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NOL +1.5%; Likely profitable in 2Q10, says OCBC

Neptune Orient Lines (N03.SG) +1.5% at $1.99 as container shipping group’s resilient June performance underpins hopes for earlier-than-expected return to profitability, according to Dow Jones.

NOL last year flagged losses to persist till 1H10 after booking US$740 million ($1.02 billion)loss in FY09.

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Symantec Posts Profitable Q4

A 9 percent increase in Symantec’s consumer business led the way in the final quarter of its fiscal year 2010, the security company reports.
– Symantec posted a strong fourth quarter for fiscal 2010 on the back of
strong consumer sales.
In its earnings announcement May 5,
Symantec said revenue rose 3 percent to $1.535 billion for the quarter,
reaching $6.01 billion for the fiscal year. The strongest growth occurred in
the consumer s…


Top Ten Disastrous Customer Traits Revealed – Make All Clients Profitable With CRM Software Posted By : Pete Kilby

You can circumvent a disastrous client relationship and turn an unprofitable customer into a great success, track critical customer challenges with CRM Software

Google Nexus One Smartphone Is a Profitable Business, CFO Says

Google CFO Patrick Pichette said Google’s Nexus One is profitable, answering one of the pressing questions financial analysts posed soon after the device launched Jan. 5. However, he wouldn’t disclose how many of the devices have been sold or other core economics. Broadpoint AmTech analyst Ben Schachter said he estimated Nexus One unit sales at 200,000, contributing $106 million, or 2 percent, of Google’s net revenue. That figure stands to increase when Verizon Wireless, Vodafone and Sprint begin offering wireless plans for the device this year.
– Google CFO Patrick Pichette characterized Google’s Nexus One as profitable,
answering one of the nagging questions financial analysts posed soon after the
device launched Jan. 5.
Google offers the Android 2.1-based Nexus One unlocked through its Webstore
for $529 or for $179 with a two-year cont…


Canada hoping for profitable Games

Despite the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, Canada is expecting a windfall return on its billions of dollars spent to host the 2010 Winter Games next month. But critics say organisers are hiding much of the indirect costs of hosting the event, and are waiting to see if key

Data Mining Services How They Help To Build Profitable Customer Relationship Posted By : Maneet Puri

Customer information is invaluable for businesses to market their products and services. However, in order to make good use of the data, businesses need something called the CRM – Customer Relationship Management.

Dayen expects to be profitable, win contracts in 2010

Singapores Dayen Environmental (DYEN.SI) expects to be profitable in 2010, after posting losses for the past four years, and is aiming to win $300 million of water contracts in Singapore and the region this year. 
 
CEO Alan Yau said in an interview the firm has bid for over S$300 million of contracts and is also studying a $300-$500 million project in China, as it sticks to its core business of engineering and servicing water and waste water plants.

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Twitter Profitable from $25M in Search Deals with Google, Microsoft

Bloomberg BusinessWeek said Twitter is earning some $25 million from agreements to let Google and Microsoft index its tweets, helping the microblog service become profitable as 2009 draws to a close. Despite its best efforts to keep its financial terms with Google and Microsoft quiet, Twitter is getting $15 million from Google and $10 million from Microsoft Bing. That Twitter is profitable is big news in itself because it points to the viability of a social network that in September banked $100 million in funding, valuing the Web services startup at $1 billion.

Twitter is raking in some $25 million from agreements to
let Google and Microsoft index its tweets, pushing the microblog service into
profitability, according to a
Bloomberg BusinessWeek report.
Twitter will earn $15 million from Google and $10 million
from Microsoft Bing, accord…


Custom Software Development Services Make it more effective and profitable Posted By : Mike Cavin

Custom software development services can make you relieve from your routine problems of using software, but important is to make it more effective and profitable for you and your organization, so you can generate effective reports and so the revenue for your business.

Apple iPhone More Profitable than Nokia Handsets

Apple beat out long-time champ Nokia in the third quarter of 2009 to become the worlds most profitable handset vendor, according to new data from Strategy Analytics. The researcher said Nokia will have to fight Apple on Apples home turf.
– Dell, and any other PC makers looking to join the mobile
phone market, should take note: Apples the official example of what it
takes to become king of the mountain in only two years.
A Nov. 11 Strategy
Analytics report is showing that in the third quarter of 2009, Apple
surpassed the long-time…


Apple Reports Most Profitable Quarter Ever

Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter ended September 26, 2009. The Company posted revenue of $9.87 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.67 billion, or $1.82 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $7.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.14 billion, or $1.26 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. “We are thrilled to have sold more Macs and iPhones than in any previous quarter,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO.