MS and IBM create Enfrastructure startup
News Microsoft, IBM and Arthur Andersen are expected to unveil Tuesday a startup, called Enfrastructure, which will be aimed at encouraging new e-businesses. One trait that all of these ThinkTank companies currently share is a reliance on infrastructure...
[September 19, 2000, 11:14]
KPNQwest could face Enron-style investigation
News The timing of the failure suggests that the accountant Arthur Andersen may have been involved in sinking KPNQwest, whether or not it helped to artificially inflate previous years' figures, said Siebrand: "I assume that the shareholders in KPNQwest...
[June 10, 2002, 17:10]
The music may be over for CDNow
News Online music retailer CDNow's independent public accountant, Arthur Andersen has expressed "substantial doubt" about the US company's ability to continue as a going concern. The company added that it will continue to incur substantial operating...
[March 29, 2000, 15:41]
Nottingham kids to get laptops on loan
News The Greater Nottingham Partnership (GNP), a local regeneration body, has teamed up with Microsoft and professional services company Arthur Andersen to create an e-learning foundation. Schoolchildren all over the Nottingham area will be able to hire...
[September 18, 2000, 9:43]
Tax breaks expected for high-tech sector
News The government is recognising that the economy is not just about factories and machines, but that brands and services have a value to business as well," said Andy Newsome, tax partner at consultancy firm Andersen, formerly Arthur Andersen.
[November 26, 2001, 17:19]
The Day Ahead: Ariba leap frogs a few quarters on path to profits
News Ariba recently announced alliances with Arthur Andersen, Descartes, VeriSign, American Express, Bank of America, MatrixOne, Luminant Worldwide. As indirect sales through partners like IBM, i2 and Andersen gain traction, the top line growth should...
[July 13, 2000, 13:16]
Developing and Implementing an Activity-Based Cost System in the Venezuelan Oil Industry
White Papers The project team selected the OROS tool, marketed by ABC Technologies, as the software that would support DELTAVEN's system, and the consulting firm, Arthur Andersen, to give them advice on the design, implementation, start-up and stabilization of...
[May 20, 2005, 0:00]
WorldCom shaken by missing $4bn
News In its statement, the company said that Arthur Andersen, which also came to notoriety in the Enron collapse, had audited the financial statements in question. On Monday, after being notified of the results of WorldCom's internal audit, Andersen...
[June 26, 2002, 8:37]
News Burst: Fifteen year payback time for 3G licences
News The report from Arthur Andersen Consulting and JP Morgan, the investment bank, found that companies who were successful in the auction of Britain's third-generation (3G) mobile spectrum, face a 15 year wait before they recoup the cost of...
[October 26, 2000, 9:21]
Friday
Blog You a client of Arthur Andersen? Friday 28/06/2002 Spotting an embarrassing hole looming in the imperial purse, I phoned up the bank and said, "Can I register my salary for the next six months as an asset, even though it hasn't been paid yet?
[June 28, 2002, 17:44]
3G operators will wait 15 years to recoup 3G costs
News The report -- from investment bank JP Morgan and Arthur Andersen -- believes that new entrants to the 3G market, such as Canadian-owned TIW, face the biggest challenge in breaking even. It will take up to 15 years for mobile network providers to...
[October 27, 2000, 7:13]
NHS IT: A critical case for treatment
Talkback However, this company was once Arthur Andersen Consulting who were invlved with Enron in the USA. You have summarised the state of affairs accurately I think. It is not fair to blame the doctors on this sorry mess.
[November 15, 2005, 16:53]
Five years ago: Psion adds up cost of failed Amstrad buy
News Among the blue-chip names involved in the proposed deal were BZW and Arthur Andersen. Declaring its latest financial results, Psion said pre-tax profits would have been £8 million rather than £6.5 million, had it not been for the cost of a lengthy...
[August 7, 2001, 8:00]
Techs duck and cover after WorldCom
News Tech companies will be more closely scrutinised for a wide range of reasons, including ties to auditor Arthur Andersen and use of various earnings measures such as pro forma earnings and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and...
[June 27, 2002, 8:43]
Should a security professional have a legal background?
Blog Comment Who can forget Arthur Andersen? Mark Surguy of Pinsent Masons LLP, international Law Firm, comments: Perhaps it is lawyers who need technical qualifications rather than the other way round? What is clear is that technological change is driving the...
[August 27, 2008, 17:00]
Can you hide from Accenture?
News A: It first got started when Accenture was still part of Arthur Andersen & Co. Accenture is watching you. Somehow, that statement just doesn't ring with ominous, Big Brother overtones. The consulting firm, however, is placing a big bet on remote...
[August 15, 2005, 14:25]
IBM and Vignette link up
News Vignette has also been partnering up, signing a deal earlier this week with consulting firm Arthur Andersen. IBM has signed a marketing deal with Vignette to market each other's products. Specific financial details were not released but the deal is...
[August 3, 2000, 14:05]
Enron items garner high bids on eBay
News In recent days, the company's auditor, Arthur Andersen, has come under fire for destroying Enron documents, and several Bush administration officials said they had contact with Enron executives prior to the company's collapse.
[January 17, 2002, 14:44]
