Reservoir Batu Tegi, Air Naningan,Tanggamus, Lampung

Situated in the Province of Lampung, Indonesia, the reservoir has become tourist destinations domestic and abroad. With the exotic natural beauty and located right in the line of protected forest areas to become more value.

To reach there you can tour and travel through the city in Lampung. Or you can contact the local Ministry of Tourism.

Source by : Department of Public Works & www.friendster.com

Nusa Dua - Tanjung Benoa

Nusa Dua and Tanjung Benoa, located at the south end of island of Bali, but have a different attraction.

The Nusa Dua BTDC (Bali Tourism Development Center), known as the central star hotel in Bali. Hotels such as Westin, Ayodya Resort (formerly Bali Hilton International), Grand Hyatt, Nusa Dua Beach Hotel and Nikko have here.

Meanwhile, Tanjung Benoa is known as a center of tourism water from parasailing, banana boat, Jet Ski, Rolling Donut, Flying Fish, snorkeling, Scuba Diving, Glass Bottom Boat + Turtle island, and other water sports can be enjoyed here. The beach here is not choppy and very quiet, so safe for the family holiday with your children.

Games that can be enjoyed are:

* Parasailing is a game where you will be wearing a parachute and skydiving resort by speed boat mengeliling Tanjung Benoa beach. So just like skydiving beneran. One game this time round kira2 4 minutes in the air. Altitude connecting strap between the parachute with boat speed of approximately 80 meters. So tolerable level flight.


* JETSKI, the game uses a vehicle on the beach like a motorcycle. Jetski here you can not kendarai own, must be accompanied by an instructor, because the TB on the beach there are lots of activities and Watersport perahu2 other, so the collision can be avoided. Do not worry, the instructor, this will only drive from the edge toward the beach to the sea, until now there nyetir do you turn, the instructor lift. Game time is 15 minutes. If you want exciting mengendarainya, try a lunge waves you have .. then you will feel the sensation nikmatnya drive this jetski.


* BANANA boat, rubber boat sole, you will be attracted by speed boat around the coast within 15 minutes. Banana boat cargo capacity is max 4 people plus 1 person as assistant instructors. You can ask diceburin boat to the water during the run, or if not wet .. I have normal2 only. Less exciting is the main banana boat without nyebur.


* Flying FISH, this game most Anyar in Bali. 3 fruit banana boat made with a rubber boat to cross in front of it and have a kind of right wing next to the left. Flying Fish is played by 3 people max, that is 2 people on the passenger right and left 1 person instructors ditengah2. Beridir position you can ride like a motorcycle or supine sleeping. Flying Fish will be attracted by speed boat with a high berkecapatan path against the wind. Thus, the flying fish fly over the water akan kira2 2 meters or more depending on wind speeds. Exactly as kites. For the playful challenge, do not try to skip for this game.


* Snorkeling, swimming while looking at the bottom of the sea. Main requirements you must be able to swim. By using the mask and fin, you will see ikan2 tub and coral reefs while you are swimming.


* Scuba Diving, the dive. From snorkeling, diving all over it. You will be given a complete diving equipment, ranging from clothes, oxygen tanks etc.. Diving should not be swimming, you better I can not swim, because it is easy. One tourist akan accompanied by an instructor under the water, so do not worry. Previously, you will be brief does cara2 first dive correctness. The depth ranges for beginners between 3 meters - 7 meters in water for 40 minutes. While bringing bread for food fish, you will see the beautiful scenery under the sea I met you by coral reefs and beautiful decorative fish-Warni Warni.


* Bottom Boat & GLASS ISLAND Penyu, tourism is the most suitable if you do bring your children are still small. With a boat underneath you have clear glass, you'll be sailing down the sea aquarium to see you there in the Tanjung Benoa beach. While the bread cast from the boat, akan ikan2 up and chase the food page. Amount of hundreds of colorful tails and Warni. Similarly scenic coral sea do good. Once satisfied to see the page, the boat will cruise to the island to see the location for Penyu penangkaran turtle, a rare enough animalcule existence. Here, you'll see a turtle eggs do dikeram, and I still kecil2 turtle, turtle youth to adult turtle you are ready to become a parent. Type of turtle is not only one, but there are several types. In addition, there is also this dilokasi other animal spt birds, bats, snakes, etc. I very tame, so you can hold on for a photo. This game takes about 1 hour.

