A competitor, Business 2.0, was bought this spring by AOL Time Warner, which recently re-released its eCompany Now magazine as Business 2.0.
"Credit Raters Get Scrutiny and Possibly a Competitor" (Business Day, April 23) suggests that rating agencies do not disclose their analysis or process for determining credit ratings.
The acquisition follows SAP's acquisition of Cognos competitor Business Objects for €4.8 billion October 7. FT.com has more.
Like other prison consultants, he questions his competitors' business practices.
"We would say, 'That's our competitors' business.' But when you consider the whole design here, it works".
It is so large in fact that competitors' business plans will be reshaped by it.That could turn out to be correct, although we don't hear sounds of panic from America quite yet.
The airline operates a two-class service, Biz Bed and Biz Seat, at prices generally below those of competitors' business-class products.Gulliver spoke to Dale Moss, the then boss of OpenSkies, back in April.
But throughout his career he has exhibited a willingness to push things as far as he can on an opportunistic basis, running roughshod over competitors, business partners, ordinary people, rules, and regulations.
Facilitating competitors' business may cut into Travelweb traffic, but the company saw the big picture and the opportunity that booking every online hotel reservation would afford it.
Patent holders don't have the automatic right to stop their competitors' business even if they prevail in court, the Supreme Court decided today.
