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A lot of tech companies traded like a high stakes poker game. Of course this is not unusal for companies to buy other companies – It is interesting to see who bought what. It makes for the big question: Will the new parent company keep their new child or will we see it in a dumpster next week?
Let’s start with the big one: HP buys EDS. On Tuesday, HP laid down 12.6 Billion to purchase Electronic Data Systems. This is a move to catapult HP into a position to compete with IBM’s markets.
Created in 1962 by Ross Perot – the Billionaire that ran for President in 1992 (and took about 18.9 percent of the vote). Ross Started EDS after departing from IBM. His first big contract was in computerizing Medicare Records from the Government. In 1968 EDS went public and shares went from $16 to $160.
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No Comments »Privacy Policy. Something many people don’t read, but when they are faced with it being misused, they are ready to take action. Privacy policies are vital to both consumers and companies - Mostly dealing with the statement of how they handle personal information. Yet some try to test those waters and bend the rules a bit. Still, the question boils down to ”when was the last time you read through the Privacy Policy”?
Facebook launched a new ad system that really tested the boundaries. The end result - consumers got upset in how the Social Networking site managed their information. On Thursday, Facebook changed their policy around. Now in reading the Privacy Policy, you will see the following: Read the rest of this entry »
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