Source : www.e-kuta.com

Bedugul

Bedugul tourist area, located in the Tabanan district, offers a soothing atmosphere hills and beautiful lakes Tamablingan.

Kintamani to have? This place also offers a hilly environment with a temperature around 18 degrees centigrade plus lakes are so beautiful.

To enjoy the beauty of the lake here, simply rent a speed boat around the lake you can. Close to the lake you can also enjoy lunch at local restaurant with a menu masakan Indonesia and also internationally.

Tired playing in the lake? Sejukkan yourself more by visiting the City Eka Karya Bedugul while by-by to buy a strawberry, which is one source of income for local residents.

This City is one of the protected forest that serves as a lung air in Bali, so to cover operational costs and maintenance, this area also dikomersilkan.

Source : www.e-kuta.com

Uluwatu

Uluwatu, which is located on the southern tip of Bali island and the ocean to the Indies, is a captivating sights.

What's interesting to see here is a temple that stands firmly on the rocks of the stick towards the sea with a height of 50 meters. In the afternoon the day while enjoying the beautiful sunset, you can see the dance bali staging the famous to the world, Kecak dance.

Not only that, for those of you who likes to study history, this temple is a value laden akan history. History will be described as follows:

In some sources mentioned, around 1489 BC came to the island of Bali a purohita, ecclesiastic and writer named Danghyang Dwijendra. Danghyang Dwijendra a pastor is a Hindu, born in Kediri, East Java.

Danghyang Dwijendra at the time walaka called Danghyang Nirartha. He married a daughter of Daha, East Java. There he also act in-and diksa by law. Danghyang Nirartha was bhiseka kawikon with the name Danghyang Dwijendra.

After the diksa, Danghyang Dwijendra given the task of implementing dharmayatra as one of the requirements kawikon. Dharmayatra this should be implemented on the island of Bali, with a very heavy task of managing the life of the law and religious tradition, especially on the island of Bali. When it is necessary dharmayatra can be forwarded to the Sasak and Sumbawa Island.

Danghyang Dwijendra came to Bali Island, first set foot on the southwestern fringe of the beach area Jembrana for a moment of rest before traveling dharmayatra. This is in place Danghyang Dwijendra leave pemutik (there is also mention pengutik) with rod (core) wood shelf. Pati wood shelf life, and it turns out to be fertile ground to grow trees shelf. Until now leaves used as a wood shelf banten completeness in Bali. As a warning, and reverence for him, dibangunlah a temple which is named Purancak.

After a dharmayatra to Sasak and Sumbawa Island, Danghyang Dwijendra the southwest end of the southern island of Bali, on the arid region, full of stones called the bebukitan.

After some time living there, he felt Hyang get a call from the Creator to be back soon amoring acintia Parama moksha. This is the place in Ida Pedanda Sakti Wawu remind Rauh (icang eling) with Samaya (promise) to return him to his home. That is where this event called Cangeling and slowly become Cengiling until now.

Because of that, Pedanda Sakti Wawu Ida Rauh ngulati (find) a place deemed safe and appropriate to do Parama moksha. By because they do not qualify, he moved again to another location. In this place, and then built a temple called the Temple fungus. The name is derived from the word ngulati. Temple is located in the Village Pecatu.

While running to get the new location that is considered eligible for Parama moksha, Pedanda Sakti Wawu Ida Rauh very sad and crying in batinnya. Why? Because he was not willing to leave this world sekala because swadharmanya not thoroughly enjoyed, the life up in the Hindu religion Sasak and Sumbawa. Where he mengangis this, and established a temple called the Temple Ngis (origin of the word mourning). Ngis this temple is located in the East Village Banjar Adat Pecatu.

