http://www.eweek.com Finance IT - RSS Feeds en-us Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:54:28 -0400 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:54:28 -0400 Tue, 12 May 2009 12:29:24 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/Why-Does-Microsoft-Need-375-Billion-673669/?kc=rss - Microsoft raised $3.75 billion selling bonds to investors on May 11, fueling speculation over what the software giant intends to do with the cash. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Microsoft said, quot;We intend to use the net proceeds from sales of the debt securitie...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/Why-Does-Microsoft-Need-375-Billion-673669/?kc=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:20:22 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/How-to-Sustain-Profits-in-a-Downturn-using-Effective-Pricing-Strategies/?kc=rss - In this current economic climate, cost-reduction strategies that involve reducing work force, curtailing new investments or consolidating operations are the most tried and tested lever for protecting profit margins. However, for most companies today, additional cost-reduction opportunities with...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/How-to-Sustain-Profits-in-a-Downturn-using-Effective-Pricing-Strategies/?kc=rss Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:59:06 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/How-Technology-Companies-Can-Survive-the-Financial-Crisis/?kc=rss - Fallout from the current financial crisis has made its way from Wall Street to Silicon Valley, where technology companies are battling a myriad of problems, including frozen IT budgets, layoffs, stagnant R amp;D spending and a lack of capital. Negotiating the stormy seas of these recessionary t...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/How-Technology-Companies-Can-Survive-the-Financial-Crisis/?kc=rss Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:45:24 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/How-to-Save-on-Your-Enterprise-Wireless-Expenses/?kc=rss - With the rise of enterprise use of smart phones such as RIM's BlackBerry, Apple's 3G iPhone and Windows Mobile devices, it is important for enterprises to efficiently manage their telecom spend internally, or by using wireless expense management software that brings visibility into and control ...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/How-to-Save-on-Your-Enterprise-Wireless-Expenses/?kc=rss Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:00:04 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/New-ID-Theft-Rules-Kick-In-Nov-1/?kc=rss - The Nov. 1 deadline for new federal identity theft regulations requiring financial institutions and other creditors that provide financing is fast approaching. Known as FACTA (Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act), the rules require covered entities to re-examine their ID theft ...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/New-ID-Theft-Rules-Kick-In-Nov-1/?kc=rss Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:15:07 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/Senate-Bailout-Bill-Includes-Tech-Tax-Credit-Extension/?kc=rss - The renewal of the lapsed research and development tax credit now finds its fate tied to the U.S. Senate Wall Street bailout bill currently scheduled for a vote after the market closes on Oct. 1. Senate and House negotiators hope the addition of a two-year renewal of the R amp;D tax credit and other...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/Senate-Bailout-Bill-Includes-Tech-Tax-Credit-Extension/?kc=rss Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:43:37 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/RandD-Tax-Credit-Stalls-Again-in-Congress/?kc=rss - Both the U.S. House and Senate have approved a two-year renewal of the expired R amp;D tax credit that the IT industry holds dear, but differences still remain before the bill can be sent to the White House for President Bush's approval. Following a 93-2 vote by the Senate Sept. 24 t...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/RandD-Tax-Credit-Stalls-Again-in-Congress/?kc=rss Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:30:32 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/Why-the-Mighty-Financial-Companies-Have-Fallen/?kc=rss - I feel like Ive written this column before. The headline could be, “How could Wall Street companies invest so much in technology yet know so little about their businesses?” Weve recently watched the Lehman Brothers meltdown, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac become wards of the state, and once-big, s...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/Why-the-Mighty-Financial-Companies-Have-Fallen/?kc=rss Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:22:08 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/How-to-Defend-Security-amid-Budget-Tightening-Four-Approaches/?kc=rss - Many predict that 2008 will produce the tightest economic conditions since the dot-com bust at the beginning of the decade. The subprime meltdown and tightening credit markets mean most CIOs will feel the downward spiral of the economy right where it hurts in their budgets. Unfortunately, this also...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/How-to-Defend-Security-amid-Budget-Tightening-Four-Approaches/?kc=rss Tue, 20 May 2008 14:24:00 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/How-to-Get-Ready-for-Mobile-Commerce-Whats-in-Your-MWallet/?kc=rss - There are many names for it. Some call it mobile billing, mobile commerce, mobile e-money or mobile buying. Others call it cellular commerce, electronic wireless commerce, m-commerce or m-wallets. You may want to call it ubiquitous commerce, u-commerce, wireless commerce or wireless e-commerce...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/How-to-Get-Ready-for-Mobile-Commerce-Whats-in-Your-MWallet/?kc=rss Fri, 02 May 2008 21:50:32 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/How-to-Fight-the-IT-Budget-Squeeze/?kc=rss - For those CIOs who are in the midst of negotiating their budgets or who feel they are being squeezed by CEOs looking to cut IT costs, the data reported in Accenture's second Global IT Performance Benchmark research study may help them fight back. Many of the findings in Accenture's survey of near...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/How-to-Fight-the-IT-Budget-Squeeze/?kc=rss Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:41:59 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/Tech-States-Still-Hiring-for-IT-Jobs/?kc=rss - Talk of recession is at fever pitch, fanned by the news that the august Wall Street investment bank Bear Stearns went belly-up on March 14. With sluggish hiring, spiraling fuel costs and the mortgage foreclosure crisis gripping the nation, it would seem to be only common sense to say that IT is one ...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/Tech-States-Still-Hiring-for-IT-Jobs/?kc=rss Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:28:23 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/Bear-Stearns-Collapse-Means-Trouble-for-IT/?kc=rss - Over the weekend, the IT world was transformed. Chances are you didn't notice. No, Vista SP1 wasn't released, neither was XP SP3, nor the beta of Ubuntu 8.04. What did happen was that on Friday, March 14, the major Wall Street bank Bear Stearns collapsed. Bear Stearns has invested billions in tw...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/Bear-Stearns-Collapse-Means-Trouble-for-IT/?kc=rss Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:50:46 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/Microsoft-Aids-Financial-Services-Developers/?kc=rss - NEW YORK - Microsoft has released a new Financial Services Office Business Applications Component Library. At the sixth annual Microsoft Financial Services Developer Conference, here, Microsoft released its new OBA (Office Business Applications) component library to help financial services organiza...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/Microsoft-Aids-Financial-Services-Developers/?kc=rss Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:03:55 -0500 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/What-Will-a-Recession-Mean-for-IT-Outsourcing/?kc=rss - If the news stories are any indication, the U.S. economy has a rough road ahead of it in 2008. Due to the rippling effects of the credit crisis, mounting trade deficit, soaring oil prices and sobering employment numbers, the United States is expected to be tightening belts in the coming months...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Finance-IT/What-Will-a-Recession-Mean-for-IT-Outsourcing/?kc=rss