expands. The first store, Pikes Place opened and sold coffee to espresso bars as well as restaurants. In the mid 80’s, Howard Schultz who is now the CEO and Chairman of Starbucks, but at the time was the director of retail operations and marketing came up with the idea of turning the company into a coffee house. In the 90’s, Starbucks grew as the coffee house idea was starting to take off. Then the Millenium came and Starbucks really gained ground and has not looked back since. Starbucks Corporation
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computers. Furthermore, based in Japan, DoCoMo has the advantage over American and European counterparts, like AT&T, Sprint and Vodafone AirTouch, of being closer to the 3.3 billion person Asian market. In addition, DoCoMo is at the leading edge of technology and is expected to be the first mobile operator to launch a 3rd Generation (3G) wireless network by Spring 2001. NTT DoCoMo Background In 1959 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) entered the telephone industry in Japan with an offering
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the world (Datamonitor, 2011). Due to ZTE’s implementation of multi-product research and development strategy, multiple products contributed to the whole revenue. ZTE has a global leading telecommunication product line providing first-class technologies in wireless, switching, access and telecommunication software. Based on the 2010 annual report of ZTE, the total revenue of 2010 reached RMB 70,263 million（$10,670 million）which is a 16.58%
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The Cohesion Case: The Broadway Café Alicia N. Gadson CIS 500: Information Systems for Decision-Making Strayer University Dr. Frank R. Lazzara June 6, 2011 Table of Contents Abstract ........................................................................................................................... 3 Part 1: Competitive Advantage................................................................................ 4 Part 2: The Broadway Café and E-Business..................
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ISSUES PAPER Date 28 March 2008 Subject ISSUES PAPER: Emerging Technology Table of Contents Introduction 1 Communications Technology 2 Green City 2 Nanotechnology 2 Personalized Medical Monitors 2 Robotics 2 Mind-controlled interfaces 3 Personal Networking 3 Smart buildings 3 The future of bio-technology 3 Introduction History is full of life-changing inventions, the printing press, electricity, the telephone not to mention the foundations
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Celcom (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, a Technology Resources Industries (TRI) Bhd company has been the leading mobile cellular operator in Malaysia for the past 10 years. Celcom's main business activity is to develop and market Mobile Services such as Celcom GSM and ART 900 and Fixed Services such as Direct Connect, Leased Lines, Equal Access and Virtual Private network (VPN). Within Celcom's short history in the telecommunications business, it has ventured into value-added services, the
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Attempt Only 4 Case Study CASE – 1 MANAGING HINDUSTAN UNILEVER STRATEGICALLY Unilever is one of the world’s oldest multinational companies. Its origin goes back to the 19th century when a group of companies operating independently, produced soaps and margarine. In 1930, the companies merged to form Unilever that diversified into food products in 1940s. Through the next five decades, it emerged as a major fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) multinational operating in several businesses. In
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this industry are Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo. Microsoft is a multinational computer technology corporation that specialize in software such as Microsoft Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office suite. But what is more important they are best known for their consumer products Xbox. Sony is one of the biggest manufacturers of electronics, video, communications, video game consoles, and information technology products for the consumer. The latest generation of its console game products is the
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computers. Furthermore, based in Japan, DoCoMo has the advantage over American and European counterparts, like AT&T, Sprint and Vodafone AirTouch, of being closer to the 3.3 billion person Asian market. In addition, DoCoMo is at the leading edge of technology and is expected to be the first mobile operator to launch a 3rd Generation (3G) wireless network by Spring 2001. NTT DoCoMo Background In 1959 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) entered the telephone industry in Japan with an offering
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