Ida Pedanda Sakti Wawu Rauh not also find places that are considered appropriate for Parama moksha. He then arrived at a place full of stones. He was only alone. In this place, and established a temple which is named Pura Batu Diyi. Also in this place Danghyang Dwijendra feel less safe for Parama moksha. Travel with a quite tiring holding hunger and thirst, he eventually arrived in the area that always gets bebukitan sun blazing. Memayungi for themselves, he sebidang take a leaf beetle and trying to get drinking water source. After circling not find the source of drinking water, eventually Danghyang Dwijendra stick tongkatnya. So come out amertha water. Ago in this place was established a temple called Pura Payung the source of water used means tirtha until now.

Ida Pedanda Sakti Wawu Rauh then go again to another location, to entertain themselves before conducting seconds to return home. Ago in this place was established a temple called Pura Selonding which is located in Banjar Kangin Desa Adat Pecatu. After consoling himself satisfied, Danghyang Dwijendra feel tired. So he find a place to rest. Saking lelahnya-up until he was quiet (bed). Ago in this place was established a temple called the Temple Parerepan (parerepan means pasirepan, lodging place) located in the Village Pecatu.

Approaching the final seconds to Parama moksha, Danghyang Dwijendra cleanse themselves and mulat sarira first. In this place now stand up to a temple called Pura Pangleburan located in Banjar Adat Pecatu Kauh Village. After the cleanse itself, to continue his journey to the location of the tip of the southwestern island of Bali. This place is made up of rocks in cliffs. When observed from below the sea surface, visible bertindih each other, forming the top perch in the rocks in the cliffs, with a height of between 50-100 meters from the sea surface. With so-called Uluwatu. Ulu Watu and the means means stone.

Before Danghyang Dwijendra Parama moksha, he called the boat skipper who took him from the island of Sumbawa to Bali. Skipper of the boat named Ki Pacek Nambangan boat. Sang Pandita resort in order to bring the boat skipper and tongkatnya clothes to his wife in the fourth Pasraman in Griya Mas Sakti Banjar Pule, Mas village, Ubud, Gianyar. Apparel is a green silk robe and a stick of wood young. Ki Pacek Nambangan After leaving the boat Pasraman Danghyang Dwijendra in Mas, Pedanda Sakti Wawu Ida Rauh immediately towards a large stone on the east bank of stone-stone former Royal temple heritage of Sri Wira Dalem Kesari. On a stone that, Pedanda Sakti Wawu Ida Rauh beryoga mengranasika, like loose kris saking urangka, lost without the former, amoring acintia Parama moksha.

In addition Uluwatu beach in the area with a large amount of ombaknya very challenging to surf sports lover. Each year berlevel international event is always held on the beach Uluwatu seputaran this.

Ubud

Ubud, located in the Gianyar district, offers a tour of art and culture to visitors.

Since the tourism boom in Bali, Ubud area also grown to become the center for art and handicrafts from Bali wood carving, gold and silver handicrafts, paintings and other art. Cultural life of the local Bali are still strong here.

Not surprisingly, many in the Ubud area used as a place to study art for the main foreign tourists. They live here and the day-to-day, charged with studying the interaction with the local population.

Desa Mas, Ubud in the region, known as the center of wood carving that no both of them. Almost along the way, and your home will meet Balinese carving art in the form of a gallery.

Another case with the village known as Celuk of gold and silver, is also a favorite place to get a souvenir.

In travel or tour route, trips from Ubud you can proceed to Kintamani

Needs for accommodation, Ubud offers many options that offer "private escape" atmosphere far from the crowd with the beautiful hills scenery. Among Pitamaha resorts, Maya Ubud, Sayan Four Seasons Resort and other international class hotel is a small example.

Sukawati Art Market

How do shopping by-by for this? Perhaps you also have to get there. Moreover, if not the Sukawati Art Market.

With travel through more than 1 hour from Kuta, you will reach the market in this art that offers a variety of art items with a price much cheaper than other places. May be spelled out as "Malioboro" its Bali.

Barang Bali handicrafts of many sold here. Start motivated Bali shirt, bed sheet, photo frame, wallet and day-to-day needs of many other sold here. Interestingly, a bid for the hobby, your expertise can be applied.

source by www.e-kuta.com

Places of Interest Tours in Bali [In Tulamben]

Tulamben is a village which developed into tourism because it has the potential of diverse sea. Located in Tulamben Village, Kubu District, in the north of Karangasem Regency ± 25 km from Amlapura City - the capital district -, 37 km from Candidasa tourism, and about 82 km from Denpasar City.

