Sramana Mitra on Strategy

Accenture Beats Expectations, Adjusts Strategy Posted: 27 Jun 2008 10:11 AM CDT Accenture (ACN) reported their Q3 earnings yesterday, and they don't seem to be finding current economic conditions a challenge. Revenues of $6.1 billion exceeded analysts’ expectations of $5.9 billion and were up 20% over the year. Both the Consulting and Outsourcing segments also grew by 20% over the year to contribute $3.7 billion and $2.4 billion, respectively, to revenues. Revenues from America grew 17%, from EMEA 23% and from Asia Pacific 19%.

Forbes Column: Kill The Business Trip Posted: 27 Jun 2008 07:31 AM CDT As much as I love to travel for pleasure, adventure and discovery, I profoundly hate business travel. Especially gratuitous travel that requires a long trip for just one meeting … here’s my new column, Kill the Business Trip.

Infineon: Wireline Communications Business Posted: 27 Jun 2008 07:11 AM CDT We have, so far in this series, reviewed Infineon's financials, Qimonda and the industrial and automotive businesses. As we continue to dissect Infineon in our valuation analysis, we will now take a look at its wireline business.

Building A Vertical Ad Network Powerhouse : Glam Media CEO Samir Arora (Part 4) Posted: 27 Jun 2008 01:59 AM CDT SM: Glam was a pioneering startup. How did you assemble your management team? SA: Our seven key founders are all serial entrepreneurs and pioneers in Silicon Valley and Internet Technology. Fernando Ruarte, our CTO and VP of Engineering, built one of the first content management systems on the web. Raj Narayan is the Chief Architect and holds the patent on the first page layout editor to generate HTML. Susan Kare created the first graphical user interface for the original Apple Macintosh in 1984 and Microsoft Windows 3.0. Vic Zauderer worked with Clement Mok in one of the early agencies before forming his own. Ernie Cicogna spent his career at IBM in finance and business management technology before moving to Silicon Valley and working at several startups within the media and entertainment space. Rebecca Bogle brought product and technology skills from Oracle and Accenture. Emmanuel Job brought key Internet Technology Publishing and Feeds skills to Glam.

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