“Technology creates opportunities for people and organizations to realize their full potential” is the thought driving Microsoft’s corporate citizenship program. With the enduring commitment to serve needs of communities worldwide Microsoft is playing the role of a responsible global citizen. Going far beyond its products and services it has collaborated with business partners‚ governments and non profit organizations around the globe to fulfil its commitment. It delivers new technology to people
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NOKIA AND MICROSOFT News from Microsoft -1.28% in the last few days – 4Q14 earnings‚ an announcement of 18‚000 layoffs‚ and the release of a memo from Microsoft’s EVP of devices Stephen Elop about rightsizing – has brought about a clearer picture of Microsoft’s plans for Nokia Nokia’s phones‚ which it acquired in April for $7 billion. Nokia was one of many cellphone manufacturers that struggled as Apple -1.13%’s iOS and Google GOOGL -1.92%’s Android gained dominance of the smartphone market and displaced
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Learning Connection—Learning Guide Referencing using the Harvard author-date system What is referencing? In-text referencing Why reference? Reference lists What are the rules of referencing? Student essay sample Managing your references More referencing examples Frequently asked questions What is referencing? Referencing‚ or citing‚ means acknowledging the sources of information and ideas you have used in an assignment (eg. essay or report). This is a standard
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1. How accurate was the demand forecast for the first quarter of 2005? First‚ is wise to make a comparison in the individual level‚ between the forecasts made for the year 2004 and the real demand. The Forecast overestimates the real demand in every single product. As it is shown in the tables above the average difference percentage in the individual level is higher that the difference percentage in the aggregate level. What is the current demand forecasting method
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The day reporting center programs are a form of probation. The concept of probation was created by John Augustus‚ who was a Boston shoemaker‚ and was credited with being the “Father of Probation”. Augustus noticed through what took place in courts that minor offenders and alcohol abusers were sent to jail because of the inability to pay off fines. Being offended and disturbed by this action‚ Augustus made an agreement with authorities to pay off the offenders fines and give them friendly supervision
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Hewlett-Packard Company and Microsoft Corporation Financial Analysis According to company financials for the 2012 fiscal year‚ HP current ratio is at 1.09 while Microsoft Corp. ratio is at 2.6 which make HP a lesser candidate to obtain a short-term credit. They would not have enough to pay its current liabilities. Also HP recorded inventories of $6.32B compared to Microsoft $1.14B. If sales for PC’s‚ tablets‚ phones and other products dropped‚ HP would have a difficult time selling its inventory
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Public Sector Objective The objective of this Standard is to establish principles for reporting financial information by segments. The disclosure of this information will: (a) help users of the financial statements to better understand the entity’s past performance and to identify the resources allocated to support the major activities of the entity; and (b) enhance the transparency of financial reporting and enable the entity to better discharge its accountability obligations. Definition
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History of Microsoft My research paper is going to be on whether or not Microsoft should be broken up by the Justice Department. In order to understand what is going on in the trial‚ you need to know the history of Microsoft. Without knowing the history of Microsoft‚ there would be no way of forming an accurate opinion of whether Microsoft should be broken up or not. Microsoft first came into existence in 1975 and was founded by William H. Gates III(Bill Gates) and Paul Allen. The first
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offer solutions to the business problems (ERP requirements) as consultants: An Existing Software Application tailored to client requirement. Build new Software Application to create a business value proposition after an organization diagnostic. Financial Implications: For clients who would require one of the existing products as a solution‚ DSL would charge the price of the product and the consulting fees. In cases where a new product is to be developed‚ DSL would charge a the product development
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International Financial Reporting Convergence: Evidence from Three Continental European Countries PASCALE DELVAILLE‚ GABI EBBERS AND CHIARA SACCON† ESCP-EAP‚ Paris‚ France‚ Allianz AG‚ Mu¨nchen‚ Germany and †Universita` Ca’ Foscari di Venezia‚ Venezia‚ Italy ABSTRACT Listed companies in the European Union are required to apply International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in their consolidated accounts as of 1 January 2005. The purpose of this paper is to compare developments
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