Technology & Telecommunications

Verizon Communications

apocalypticbeef — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:06:56 -0400

Company Snapshot:

Verizon is a telecommunications company which has recently come under scrutiny for their role in the domestic wiretapping debacle in the United States. In addition to litigation stemming from the multiple class action lawsuits from domestic wiretapping, Verizon is also under litigious examination for patent infringement, antitrust violations, wage and hour class action lawsuits, and multiple lawsuits regarding the advertising departments sales, billing and collection practices.

Nokia

crocodyl — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:07:53 -0400

Company Snapshot:

Nokia, based in Helsinki, Finland, is a global leader in telecommunications and the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer. While it maintains several manufacturing units in Europe and the US, Nokia is shifting some of its production to Southeast Asia, Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe in order to keep production costs low and margins and profits high.

Motorola

crocodyl — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:28:18 -0400

Company Snapshot:

Motorola is the second largest maker of wireless handsets after global leader Nokia. After its spin-off of its semiconductor unit, Motorola reorganized to focus on enterprise mobility, mobile devices, and home and networks mobility. It also supplies wireless infrastructure equipment such as cellular transmission base stations, amplifiers, and servers. In 2006, it had sales of $43 billion and profits of $3.6 billion.

General Electric

crocodyl — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:28:56 -0400

Company Snapshot:

General Electric Co. manufactures electrical equipment, lighting products and household appliances. It also owns the broadcasting network NBC. In terms of market capitalization, GE is the world's second largest company and also second in the BrandZ ranking. In the 1960s, aspects of U.S. tax laws and accounting practices led to a rise in the assembly of conglomerates. GE, which was a conglomerate long before the term was coined, is arguably the most successful organization of this type.

Comcast

crocodyl — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:54:47 -0400

Company Snapshot:

Comcast is the largest cable provider and the second largest internet service provider in the United States. It has had a reputation for abysmal customer service and is being investigated by the FCC for blocking customer's access to internet content.

Acer

jollykorova — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:44:26 -0400

Company Snapshot:

Acer Inc. is one of the world's largest PC manufacturers, with revenue of $461.7 billion worldwide in 2007 according to the company's website. (Acer Preliminary Financial Information 2007)

BT

Ian Elwood — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:43:47 -0500

Company Snapshot:

BT Group Plc is formerly known as "British Telecom" and is the primary phone and Internet provider for the UK.

Caterpillar

Bodhi Harnish — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:21:11 -0500

Company Snapshot:

Caterpillar Inc. is the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines. Famous for their products featuring caterpillar tracks and a distinctive yellow paint scheme, Caterpillar produces a wide range of heavy equipment, mainly engineering and demolition vehicles, including the Caterpillar D9 bulldozer. Among other controversies Caterpillar has been accused of human rights abuses in the Israeli Palestinian conflict by selling demolition equipment to the Israeli Defense Force.

Statoil Hydro

Bodhi Harnish — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:19:49 -0500

Company Snapshot:

StatoilHydro is the leading integrated energy company of Norway and the largest off shore oil and gas corporation in the world. It has operations in nearly 40 countries worldwide and was the result of a recent merger between Statoil and the oil and gas division of Norsk Hydro. StatoilHydro has been cited on a number of cases regarding environmental issues and corruption.

Telefonica

Bodhi Harnish — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:19:31 -0500

Company Snapshot:

Telefónica, S.A. is one of the largest telecommunications companies worldwide. Based in Spain Telefónica owns and operates neumerious fixed-line and mobile communications companies around the globe; of the five major telecommunications companies worldwide Telefónica is second in terms of clients and in 2007 ranked fourth behind China Mobile, AT&T, and Vodafone in market value.