...ABSTRACT: This assignment tries to assess the current market status of Microsoft Corporation. As well this assignment will try to assess its current market position as per its business units, functionality, and also its different operations sectors as well its strategies for its rivals. Also this assignment will do financial comparative analysis study and benchmarking with nearest rivals like apple Inc., Google Corporation and Oracle Inc. and will applied to discover key factors for proposed area of developments and further improvements. Here the analysis tools like Porter 8-force analysis, PESTEL-analysis will be applied and the expected outcomes of analysis and benchmarking with nearest rivals will be incorporated in an analysis of Microsoft followed by the recommendation for better improvements and future business benefits and betterment of company strategy. INTRODUCTION: Overview of Microsoft Corporation: Microsoft gave new direction to new age computing in every aspect. It is the largest software corporation in the world measured by revenues. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. The Company generates revenue by developing, manufacturing, licensing, and supporting a wide range of software products and services for many different types of computing devices. The Company’s software products and services include operating systems for personal computers, servers, and intelligent devices; server applications for distributed computing environments;...
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...Organizational Analysis Microsoft is a technology leader focused on helping people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potential. Microsoft Vision According to the Microsoft web page global diversity and inclusion are integral parts of Microsoft’s vision, strategy and business success. In essence is the recognition of the fact that leadership in the global market place requires a corporate culture and business environment where the best and brightest diverse minds with varied perspectives, skills and experience work together to meet the consumers demand. This culture attracts, develop and retain the best talents out there. It also aids Microsoft to be more innovative in developing their products and services and lastly but not the least serve the needs of an increasing global and diverse customer and partner base.[1] According to Steve Ballmer CEO Microsoft has its vision as “to help people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potential.” The animating vision for the company is not to build a brand new world; it is simply, to build Microsoft. Microsoft Mission Microsoft has its mission as to provide full commitment to its customer. They deliver this by striving to create technology that is accessible to everyone of all ages and abilities. Microsoft is one of the industry leaders in accessibility innovation and in building products that are safer and easier to use. Values/Philosophy Microsoft as a company, and individual, value integrity...
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...Financial Analysis For : [pic] Prepared by: Ahmed Al-Saqqa Ibrahem Al-Shanti Under the supervision of: Mr.. Nizar Naim 2010-2011 Introduction Microsoft Corporation is one of the largest companies in the field of software and information technology, noted in recent years, the performance drop valuable company, which used to occupy pride of place in this sector, probably due to the enormous development in this area as well as the emergence of new competitors. Microsoft Corporation is a public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions. Established on April 4, 1975 to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800, Microsoft rose to dominate the home computer operating system (OS) market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by the Microsoft Windows line of OSs. Microsoft would also come to dominate the office suite market with Microsoft Office. The company has diversified in recent years into the video game industry with the Xbox and its successor, the Xbox 360 as well as into the consumer electronics market with Zune and the Windows Phone OS. The ensuing rise of stock in the company's 1986 initial public offering (IPO) made an estimated four billionaires and 12,000 millionaires from Microsoft employees...
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...According to Microsoft’s Security TechCenter, the 5 most recent security advisories are as follows: 1. Advisory 2757760: Vulnerability in Internet Explorer could allow remote code execution. This vulnerability has been investigated my Microsoft and a link to the appropriate update has been issued on the Advisory page. 2. Advisory 2755801: Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in IE 10. The software affected by this vulnerability are both 32/64-bit Windows 8 systems, and also Windows Server 2012. An update has been published that fixes this by updating the Adobe Flash libraries in IE 10 that are affected. It is also possible to temporarily remedy this by changing up the registry files with the text provided on the Advisory page. The Administrator may also disable Flash Player from running on IE 10 via group policy on Windows 8 and Server 2012. 3. Advisory 2736233: Microsoft has released new kill bits for ActiveX after multiple requests by Cisco concerning vulnerabilities in some of its services; Cisco Secure Desktop, Cisco Hostscan, and Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client are all services that are affected by an ActiveX vulnerability. This affects most Windows XP/7 systems, along with Server 2003/2008 software. 4. Advisory 2661254: Update for Minimum Certificate Key Length. RSA keys being used in certificates that are less than 1024 bits in length are vulnerable to attackers duplicating the certificates, phishing, and man in the middle attacks. Examples of...
