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		<title><![CDATA[Demand for Windows 7, Xbox lifts Microsoft earnings; more losses online]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=26500]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft said on Friday that strong demand for the just-released Windows 7 operating system and its popular Xbox gaming console lifted the company's financial results this quarter, beating expectations. by Andrew Nusca]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:23:53 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EMC: Customers have 'more comfort' about IT budgets]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=26411]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[EMC CEO Joe Tucci said that customers are "signaling more comfort spending their IT budgets." The company reported better-than-expected third quarter results.    The storage giant reported third quarter earnings of $298.2 million, or 14 cents a share, on revenue of $3.52 billion, down 5 percent from a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:43:51 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Earnings flash (memory): SanDisk delivers big quarter]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=26287]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SanDisk CEO Eli Harari said he was encouraged by "improved industry fundamentals." And there's a good reason for that. The company crushed third quarter estimates with a blowout quarter.    The flash memory card maker reported net income of $231 million, or 99 cents a share, on revenue...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:31:41 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Apple Q4 '09 earnings result - Most profitable quarter ever]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=5881]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Today Apple released earnings result for Q4 '09 - and it's a downturn-defying quarter! Not only is it Apple's most profitable quarter, the company also saw record Mac and iPhone sales. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:39:25 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Oracle's Q1: "We grew faster than SAP"]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=24437]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corp., which is facing a delay of its acquisition of Sun Microsystems, today reported first quarter non-GAAP earnings of $1.5 billion, or 30 cents per share, a three-percent increase over the year-ago quarter. Revenue for the quarter was $5.1 billion, a 7 percent drop from last year. Wall Street...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:21:39 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Best Buy earnings miss targets]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=24310]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Best Buy on Tuesday reported earnings of $158 million, or 37 cents a share, down 22 percent from a year ago. Wall Street was expecting earnings of 42 cents a share. Revenue was up 12 percent to $11 billion, which was ahead of Wall Street estimates calling for sales of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:22:44 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dell continues to bet on 2010 refresh cycle; Earnings show stabilization]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=68429&messageID=1305748&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[No refresh hereI don't know who they're talking to. My company sure as hell isn't interested in a "refresh cycle" in 2010. They are not interested in spending any money right now period, much less buying everyone new computers and a pricey new OS so they can continue to do...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:03:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Salesforce delivers strong second quarter, ups outlook]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=23021]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Salesforce.com delivered strong second quarter results and upped its financial targets for fiscal 2010.    The company on Thursday reported net income of $21.2 million, or 17 cents a share, on revenue of $316 million, up 20 percent from a year ago. Wall Street was expecting earnings of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:35:56 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Berendsen Increases Earnings by 2% and Reduces Auditing Costs Through Automation and Expanded Visibility]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1129905]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A/S rents, launders, and supplies textiles and hygiene solutions to customers in the private and public sectors. Dynamic and flexible pricing is vital in this competitive market, where Berendsen serves more than 50,000 customers in Denmark. It needed to deploy an application infrastructure built on modern technology to ease growing...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EMC's second quarter better than expected; Says IT budgets stabilize]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=21573]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[EMC reported better-than-expected second quarter results and upped its outlook for the remainder of the year. The company said that IT budgets have stabilized and customers are more confident about their visibility.    The storage giant on Thursday reported net income of $205.2 million, or 10 cents a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:36:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[News to know: Amazon-Zappos; eBay earnings; Windows server; AMD; Plastic Logic Reader; Apple-AT&T]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=21563]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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.    Larry Dignan: A good fit: Amazon gobbles up Zappos    	Tom Steinert-Threlkeld:  	Don't Forget to Turn Out the Lights,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:00:48 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[VMware: 'Somewhat better visibility' ahead]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=21549]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[VMware delivered a better-than-expected second quarter and outlook for the three months ahead.    The virtualization software company reported second quarter earnings of $33 million, or 8 cents a share, down from $52 million, or 13 cents a share a year ago. The company reported non-GAAP earnings of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:25:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Apple - Best non-holiday revenue and earnings ... but iPod sales flagging]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=4971]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Apple once again defies the global economic slowdown and posts its best ever non-holiday revenue and earnings. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:56:44 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ahead of the tape: Apple Q309 earnings preview]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=4438]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Apple plans to conduct a conference call to discuss financial results of its third fiscal quarter tomorrow,Â  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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:46:50 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Intel shines: Earnings, revenue, margins well above estimates; Outlook better]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=21115]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Intel on Tuesday delivered an impressive second quarter relative to Wall Street estimates and didn't disappoint on its outlook either.    The company, which predicted a bottom in its first quarter results, delivered strong results across the board. Intel reported net income of $1 billion, or 18 cents...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:27:42 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sun: Our quarter stunk; Oracle: We'll get our accretive earnings anyway]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=21102]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sun Microsystems says its June quarter was horrible. Oracle contends that the Sun acquisition will be accretive to its operating profit---excluding all the bad stuff---in the first year after the deal closes. And Oracle's purchase of Sun closes soon.Â Something has got to give.    And that something is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:46:58 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Renegotiated MySpace deal to give Google an earnings boost next year]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=21016]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Google reports its second quarter earnings on Thursday, but a few analysts are already looking ahead to the back-half of 2010 and a renegotiated deal with MySpace.    Google inked an obscene $900 million guaranteed ad deal with MySpace in 2006. At the time, MySpace was the social...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:42:52 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The month ahead: How the iPhone 3GS is faring]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2422-13568_22-317590.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[With earnings season looming, ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das and senior editor Sam Diaz look ahead at July and discuss what's on deck for the big four: Apple, Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft.  We all know ad spending has tapered, but what does that mean for Google?  And will Windows...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:07:40 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[RIM: We "don't fret" new competition; reports solid Q1, outlook]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=19966]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:22:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Adobe's quarter, outlook on target]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=19799]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Adobe's fiscal second quarter results were in line with expectations, but earnings and sales were down from a year ago.    The company reported second quarter earnings of $126.1 million, or 24 cents a share, down from $214.9 million, or 40 cents a share a year ago statement....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:57:37 -0700</pubDate>
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