News tagged with business models

BlackBerry maker to study options, warns of loss

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion warned Tuesday it could report a loss in the current quarter and said it had hired JP Morgan Securities and RBC Capital Markets to study its strategic options.

Technology / Business

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Using strategy tools to exercise power in a company

Popular strategy tools used by businesses include SWOT analysis and scorecards. Strategy tools are seen as a means that provides companies with practical ways of making use of scientific theories in order to improve competitiveness. ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Groupon restatement sparks more worries (Update)

(AP) -- Groupon's announcement that its revenue and earnings were lower than what it reported in February is sparking fresh worries about the young company's business model.

Technology / Business

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Groupon says 4th-quarter was weaker than reported

(AP) -- Groupon Inc. said Friday that its fourth-quarter loss was wider than initially reported because it needed to increase the amount of money it sets aside for refunds.

Technology / Business

created Mar 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Harry Potter breaks e-book lockdown

(AP) -- The Harry Potter books are finally on sale in electronic form, and they have a special magical touch to them: In a break with industry practices, the books aren't locked down by encryption, which means consumers ...

Technology / Other

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1

How do you say global business success? In English, says new research from Rotman School

English continues to reign supreme in international business, and it's not just because some of the biggest economies speak it.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Small is good in quest to resolve water crisis

Can Peepoo stop the flying toilet? A small Swedish company believes so. At the World Water Forum in Marseille, it is promoting a cheap, smart fix for the world's billion slumdwellers.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 7

Immigration chief seeks to reassure Silicon Valley

(AP) -- The Obama administration's top immigration official said Wednesday he wants to keep more foreign-born high-tech entrepreneurs in the U.S. But to make that happen, he said he needs those entrepreneurs to turn their ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Barriers fall between TV, Internet

You say TV, I say Internet. Toe-mate-o, toe-mah-to.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Groupon fails to turn profit as revenue grows

Daily deals site Groupon on Wednesday issued its first earnings report as a publicly traded company, saying it failed to turn a profit despite revenue nearly tripling from a year earlier.

Technology / Business

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Singapore's SPH sues Yahoo! in copyright row

Asian media group Singapore Press Holdings is suing Yahoo! for copyright infringement, accusing the US Internet giant of reproducing its news items without permission.

Technology / Business

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Final version of NIST cloud computing definition published

After years in the works and 15 drafts, the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) working definition of cloud computing, the 16th and final definition has been published as The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing ...

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Groupon seeks to raise up to $621 million from IPO

US online daily deals sensation Groupon said Friday that it hopes to raise as much as $621 million from its initial public offering, less than previously expected.

Technology / Business

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google insists newspapers not losing out to Internet

Internet search engine Google insisted on Friday it was not stealing business from the print media even if it has become an increasingly important source of news on the Web.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Dutch tech company ASML posts profit rise

Dutch company ASML, a key global supplier of computer chip-making systems, said Wednesday net profits had jumped 32 percent in the third quarter and maintained its outlook to achieve record sales by the end of 2011.

Technology / Business

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Business model

A business model is a framework for creating economic, social, and/or other forms of value. The term business model is thus used for a broad range of informal and formal descriptions to represent core aspects of a business, including purpose, offerings, strategies, infrastructure, organizational structures, trading practices, and operational processes and policies.

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