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Google beats for Q3, Wall Street looks ahead

Google beats for Q3, Wall Street looks aheadHuh?Did you write the article which says $3.92 per share on net income of $1.35B versus estimates of $4.11 per share on net income of $1.54B?Or did you write the headline that says Google beats for Q3?It's hard to believe the same person...

Tags: Q3 Wall Street, net income, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-16

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Netflix lands Sony PS3 distribution deal; Bolsters streaming footprint

Netflix's streaming movie and TV service will be made available to Sony's 9 million PlayStation 3 customers under a distribution partnership announced Monday. Netflix said it will begin streaming through the PS3 next month (statement, Techmeme, PlayStation blog). The move gives Netflix another leading game console for...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Sony Corp., Sony PlayStation 3, DVD, TVs, Consumer Electronics, Game Players, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Amazon delivers strong Q3; shares skyrocket after hours

Amazon easily beat Wall Street's estimates for its third quarter, reporting a net income of $199 million, or 45 cents per share, on sales of $5.45 billion, a 28 percent jump from the year-ago quarter. Analysts had been expecting earnings of 33 cents on sales of $5.03 billion. Statement ...

Tags: E-reader, Amazon.com Inc., Kindle, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-22

Investors won't venture to gamble

The quarter recently ended was not a happy one for venture capital firms. Investments were down by 80% in Q3, compared to a year earlier. Apparently the lowest level since the nasty days of 2003 when the tech bubbled had burst in investors' faces. Investment was so...

Tags: Green Technology, Investor, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-13

No surprise: Apple beats for Q3; Jobs "thrilled" over iPhone sales, app store downloads

Apple once again beat Wall Street's estimates - highlighting the 5.2 million iPhones it sold during the third quarter - pushing shares up in after-hours trading. The company said today that its third quarter net income was $1.23 billion, or $1.35 per share, on sales of $8.34...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Job, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, Quarter, Apple Inc., Sales Strategy, Smart Phones, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-21

Dell's major units take first quarter hits; IT demand indicators 'remain mixed'

Dell's major business units---public sector, large enterprise, small and medium business and consumer---suffered double digit sales declines in the first quarter as net income fell 63 percent from a year ago. For the first quarter ended May 1, Dell reported earnings of $290 million, or 15 cents...

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

Blog posts 2009-05-28

Five unanswered questions after Microsoft's Q3 earnings call

I could have entitled this post "10 unasked and unanswered questions" or maybe, if dinner wasn't calling, "50 unasked/unanswered questions" But let's start with five questions that Wall Street analysts didn't ask and Microsoft execs didn't answer after the company announced its FY 2009 Q3 earnings on April 23. by...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Question, Financial Accounting, Finance, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-04-23

Microsoft bends (a little) on Windows 7 due date

Given Microsoft's Q3 FY 2009 results announced today, one might think the Redmondians would offer Wall Street and its shareholders a little glimmer of hope. Like a commitment to deliver Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 this calendar year? Nope. Instead, all the powers-that-be did was bend a little....

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-04-23

Cisco's Q2 sees weaker sales, profits; no widespread layoffs planned

updated: Despite the uncertain economic challenges in the future and a quarter that saw weaker sales and profits from a year ago, Cisco Systems remains optimistic about its ride through the downturn and is looking ahead at the recovery by focusing on a realignment and reorganization plan instead of widespread...

Tags: Revenue, John Chambers, Layoff, Sales, Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-02-04

RIM reports Q3; says Q4 is off to a strong start

As expected, Research in Motion reported third-quarter earnings today that fell below its original forecast. For the quarter ending Nov. 30, the company reported adjusted income of $477.3 million, or 83 cents per share, on $2.78 billion in revenue. Analysts had been expecting earnings of 81 cents a share on...

