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Amazon Job Descriptions Hint at More Perks Coming to Prime

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 12 at 5:00 am PT

First, Amazon Prime offered free two-day shipping for $79. Then it started offering add-on services for no additional cost, like streaming videos and Kindle books. What’s next?

Why ADP Is the Biggest Cloud Company You’ve Never Heard Of

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on October 2, 2011 at 6:00 pm PT

Before people even called it cloud computing, ADP was processing paychecks in the cloud. Now it’s doubling down with a single cloud-based service for payroll and other everyday business needs.

It's Business Time for Apple's iPad

John Paczkowski in News on February 14, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Though there’s no dedicated salesforce selling it in the enterprise market, Apple’s iPad has gained significant traction there. Since its debut, more than 65 percent of the Fortune 100 have deployed or piloted the device. If Apple’s not pushing the iPad into the enterprise market, how is it getting there?

In Case You Needed Reminding, Social Enterprise Software Is Going to Be Big

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on January 31, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

If Monday’s launch of Chatter.com wasn’t enough of a signal that 2011 is going to be a big year for social enterprise software, then maybe this survey data from Jive Software will make it clear.

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AT&T Plans $2.7 Billion Charge

Roger Cheng, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 13, 2011 at 2:28 pm PT

AT&T Inc. will take a pretax charge of about $2.7 billion in the fourth quarter in a move to simplify how it accounts for pension and other post-retirement benefits.

Viacom Sold Rock Band for a Song. A Really, Really Cheap Song.

Peter Kafka in Media on January 4, 2011 at 3:30 am PT

If you’ve got $49.99, you can buy a copy of “Rock Band 3.” Or you could have bought the company that makes the videogame. Ouch.

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HP Reverses Hurd-Era Pay Cuts, Unveils Benefits

Benjamin Pimentel, Reporter, MarketWatch in News on November 23, 2010 at 1:14 pm PT

After a rocky start, new Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Officer Leo Apotheker is trying to settle into his role with a Thanksgiving gift for his employees. During HP’s earnings call on Monday, Apotheker announced that the company was reversing pay cuts for a majority of the employees affected by a February 2009 salary-reduction plan under former CEO Mark Hurd.

Adding Insult to Injury: Yahoo Is Prepping Layoffs, but Limited to Product Group and More Like 10 Percent

Kara Swisher in News on November 11, 2010 at 2:40 pm PT

Yahoo is indeed preparing to lay off employees, in a reduction in force that will be done in December. But the layoffs, first reported in TechCrunch, will be closer to 10 percent and be almost completely centered on the product organization under Chief Product Officer Blake Irving, said sources close to the situation.

Yahoo's M&A Strategy–Maybe Local Commerce Rather Than Content (Hello, Groupon!)

Kara Swisher in News on October 8, 2010 at 10:08 am PT

It’s no secret in Silicon Valley dealmaking circles that Yahoo has been looking at what insiders have called a “transformative” acquisition to jumpstart the company. And while many think that has to mean grabbing one of the big content companies–such as AOL or Demand Media–right in Yahoo’s wheelhouse, sources said it is actually training its attention on, drum roll, commerce. That would be local commerce, most specifically, companies such as the hot start-up Groupon, which dominates social couponing.