E-sales extend billion-dollar weeks through April 18

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A Billion-Dollar Tease

A Billion-Dollar Tease 09/10/2004 02:50 PM
Air carrier jumps on word of a giant new contract, but is it for real?

The Billion-Dollar Telescope

The Billion-Dollar Telescope 01/02/2004 05:01 PM
dcmeserve writes "As in all science, astronomers are ever searching for better technology to aid in their task. But when it comes to telescopes, nothing beats ...

Billion Dollar Infallible Man

Billion Dollar Infallible Man 04/19/2005 11:50 AM

« Sic transit gloria mundi carved into a rock on the southern edge of Lauttasaari. »

This one's for the well fed boys in red deliberating in their multi-million dollar hotel who amongst themselves will be the next infallible man entrusted to dispense admonishments for condom use, to ensure that the role of women stays firmly in the middle ages and to condemn poverty everywhere except Vatican City. Those who think the last pope was so great likely cannot read latin or ever bothered to read his encyclicals. It's a sad time in the world where not starting a war and offering weak words of peace makes you a great pope. Popes used to have armies and kill the dirty unbelievers, but now all they do is ride around in the popemobile and have world leaders over for dinner now and then. The retirement plan sucks, too.

You can't take it with you and you'll be forgotten along with everything else eventually; even a pontiff.

A billion-dollar question: to Google or
not

A billion-dollar question: to Google or
not 08/08/2004 03:44 PM
Sydney Morning Herald Aug 8 2004 8:03PM GMT

Genentech's Next Billion-Dollar Drug

Genentech's Next Billion-Dollar Drug 07/08/2004 02:12 PM
The cancer drug Avastin looks like a big winner.

Uncovering the Billion-Dollar Secret

Uncovering the Billion-Dollar Secret 12/28/2004 05:27 PM
Understanding stock option expensing isn't easy, but it's worth the effort.

Google's Billion-Dollar Idea

Google's Billion-Dollar Idea 01/03/2005 05:56 PM
Google's plans for an inventory-reduction service could be worth billions to global companies.

Google to go public at 12 billion dollar
value

Google to go public at 12 billion dollar
value 01/05/2004 10:25 PM
Deepika Global Jan 5 2004 9:39PM ET

Infosys reports a billion-dollar year

Infosys reports a billion-dollar year 04/13/2004 02:17 PM
The Indian software and services company, which handles offshore outsourcing work from U.S. corporations, says revenue hit $1 billion in fiscal 2004.

Google's Billion-Dollar Shopping List

Google's Billion-Dollar Shopping List 06/03/2004 12:15 PM
Google will have almost no limit on its corporate checkbook. Here's what the company might buy.

Study: Billion-dollar outsourcing on the
rise

Study: Billion-dollar outsourcing on the
rise 01/22/2004 03:13 AM
CNET Jan 21 2004 8:08PM GMT

IBM hands Lenovo billion-dollar PC loser

IBM hands Lenovo billion-dollar PC loser 12/31/2004 04:39 PM
New filing shows failings

Billion-dollar outsourcing deals more
common

Billion-dollar outsourcing deals more
common 07/21/2004 05:58 AM
ZDNet UK Jul 21 2004 10:12AM GMT

FCC to rule on billion-dollar spectrum
giveaway

FCC to rule on billion-dollar spectrum
giveaway 04/09/2004 05:23 PM
A battle royal over spectrum is heating up once more in the cellular industry with Nextel Communications on one side and Verizon Wireless taking a leadership position representing most of the other wireless carriers on the other side.

Return Of The Billion Dollar Venture
Fund

Return Of The Billion Dollar Venture
Fund 02/19/2004 06:27 AM
At the height of the bubble years, it seemed like every other venture capitalist was raising a billion dollar (or more!) fund so that they, too, could feed cash into the IPO generating system of Silicon Valley. However, after the bubble collapsed, and VCs realized that they couldn't find enough places to put their money to get a reasonable return (long term investing be damned), they ended up giving billions back to limited partners who weren't too thrilled with their venture investing buddies. However, the big institutional investors simply don't know what else to do with the money they have earmarked for high risk investments, so when the VCs (the same ones who did nothing with their money) come back again on their usual fund raising trips, the institutional investors open up their wallets. Thus, it's no surprise to hear that, now that the tech world is heating up again, NEA is the first VC firm in years to raise a new billion dollar fund. They won't be the last, however. Expect many of the big name funds to start announcing similar funds in the relatively near future.

