Apple defends Jobs amid strong financial results
News Apple reported financial results far ahead of Wall Street's expectations on Wednesday, and the company's board of directors defended chief executive Steve Jobs' role in Apple's stock options backdating scandal.
[April 26, 2007, 9:49]
Dell delays results leaving spotlight to HP
News Most analysts said they believe that episode had little effect on the company's financial performance during the quarter, but they could take the opportunity to question Hurd on the internal effects of the scandal.
[November 16, 2006, 7:41]
Apple defends Steve Jobs in options row
News Almost 200 technology companies have been caught up in the options scandal, and have been forced to investigate whether stock grants were backdated — a practice where the grant date of an option is moved to coincide with a low point in the value...
[December 29, 2006, 11:10]
Autodesk drawn into stock option 'scandal'
News Ovum takes a dim view of the overall stock option situation, but suggested that "the scandal over back-dated share options is affecting the software industry disproportionately". Computer-aided design and manufacturing company Autodesk announced a...
[August 18, 2006, 13:25]
HP acquires Mercury Interactive
News It was one of the first companies named in the stock-option backdating scandal that has plagued several technology companies. HP announced on Tuesday that it will acquire management software company Mercury Interactive for $52 a share, or $4.5bn in...
[July 26, 2006, 9:20]
Juniper faces $900m charge in options scandal
News This probe uncovered proof that the company had backdated its stock options so employees benefited from lower share prices. On Thursday morning, Juniper announced the results of an internal investigation into its historical stock-option granting...
[December 21, 2006, 12:05]
RIM chairman quits over stock options
News This has meant that executives benefited from lower share prices, thus increasing the value of their options. The tech industry has been gripped by stock option scandals in recent months, with a string of companies admitting that they backdated...
[March 6, 2007, 12:11]
Fiorina: HP board let emotion overrule reason
News HP, especially prior to the leak scandal breaking, had been getting a lot of credit for its turnaround. How much of that work, and of that effort, do you think has been put in jeopardy by the leak scandal?
[October 12, 2006, 12:00]
Apple execs reaped 'millions' in unlawful profits, shareholders allege
News The lawsuits all claim that the company's chief executive, Steve Jobs, and other executives backdated their share options, and later cashed them in shortly before Apple's stock price fell. Under US law, if an executive cashes in options knowing...
[August 23, 2006, 17:25]
