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Entrepreneurs: Interrelationships Between Their Characteristics, Values, Expectations, Management Practices and SME Performance
White Papers The purposes of this study is, first, to determine the importance of the attributed and attained characteristics of the entrepreneur on the formation of his or her values and expectations; second, to determine the influence of those values and...
[May 20, 2005, 0:00]
Earnings beat expectations at Intel
News Intel finally provided some decent news for investors in 2006, beating lowered expectations for its third quarter despite coming in way short of last year's figures. The numbers slightly exceed analyst expectations and Intel's own guidance for the...
[October 18, 2006, 10:05]
MS and Novell: Relationship 'exceeding expectations'
Blog Speaking at an IP Expo seminar in London, Novell's Microsoft alliance director Steve Harris and Microsoft's strategic partnerships chief Michael Croney said the results of the virtualisation-centric arrangement had exceeded expectations.
[October 8, 2009, 14:03]
The Day Ahead: Dell cornered by growth expectations
News The point was brought up after Dell said Wednesday that its sales for the third quarter would come up about three percent short of expectations at about $8.2bn. That's becoming a key question as Dell continues to lower analysts' revenue expectations.
[October 5, 2000, 12:04]
Dell earnings match expectations
News Dell has matched analysts' expectations for earnings in its fourth fiscal quarter. For all of fiscal year 2003, Dell recorded a profit of $2.1bn (£1.3bn), or 80 cents per share, including charges, on revenue of $35.4bn (£21.9bn), matching analysts...
[February 14, 2003, 9:16]
Apple sails past Q1 earnings expectations
News The Mac shipments were about in line with expectations, the iPod shipments were significantly higher, and iPhone shipments were slightly less than estimates that ran all over the map. Music sales especially peaked on Christmas Day and that...
[January 22, 2009, 7:26]
Microsoft profit beats expectations
News Amid stronger-than-expected consumer PC sales, Microsoft on Thursday reported earnings that narrowly topped expectations. Overall, the software maker's results were slightly better than the company's predictions and analysts' expectations.
[October 24, 2003, 11:40]
Yahoo beats expectations despite net loss
News Yahoo cleared Wall Street's pessimistic earnings expectations for the fourth quarter and matched anticipated revenue, but charges swung the internet pioneer to a net loss for the quarter. The company reported a net loss of $303m (£212m) for the...
[January 28, 2009, 8:10]
Are You Exceeding Your Customers' Expectations?: Strategies, Metrics, and Best Practices for a Customer-Focused Contact Center
White Papers At some point, you or your organization has probably been asked the question, "Are you meeting your customers' expectations? But to be successful today, organizations must go beyond just meeting customer expectations and work to exceed expectations.
[August 4, 2005, 3:00]
IBM earnings beat Wall Street expectations
News IBM on Tuesday reported a 12 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings, coming in stronger than analysts' expectations. The company generated net income of $4.4bn (£3.2bn), or $3.28 a share, for the quarter, up 12 percent over the same period a...
[January 21, 2009, 7:48]
Strong sales help Amazon beat Q4 expectations
News Amazon.com beat Wall Street's fourth-quarter revenue and earnings expectations, as the e-commerce giant posted strong Christmas sales amid a weak economy. Amazon's revenues jumped 18 percent to $6.7bn (£4.7bn) for the quarter compared with the same...
[January 30, 2009, 8:10]
Apple's profits beat expectations again
News Fuelled by continued strong iPod sales, Apple reported fiscal third-quarter earnings and sales that easily topped expectations. Apple said it earned $320m (£181m), or 37 cents per share, on revenue of $3.52 billion for the three months ended June 30.
[July 14, 2005, 18:00]
Google profits beat expectations
News Google cleared analysts' profit expectations for the third quarter of the year, patting itself on the back for the results but offering a cautious qualifier about current economic conditions. The company reported net income of $4.92 (£2.93) per...
[October 17, 2008, 8:51]
Microsoft meets lowered expectations
News Microsoft on Thursday met lowered expectations for its fiscal second quarter. Microsoft had also lowered expectations for its fiscal year 2001, ending 30 June, to between $25.2bn and $25.4bn, with earnings per share in the $1.80 to $1.82 range.
[January 19, 2001, 8:25]
Practical Performance Expectations for Smart Packaging
White Papers This paper addresses the expectations that are initially set when dealing with UHF RFID systems in the retail supply chain. There seems to be a common expectation among Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) newcomers that putting an inexpensive...
[December 23, 2006, 0:00]
Apple meets lowered expectations
News Apple Computer on Tuesday reported quarterly sales and earnings that matched analysts' lowered expectations as flat-panel iMac sales and sales to schools fell short of the company's initial hopes. Anderson said Apple's sales to schools also fell...
[July 17, 2002, 8:10]
Amazon beats expectations on higher sales
News The company, which posted its first net profit of $5m in the fourth quarter, easily beat analysts' expectations for this quarter. Amazon.com posted a narrower-than-expected loss Tuesday, with sales up 21 percent from last year on strong performance...
[April 24, 2002, 9:45]
Windows 2000 sales topping expectations
News Windows marketing director, Keith White, during a local media briefing on Thursday, said that the industrial-strength operating system exceeded the company's own expectations by racking up more than 500,000 unit sales to small- and medium-sized...
[March 3, 2000, 10:29]
Lowered expectations at wireless show
News A year of lowered expectations Cell phone companies gathering at the industry's largest trade show this week are expected to place new bets on business-focused phone services, better handsets and Wi-Fi networking.
[March 17, 2003, 13:06]
IBM beats profit expectations
News IBM inched three cents ahead of analysts' earnings expectations for the first quarter of 2006, hauling in $1.08 (61p) per share - up 27 percent compared to the same period last year - on revenues of $20.7bn.
[April 19, 2006, 8:45]
