Archive for January, 2003

Alia’s Spoken Diary

Om Malik, Saturday, January 11, 2003 at 6:01 PM PT Comments (1)

Sitting here at the Talwar Gallery I am watching the hauting and hypnotic short pieces by Alia Syed. Interesting concepts and amazing visuals - I am quite sure Alia will soon be making headlines. The throngs have not descended yet since the official opening is still another hour away. I dropped in earlier pretty much [...]

Another Broadbandit, Paul Johnson of Robertson Stephens nailed!

Om Malik, Thursday, January 9, 2003 at 4:01 PM PT Comments (0)

From SEC Press Release:: In a separate case, the Commission filed a civil action against Paul Johnson, 42, a former managing director and senior research analyst at Robertson Stephens for issuing fraudulent research reports. The Commission alleges that Johnson issued research reports and made public statements regarding mergers proposed by two public companies in which [...]

Motorola is rocking again :: Moto Rules

Om Malik, Wednesday, January 8, 2003 at 11:01 AM PT Comments (0)

About three months ago, I had predicted a sharp turnaround in fortunes of Motorola, which in my opinion is on a comeback trail. In my Random Access column in Red Herring, I wrote: “Many dealers also told us that Motorola is making a comeback with trendy phones that are in high demand. The $499 [...]

Bose times two - first family of Audio Video

Om Malik, Tuesday, January 7, 2003 at 5:01 PM PT Comments (0)

The New York Times :: It is too soon to describe the Bose family as an audio-world version of the Bush and Kennedy clans in politics, but they are off to a good start. In 1964, Amar Bose, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor and inventor, created the renowned high-fidelity sound systems company [...]

First Corporate Ethics Officer Cloned

Om Malik, Monday, January 6, 2003 at 8:01 AM PT Comments (0)

The WalNut.Net :: Hailing it as a breakthrough against numerous scandals tainting the nation’s business community, a group of leading executives has announced the cloning of the first corporate ethics officer. ¶In order to accommodate the nation’s ferocious need for corporate ethics experts, we will be creating hundreds of thousands of such clones over the [...]

Grubman Get Reality TV Shows

Om Malik, Monday, January 6, 2003 at 8:01 AM PT Comments (0)

The Walnut:: 2002 was a rough year for Jack Welch and Jack Grubman. The former CEO of General Electric Corp. and Salomon Smith Barney’s chief telecomm analyst were enmeshed in embarrassing scandals involving adultery and overheated stock ratings.But in 2003, the two Jacks have a chance to redeem themselves via their own reality television shows [...]

Open Source = Communism!!!

Om Malik, Sunday, January 5, 2003 at 9:01 AM PT Comments (0)


The Kings of Excess, and Other Standouts

Om Malik, Friday, January 3, 2003 at 2:01 PM PT Comments (0)

The New York Times:: Gretchen Morgenson once again comes up with a winner of a story - I think this is brilliant piece on all the crooks who are getting away with it. “Harvey Pitt, Dennis Kozlowski, Bernard J. Ebbers, Jack B. Grubman. Their crashing falls from grace helped make 2002 a year for [...]

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