent, as some lawmakers had advocated.

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