Tags: Revenue, Research In Motion Ltd., Quarter, RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-18

Taleo's November to forget

An HR Soap Opera This month hasn’t been a good one for Taleo. Here’s the timeline of events and an analysis of the lawsuits that are originating from recent events. On 11/3/2008, the company announced its Q3 earnings and they didn’t delight Wall...

Tags: Revenue, Taleo Corp., Stock, Revenue Recognition, Investment, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2008-11-21

News to know: Intel, Adobe; Kindle economics; OLPC

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: New update of Microsoft codename tracker available now Larry Dignan: Intel launches Core i7; Who’s buying? Paul Murphy: How Intel's Nehalem...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Apple iPhone, Enterprise Software, Intel Corp., Larry Dignan, Management, Middleware, One Laptop Per Child Project, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), SOA, Software, Strategy, Web Services

Blog posts 2008-11-17

BearingPoint’s Q3 earnings call - part 1

To BE or not BE Several news groups and Wall Street firms covered BearingPoint’s BE Q3 results this week but one point was not well covered, if at all. Look at this bullet point that is at the bottom of a list of points BE...

Tags: Attrition, Earnings, Worker, Career Advancement, BearingPoint Inc., Professional Development, Training And Certification, Career, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2008-11-14

NetSuite's Q3 revenues top $40.4 million but...

Today is turning out to be a good day for saas/on-demand fans. Dreamforce got off to a jolly start and NetSuite recorded a third quarter, exactly in line with Wall Street expectations, with revenue at $40.4 million, a 44% increase over the third quarter of 2007 at $28.6 million, and...

Tags: Revenue, NetSuite Inc., Quarter, Sales Force Automation (SFA), Operational Accounting, GAAP, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Financial Accounting, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-11-03

Juniper beats for Q3

 Juniper Networks beat Wall Street estimates for the third quarter, reporting earnings of $148.5 million, or 27 cents per share, up from $85.1 million, or 15 cents per share, for the same quarter last year. statement Adjusted profit was 32 cents. Revenue for the quarter was $947 million, up 29...

Tags: Juniper Networks Inc., Leadership, Financial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Management, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-23

News to know: Gates' new company, Apple, Android, Microsoft

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary-Jo Foley: Bill Gates founds a new tech company John Morris: Apple: Mac sales still strong, some "interesting ideas" for netbooks Sam Diaz: Steve...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Dana Blankenhorn, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Blu-Ray, Web 2.0, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Software As A Service (SaaS), Smart Cards, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Emerging Technologies, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-23

Same story for Amazon: Q3 beats, Q4 forecast disappoints

Same story - different company, different day. This time it's Amazon on the hot seat. The company reported third quarter earnings of $118 million, or 27 cents per share, on $4.26 billion in revenue. statement Profits were up 48 percent from the same quarter a year ago...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-22

VMWare surprises for Q3 but cautions about future economic impact

VMWare surprised Wall Street with a better-than-expected quarter Tuesday but remained cautious because of the current business climate. statement Shares of the company, which closed down more than 9 percent in regular trading, rallied in after-hours trading and rose almost 25 percent. The company reported revenue of...

Tags: VMware Inc., GAAP, Operational Accounting, Sales Strategy, Financial Accounting, Finance, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-21

Apple Q4 2008 earnings to be announced today (updated)

Apple plans to conduct a conference call to discuss financial results of its fourth fiscal quarter today (Tuesday, October 21, 2008) after the markets close at 5:00 p.m. ET/2:00 p.m. PT. You can listen to the audio webcast of the conference call live on Apple's investor relations...

Tags: Apple Inc., Earnings, CNET New, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Financial Accounting, Sales, Finance, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-21

State of the enterprise tech economy

Almost a month has passed since technology demand fell off dramatically; the stock markets tanked and worry about the credit crisis moved from Wall Street to Main Street to your company. Despite this perfect storm it's hard to generalize the enterprise technology economy. Simply put, it's not all gloom and...

Tags: Information Technology, Gartner Inc., Technology Executive, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-20