Access to the location easily accessible location on the edge because the road department Amlapura - Singaraja. Tulamben then be developed into tourist area that includes 2 sub-district, the village in Kecamatan Kubu Tulamben; Datah Village, Village Labasari, Culik Village, Village Purwakerti, and Villages in District Bunutan Abang.

Tulamben main attraction is the potential under natural exotic marine diving activities and to snorekling because of the clear water conditions throughout the year and arusnya quiet. At the depth of 30 meters under the sea there is a ship "U.S. Liberty", a U.S. merchant ship that caused sunken dihantam Japanese submarine torpedo on 11 January 1942 when in pelayarannya across the Lombok. Diving depth ship wreck in Liberty is the best reason for divers who come to Tulamben. Estimated there are about 400 species of fish inhabit coral reefs and sunken ships visited about 100 species of fish offshore (pelagic).

This place is also called the reef paradise full of surprises as the sea animals that appear, such as the type of ribbon eel, mimic octopus, boxer crabs, ghost pipefish, seahorse, leaf fish, garden eel, lion fish, Harlequin shrimp, and other types that are not also found here. While the collection of large jack fish that amount to hundreds of tails always enliven this shipwreck, and they are very friendly on the plunger.

source : www.e-kuta.com

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Integrity

Integrity is consistency of actions, values, methods, measures, principles, expectations and outcome. As a holistic concept, it judges the quality of a system in terms of its ability to achieve its own goals. A value system's abstraction depth and range of applicable interaction may also function as significant factors in identifying integrity due to their congruence or lack of congruence with empirical observation. A value system may evolve over time while retaining integrity if those who espouse the values account for and resolve inconsistencies.
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Source : http://en.wikipedia.org

China Confidential Business People

"In this world there is no more rich people than the Chinese"--Ibnu Batutah.

Sentence above is reasonable because the fact is people posted Cina of the channels of trade, not only in Asia but also all world! Kedigdayaan this seems to say that the Chinese are Kaiser in the field of trade. However, the kingdom is not built in glance, but with prinisp-trade principles of the people China for thousands of years. This also makes them as a source of knowledge as a trusted trading success has been in the world. Ann born as Wan Seng the Chinese in Malaysia. He taught the principles of success Chinese trade is inherited from generation to generation. Ann Wan Seng believes that business success is not related talent with the default, you can reach any certainty of success if the principles follow the light and right in this book. And, through this book, he reveals every will China key to the success of your people. "Do not be afraid to run slow, but afraid when you silence.

source : http://id.shvoong.com/books/1780771-rahasia-bisnis-orang-cina/

Oracle Board of Directors

Larry Ellison Chief Executive Officer Review Mr. Ellison's Biography	Jeff Henley Chairman Review Mr. Henley's Biography
Charles Phillips President Review Mr. Phillips' Biography	Safra Catz President Review Ms. Catz' Biography

• Dr. Michael J. Boskin
  Professor of Economics at Stanford University
  Review Mr. Boskin's Biography
• Jeffrey Berg
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Creative Management, Inc.
  Review Mr. Berg's Biography
• George H. Conrades
  Executive Chairman of Akamai Technologies, Inc.
  Review Mr. Conrades' Biography
• Donald L. Lucas
  Venture capitalist since 1960
  Review Mr. Lucas' Biography
• Jack F. Kemp
  Chairman of Kemp Partners and former member of the U.S. Congress
  Review Mr. Kemp's Biography
• Hector Garcia-Molina
  Professor of Computer Science/Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
  Review Mr. Garcia-Molina's Biography
• H. Raymond Bingham
  Managing Director, General Atlantic
  Review Mr. Bingham's Biography
• Naomi O. Seligman
  Senior Partner at Ostriker von Simson
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• Bruce R. Chizen
  Former Chief Executive Officer of Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Source : http://www.oracle.com/corporate/board.html

