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Why No One Is Impressed With Adobe’s $2 Billion Share Buyback (ADBE, AAPL, MSFT)

Posted: April 13, 2012 at 10:07 am

Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) made what might seem like a startling announcement on Thursday evening with a new share buyback plan of up to $2 billion.  With a market ...
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Infosys Feels IT-Outsourcing Pressure (INFY)

Posted: April 13, 2012 at 8:58 am

Infosys Ltd. (NASDAQ: INFY) is the king of IT-outsourcing in India, but today that king is finding itself under fire.  The company said that it sees 8% to 10% for ...
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Has NetApp Growth Peaked? (NTAP)

Posted: April 11, 2012 at 12:43 pm

NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) has been a great growth story and it has ridden the wave of network storage solutions and the cloud long before the most recent interest surged ...
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CSC Moves From Turnaround to Value Trap (CSC)

Posted: April 11, 2012 at 9:39 am

Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) is what Scarface might call a pig which won't fly straight. The company's stock is getting punished all over again after things looked as though ...
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ClickSoftware Stumbles on Lowered Forecast (CKSW)

Posted: April 9, 2012 at 10:40 am

Workforce management software maker ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CKSW) this morning forecast revenue for its first fiscal quarter at approximately $21.6 million, substantially lower than the $23.4 million consensus analyst ...
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Microsoft Pays For Apps

Posted: April 6, 2012 at 6:13 am

Several media sources report that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has given app developers financial incentives to create software for its Windows mobile OS. The operating system, combined with phones from Nokia ...
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Dell Strikes Again, Buys Another Software Outfit (DELL)

Posted: April 3, 2012 at 10:59 am

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is two-for-two this week. That is two acquisitions in two days. Today, the company announced its acquisition of Chicago-based Clerity Solutions, an IT solutions company that ...
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Dell’s Acquisition of Wyse Looks Strange (DELL)

Posted: April 2, 2012 at 1:48 pm

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) announced this morning that it would acquire privately held Wyse Technology for an undisclosed sum and that it expects the deal to close in the second ...
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Reval Files For IPO, Treasury and Risk Management

Posted: March 30, 2012 at 10:17 am

Reval Holdings, Inc. has filed its paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to allow it to conduct an initial public offering.  No terms were set as far as shares ...
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Red Hat at 12-year High, Guides Higher (RHT)

Posted: March 29, 2012 at 12:11 pm

Shares in Red Hat Inc.(NYSE: RHT), the largest distributor of Linux software, posted a new 52-week high this morning of $60.20. The last time the stock price was higher than ...
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Oracle Rejects Google Offer in Patent Dispute (ORCL, GOOG)

Posted: March 29, 2012 at 11:24 am

In August 2010, Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) filed suit against Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) for patent infringements on the Java programming language the Oracle acquired with its purchase of Sun ...
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Oracle Buys Drug Trial Software Firm (ORCL)

Posted: March 29, 2012 at 10:14 am

Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) has announced that it will acquire ClearTrial, a maker of cloud-based Clinical Trial Operations applications for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is expected to close in ...
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Red Hat Sails Above Estimates (RHT)

Posted: March 28, 2012 at 4:14 pm

Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT) has just announced a 21% gain in sales to $297 million for its fourth quarter and its non-GAAP earnings came to a gain of 12% ...
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Angry Birds Space Tops 10 Million Downloads (AAPL, GOOG)

Posted: March 27, 2012 at 11:38 am

The enormously popular Angry Birds game released a new version last week, called Angry Birds Space, and so far consumers have downloaded some 10 million copies of the game, which ...
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Microsoft Struggles With Apps Supply

Posted: March 26, 2012 at 6:02 am

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has had trouble in its efforts to get app developers to build products for its Windows mobile OS. Most developers continue to focus on the Apple (NASDAQ: ...
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