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...Unit 2 Assignment 2 Microsoft Environment Analysis ITT Technical Institute Instructor: Date 1. What vulnerabilities exist for this workgroup LAN based on the advisories?Publication Date | Advisory # | Title | December 29, 2015 (Originally published September 21, 2012) | 2755801 | Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge | December 8, 2015 | 3123040 | Inadvertently Disclosed Digital Certificate Could Allow Spoofing | December 8, 2015 (Originally published July 14, 2015) | 3057154 | Update to Harden Use of DES Encryption | November 30, 2015 | 3119884 | Improperly Issued Digital Certificates Could Allow Spoofing | November 10, 2015 | 3108638 | Update for Windows Hyper-V to Address CPU Weakness | October 13, 2015 (Originally published September 24, 2015) | 3097966 | Inadvertently Disclosed Digital Certificates Could Allow Spoofing | October 13, 2015 (Originally published May 12, 2015) | 3042058 | Update to Default Cipher Suite Priority Order | October 13, 2015 (Originally published May 13, 2014) | 2960358 | Update for Disabling RC4 in .NET TLS | September 8, 2015 | 3083992 | Update to Improve AppLocker Publisher Rule Enforcement | July 14, 2015 | 3074162 | Vulnerability in Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool Could Allow Elevation of Privilege | June 9, 2015 (Originally published May 5, 2014) | 2962393 | Update for Vulnerability in Juniper Networks Windows In-Box Junos Pulse...
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...Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) --A Review of Capital Structure and Internal/External Analysis Introduction Bill Gates and Paul Allen had founded Microsoft in 1975 to develop and sell computer languages and microcomputers in Redmond, Washington State. The company had pioneered in operating system business and had been able to invent new technology and acquiring subsidiaries in order to produce a large range of personal computer solutions. Microsoft is currently reporting a rate of return on book assets of 13.41% last year. IPO of the company started in 1986 and has been trading on NASDAQ. Internal Financial Analysis The capital structure of Microsoft Corporation in the past 5 years have been selected and shown as in Appendix figure 1. With regards to the company’s current financial performance, the debt ratio has been reducing in the past 5 years and currently at 45.28%. That indicate a reducing risk associated with Microsoft’s operation. Compare to its competitor Apple Inc, which have a ratio of 32.86 with a similar rate of reduction, this may also indicating Microsoft have a lower borrowing capacity, which will affect the corporation’s financial flexibility. On the investor’s side, currently the stock price is $28.15, which expected return is at 3.1%. Weighted Average Cost of Capital is 11.49%. WACC considers Debt (taxable), Preferred stock and Common stock (Equity). If Microsoft’s borrowing increases, the lenders would demand a higher rate of interest on the...
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...Table of Contents Section Title of Section Page(s) I. Executive Summary 2 II. Brief History of Microsoft Corporation 2 III. History of Microsoft Customer Relationship Management Software 3 A. Timeline 3 B. Additional Information on MS-CRM Dynamics 2011 3 IV. Common Business Issues 3-6 V. Proposed Solution 6-7 VI. Recommendations for Executive Committee 7-8 VII. Attachments 8-15 A. References 8-9 B. Supplemental Materials 9-15 I. Executive Summary Especially true in today’s global economy, time is money and cost is the most volatile aspect of management. Efficient software solutions are an integral aspect of forward-thinking organizational management. The top competitors to Microsoft in the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) sector are Oracle and SalesForce.com. This document will analyze deploying Microsoft’s CRM solutions in any company wishing to maintain a competitive advantage in the current economy and technological realm. II. Brief History of Microsoft Corporation As can be read in an analytical Excel document we created in August of 2011: In 1975, Gates and Allen form a partnership called Microsoft. Like most start-ups, Microsoft begins small, but has a huge vision—a computer on every desktop and in every home. In June 1980, Gates and Allen hire Gates’ former Harvard classmate Steve Ballmer to help run the company. Starting with a new operating system named "MS‑DOS," their hard work revolutionized daily office work into what will eventually...