Intel Corporate Officers

Biographies

Corporate Officers

Craig R. Barrett Chairman of the Board Paul S. Otellini President and Chief Executive Officer

Executive Vice Presidents

Andy D. Bryant Executive Vice President Finance and Enterprise Services Chief Administrative Officer

Sean M. Maloney Executive Vice President Chief Sales and Marketing Officer

David Perlmutter Executive Vice President General Manager, Mobility Group

Arvind Sodhani Executive Vice President President, Intel Capital

Senior Vice Presidents

Robert J. Baker Senior Vice President General Manager, Technology and Manufacturing Group

Anand Chandrasekher Senior Vice President General Manager, Ultra Mobility Group

Patrick P. Gelsinger Senior Vice President General Manager, Digital Enterprise Group

William M. Holt Senior Vice President General Manager, Technology and Manufacturing Group

Eric B. Kim Senior Vice President General Manager, Digital Home Group

Patricia Murray Senior Vice President Director, Human Resources

D. Bruce Sewell Senior Vice President General Counsel

Vice Presidents

Sohail U. Ahmed Vice President Director, Logic Technology Development

Diane M. Bryant Vice President Chief Information Officer

Louis J. Burns Vice President General Manager, Digital Health Group

Douglas F. Busch Vice President Chief Technology Officer, Digital Health Group

Deborah S. Conrad Vice President General Manager, Corporate Marketing Group

Robert B. Crooke Vice President General Manager, Business Client Group

Leslie S. Culbertson Vice President Director, Finance

Shmuel (Mooly) Eden Vice President General Manager, Mobile Platforms Group

Ron Friedman Vice President General Manager, Mobile Microprocessors Group

Ravi Jacob Vice President Treasurer

Renee J. James Vice President General Manager, Software and Services Group

John N. Johnson Vice President Chief Information Officer

Thomas M. Kilroy Vice President General Manager, Digital Enterprise Group

Cary I. Klafter Vice President, Legal and Corporate Affairs Director, Corporate Legal Corporate Secretary

Brian M. Krzanich Vice President General Manager, Manufacturing and Supply Chain

Justin R. Rattner Intel Senior Fellow Vice President Director, Corporate Technology Group and Intel Chief Technology Officer

Stacy J. Smith Vice President Chief Financial Officer

Stephen L. Smith Vice President Director, Digital Enterprise Group Operations

William A. Swope Vice President General Manager, Corporate Affairs Group

Richard G. A. Taylor Vice President Director, Human Resources

Source : http://www.intel.com/pressroom/execbios.htm?iid=pr1_ln_biographies

Microsoft Board of Directors

Bill Gates

Chairman

James I. Cash Jr., Ph.D.

James E. Robison Professor & Senior Associate Dean, Emeritus, Harvard Business School

Steve Ballmer

Chief Executive Officer

Dina Dublon

Former Chief Financial Officer, JPMorgan Chase

Raymond V. Gilmartin

Former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Merck & Co., Inc

Reed Hastings

Founder, Chairman and CEO, Netflix, Inc

David F. Marquardt

General Partner, August Capital

Charles H. Noski

Former Vice Chairman, AT&T Corporation

Dr. Helmut Panke

Former Chairman of the Board of Management, BMW AG

Source : http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/bod/bod.aspx

Dell Executive team

Executive Team

Ensuring that customers are satisfied every time they interact with Dell is a goal owned by every Dell team member. The Dell Executive Leadership Team sets the strategic direction for how we'll continue to keep customers at the forefront of all we do - from designing and delivering services and solutions that meet the unique and evolving needs of our customers to developing innovative new products that deliver a superior customer experience.

