...Table of Contents No | Descriptive Topic | Page no | 1 | Introduction | 4 | 2 | Objective | 4 | 3 | Overview of The Company | 5 | 4 | The Significant Recent Events | 6 | 5 | Auditors Report | 8 | 6 | Financial Highlights of Each Company | 9 | 7 | Horizontal Analysis | 10-14 | 8 | Trend Analysis | 15-18 | 9 | Vertical Analysis | 19-20 | 10 | Cash Flow Analysis | 21 | 11 | SWOT Analysis | 23 | 12 | Conclusion & Recommendation | 24 | 13 | References | 25 | 14 | Appendix | 26 | 1. Introduction: Microsoft provides software and services that help people communicate, do their work, be entertained, and manage their personal lives. Over the past 30 years, innovative technology has transformed how we access and share information, changed the way of businesses and institutions operate, and made the world smaller by giving us instant access to people and resources everywhere. Microsoft was founded in 1975 and remains a leader in the wave of innovation that has created so much new opportunity, convenience, and value over the past three decades. Financial statement analysis is an analysis that highlights the important relationship in the financial statements. Financial statement analysis focuses on the evaluation of past performance of the business firm in terms of liquidity, profitability, operational efficiency and growth potentiality. Financial statements analysis includes the method use in assessing and interpreting...
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...Top Ten NOVELL TOP TEN SOLUTIONS Top 10 Reasons to Upgrade to Novell ZENworks 11 SP2 ® ® Novell ZENworks 11 SP2 gives you new capabilities for managing your endpoints—with more flexibility, tighter security and greater ease. You can now manage Windows*, Linux* and Mac* endpoints through a web-based console and know your data is safe with full-disk encryption. ® ® Novell helps you: Manage more devices Balance security and employee productivity without compromising on either Access configuration and inventory, locationaware security and proactive patching through a single unified web console and adaptive agent Give users the ability to access what they need from wherever they are ZENworks 11 SP2 adds significant new capabilities to make your job easier, your users happier and your data more secure. In addition to Windows and Linux management, you can now manage Mac devices using the same web-based console and adaptive agent. Full disk encryption together with integrated endpoint security management makes securing data on your Windows endpoints automatic. And the web-based console makes management a snap from any device, including tablets. These and hundreds of other improvements make upgrading to ZENworks 11 SP2 the right decision. Top 10 Features that Make Managing Your Endpoints Easier, More Secure and More Flexible with Novell ZENworks 11 SP2: 01 02 03 Extend management to Mac OS X. With Novell ZENworks 11 SP2 you can now use ZENworks software deployment...
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...increase consumer generated revenue to Quality Web Design customer web sites. The other business solutions accompanied are accounting, payroll marketing, also parts of the business process and for which it assets are employed. Quality Web Design should be made aware of various security issues, even those that are not common. Identified are two of the potential security weaknesses that require improvement, and the possible remedies for each threat. The company Quality Web Design provides business solutions to the customers... The circuit used by the company may prove various flaws to security and the hardware and software used have various limitations as Microsoft share point which have limitations in supporting virtualization, up gradation whereas the web server provided by IBM provides various functionalities over the Microsoft web server. The company has a very good hardware, software, network system, the assets used by the company provide the support to the business process but there are many limitations of the hardware, software, assets and the network design they provide the support to the companies by providing web solutions so that they can spread their business through internet. The company processes also include accounting, payroll marketing. The paper will contain the solution to all the mentioned problems that may occur due to the weaknesses. The business solutions provided by quality web design helps their customers...
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...Bill Gates William (Bill) H. Gates is chairman of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. On June 27, 2008, Gates transitioned out of a day-to-day role in the company to spend more time on his global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates continues to serve as Microsoft’s chairman and as an advisor on key development projects. In June 2006, Ray Ozzie assumed Gates’ previous title as chief software architect and oversees technical architecture and product oversight responsibilities at Microsoft. Craig Mundie assumed the new title of chief research and strategy officer at Microsoft and is responsible for the company’s research and incubation efforts. Born on Oct. 28, 1955, Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. Their father, William H. Gates II, is a Seattle attorney. Their late mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher, University of Washington regent, and chairwoman of United Way International. Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside School. There, he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13. In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer, now Microsoft's chief executive officer. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer - the MITS Altair. In his...
