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Hakan AkbasPresident & FounderGlobal Dealings, LLC

Google to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5B in cash, its largest ever deal

August 15, 2011

Analysis of:Google to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5B in cash, its largest ever deal | bit.ly

Google to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5B in cash, its largest ever deal. Next Microsoft should buy RIM and/or Nokia. Here's why: http://bit.ly/r8uV9ZNext we will share our comprehensive analysis of the implications of this acquisition.

Hakan AkbasPresident & FounderGlobal Dealings, LLC

Open Text Q4 Results Disappoint - License Slippage, Weaker Margins

August 12, 2011

Analysis of:Open Text Q4 Results Disappoint - License Slippage, Weaker Margins | akbaspost.blogspot.com

Open Text (TM) Corporation (TSX: OTC), announced financialresults for its fourth quarter ended June 30, 2011. The company missed the Wall-Street estimates due to license slippage at Metastrom and weaker margins.

Hakan AkbasPresident & FounderGlobal Dealings, LLC

Open Text to Buy Global 360 for $260 million

July 18, 2011

Analysis of:Open Text to Buy Global 360 for $260 million | opentext.com

OpenText has acquired Global 360, a US software vendor specialising in case management for $260 million

Cliff BellChief Information OfficerINFOGAIN CORPORATION

Microsoft on-demand exchange having stability problems

May 22, 2011

Analysis of:Exchange Online has downtime problems again | www.computerworld.com

Microsoft's move into the cloud is far behind other on-demand mail services such as Google and yahoo. Will these stability issues give Google's email and calendar programs for corporations a chance to take over?

Hakan AkbasPresident & FounderGlobal Dealings, LLC

Liberty Media makes $1 Billion offer for Barnes & Noble

May 21, 2011

Analysis of:Liberty Media makes $1 Billion offer for Barnes & Noble | akbaspost.blogspot.com

According to Financial Times, Liberty Media has offered to buy Barnes & Noble, the struggling US bookseller, for $1 billion, in an unexpected deal that would significantly diversify Liberty’s holdings.

Hakan AkbasPresident & FounderGlobal Dealings, LLC

Microsoft to Roll Dice with $8.5 Billion Skype Deal

May 10, 2011

Analysis of:Microsoft to Roll Dice with $8.5 Billion Skype Deal | bit.ly

In an unprecedented move, Microsoft Corp. agreed to buy Internet phone company Skype Technologies SA for $8.5 billion in cash—the most aggressive move yet by Microsoft to play in the increasingly converged worlds of communication, information and entertainment.

Cliff BellChief Information OfficerINFOGAIN CORPORATION

People do not pay for Radio, TV, or digital newspapers

May 7, 2011

Analysis of:8 in 10 Won’t Pay for Online Daily Newspaper | www.marketingcharts.com

There are plenty of business models where the content is given away. If digital newspapers attract enough readers, then they will also attract enough advertizers.

Cliff BellChief Information OfficerINFOGAIN CORPORATION

Ma Bell to AT&T, "the consumer rules the new economy".

April 30, 2011

Analysis of:Ma Bell Stifled Innovation, AT&T May Do the Same | uk.ibtimes.com

When Ma Bell ruled the phone lines, most products were developed for businesses first and only later small versions were done for consumers. Today, it is the opposite. Products are built for consumers first and only later developed for businesses. This change is so significant that it will be difficult for even AT&T to stifle creativity.

Hakan AkbasPresident & FounderGlobal Dealings, LLC

Lexmark: Is It Finally Game Over?

April 26, 2011

Analysis of:Lexmark: Is It Finally Game Over? | akbaspost.blogspot.com

Lexmark has missed the boat on many fronts; The office products industry has been consolidating rapidly due to oversupply of commodity products offered at incredibly low prices particularly in the low to medium segment. Lexmark does’t have deep financial pockets, secured customer access in new markets particularly in non-US and emerging economies, a credible footprint of managed print services capabilities and captive channels of distribution.

Hakan AkbasPresident & FounderGlobal Dealings, LLC

Autonomy Q1 Results - Revenue Ahead of Consensus, Earnings Light

April 21, 2011

Analysis of:Autonomy Q1 Results - Revenue Ahead of Consensus, Earnings Light | autonomy.com

Autonomy, a leading vendor in the high-growth markets of Enterprise Search, eDiscovery and Content Management., has announced a strong quarter with good growth in revenue, profits and other key metrics today.  Revenues were $220 million ahead of consensus $216 million,  PBT (adj.) $95 million ahead of consensus $90 million, operating margin (adj.) 43% vs consensus 42%.

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