The News Review:
- Former MySQL CE joins cloud management vendor
- Novell Linux revenues up 25 percent even as global server revenues …
- GETTING PERSNAL: Pimco To Make Splash In ETF Business
- Dissidents Win Two Seats on Amylin’s Board
- Steve Zahn on ‘Management’ and more
- Funds under management continue to drop; dividend unchanged
- Management Dynamics Releases New Solution to Capture the Cost …
Former MySQL CE joins cloud management vendor
San Francisco Chronicle
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Novell Linux revenues up 25 percent even as global server revenues …
CNET News
Net revenue was down to $216 million from $236 million a year earlier though. Novell’s problem is that outside its Linux Platform and Identity Management businesses which both grew its other lines of business (Workgroup was down 14 percent while Systems and Resource Management dropped 2 percent) stumbled. Novell reported $37 million in Linux Platform Products revenue up 25 percent compared to the same period last year. While not on par with.
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GETTING PERSNAL: Pimco To Make Splash In ETF Business
Wall Street Journal
is poised to launch its first ETF early next week. The move by Pimco co-founded by bond guru Bill Gross marks the first time in years such a high-profile mutual fund company has tried to muscle its way into the ETF business long dominated by a handful of large-but-lesser-known asset managers that specialize in indexing such as Barclays PLC (BCS) and State Street Corp. ETFs baskets of stocks or bonds.
Dissidents Win Two Seats on Amylin’s Board
New York Times
Icahn the billionaire activist investor and the hedge fund Eastbourne Capital Management prevailed Wednesday in their quest to place their handpicked nominees on the board of Amylin Pharmaceuticals. Eastbourne said that it and Mr. Icahn had succeeded in electing nominees to the board based on voting estimates from its proxy solicitor and a person familiar with the vote said at least two dissident directors had been elected. For its part Amylin said Wednesday afternoon that it believed the dissidents had elected no more than two of their five nominees one each from the Eastbourne camp and the Icahn camp based on a preliminary vote count from the company’s proxy solicitor. The results of the shareholder vote which took place at Amylin?s annual meeting in San Diego have not been officially certified by the company.
Steve Zahn on ‘Management’ and more
San Francisco Chronicle
” Zahn has racked up about 40 film credits since. Best known for playing mouthy cynics in “That Thing You Do!” and “ut of Sight” he won plaudits for his work in the indie darling “Happy Texas” and as a traumatized PW in “Rescue Dawn. ” In the quirky comedy “Management” Zahn takes a turn as a romantic leading man opposite Jennifer Aniston. Q: f the challenges you’ve faced has any been so daunting as fondling Jennifer Aniston’s backside?A: (laughs) What a great thing huh? What a crazy job. (pause) This is my job. I’m doing my job! I am supporting my family.
Funds under management continue to drop; dividend unchanged
MarketWatch
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Management Dynamics Releases New Solution to Capture the Cost …
Business Wire (press release)
A new Web-based portal provides a complete campaign management environment to organize solicitations and manage supplier responses. Suppliers collaborate on the portal to update requests use workflow tools to clarify responses and generate certificates. Without rekeying any data supplier certifications are maintained by part and product classification for use in the qualification process to determine the FTA eligibility of a given finished good.