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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%.

Hakan AkbasPresident & FounderGlobal Dealings, LLC

Xerox Q2 Results Average, but Upside Catalysts Remain Elusive Despite ACS

April 21, 2011

Analysis of:Xerox Q2 Results Average, but Upside Catalysts Remain Elusive Despite ACS | news.xerox.com

After announcing its Q2 results today, Xerox was trading at $10.22 a share after dropping more than 5% on intensifying competition, slowing industry wide unit volume growth, continued mix shift towards lower-margin services contracts and incremental supply chain costs (particularly in 2Q) related to Japan to pressure near-term results. We are working on a very detailed assessment of the company, trends in the technology business, update on ACS merger and its outlook for 2011.

Hakan AkbasPresident & FounderGlobal Dealings, LLC

Turkish mergers reach $30 billion in 2010

April 20, 2011

Analysis of:Turkish mergers reach $30 billion in 2010 | akbaspost.blogspot.com

The volume of mergers and acquisitions, or M&As, in Turkey approached $30 billion in 2010, according to estimates from Ernst & Young. 241 M&A transactions took place in Turkey last year, representing a rise of 108 percent. 

Hakan AkbasPresident & FounderGlobal Dealings, LLC

Private equity funds search for Turkish companies

April 20, 2011

Analysis of:Private equity funds search for Turkish companies | akbaspost.blogspot.com

Domestic and foreign investment funds are seeking companies to take in a partnership in Turkey. Turkey has increased its attractiveness for foreign investors, despite the global crisis as the OECDs highest growth market and only third in the world after China and Argentina in 2010

Thomas CoughlinPresidentCoughlin Associates

HDD Suppliers Now Down to Three

April 20, 2011

Seagate and Samsung announced that Seagate would acquire Samsung’s HDD business for $1.38 B. In addition to the HDD business Seagate ensures supply of flash memory for its hybrid HDDs and enterprise storage business. Samsung gets 10% ownership of Seagate and a seat on the board. Samsung also gets HDDs from Seagate to meet its product needs.

Hakan AkbasPresident & FounderGlobal Dealings, LLC

Intel & IBM highlight rebound in IT spending, cloud services & emerging markets

April 19, 2011

Analysis of:Intel and IBM highlight rebound in IT spending and increasing momentum in cloud | akbaspost.blogspot.com

The latest earnings reports from IBM, Intel,WMware continue to show strong rebound in IT spending including a shift toward cloud computing and emerging economies.Intel reported revenues of $12.8bn, up 25% on a year ago. Profits of 56 cents a share were up 30 per cent on a year ago and beat expectations of 46 cents.IBM’s revenues rose 8% to $24.6bn and its operating earnings rose 21% to $2.41 a share. But its shares slipped amid concerns for signings of new contracts by its services businesses.

Cliff BellChief Information OfficerINFOGAIN CORPORATION

Amazon makes the money on the reader software - Not hardware

April 19, 2011

Analysis of:The Kindle is an iPad Accessory, And That's Why It's Still Going to Be Huge | www.businessinsider.com

People own Kindles and iPads. The great thing is that you can read kindle books on your ipad with the kindle reader. Amazon has been smart to focus on the content and the software that runs on the kindle. If they make it run on all the tablet platforms, then it could be a solution like Microsoft office is to productivity tools.

Hakan AkbasPresident & FounderGlobal Dealings, LLC

eBAY to expand in Turkey taking a 93% stake in GittiGidiyor

April 19, 2011

Analysis of:eBAY to expand in Turkey taking a 93% stake in GittiGidiyor | akbaspost.blogspot.com

e-commerce continues to expand overseas boosting growth prospects for companies such as ebay and amazon via acquisitions. eBay has agreed to buy Turkey's leading online marketplace in Turkey. Accordingly, eBay today announced that it has agreed to acquire additional shares in GittiGidiyor, the leading online marketplace in Turkey. The deal follows eBay’s acquisition of a minority stake in the company in 2007. Upon closing of the transaction, eBay will own approximately 93% of the outstanding shares of GittiGidiyor. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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