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Quote of the day: Sun's money ain't funny

June 24, 2005 Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy lets loose about quirks in accounting guidelines that he says conflict with cash-flow reality. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., accounting, CEO

Goals led Dell to cook the books

August 17, 2007 An internal probe finds the PC maker fudged the timing of expenses and payments on its balance sheets. So where does it go from here? TAGS: accounting, GAAP, CFO, financial analyst, Dell, investigation, investor, finance, payment

Dell accounting probe finds possible 'misconduct'

March 29, 2007 The company will delay its annual report as the investigation continues into its accounting practices. TAGS: accrual, accounting practice, accounting, investigation, Dell

Stock option accounting arrives at Sun

October 7, 2005 Change will reduce Sun's earnings by 2 cents per share, analyst predicts. TAGS: stock option, Sun Microsystems Inc., accounting, expense, CEO

Microsoft debuts new retailer software

May 18, 2005 The company's point-of-sale software is designed to provide comprehensive information about a retailer's business. TAGS: point-of-sale, retailer, accounting, Intuit QuickBooks, Microsoft Corp., PC

Microsoft names new board member

March 23, 2005 Dina Dublon, also on board of Accenture, was JPMorgan Chase's chief financial officer. TAGS: accounting, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft names chief accounting officer

April 13, 2006 Former Dow Chemical controller Frank H. Brod is named chief accounting officer and corporate controller. TAGS: accounting, controller, Microsoft Corp.

Sun execs get stock options--and stock

August 3, 2005 Company's top two executives each receive 900,000 new stock options--and because of accounting changes, actual stock, too. TAGS: restricted stock, stock option, Sun Microsystems Inc., accounting, Scott McNealy, exec

Nortel restates results, cuts profits

January 11, 2005 In addition, execs will give back millions of dollars in bonuses, says the company, which has been mired in an accounting scandal. TAGS: Nortel Networks Corp., Bill Owens, accounting, exec, CEO

Apple's 802.11n accounting conundrum

January 20, 2007 Company didn't have to charge for upgrade, but it would have had to defer revenue from notebooks sold with the chip if it didn't. TAGS: IEEE 802.11n, GAAP, accounting, Apple MacBook, Intel Core 2 Duo, Apple Computer, fee, specification, Apple MacBook Pro, Wi-Fi, Apple Macintosh, notebook computer, Intel, e-mail

Accounting for iPhone, Apple TV's future

April 26, 2007 New accounting method aims to prevent a repeat of the backlash over Apple's $1.99 fee for activating the 802.11n chip in Macbook Pros. TAGS: accounting, IEEE 802.11n, Apple iPhone, Apple TV, Sling Media, Apple Computer, Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, fee, AT&T Corp., TV

Air Force signs multimillion-dollar deal with Accenture

March 28, 2006 IT company lands five-year contract to build and manage accounting systems. TAGS: Accenture Ltd., accounting system, accounting, information technology

IBM grabs Navy contract

May 3, 2005 Contract, worth $35 million in first year, involves streamlining financial and accounting systems. TAGS: accounting system, IBM Corp., accounting

Dell CFO stepping down in January

December 20, 2006 As SEC accounting probe continues, Jim Schneider will retire; board member Donald Carty will take the reins. TAGS: accounting practice, accounting, CFO, company representative, Dell, PC

HDTV market to boom, study says

March 28, 2005 But growth may be stunted by scanty content, market researcher In-Stat says. TAGS: household, study, HDTV, market research company, accounting, TV

Accounting options: A new tech order

July 30, 2002 Technology companies fighting against changes in how stock options are expensed are battling the Federal Reserve Board, the U.S. Congress, investors and, now, each other. TAGS: stock option, accounting, Microsoft TechNet, Amazon.com Inc., Jeff Bezos, compensation, Computer Associates International Inc., technology company, CEO

Michael Dell back as CEO; Rollins resigns

January 31, 2007 The PC company's namesake founder once again has control of the day-to-day operations. TAGS: Kevin Rollins, accounting, departure, PC company, Dell, investigation, CEO, brand, PC, laptop computer, games

Microsoft hits subtract button on accounting package

January 17, 2006 The company offers a $100 instant discount and a year of free support to buyers of Small Business Accounting 2006 software. TAGS: Jeff Raikes, Intuit Inc., Intuit QuickBooks, small business, accounting, CompUSA Inc., retailer, Microsoft Corp.

Gateway CFO to retire this year

June 6, 2005 Gateway CFO Rod Sherwood will retire this year; VP and Corporate Controller Neal West will become principal accounting officer. TAGS: CFO, Gateway Inc., accounting

Fraud and its discontents

June 21, 2003 Financial and accounting experts examine how recent corporate scandals and federal legislation have put additional pressures on boards and audit committees. TAGS: audit committee, board member, GAAP, accounting, financial statement, audit, finance, CEO, shareholder, professor
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