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Ahead of the tape: Apple Q309 earnings preview

Ahead of the tape: Apple Q309 earnings previewagenda"But IDC recently noted that U.S. Mac shipments dropped by over 12 percent this quarter while the entire PC industry was down only 3.1 percent worldwide."and gartner noted that mac sales were up 2,5% versus the 3,1% down trend of the industry.i suppose...

Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Apple Q309, Apple Q309 earnings preview, earnings preview, Apple Inc., Mac sale, tape, sales

Discussion threads 2009-07-20

Apple earnings preview: SEC inquiry, Jobs' health, iPhone vs. iPod Touch

Apple earnings preview: SEC inquiry, Jobs' health, iPhone vs. iPod TouchApple's late move to Wal-mart hurt holiday salesThere's a Tech Channel Index report out (http://www.techchannelindex.com/archives/US-Technology-Retail-Sales-Channels.php) showing a big increase in holiday and post-holiday electronics sales through "broadline" retailers like Wal-Mart, at the expense of traditional electronics retailers. Did...

Tags: Retail, Vertical industries, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., earnings preview, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, SEC, Apple iPhone, health care, Apple iPod, job

Discussion threads 2009-01-21

Apple earnings preview; iPhone refresh in the Spring?

Apple earnings preview; iPhone refresh in the Spring?iPhone refresh trounced by Zune Phone release...The iPhone has had its day in the sun, now the sun has rotted this Apple to the core. Microsoft's Zune Phone initiative is what everyone is talking about. Just to prove this point, I went to...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Microsoft Zune, earnings preview, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-01-13

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HP's Hurd: 'Business is stabilizing'; Units (except for services) still take revenue hit

Updated: Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd said Tuesday that "business is stabilizing" and the company will be an early beneficiary of an economic turnaround. The company also raised its fourth quarter earnings target. As expected, HP's quarter was a mixed bag (statement, preview). The company delivered better than...

Tags: Revenue, Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, Non-GAAP Earning, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Ahead of the tape: Apple Q309 earnings preview

Apple plans to conduct a conference call to discuss financial results of its third fiscal quarter tomorrow,  Tuesday, 21 July 21 2009 at 2:00 p.m. PT, 5:00 p.m. ET. The conference call will be streamed via Quicktime natch from the company's Investor Relations Web site. CNet new...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Earnings, iPhone 3GS Sale, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Financial Accounting, Sales, Finance, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-20

News to know: Office 2010; Dell; Moon tech; Apple; Software buyer's bill of rights

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Office 2010 makes splashy debut Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft to deliver tech preview build of Office 2010...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Apple Inc., Digital Camera, Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Microsoft Windows 7, Digital Cameras, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-14

RIM: We "don't fret" new competition; reports solid Q1, outlook

updated: Research in Motion reported better than expected first quarter earnings Thursday, but revenue fell just short of expectations. Meanwhile, the company delivered a solid outlook for the next three months. The BlackBerry maker reported first quarter earnings of $643 million, or $1.12 a share, up from...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Earnings, Financial Accounting, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Finance, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-18

Juniper's revenue grows but misses estimates; EPS in-line

Silicon Valley network equipment maker Juniper Networks reported fourth quarter revenue of $923.5 million, up 14 percent from the year-ago quarter but short of Wall Street's estimates of $936.5 million. Excluding special items, Juniper reported a profit of $169 million, or 32 cents per share, in-line with Wall Street's estimates....

Tags: Revenue, Juniper Networks Inc., Leadership, Networking, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-29

Retail stinks, but Amazon doesn't; E-tailer delivers strong fourth quarter

Amazon managed to get stronger even as retailers across the U.S. struggled amid weak holiday sales. The company reported fourth quarter earnings of $225 million, or 52 cents a share, on revenue of $6.7 billion, up 18 percent from a year ago. Those results handily topped Wall...

Tags: Revenue, Amazon.com Inc., Earnings, Sales Strategy, Operational Accounting, Sales Force Management, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-29

Apple to announce Q1 2009 earnings after the bell

Apple will hold its quarterly conference call with analysts to discuss financial results of its first fiscal quarter of 2009 today (21 January 2009) at 2:00 pm PT, 5:00 pm ET. You can listen to the audio webcast live via QuickTime here: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/earningsq109/ AppleInsider...

