Clearwater Technologies Case Analysis OVERVIEW Clearwater Technologies is a publicly traded technology firm for sales staffs of small- to medium-sized companies. Clearwater’s customized QTX product line held 70 percent of its mature market. To date‚ competition in this market had been minimal‚ because no competitor had been able to match Clearwater’s general functionality‚ and Clearwater held a U.S. patent on a popular feature that directed faxed documents to a specific salesperson’s e-mail rather
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Case Study: Yorktown Technologies 10/1/2014 Executive Summary The Problem I have been asked to evaluate the marketing strategy for Yorktown Technologies.Specifically‚ what strategy they should use to become more successful by reaching their full potential and operating at an increased profit. Yorktown Technologies‚ in the beginning‚ had projected sales of $4‚000‚000. Unfortunately‚ with the absence distribution strategies and a marketing strategic plan‚ they only made a profit of $500
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MG 6503: Management of Information Technology and Information Systems Spring 2013 Prof. Kevin Brabazon CA Technologies Case Study Prepared By Xi Lou Lun Li Yang Cao Yashen Wu Table of Contents Executive Summary Overview Problems & Alternatives Scenario Conclusion Appendix I: SWOT Analysis Appendix II: Porter’s Five Forces Executive Summary Technology changes will significantly reshape IT companies like CA Technologies. CA has kept its mainframe and clients’ server
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Modern technology is simply an improvement of old technology (Karehka Ramey‚ 2012). The impact of technology in modern life is unmeasurable. What we call modern technology is technically not so new in most cases. For example‚ mobile phone technology has evolved with years‚ now are days we used smartphones which have been an advancement of an ordinary mobile phone. Modern technology increase human skills and this technology has developed in years. In PCL International‚ cell phones have become needs
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FZ1105 - Technology and Policing Module Tutor - Word Count: 958 Deadline: 12 February 2012 Learning Outcome: Describe current‚ relevant legislation‚ policies‚ procedures‚ codes of practice and guidelines in relation to gathering‚ submitting‚ retaining‚ recording and disseminating information. Scenario: The Divisional Commander at Ashbridge Division‚ Hamiltonshire Police has been very concerned for some time about vehicle crime in the Boxton Heath area of the town. She asks her staff to be
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Science Technology Company (STC) Case Bill Watson as President of Science Technology Company (STC) should ask the Chief Financial Officer‚ Harry Finson‚ to fine tune and rehash the 5 year financing plan Harry prepared. This is to address the following issues and concerns: A. Projected thirty percent (30%) increase in annual sales Historically in a strong ATE market‚ STC was able to increase its sales on a compound annual growth rate of 12% only. In 1983‚ the company posted its highest
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12-point Times New Roman font‚ double-spaced‚ with 1-inch margins all around). The assignments are due at the beginning of class on Thursday‚ September 26‚ 2013. This case is designed to provide an introduction to payout policy and Modigliani and Miller’s dividend irrelevance proof. Consideration is given to why profitable technology firms like Cisco Systems‚ Microsoft and Intel used no debt‚ retained large cash balances and preferred to return cash to shareholders in the form of repurchases rather
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Case Analysis – Ockham Technology 1. Assessment of the job Jim has done getting started and assembling key human resources a. Problems and Solutions Problem Solution Process Founding a team Define what they (Jim and Ken) can contribute Identify other needed skills/capabilities Decide number of people they need Look for ideal candidates from their network Complete Less than enough (co)founder commitment Jim and Mike quit their jobs Ken wrote a check as part of initial capital but did not quit his
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Opportunities 1. Wind Technology develops almost all of its major component parts and software‚ versus competitors who depends on a variety of manufacturers. 2. HOWEVER‚ the development of the power supply has been problematic‚ SO Wind Technology needs to develop power supply instead of purchasing an HVPS from outside supplier 3. HVPS has greatest potential for commercial success Threats 1. Vaitra is unwilling to place additional money into Wind Technology 2. 9-12 months to implement
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Report for Lucent Technologies Background Lucent’s history goes back to the 1875 invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell. It’s one of the three companies which were separated from AT&T’s restructure. Lucent was organized into four units‚ the largest of which was Network Systems. It provided networking systems and software to local and long distance telephone companies and cable companies. It was the marker leader for switching systems. The Switch Solutions Group(SSG)‚ which made the
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