6 posts and columns on Morningstar

HP Wins Dubious “Worst Footnote” Award for 2011

in News on December 30, 2011 at 1:10 pm PT

After running HP for 11 months, former CEO Léo Apotheker got several million dollars in severance benefits. Exactly how much is hard to determine. For that, HP has won a unique and dubious award.
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How SuccessFactors Signaled It Was on the Block

in News on December 9, 2011 at 11:46 am PT

Signs that SuccessFactors was looking to be acquired first showed up in company SEC filings in April.
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High-Profile IPO of SS&C Technologies Is Lined Up

in News on March 29, 2010 at 1:43 pm PT

March’s IPO market promises to go out like a lion this week, with a high-profile deal scheduled to trade on the last day of the month. Software company SS&C Technologies Holdings is aiming to raise as much as $161 million through a listing on Nasdaq under the symbol SSNC, but if recent pricing trends are any indicator, it could fetch more.

Destroy the iPhone? I'm Sorry, Motorola, I'm Afraid I Can't Do That.

in News on October 28, 2009 at 11:25 am PT

Verizon uncrated its latest iPhone challenger Wednesday morning, introducing the new $199 Motorola Droid, and it already has analysts buzzing about the life it may breathe back into Motorola, whose share of the phone market dropped by nearly half in the second quarter from 10 percent a year earlier.
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Destroy the iPhone? I’m Sorry, Motorola, I’m Afraid I Can’t Do That.

in News on October 28, 2009 at 11:25 am PT

Verizon uncrated its latest iPhone challenger Wednesday morning, introducing the new $199 Motorola Droid, and it already has analysts buzzing about the life it may breathe back into Motorola, whose share of the phone market dropped by nearly half in the second quarter from 10 percent a year earlier.
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Qwest for Buyer

in News on April 2, 2009 at 6:15 am PT

Qwest just became interesting again. Shares of the smallest of the Baby Bells are on the upswing this morning following reports that it is considering selling its long-haul voice and data network. Sources familiar with the matter say Qwest is in the early stages of seeking a buyer for the unit, which could be valued at about $2 billion to $3 billion.
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