Microsoft spent 20 billion dollar on
MSN, XBox over 4 years

Microsoft spent 20 billion dollar on
MSN, XBox over 4 years 08/02/2004 10:32 PM
Zeenews.com - Sat Jul 31, 07:19 am GMT

Quantas unveils billion-dollar
outsourcing deals

Quantas unveils billion-dollar
outsourcing deals 05/17/2004 04:45 AM
CNET Asia May 17 2004 8:51AM GMT

An Investor's 'Gong Show' for
Billion-Dollar Dreamers

An Investor's 'Gong Show' for
Billion-Dollar Dreamers 07/05/2004 01:12 AM
Some finalists in the "Pitch Tim Draper on Your Billion Dollar Idea" contest had some rather wacky ideas.

Iowa ISP Wins Billion Dollar Judgement
Against Spammers

Iowa ISP Wins Billion Dollar Judgement
Against Spammers 12/19/2004 03:07 PM
"Robert Kramer, whose company provides e-mail service for about 5,000 subscribers in eastern Iowa, filed suit against 300 spammers after his inbound mail servers received up to 10 million spam e-mails a day in 2000, according to court documents."

Hutchison secures billion dollar 3G
network loan

Hutchison secures billion dollar 3G
network loan 08/17/2004 09:17 PM
ABC Online Aug 18 2004 1:38AM GMT

VA Ditches Half A Billion Dollar Useless
Computing System

VA Ditches Half A Billion Dollar Useless
Computing System 07/28/2004 04:22 AM
Last week, we noted some of the probl ems the Federal Technology Service was having getting their very expensive computer system to actually work (it had something to do with not actually training people to use it) that was causing all sorts of delays and problems (including crying employees). Not surprisingly, this isn't the only example of completely wasteful spending on large computing systems from government agencies. The Department of Veterans Affairs has now announced plans to ditch their $472 million computer system that was designed to be used in VA hospitals across the country. Luckily, it appears that they have not yet spent all of that money, as this particular installment was just a test at one location in Florida. Now, however, the hospital is switching back to their old computer system. Problems with the system meant a shortage of surgical supplies and delayed operations (ouch). Once again, a lack of real training seems to be part of the problem. Even worse, there are reports that BearingPoint, who build the system received an extra $200,000 for finishing the project "on time." Of course, in order to finish it on time, they skipped that whole pesky training part. Just one example of poorly designed "incentives" for projects.

Intel plans two billion dollar expansion
of Ireland factory

Intel plans two billion dollar expansion
of Ireland factory 05/19/2004 04:15 PM
AFP via Yahoo! May 19 2004 8:24PM GMT

Wipro net profit up 26 percent, breaches
billion dollar revenue mark (AFP)

Wipro net profit up 26 percent, breaches
billion dollar revenue mark (AFP) 04/16/2004 12:56 AM
AFP - Indian software company Wipro net profit jumped 26 percent in the year to March as it became the second listed IT firm in India to breach the one-billion-dollar revenue mark.

Microsoft Corp. announces
30-billion-dollar share buyback plan

Microsoft Corp. announces
30-billion-dollar share buyback plan 07/20/2004 05:44 PM
Xinhua News Agency Jul 20 2004 10:11PM GMT

CoolestCity.com To Compete In The Multi
Billion Dollar Online U.S. City Business
Directory Market

CoolestCity.com To Compete In The Multi
Billion Dollar Online U.S. City Business
Directory Market 12/19/2004 03:14 PM
The Internet Business Directory Industry Has A New Player in Its Competitive Multi Billion Dollar Playing Field [PRWEB Dec 12, 2004]