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...fulfills company operations on these servers with their 750+ array of desktop and laptop computers – all running Windows XP Professional. Linux may just be a little dog in the Microsoft park, but a company that makes the big switch can expect Linux to yield benefits in cost savings, increased security, and arguably better usability. However, each individual enterprise situation is always different, so a cookie cutter solution of which system to use will never suffice. Rather, the numbers through subjects of cost, market share, programming capabilities, software compatibility and availability, and the ever-important user interface will tell the best choice. Cost The only way to evaluate cost is to get down to the basics, and look at the statistics. The first topic of cost will center solely on the price for Windows operating system software, first for the network side, then the node side. Other topics will focus on the cost of the Ubuntu Linux distribution, which will run on the servers and desktops, and how the cost of each compare. The network operations of X Industries currently push around 177 servers (150 Windows 2008, 10 dual boot Windows 2005/2008, 10 Windows Web IIS servers, five Windows Exchange e-mail servers, and two Windows dependent ERP servers.). According to Microsoft (2010), the price for licensing 162 copies of Windows Server 2008 at $1,209 equates to $195,858. The...
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...different types of monopolies. Two of those would be a Natural Monopoly and a Government Monopoly. A Natural Monopoly occurs when the type of industry makes it financially impractical, if not impossible, for multiple companies to engage in the business. In a Government Monopoly the government will pass laws reserving a specific trade, product or service for government agencies. The legal barriers that are put up prevent other companies from competing with the government. Microsoft is a company that is a debatable monopoly. Microsoft was under investigation a few years back for their antitrust behavior. They were allegedly accused of abusing their monopoly power on Intel-based personal computers in its handling of operating system sales and web browser sales. This case was opened to verify whether or not they were allowed the bundling of Microsoft’s internet explorer and their windows operating system. They believe by Microsoft doing this is what helped them gain the monopoly power that they have. I believe that Microsoft was in fact trying...
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...lecturer at Purdue University. Frank died on June 14, 1924. Lillian Evelyn Moller was born on May 24, 1878 in Oakland, California. She graduated from the University of California with a B.A. and M.A. and went on to earn a Ph.D. from Brown University. She earned membership in the ASME, and like her husband lectured at Purdue University. Lillian died on January 2, 1972. y favorite leader is William Henry Gates III, or Bill Gates to most people. Bill Gates is a computer engineer and world-class entrepreneur. He founded Microsoft Corporation in 1975 with a high school friend named Paul Allen. The leadership role that he serves is chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation. Up until 1998, Gates was CEO of the company, but he relieved himself of those duties, and currently is only a software architect and serves on the Microsoft committee. He currently is involved in all the new creations of new Microsoft technology and products. Microsoft is currently the most powerful computer company on the face of the planet. They create everything from video games and personal pc’s to even cell phones. Bill Gates is also well known for being one of the richest human beings on the face of the planet. Bill Gates was born October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington. He has two sisters, his father William H. Gates II, who was an attorney, and his mother Mary Gates who was a schoolteacher. He married on January... ... middle of paper ... .... Gates strives on effectiveness...
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...Service Request BSA/375 December 24, 2012 Service Request Introduction Riordan Manufacturing a global plastics organization employing 550 people with plants in Albany Georgia, Pontiac Michigan, and Hangzhou China. Dr. Riordan a professor of chemistry founded the company in 1991 with many polymers processing patents. In 1992 Dr. Riordan bought the Pontiac plant manufacturing plastic fans, then the purchase of the Albany in 1993 for their plastic beverage capabilities. The year 2000 saw the purchase of the China plant, where the fan manufacturing has been moved, allowing the Pontiac plant to be retooled for custom plastic parts. All these facilities are governed by a human resource information system (HRIS) implemented in 1992, as a financial package system to track employee information (Apollo Virtual Org.). Goal The purpose for this service request is to plan a new HRIS for Riordan Manufacturing. Mainly the beginning phase is to gather and understand the requirements for the new system; this will not only impact HR but Finance systems as well. Riordan’s HRIS is currently outdated and without a central database or networked compartments. Each record change must be submitted in writing (on specified forms) and manually entered into the system. Project Requirements To grasp the service being requested and the necessary requirements the following stakeholders will be questioned; Finance and Accounting, Training and Development, Recruiters, Managers, Employee Relations...
