During Monday’s current trade, Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB)’s shares gained 2.01% to $83.69, as according to Bloomberg, At approximately 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, Hillary Clinton joined Facebook. Four hours later, her page boasted close to 555,000 likes, and the campaign kickoff video she’d posted on it had been viewed almost 1,010,000 times. Not bad for a rookie.
Off to great start in terms of the number of likes she amassed in the first few hours on Facebook, Clinton still has some ground to make up. Texas Senator Ted Cruz, by comparison, has just over 1,215,000 likes, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has 1,700,000, Rand Paul has 1,885,000, and Marco Rubio counts some 725,000. But those politicians have been on Facebook for years, not hours, and even in that short amount of time, Clinton has already blown past Bush (167,000 likes), Scott Walker (228,000) and Bobby Jindal (233,000).
Facebook, Inc. operates as a social networking company worldwide. It provides a set of development tools and application programming interfaces that enable developers to integrate with Facebook to create mobile and Web applications.
During an afternoon trade, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s shares climbed 0.38% to $41.88, after Microsoft declared that Kurt DelBene has been named executive vice president of Corporate Strategy and Planning reporting to Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella.
DelBene is returning to Microsoft, where he was most recently president of the Microsoft Office Division. After leaving Microsoft in 2013, he then served as senior advisor to the Secretary of Health and Human Services where he was designated by President Obama to oversee implementation and improvement of Healthcare.gov. He most recently has been a venture partner at Madrona Venture Group, concentrating on investing and advising in early stage, technology-focused startups in the Pacific Northwest.
DelBene will serve on the Senior Leadership Team, and will lead both cross-engineering and cross-business strategy and execution initiatives with an emphasis on opportunities that span product and engineering boundaries. In this role, he will focus on identifying future investments and opportunities; working with other senior executives to ensure end-to-end execution; and assisting the CEO in communicating, executing and sustaining planned initiatives.
DelBene is on the board of trustees for Reed College in Portland, Ore., and on the board of directors for Global Partnerships, a nonprofit organization that works to expand opportunities for people living in poverty in developing countries. He earned his MBA from the University of Chicago, a master’s of science in operations research from Stanford University, and a bachelor of science in industrial engineering from the University of Arizona. He is married to U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene and has two children.
Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, markets, and supports software, services, and devices worldwide. The company’s Devices and Consumer (D&C) Licensing segment licenses Windows operating system and related software; Microsoft Office for consumers; and Windows Phone operating system.
AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T), during its Monday’s current trading session gained 0.70%, to $33, as AT&T, employees are invested in their communities, and it shows. More than 200 AT&T Florida employees have been recognized with the prestigious President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA). The PVSA gives U.S. Presidential recognition to individuals who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to volunteer service each year.
There are three PVSA categories: Gold for 500+ hours of volunteer service; Silver for 250-499 volunteer hours; and Bronze for 100-249 hours of service. Of the 214 Florida AT&T employees recognized, 39 achieved the Gold President’s Volunteer Service Award, 56 earned the Silver award, and 119 received the Bronze award.
The PVSA achievement is a way to inspire others to contribute to their communities through volunteer service and to make volunteer service a central part of their lives.
More than 4,500 AT&T employees nationwide received the President’s Volunteer Service Award this year for their volunteer service in 2014.
In 2013, AT&T employee and retiree volunteers donated more than 525,000 hours in Florida, and more than 5.3 million hours nationwide.
AT&T Inc. provides telecommunications services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Wireless and Wireline. The Wireless segment offers data and voice services, counting local, long-distance, and network access services, in addition to roaming services to youth, family, professionals, small businesses, government, and business customers.
Finally, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), lost -0.31% Monday, after Intel Security report details challenges slowing response to Targeted Attacks.
A new report, Tackling Attack Detection and Incident Response, from Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), commissioned by Intel Security, examines organizations’ security strategies, cyber-attack environment, incident response challenges and needs. The survey found that security professionals are inundated with security incidents, averaging 78 investigations per organization in the last year, with 28 percent of those incidents involving targeted attacks – one of the most dangerous and potentially damaging forms of cyber-attacks. According to the IT and security professionals surveyed, better detection tools, better analysis tools, and more training on how to deal with incident response issues are the top ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the information security staff.
Intel Security surveyed 700 IT and security professionals at mid-market (i.e. 500 to 999 employees) and enterprise (i.e. more than 1,000 employees) organizations located in Asia, North America, EMEA and South America. Respondents came from numerous industries with the largest respondent populations coming from information technology (19 percent), manufacturing and materials (13 percent), and financial services (9 percent).
Intel Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells integrated digital technology platforms worldwide. It operates through PC Client Group, Data Center Group, Internet of Things Group, Mobile and Communications Group, Software and Services, and All Other segments.
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