Internet search engine giant Google may
become a $30 billion dollar company
after it offers to go public. In a

Internet search engine giant Google may
become a $30 billion dollar company
after it offers to go public. In a 07/27/2004 09:38 PM
Xinhua News Agency Jul 28 2004 1:50AM GMT

6 Billion Dollar Internet Gaming Market
Offers Potential State Deficit Solution

6 Billion Dollar Internet Gaming Market
Offers Potential State Deficit Solution 06/29/2004 08:42 PM
Biz.yahoo.com - Tue Jun 29, 06:19 pm GMT

Phishing spam tops three billion in
April

Phishing spam tops three billion in
April 05/07/2004 07:34 AM
ZDNet UK May 7 2004 11:46AM GMT

Are software sales rebounding, or is it
really due to the weak dollar?

Are software sales rebounding, or is it
really due to the weak dollar? 01/09/2004 09:58 PM
When Oracle reported earnings in December, the company showed a 13% growth in new software licenses, and management was cautiously optimistic that the worse is over. "There has been an upturn, but it hasn't been dramatic," said Larry Ellison. A couple weeks later, the Siebel Systems CEO -- the more optimistic Tom Siebel -- said: "Across the board in the fourth quarter, we saw an improved business climate for investing in information technology."

Cuba freezes most sales at dollar stores

Cuba freezes most sales at dollar stores 05/11/2004 09:26 AM

Cuba Freezes Most Sales at Dollar Stores
(AP)

Cuba Freezes Most Sales at Dollar Stores
(AP) 05/11/2004 06:24 AM
AP - Officials suddenly halted most of the dollar sales that Cubans have come to count on and warned of higher dollar prices for food and gasoline. They blamed new U.S. measures meant to undermine the island's communist government.

Axis reveals weak dollar will halve
sales growth

Axis reveals weak dollar will halve
sales growth 12/12/2003 01:04 AM
Scotsman Online Dec 12 2003 0:17AM ET

Consumer spending up modestly in
November Tokyo stocks surge, dollar
rebounds Auto sales likely to r

Consumer spending up modestly in
November Tokyo stocks surge, dollar
rebounds Auto sales likely to r 12/24/2004 12:48 PM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Fri Dec 24, 05:52 am GMT

Dollar makes minor gains on euro Circuit
City disappointed in 3Q sales Crude oil
prices rise above $

Dollar makes minor gains on euro Circuit
City disappointed in 3Q sales Crude oil
prices rise above $ 12/19/2004 03:28 PM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Fri Dec 17, 05:27 pm GMT

Web ad sales to hit $6.9 billion

Web ad sales to hit $6.9 billion 01/16/2004 10:56 AM

Microsoft Q2 sales top $10 billion

Microsoft Q2 sales top $10 billion 01/23/2004 03:48 AM
OnBusiness Jan 23 2004 7:51AM GMT

Briefly: Web ad sales to hit $6.9
billion

Briefly: Web ad sales to hit $6.9
billion 01/17/2004 10:42 PM
CNET Jan 16 2004 4:48PM GMT

US Hardware: Xbox sales surge ahead of
PS2 in April

US Hardware: Xbox sales surge ahead of
PS2 in April 05/27/2004 03:41 PM
NPD figures reveal 51 per cent market share for Microsoft...

The Xbox is officially outselling the PS2 in America, according to April figures from NPD which state that the Microsoft machine had a 51 per cent market share during the month. The recent price drop to $149 has sent sales of the Xbox rocketing to 270,000 units -over 70,000 ahead of the PS2, and 170,000 ahead of the GameCube, according to US analyst P.J. McNealy - who revealed the figures to CBS Marketwatch in the absence of official figures from Microsoft itself, which was uncharacteristically coy in its moment of triumph.

Pirated CD sales top US$4.5 billion
according to IFPI

Pirated CD sales top US$4.5 billion
according to IFPI 07/22/2004 09:56 PM
According to an industry trade group, sales of pirated CDs in 2003 accounted for over US$4.5 billion in revenues for commercial piracy operations.
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