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...Estrategia y Teoría de Juegos Caso “Microsoft Search” (9-709-461) Alumnos: Juan Carlos Del Barrio Ramón Domínguez Hernández Desarrollo: 1) Para comenzar, se realizara un breve análisis de las 5 fuerzas de Michael Porter, para determinar si existen fuerzas importantes en el mercado de buscadores: - “Análisis de las 5 Fuerzas”: a) Clientes: Los clientes no tienen mayor poder, ya que individualmente, no tienen otra opción que, ocupar los motores de búsqueda, o agregar los nombres de paginas directamente. b) Proveedores: Proveedores esenciales no se encuentra uno en especial. c) Entrantes: Los altos costos de entradas o barreras de entradas, hacen difícil que nuevos agentes entren al mercado, esto ya que los costos para motores de búsqueda medianamente buenos, requieren por ejemplo, “data centers” los cuales tienen un costo de 500 millones de dólares cada uno y no solo se requiere “uno”. d) Sustitutos: Los sustitutos a los motores de búsqueda son inexistentes. e) Competidores: Los competidores, en ese apartado, son las 3 grandes empresas duelas de los buscadores, tales como, Google, Yahoo y MSN (Microsoft). Existe un mercado con los competidores muy marcados y centralizados. El modelo de negocios de Microsoft se basa en la venta de software de su sistema operativo y de aplicaciones para este. El 90% de los computadores del mundo...
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...when he was ranked third, in 2011 he was the wealthiest American and the second wealthiest person. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect and remains the largest individual shareholder, with 6.4 percent of the common stock. Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. Gates has been criticized for his business tactics, which have been considered anti-competitive, an opinion which has in some cases been upheld by the courts. In the later stages of his career, Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors, donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific resear Microsoft's basic was popular with computer hobbyists, but Gates discovered that a pre-market copy had leaked into the community and was being widely copied and distributed. In February 1976, Gates wrote an Open Letter to Hobbyist in the MITS newsletter saying that MITS could not continue to produce, distribute, and maintain high-quality software without payment. This letter was unpopular with many computer hobbyists, but Gates persisted in his belief that software developers should be able to demand payment. Microsoft became independent of MITS in late 1976, and it continued to develop programming language software for various systems. Gates' role at Microsoft for most of its history was primarily a management and executive role. However, he was an active software developer in the...
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...Introduction Boardman Management Group is overseeing the management and daily operations of Baderman Island Resort. The resort is an all inclusive vacation and business meeting destination that has many amenities to offer its guests The resort has a variety of restaurants, hotels, convention centers, golf courses, botanical gardens, spas, recreation center, shopping, art gallery and several beaches. Baderman Island resort is in need of improving their word processing software either by upgrading the current software or by implementing a completely new application. Boardman management Group has hired Smith Systems Consulting to help analyze whether to upgrade current software or to acquire new software and then to implement the chosen application. The analysis should include all aspects and considerations of what the resort needs from their word processing capabilities now and in the future. The analysis should also include what the changes the resort and the users of the word processing software will face before, during and after implementation. Utilizing Smith Systems Consulting Boardman Management Group has hired Smith Systems Consulting to help analysis and implement Baderman Island Resort’s processing software problem. Boardman Management Group will utilize the expertise of Smith Systems Consulting in many ways to ensure the resort successful implementation of upgraded or new word processing software. Smith Systems Consulting will analyze every...
