ThinkstockIn 1997, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) paid an estimated $400 to $500 million for one of the Internet’s first webmail programs, Hotmail. Today, the software giant is officially launching Outlook.com to replace the 17-year…
ThinkstockMarin Software, maker of cloud-based digital advertising management platform, has filed a Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launching the company’s quest for an initial public offering (IPO). For the…
ThinkstockVMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) is without argument a great company and the leader in virtualization. The problem of late is that it is getting harder and harder for the software player to find new…
ThinkstockIntellectual property firm Vringo Inc. (NYSEMKT: VRNG) announced this morning that a wholly owned subsidiary, I/P Engine, had filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) alleging that the software giant had…
ThinkstockVMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW) is getting to spend its turn inside the barrel after earnings. The report itself was not so bad, but guidance and the implications allowed Wall St. brokerage firms to run…
Wikimedia CommonsMicrosoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) major worry is that its new Windows 8 operating system will not post impressive sales. This would be, primarily, because people have moved their computing platforms from personal computers…
ThinkstockVMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW) reported fourth quarter and full year 2012 results after markets closed today. For the quarter, the virtualization software maker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.81 on revenues…
courtesy of MicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) has released its second quarter fiscal earnings for 2013 and shares are getting clipped for the software giant. Earnings came to $0.76 EPS but were $0.81 EPS on…
courtesy Dell Inc.The Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) buyout keeps getting more interesting. It keeps getting more convoluted as well. We have reported on the possible Dell leveraged buyout from founder and CEO Michael Dell,…
courtesy SAP AGSAP A.G. (NYSE: SAP) reported preliminary fourth quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The enterprise software company reported adjusted quarterly operating profit of €1.96 billion on total revenues…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was first into the app store business. The huge markets it created with the iPhone and iPad have kept it in place as the head of the…
courtesy of Google Inc.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has increased its push to take away low-end business customers who use Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows products. Google Apps has been available for several years, and it…
courtesy of OracleOracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) is out with its quarterly earnings report. The enterprise software leader reported $0.64 EPS and a 3% gain in sales to $9.1 billion in revenue. Thomson Reuters had…
courtesy of Google Inc.One of Silicon Valley’s most ancient and least successful critics attacked the profit model of the Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android OS. But Roger McNamee has arrived late to the debate.…
courtesy of MicrosoftA rare piece of good news for Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows came out of a new IDC report on tablet PC sales. Over the period from 2012 to 2016, the market…