Michael S. Dell
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Brad R. Anderson Senior Vice President, Business Product Group

Paul D. Bell Senior Vice President and President, Americas

Michael R. Cannon President, Global Operations

Jeffrey W. Clarke Senior Vice President, Business Product Group

Andrew Esparza Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Stephen J. Felice Senior Vice President and President, Asia-Pacific/Japan

Ronald G. Garriques President, Global Consumer Group

Brian T. Gladden Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Mark Jarvis Chief Marketing Officer

David A. Marmonti Senior Vice President and President, Europe, Middle East and Africa

Timothy W. Mattox Vice President, Strategy

Stephen F. Schuckenbrock Senior Vice President and President, Global Services, and Chief Information Officer

Lawrence P. Tu
Senior Vice President, General Counsel



Source : http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/about_dell/company/leadership/executive_team?c=us&l=en&s=corp&~ck=anavml

Executive Team of HP

EXECUTIVE TEAM OF HP

Mark Hurd
HP Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President

Pete Bocian
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
Ann M. Livermore
Executive Vice President, Technology Solutions Group
Todd Bradley
Executive Vice President, Personal Systems Group
Randy Mott
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Michael J. Holston
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Marcela Perez de Alonso
Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Vyomesh Joshi
Executive Vice President, Imaging and Printing Group
Shane Robison
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Technology Officer
Cathie Lesjak
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Prith Banerjee
Senior Vice President, Research, and Director, HP Labs
Michael Mendenhall
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Don Grantham
Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer

Source : http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/execteam/

Intel Strategy

Intel Strategy Draws New Competitors

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., February 27, 2008 - Intel is now battling with new competitors in addition to known adversaries—AMD and IBM—making the next few years competitive for the silicon giant, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). Due to anticipated slower growth and lower pricing in the PC market, Intel's key base since the 1980s, Intel is looking to new markets for growth opportunities, the high-tech market research firm says.

"Intel's CEO, Paul Otellini, identified ultra-mobile PCs (UMPCs)/Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs), emerging markets PCs as key targets (allegedly worth US $10 billion each), and consumer electronics, giving the competition ample warning to prepare for Intel's onslaught," says Jim McGregor, In-Stat Principal Analyst. "Intel's expansion into emerging form factors, such as MIDs, with low-power products expands its list of competitors, particularly those in the ARM processor camp."

Recent research by In-Stat found the following:

* AMD will shadow Intel's move into emerging form factors with accelerated processing units (APU)
* IBM will continue pushing the POWER processor architecture for servers and consumer electronics, but In-Stat believes it may exit the semiconductor business within a decade due to high fab costs, competition, and changing business models
* ARM suppliers and VIA will compete with Intel for MID/UMPC, what In-Stat refers to as Ultra Mobile Devices (UMDs), design wins
* Intel will maintain its leadership position in computing, but faces competition and difficulty overcoming other barriers in consumer electronics

Recent In-Stat research, Intel Competitor Line-Up: Challenges to the Industry Leader (#IN0804280SI), covers the competitive landscape for Intel. It provides extensive analysis of Intel's key competitors' strategies and how they are each responding to Intel's new strategy. Intel's strengths and weaknesses and those of its competitors are examined in detail along with the opportunities and threats that each company currently faces.

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This research is part of In-Stat's PC Technology service. This service tracks key technologies and usage models driving changes in computing form factors and the computing market through the use of In-Stat's technical knowledge, In-Stat surveys of the market, and contact throughout the semiconductor and computing industry by In-Stat analysts.


source : http://www.in-stat.com/press.asp?ID=2249&sku=IN0804280SI

Microsoft Strategy

Microsoft Strategy

Businessweek has an article about a memo they obtained that discusses Microsoft's new strategy (click on the MS logo to view their new Windows Live Beta). The new strategy consists of launching tons of apps over the next few months that they hope will attract users in droves.

A slew of other features are on the way, the company says. "Over the next 3-6 months, we'll ship more innovative technology into the marketplace than during our entire 10-year history," writes Cole, who said in February he'll be taking a year's leave of absence starting in April.

How will all that innovation be delivered? Services will be introduced with what he calls a "rolling thunder" approach. "We'll release new services as they become available, upgrade existing services, and launch marketing efforts in global phases," the memo says.