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...Microsoft Environment Analysis Abstract Windows of Vulnerability is defined as the ability to attack something that is at risk. Hackers search and pride themselves on finding vulnerabilities or creating their own within a system. A few examples of vulnerabilities that will be covered in this paper are CodeRed, Spida, Slammer, Lovesan, and Sasser. The worm named Code Red was observed on the internet on July 13, 2001. Computers running Microsoft IIS web server were attacked with this worm. Code Red worm did not infect the largest amount of computers until July 19, 2001 with 359,000 hosts being infected. The worm would spread itself in a vulnerability known as a buffer overflow. It would do this by using a long string of the repetition of the letter “N” to overflow a buffer. Spida worm infects via Microsoft SQL installations with administrator accounts that have no passwords defined. Microsoft recommends the “sa” account be set upon installation but many servers are not properly secured after installation. The main purpose of the Spida worm is to export an infected server’s Sam password database. SQL Slammer worm caused a denial of service on Internet host and slowed down general internet traffic. On January 25, 2003 it spread rapidly and infected 75,000 victims in ten minutes. The worm exploited the buffer overflow and would generate random IP addresses, send itself out to those addresses. If one of those addresses happens to belong to a host that is running an unpatched...
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...Elvie Bramich Unit2 Assignment 2 : Microsoft Environment Analysis 1. WHAT VULNERABILITIES EXIST FOR THIS WORKGROUP LAN BASED ON ADVISORIES?LIST FIVE OF THEM. Answer: 2755801, 2719662, 2854544, 2846338, 2847140. 2. DO ANY VULNERABILITIES INVOLVE PRIVILEDGE ELEVATION?IS THIS CONSIDERED A HIGH-PRIORITY ISSUE? Answer: 2846338 involves privilege elevation, Vulnerability in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution, and is a high priority. 3. IDENTIFY AND DOCUMENT AT LEAST 3 VULNERABILITIES AND THE SOLUTIONS RELATED TO THE CLIENT CONFIGURATIONS. Answer: Three vulnerabilities and Solutions related to client configurations. Advisory Number: 2719662 Microsoft is announcing the availability of an automated Microsoft Fix it solution that disables Windows Sidebar and Gadgets on supported editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7. Disabling Windows Sidebar and Gadgets can help protect customers from potential attacks that leverage Gadgets to execute arbitrary code. Customers should consider the following ways that an attacker could leverage Gadgets to execute arbitrary code: Microsoft is aware that some legitimate Gadgets running in Windows Sidebar could contain vulnerabilities. An attacker who successfully exploited a Gadget vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take complete control of the affected system. An attacker...
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...subsequently affect the harmony between two teams. - Time pressure of the project: There is not enough time for further analysis on the systems. - Unusual importance of the project: This is Flextronics’ first global project and its success or failure can affect the company’s reputation and ability to bid for future projects. It is closely observed by internal and external parties. In additional, the relationship with Microsoft is particularly important to Flextronics. - Pros and Cons of the choices: there is no single alternative that can solve all the problems. - Overstated infrastructure: during the bid process, Flextronics made Microsoft thought that a single system had existed in both facilities and raised it expectations very high while in fact the system was not already in place. 2. The criteria that McCusker should consider in his decisions: - Client’s satisfaction: This includes three sub-criteria: meet Microsoft’s tracking system requirements, deliver products on time and ensure product quality. - Employees’ satisfaction: Regardless which decision he make, McCusker have to ensure that employees at both factories are convinced with his decision and coordinate well with each other. - Cost-saving: The purpose of implementing the process at two different factories in two countries is to save cost (such as cost of shipping). 3. Analysis of alternatives and the consequences of pursuing them Choice 1: Datasweep in Mexico and Hungary - Pros: This choice will...
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...1. Advisory 2757760: Vulnerability in Internet Explorer could allow remote code execution. This vulnerability has been investigated my Microsoft and a link to the appropriate update has been issued on the Advisory page. 2. Advisory 2755801: Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in IE 10. The software affected by this vulnerability are both 32/64-bit Windows 8 systems, and also Windows Server 2012. An update has been published that fixes this by updating the Adobe Flash libraries in IE 10 that are affected. It is also possible to temporarily remedy this by changing up the registry files with the text provided on the Advisory page. The Administrator may also disable Flash Player from running on IE 10 via group policy on Windows 8 and Server 2012. 3. Advisory 2736233: Microsoft has released new kill bits for ActiveX after multiple requests by Cisco concerning vulnerabilities in some of its services; Cisco Secure Desktop, Cisco Host scan, and Cisco Any Connect Secure Mobility Client are all services that are affected by ActiveX vulnerability. This affects most Windows XP/7 systems, along with Server 2003/2008 software. 4. Advisory 2661254: Update for Minimum Key Certificate Length. RSA keys being used in certificates that are less than 1024 bits in length are vulnerable to attackers duplicating the certificates, phishing, and man in the middle attacks. Examples of the services that are affected are encrypted emails and private PKI environments. It is suggested that this update is...
