Comments on: Is Red Hat VP Attempting to Rally Investors? http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/07/08/is-red-hat-vp-attempting-to-rally-investors/ Channel News, Reseller News and Channel Partner Programs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The VAR Guy http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/07/08/is-red-hat-vp-attempting-to-rally-investors/comment-page-1/#comment-74352 The VAR Guy Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:35:41 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/07/08/is-red-hat-vp-attempting-to-rally-investors/#comment-74352 @JOHN: Is your last name all caps too? Kidding aside, The VAR Guy welcomes constructive criticism. And by the way: The resident blogger has run a few stock indexes since 1998. He's not a Wall Street pro. But he's no amateur, either. @JOHN: Is your last name all caps too?

Kidding aside, The VAR Guy welcomes constructive criticism. And by the way: The resident blogger has run a few stock indexes since 1998. He’s not a Wall Street pro. But he’s no amateur, either.

]]> By: JOHN http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/07/08/is-red-hat-vp-attempting-to-rally-investors/comment-page-1/#comment-74351 JOHN Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:32:10 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/07/08/is-red-hat-vp-attempting-to-rally-investors/#comment-74351 How does... "Now for the twist: McCallum on July 7 wrote a blog that attempts to clarify Red Hat’s financial momentum." Clarifying a position equate to rallying... has the VAR GUY worked on Wall St? He should stick to topics that matter and aren't pure wonderment in my view.. it's irritating when someone talk about things in which they have no expertise Then you write: McCallum’s blog entry is a good read for anyone who wants to get up to speed on Red Hat’s business. But… The VAR Guy wonders… is McCallum trying to tactfully rally investors around Red Hat? ... and I say this is his job... Wall St setss in own expectations and priorities whether the company or Investor relations VP likes it or not... so when an offbeat analyst kills a stocks momentum after a great quarter it IS the responsibility of the IR VP to counter with the facts, and not have it considered by the VAR guy as "rallying" Believe me... if something was going on that was wrong, someone else besides the VAR guy would take notice How does… “Now for the twist: McCallum on July 7 wrote a blog that attempts to clarify Red Hat’s financial momentum.” Clarifying a position equate to rallying… has the VAR GUY worked on Wall St? He should stick to topics that matter and aren’t pure wonderment in my view.. it’s irritating when someone talk about things in which they have no expertise

Then you write:

McCallum’s blog entry is a good read for anyone who wants to get up to speed on Red Hat’s business. But… The VAR Guy wonders… is McCallum trying to tactfully rally investors around Red Hat? … and I say this is his job… Wall St setss in own expectations and priorities whether the company or Investor relations VP likes it or not… so when an offbeat analyst kills a stocks momentum after a great quarter it IS the responsibility of the IR VP to counter with the facts, and not have it considered by the VAR guy as “rallying”

Believe me… if something was going on that was wrong, someone else besides the VAR guy would take notice

]]> By: The VAR Guy http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/07/08/is-red-hat-vp-attempting-to-rally-investors/comment-page-1/#comment-74206 The VAR Guy Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:08:22 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/07/08/is-red-hat-vp-attempting-to-rally-investors/#comment-74206 @John: The VAR Guy begs to differ. It is NOT the job of investor relations to rally investors. Rather, investor relations needs to set responsible financial expectations. The VAR Guy isn't suggesting that McCallum is hyping Red Hat stock. But he worries when readers think investor relations folks should be rally leaders. Your point about putting "public information in the most meaningful light" is right on. But a rally cry from Investor Relations would be dangerous. @John: The VAR Guy begs to differ. It is NOT the job of investor relations to rally investors. Rather, investor relations needs to set responsible financial expectations.

The VAR Guy isn’t suggesting that McCallum is hyping Red Hat stock. But he worries when readers think investor relations folks should be rally leaders. Your point about putting “public information in the most meaningful light” is right on. But a rally cry from Investor Relations would be dangerous.

]]> By: JOHN http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/07/08/is-red-hat-vp-attempting-to-rally-investors/comment-page-1/#comment-74203 JOHN Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:03:47 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/07/08/is-red-hat-vp-attempting-to-rally-investors/#comment-74203 Of Course McCallum is trying to rally investors, after all it is his job as VP of "investor relations" to put public information in the most meaningful light, that's where a skilled financial mind earns his money...so not a big thought on your part VAR guy... Of Course McCallum is trying to rally investors, after all it is his job as VP of “investor relations” to put public information in the most meaningful light, that’s where a skilled financial mind earns his money…so not a big thought on your part VAR guy…

]]> By: JT Hatter http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/07/08/is-red-hat-vp-attempting-to-rally-investors/comment-page-1/#comment-74157 JT Hatter Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:20:33 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/07/08/is-red-hat-vp-attempting-to-rally-investors/#comment-74157 RHT is still a great longterm play. Linux, open source, servers, virtualization, middleware are all in growth mode. RHT is still a great longterm play. Linux, open source, servers, virtualization, middleware are all in growth mode.

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