Tags: Apple Inc., Earnings, Financial Accounting, Finance, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-21

Apple earnings preview: SEC inquiry, Jobs' health, iPhone vs. iPod Touch

Wall Street analysts likely will have plenty of questions when Apple executives host a conference call to report first quarter earnings later today. Have the company been contacted by the Securities and Exchange Commission about its disclosures related to Steve Jobs' health? Speaking of Steve Jobs...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Job, Steve Jobs, Apple iPod, SEC, Health Care, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Earnings, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Digital Music, Digital Media, Sales, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-21

News to know: Yahoo's Bartz, Genachowski, Sony's loss, Chrome for Mac

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Yahoo confirms Bartz in charge; Can she save Yahoo? Yahoo to name Bartz CEO; Now the fun begins Sam Diaz: Ya-hoooo: There's a...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Sony Corp., Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Apple Inc., Sam Diaz, Federal Government, Microsoft Windows, RSS, Desktops, Telecom & Utilities, Operating Systems, Government, Software, Internet, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-01-14

Apple earnings preview; iPhone refresh in the Spring?

Citigroup analyst Richard Gardner suggested that an earlier-than-usual iPhone refresh could come as early as April, based on checks of channel inventories. Some critics wondered if the company's lack of a whiz-bang announcement at Macworld was because something bigger was in the works for a later announcement to be scheduled...

Tags: Revenue, Apple iPhone, Guidance, Apple Inc., Earnings, EPS, Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-13

Oracle's second quarter in line; Ellison takes aim at Salesforce.com

Oracle's second quarter was roughly in line with expectations as earnings excluding charges hit targets on lower than expected revenue. Meanwhile, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, who picks on a competitor every quarter, said the company had "several recent wins over Salesforce.com" for on-demand software. Oracle reported second...

Tags: Software, Revenue, Salesforce.com Inc., Oracle Corp., Software License, Quarter, Earnings, Larry Ellison, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-18

Intuit's TurboTax printing fees raise users' ire

Intuit's latest TurboTax has only been on the market since Nov. 28, but it has been a rough go for users who are screaming over extra fees. Here's what's drawing fire: Intuit included e-file services for free, but raised its price from a year...

Tags: Intuit Inc., Return, TurboTax, Printing, TurboTax User, Turbo Tax, Desktop Pricing, Taxes, Document Management, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Managerial Accounting, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-09

Cost cutting pays off for Dell; IT spending, demand 'challenging'

Updated: Dell's third quarter was a mixed bag. Revenue was down amid weak demand, but earnings were better than expected by a wide margin. The outlook was "challenging" as expected. The company reported third quarter earnings of $727 million, or 37 cents a share, on revenue of...

Tags: Revenue, Dell Computer Corp., IT-spending, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-20

Dell: How bad is it?

Dell's fiscal third quarter isn't expected to be pretty. The only real question is where Dell's quarter falls on the ugly scale. The company's first shot at an outlook for the quarter unraveled just a few weeks later amid weak PC demand. And when Dell reports earnings...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Sales Strategy, Desktops, Sales, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-19

News to know: Storm; AMD, Intel; Tech economy reels

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Josh Taylor: Verizon announces BlackBerry Storm availability, pricing Larry Dignan: AMD unveils ‘Shanghai’; Aims to better compete with Intel AMD: Does the resurrection start...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Best Buy Co. Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Nokia Corp., Shanghai, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-11-13

Apple and Yahoo: Forget last quarter. What about this one?

Once again, it's not the past performance that investors want to know about. It's the future. What are companies doing to ride the economic storm and what will that mean to the current quarter, as well as the full year bottom line? Today, the spotlight falls on...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Earnings, Sales Strategy, Financial Accounting, Sales Force Management, Sales, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-21

Apple earnings: An example of Citizen Wall Streetin'

You've no doubt heard of a citizen journalism, the concept that everyday folks with blogging tools can track and report the news faster and, in some cases, better than mainstream journalists. Now, we have regular folks who are tracking companies and making Wall Street-like observations that can have an impact...

Tags: Blog, Wall Street, Apple Inc., Earnings, Amateur, Wall, Blogging, Financial Accounting, Internet, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-20