Sounds sort of like the way Google does things, doesn't it? Microsoft no doubt sees Google as a threat, and they have a hell of a financial war chest to take into battle. The biggest difference I can see as an outside observer is that Microsoft seems much more concerned with the revenue generating potential of the applications they will be providing. I think that is a good move. Could Google's eventual downfall be that they provided too much for free?

source : http://www.businesspundit.com/microsofts-strategy/

Dell Computer's Strategy

Dell Computer's Strategy

Dell Computer's strategy was built around a number of core elements: build-to-order manufacturing, mass customization, partnerships with suppliers, just-in-time components inventories, direct sales, market segmentation, customer service, and extensive data and information sharing with both supply partners and customers. Through this strategy, the company hoped to achieve what Michael Dell called "virtual integration"—a stitching together of Dell's business with its supply partners and customers in real time such that all three appeared to be part of the same organizational team.5

source : www.mhhe.com/business/management/thompson/11e/case/dell5.html - 46k -

HP server strategy

HP server strategy

1. Excelling in a 24/7 World
2. Successful IT Consolidation
3. Airbus UK Reaches New Heights
4. Partners in the Race

Source : www.hp.com

SWOT Analysis Apple

SWOT Analysis Apple.

Strengths.

* Apple is a very successful company. Sales of its iPod music player had increased its second quarter profits to $320 (June 2005). The favourable brand perception had also increased sales of Macintosh computers. So iPod gives the company access to a whole new series of segments that buy into other parts of the Apple brand. Sales of its notebooks products is also very strong, and represents a huge contribution to income for Apple.
* Brand is all-important. Apple is one of the most established and healthy IT brands in the World, and has a very loyal set of enthusiastic customers that advocate the brand. Such a powerful loyalty means that Ample not only recruits new customers, it retains them i.e. they come back for more products and services from Apple, and the company also has the opportunity to extend new products to them, for example the iPod.

Weaknesses.

* It is reported that the Apple iPod Nano may have a faulty screen. The company has commented that a batch of its product has screens that break under impact, and the company is replacing all faulty items. This is in addition to problems with early iPods that had faulty batteries, whereby the company offered customers free battery cases.
* There is pressure on Apple to increase the price of its music download file, from the music industry itself. Many of these companies make more money from iTunes (i.e. downloadable music files) than from their original CD sales. Apple has sold about 22 million iPod digital music players and more than 500 million songs though its iTunes music store. It accounts for 82% of all legally downloaded music in the US. The company is resolute, but if it gives in to the music producers, it may be perceived as a commercial weakness.
* Early in 2005 Apple announced that it was to end its long-standing relationship with IBM as a chip supplier, and that it was about to switch to Intel. Some industry specialists commented that the swap could confuse Apple's consumers.

Opportunities.

* Apple has the opportunity to develop its iTunes and music player technology into a mobile phone format. The Rokr mobile phone device was developed by Motorola. It has a colour screen, stereo speakers and a advance camera system. A version of Apple's iTunes music store has been developed for the phone so users can manage the tracks they store on it. Downloads are available via a USB cable, ands software on the handset pauses music if a phone call comes in. New technologies and strategic alliances offer opportunities for Apple.
* Podcasts are downloadable radio shows that can be downloaded from the Internet, and then played back on iPods and other MP3 devices at the convenience of the listener. The listener can subscribe to Podcasts for free, and ultimately revenue could be generated from paid for subscription or through revenue generated from sales of other downloads.

Threats.

* The biggest threat to IT companies such as Apple is the very high level of competition in the technology markets. Being successful attracts competition, and Apple works very hard on research and development and marketing in order to retain its competitive position. The popularity of iPod and Apple Mac are subject to demand, and will be affected if economies begin to falter and demand falls for their products.
* There is also a high product substitution effect in the innovative and fast moving IT consumables market. So iPod and MP3 rule today, but only yesterday it was CD, DAT, and Vinyl. Tomorrow's technology might be completely different. Wireless technologies could replace the need for a physical music player.
* In 2005 Apple won a legal case that forced Bloggers to name the sources of information that pre-empted the launch of new Apple products. It was suspect that Apple's own employees had leaked confidential information about their new Asteroid product. The three individuals prosecuted, all owned Apple tribute sites, and were big fans of the company's products. The blogs had appeared on their sites, and they were forced to reveal their source. The ruling saw commercial confidentiality as more important as the right to speech of individuals. Apple are vulnerable to leaks that could cost them profits.

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