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...[Your Name] Hewlett-Packard Company [Street Address] [City, ST ZIP Code] [Pick the date] [Recipient Name] [Title] [Street Address] [City, ST ZIP Code] Dear [Recipient Name]: [As a long-time admirer of the outstanding work that your organization has done in the community, I particularly enjoyed having the opportunity to see how you function from the inside. As you indicated during our meeting, our neighborhood group has grown to a point where it needs to dramatically enhance its accounting function so that it can continue to serve effectively. This correspondence outlines the complete scope of work you requested, including objectives, procedures, identification of responsibilities, and estimated fees.] OBJECTIVE [Implement the Model 60 accounting system on the network. Install the Model 60 software, including implementation and setup, training, conversion assistance, and post-conversion support of the library master, general ledger, accounts payable, and import master modules. Provide professional assistance related to this new system and coordinate the bridge to and from the Trey Research and Contoso, Ltd. software. Success of this project is dependent not only on the software, but also on your personnel's skill, effort, and willingness to work as a team.] SCOPE OF SERVICES Procedures [Assist in planning implementation of the Model 60 accounting system. Recommend steps required to successfully install the new system and assist in assembling setup information and...
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...index any of the keywords the user list in the web browser. The results are ranked in the order of importance. Companies like Goggle, and Microsoft has turned the web searching services into a leading global industry. Notably, Microsoft has dominated the software and hardware technology industry with award winning products and services since 197 According to Mr. Ballmer “If we don’t get what the customer really wants, we keep going. It took us three attempts to get Windows right. And if we had given up after the first attempt, or second attempt, Microsoft wouldn’t look anything like it does today (Wharton, 2007)”. As a result of this, Mr. Ballmer is setting the tone of being patient, while being persistent with his long-term focuses. Steve Ballmer believes that a good leader must be adaptive to whatever the situation the business is facing. The most valuable leadership skill is listening to people talk about their experiences. But most importantly anyone who wants to be a leader, must have passion. Mr. Ballmer stated that: “You got to love what you are doing (Wharton, 2007)”. information from millions of sites and databases. The results are retrieved by mathematical /algorithms formulas, that index any of the keywords the user list in the web browser. The results are ranked in the order of importance. Companies like Goggle, and Microsoft has turned the web searching...
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...Kudler Fine Foods Automation Process of Accounting Information System ACC/542 Accounting Information Systems March 27, 2012 Kudler Fine Foods Accounting Information Systems Kudler Fine Foods (Kudler) is an upscale specialty food store chain in the San Diego, CA area. It was established in 1998 by its current owner Kathy Kudler, and since has expanded to three locations, all focused on providing the best quality bakery products, fresh produce and meats, condiments, packaged foods, cheese, specialty dairy products and fine wine (Apollo Group, Inc., 2011). Kudler currently uses a retail management system that includes a point of sale (POS) module for cash sales, QuickBooks software for payroll functions, Microsoft Access as a customer database, an Excel spreadsheet as an inventory tracker, and several other specific-area modules required to operate the system. Although the current software addresses most of Kudler's accounting information system (ACI) needs, team A recommends installing a new system that would centralize major accounting functions and automate some processes the company currently performs manually (Apollo Group, Inc., 2011). When choosing new accounting software, most companies have several options. These include custom solutions, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, and industry specific AIS. Team A recommends Kudler purchases an industry specific solution for several reasons. There are numerous businesses, for...
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...management decisions. Originally, the accounting information systems were mostly developed in-house but such solutions were difficult to develop and costly to maintain. Today, they are more commonly sold as prebuilt software packages through vendors such as Microsoft, Sage Group, SAP and Oracle. Microsoft Dynamics GP by Microsoft and Peachtree Complete Accounting by Sage Group are two examples of commonly used accounting systems. Microsoft Dynamics GP Microsoft Dynamics GP was originally developed by North Dakota-based Great Plains software and was acquired by Microsoft in 2002. MS DGP offers a solid solution with 54 modules, a good user-friendly design, excellent customization capabilities, solid end-user support, and a good offering of third-party add-on applications. It is the most well known mid market accounting solution. The price ranges from $1,995 per user to $3,995 per user, depending on whether you purchase the 10 module or advanced module editions. It has applications for financial management, human resources management, manufacturing planning, supply chain management, field service, business intelligence, collaboration, compliance, and IT management. It has many built-in internal controls and customizable features. Microsoft Dynamics GP hardware/software requirements are as follow: • Operating system - Windows Vista Business Edition SP1 or SP2, Ultimate Edition SP1 or SP2, Enterprise Edition SP1 or SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit) or Windows XP Professional SP2 or SP3 (32-bit or...
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