Sybase Mixed, But Good Enough (SY)
Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY) has chalked up a win in its earnings report by the looks of it. The company posted non-GAAP earnings of $0.56 EPS on roughly a 2% decline in revenues to $278…
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Newest first · Page 42IBM’s Virtualization Push (IBM, VMW, CTXS, MSFT, ORCL)
IBM (NYSE: IBM) is getting deeper into the race in virtualization. The company is entering what was a fast growth and now suddenly crowded space along with the clear virtualization leader VMware Inc. (NYSE:…
Ten Million Apps Could Flood Devices By 2020
The Symbian Foundation, a leader in cell phone operating system research, says there will be ten million apps available a decade from now. “The full blossom will come in ten years and mobile apps…
IBM (IBM) Earnings: Walk-Off Home Run
IBM’s (IBM) quarterly figures for the second period of the year not only beat analysts’ estimates; they beat whisper figures which were much higher. IBM reported EPS of $2.32 up 18%. Wall St. had…
A World Where All Technology Products Are Free (GOOG)(AAPL)(MSFT)
Many of the 65,000 Apps available at the Apple (AAPL) iPhone store are free. Microsoft (MSFT) is going to give away an online version of its new Office software. It may not occur to…
Microsoft (MSFT) Plans To Stop Google (GOOG) In Its Tracks
The world of Google (GOOG) is a world where PC software applications run on the Internet with the heavy work being done by Google’s servers. The latest Google software, Chrome, is a simple operating…
Businesses May Rejects Microsoft (MSFT) Windows 7
A number of businesses and government enterprises elected not to upgrade to Vista, the current Microsoft (MSFT) computer operating system. It was considered a flawed product and the cost of licenses was too high,…
Goldman Sachs Upgrades & Downgrades in Tech (IBM, EMC, NTAP, CA, DELL, ARW, HPQ, STX, WDC, AAPL, MSFT, ORCL, SYMC)
Goldman Sachs is out with some key calls in technology sector today. While some calls are positive, our take on this is more of a cautious stance due to the broad nature of some…
Google’s (GOOG) Anemic Attack On Microsoft (MSFT) Windows
Google (GOOG) says it will create its own PC operating system. The first reaction to the news is that it is a threat to Microsoft (MSFT) Windows. That is almost certainly not the case.…
What The Ultimate Data Domain Buyer Really Wins (DDUP, EMC, NTAP, SYMC, CSCO, JNPR)
Data Domain, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDUP) keeps getting higher and higher bids in the bidding war that has erupted between EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) and NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP). Interestingly enough, this has an implication…
LogMeIn Scores Top of Range (LOGM, INTC)
Investors and traders alike will want to pay attention to the LogMeIn Inc. (NASDAQ: LOGM) IPO today. We were expecting a premium pricing and possibly even a higher number of shares, but the price…
Looking For a Premium IPO in LogMeIn (LOGM, INTC)
Calling for the verdict on an IPO ahead of the actual IPO is a tricky business. So many things can change. In fact, too many things can change. Yet, we are hearing a solid…
Analyst Piling Into SolarWinds After Quiet Period (SWI)
SolarWinds, Inc. (NYSE: SWI) is indicated up this morning. The recent IPO’s quiet period by analysts has ended and the initiations of new coverage looks positive on the surface. Since its IPO, shares have…
Chaos At The Apple (AAPL) App Store As Nudity Programs Disappear
Software applications which allowed owners of Apple (AAPL) iPhones to download pornography have started to disappear from the firm’s huge App Store which now has more than 50,000 offerings. According toThe Washington Post, Apple’s…
Oracle Mixed Bag As Acquisitions Not In Numbers Yet (ORCL, JAVA)
Larry Ellison and friends over at Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) just reported earnings. The enterprise software giant posted $0.46 EPS EPS and $6.9 billion in revenues. Thomson Reuters had estimates pegged at $0.44 EPS…