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...Donell Jones NT2580 Unit 2 Assignment 2: Microsoft Environment Analysis 5 vulnerabilities for this workgroup LAN based on the Microsoft Security Advisories numbers. 2755801, 2719662, 2854544, 2846338, 2847140. 2846338 involves privilege elevation, Vulnerability in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution, and is a high priority. Three vulnerabilities and Solutions related to client configurations. Advisory Number: 2719662 Microsoft is announcing the availability of an automated Microsoft Fix it solution that disables Windows Sidebar and Gadgets on supported editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7. Disabling Windows Sidebar and Gadgets can help protect customers from potential attacks that leverage Gadgets to execute arbitrary code. Customers should consider the following ways that an attacker could leverage Gadgets to execute arbitrary code: Microsoft is aware that some legitimate Gadgets running in Windows Sidebar could contain vulnerabilities. An attacker who successfully exploited a Gadget vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take complete control of the affected system. An attacker could create a malicious Gadget and then trick a user into installing the malicious Gadget. Once installed, the malicious Gadget could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative...
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...Microsoft Displays The objective of this marketing research study is to investigate whether the displays of Neolux Corporation are as effective as they claim. This study will determine whether or not the displays are capable of increasing sales. This study will also determine if the displays are appealing for retailers as well as consumers. This study will show conclusive evidence of the displays sales capability. The study will show conclusive evidence of appeal to retailers. * Market Research steps Marketing Research Steps: 1. Establish the need for marketing research: * Determine whether or not the displays are capable of increasing sales. * Determine if the displays will be appealing for retailers as well as consumers 2. Define the research problem: * Conduct the required research to determine the sales capability of the displays * Microsoft needs to assess the amount of appeal the displays provide for consumers * Microsoft needs to assess the amount of appeal the displays provide for retailers 3. Establish research objectives: * Determine who would purchase a Segway and what they would pay for a Segway from regular consumers, workers, and industrial venues through various forms of media. These forms of media include telephone interviews, email, and direct response questionnaires. 4. Determine the research design: Descriptive * Identify which retailers find the display appealing * Among the identified retailers select locations...
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...Individual research Project on Microsoft Corp. Lise Agnant 3144417 Microsoft Trend and Comparative Financial Analysis Liquidity Microsoft’s liquidity ratios depict that the company’s performance is aligned to meet its current obligations. The company has a Current Ratio of 2.50 which is on par with the industry average. This measure signifies that the company is operating at the same level as its competitors at maintaining short-term solvency. With regards to its Quick Ratio, Microsoft is currently showing a lower ratio than the industry average of 3.35. This lower ratio (2.45) is due to the increase in the company’s inventory during Q4. This increase can be attributed to the company anticipating a rise in sales for the Q1 and Q2 holiday season. Looking at Microsoft’s Q2 and Q3 quick ratio (3.17 and 3.22 respectively), it is evident that the company is performing at a level equivalent to its competitors in the industry. Asset Utilization Microsoft’s Asset Management Ratio’s predict that the company is not effectively and efficiently utilizing its assets. There is a large variance between the Fixed Asset Turnover ratio between Microsoft and the industry average. Microsoft Corp.'s inventory turnover deteriorated from Q2 2014 to Q3 2014 and from Q3 2014 to Q4 2014. The company is currently holding more in Fixed Assets than other competitors...
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...Microsoft Financial Statement Analysis Written by: William Panagos Table of Contents Introduction 3 Deferred Taxes 4 Temporary/Permanent Differences 5 Tax Provisions 5 Defined Retirement Plans 6 EPS (Earnings per Share) 6 Share-Based Compensation…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….7 Cash Flow………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..7 Investing and Financing ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..7 Non-Cash Transaction………….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..8 Conclusion …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….9 Introduction The following report will be a financial report analysis of Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft’s fiscal year ends on June 30th of every year. So the most recent financial information available is from 2010 and 2011. Microsoft has been a global leader in providing some of the best computer software available to the public. They help people increase productivity and efficiency as the workplace becomes more demanding. This report will include analysis of the financial and accounting aspects of their Annual Report of the Microsoft Corporation, including information from Income Statements, Balance sheets, Cash Flow Statements, and Equity. Microsoft has transformed how we share and obtain information. Microsoft has changed the way businesses and institutions operate. They have made the world a faster and easier by place making instant access to information possible...
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