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McNealy on message
June 24, 2005
Despite Sun's continued troubles, CEO Scott McNealy says the company is well positioned for the "participation age."
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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?
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Symantec lowers earnings forecast
May 31, 2006
Change in 2006 bookkeeping related to Veritas business will push the recognition of $100 million in revenue to future periods.
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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.
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Apple to charge for faster Wi-Fi
January 18, 2007
Users of some laptops will have to pay $2 to activate onboard 802.11n chips; Apple says accounting rules require it to charge for upgrade.
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RIM reports profit, soaring sales
June 29, 2004
BlackBerry maker's in the black for the fourth quarter in a row as revenue from its paging device and wireless service doubles.
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How serious was the fraud at Computer Associates?
October 13, 2004
Knowledge@Wharton examines whether the software maker's offense really constituted a crime or should it fall under the heading of no-harm, no-foul?
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PeopleSoft exceeds earnings targets
October 21, 2004
The software company reports a 12 percent surge in sales fed by a jump in maintenance revenue.
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CA foresees no revenue surprises
May 6, 2004
But the company delays its final report by two weeks because of a recent management shake-up related to its accounting troubles.
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Research In Motion climbs after earnings report
December 23, 2003
The wireless handheld maker's stock is up more than 40 percent in trading after the company blew past Wall Street expectations.
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HP revenue up despite fall in services revenue
February 15, 2006
The company meets analyst expectations as its CEO talks about the company's renewed emphasis on profitability.
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Gateway trims loss in third quarter
October 28, 2004
PC maker sees potential profit at the end of the tunnel, boosted by new sales strategy.
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DoubleClick jumps into search
May 17, 2004
The online ad company buys search-engine marketing specialist Performics in a bid to profit from the fast-growing sector.
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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.
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Yahoo accounting change in earnings spotlight
January 14, 2004
In a break from standard accounting practices, the company lobbies analysts to consider excluding from its revenue the costs of acquiring search traffic from portal partners such as MSN.
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