Sept.-Oct. 2005

Posted on October 15, 2005 at 6:27 PM
Filed under: Best Practices | Intellectual property | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: Cote , culture , HIPI , Honeywell , IP , IP commercialization , Kreindler , licensing , M&A , Newell-Miller , Schrankler , Yeadon

At Honeywell International, IP commercialization is a key part of a strategic and cultural revival.  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 6:05 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | Intellectual property | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: competitive advantage , Crean , IBM , intellectual property , IP , Kaefer , Microsoft , open-source , Oracle , patents , SAP , software , Stallings

In the software industry, the open-source movement and customer demands for interoperability are changing everything.  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 5:45 PM
Filed under: Deal International | Intellectual property | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: Beijing , China , Gutierrez , intellectual property , patents , piracy , Shanghai , theft , Wen Jiabao

The world's most alluring market is also the global center of intellectual property theft.  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 4:05 PM
Filed under: Job Description | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: Brian Sutphin , corporate deveoplment , job description , marketing , R&D , StorageTek , Sun Microsytems

Brian Sutphin has led a flurry of deals and alliances aimed at giving the company a future as bright as its past.  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 3:56 PM
Filed under: Legal Brief | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: 13D , arbitrage , Carl Icahn , hedge funds , King Pharmaceuticals , M&A , merger , Mylan , Perry , SEC

Hedge fund managers know the rules about disclosing their positions: If they beneficially hold more than 5% of an issuer's Securities and Exchange Commission-registered equity securities, they must file the appropriate form with the SEC. Doing so without tipping off the market to their strategies can be difficult, especially when...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 3:32 PM
Filed under: Best Practices | Corporate Strategy | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: Click Commerce , M&A , Oracle , SAp , supply partners , supply-chain , Tompkins , Yantra

As supply-chain meetings go, the session on the leafy college campus began with great promise. Seated at the conference-room table were a national electronics retailer and several of its trading partners, including a printer company, whose products the retailer sold, and the manufacturer of the chip sets used in...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 3:25 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine | Trends
Tagged: acquirers , brokers , deal insurance , M&A , transaction insurance , underwriters

In December 2001 Synopsys Inc., a maker of semiconductor design software, announced its intention to acquire the technology company Avant! Corp., to better compete against rival Cadence Design Systems Inc. According to Synopsys, Avant's suite of integrated circuit design tools would enable it to offer a more comprehensive product...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 3:16 PM
Filed under: Case Studies | Corporate Strategy | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: business strategy , catalysts , collaborations , dynamic specialization , financial markets , offshoring , outsourcinf , productive friction , Sustainable Edge

Business leaders are living in challenging times. More than ever, we find ourselves walking a fine line between significant value creation and disastrous value destruction. One small misstep and what looked like an irresistible opportunity rapidly becomes an inescapable trap. We search for a road map to guide us,...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 3:08 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | Law | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: acquisitions , Cinergy , consolidation , corporate strategy , Duke Energy , Exelon , megadeals , MidAmerican , PacifiCorp , PSEG , Public Utilities Holding Company Act , Puhca , repeal

You've seen it before in banking and telecom. Regulatory change sets the stage for the reordering of an entire industry, seemingly presenting corporate leaders with a stark choice: Buy or be bought. Now the scenario looks to be playing out once again in the utility business. In the last...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 2:58 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: conglomerate , Ebitda , Jarden , M&A , Martin Franklin , niche , private equity

How private equity disciplines turned a grab bag of brands into a $3 billion enterprise.  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 2:19 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | Intellectual property | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: intellectual property , Intellectual Property Owners Association , patents , trade secrets , trademarks

A special report on intellectual property and corporate growth.  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 2:06 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Integration | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: acquire , acquisition , America West , bankrupt , Bruce Lakefield , Doug Parker , integration , US Airways

America West CEO Doug Parker faces daunting work-force challenges as he tries to integrate US Airways.  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 1:58 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | Deal International | Joint Ventures and Alliances | Q&A | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: China , Dow Corning , Ian Thackwray , intellectual property , joint ventures , silicon , ventures , Wacker Chemie

Dow Corning's China footprint just got bigger, the company's Asia chief explains how.  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 1:52 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | Corporate Venture Capital | Deal International | Joint Ventures and Alliances | Outsourcing | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine | Trends
Tagged: BPO , corporate venture capital , deals , Hyundai Motor , Intellion , joint ventures , Microsoft , outsourcing

Corporate venture capital, business process outsourcing and joint ventures.  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 1:47 PM
Filed under: Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine | Thinkery
Tagged: IPQ , James Malackowski , Ocean Tomo , patent , PatentRatings

The need to manage patents for maximum shareholder value is a given. What's less clear is how to calculate the value of patents in a way that delivers a competitive advantage and carries weight in the marketplace. Ocean Tomo, a Chicago-based intellectual capital merchant bank, believes its PatentRatings system,...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 1:40 PM
Filed under: Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine | Thinkery
Tagged: braodband , Broadband Explosion , disruption , disruptive , FCC , Internet , Reed Hundt , Telecommunications Act of 1996 , Wi-Fi

Broadband-based digital communications have been driving business innovation for the past decade, and the advances just keep coming. Today, voice over Internet protocol, Wi-Fi, real-time video conferencing and other technologies enable a level of connectivity and interactivity unheard of even a few years ago. But judging from the essays...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 1:32 PM
Filed under: Growth Strategy | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: 2Wire , broadband , growth strategy , HomeZone , SBC , SBC Media Solutions , telecom

THE PLAYERS: San Antonio-based telecom SBC Communications Inc. and San Jose, Calif.-based broadband delivery developer 2Wire Inc., a San Jose developer of broadband delivery hardware and software THE PLAN: In late 2004 the two companies formed SBC Media Solutions LLC, which is rolling out a trial this fall. Dubbed...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 1:19 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | Joint Ventures and Alliances | People | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: Accredo , acquisitions , Big Blue , Dara Khosrowshahi , Expedia , Ginny Rometty , Google , IBM , Intuit , joint ventures , Kenneth Klepper , Medco Health , movers , strategy

Medco integrates Accredo's high-touch customer service; IBM scales up BPO; Google's IPO architect trades search engines for VOIP; Expedia flies solo; and Intuit hires a new strategy chief.  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 1:16 PM
Filed under: From Ken | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: corporate dealmaker , editor , editor's letter , Klee

Visiting Hong Kong in 1996, I met a veteran local journalist in a bar one evening. When I told him I'd come from New York because the magazine that employed me was stepping up its coverage of foreign investment in China, he reached in his coat pocket and pulled out...  Continue reading

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