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- IBM: Beats earnings target but...
- IBM said that it will beat Wall Street's earnings estimates for the third quarter, but there were enough nuggets disclosed to raise a few eyebrows. First, the headlines. IBM statement said it would report earnings of $2.05 a share, a good 3 cents better than estimates. Revenue,...
- Tags: Revenue, Earnings, IBM Corp., Thomas Weisel, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
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- LogMeIn's IPO: The VCs made money. Will you?
- LogMeIn, which offers on demand remote access software, goes public today at $16 a share and is getting a nice round of applause from the folks following the venture capital world. After all, LogMeIn raised $107.2 million or so in a stock market that stinks. LogMeIn shares...
- Tags: LogMeIn, Small And Medium Business, Smb/Sme, IPO, Financial Services, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-01
- Boosting Performance and Security With HP Small Form Factor Business Desktop PCs
- In securities trading, lost minutes can cost thousands of dollars. So when traders at Thomas Weisel Partners need data to support an upcoming trade, they can't wait for a PC to catch up with them. Nor can they afford to be using software that's out of date, or compromised by...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Performance, PC, Small Form Factor, Desktop Computer, Rootkits, Desktops, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Hardware
- Case studies 2009-03-01
- Palm kills old OS; no battle between Pre and iPhone yet
- It was a fun ride, PalmOS. Thanks for paving the way and doing your best to keep up with changing times. But it's time to move on. We've got a younger, hipper and stronger operating system warming up on the sidelines, ready to take the reins for you. (Oh yeah,...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Operating System, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Palm OS, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-02-11
- More layoffs: Seagate cuts 6 percent; Oracle cuts hundreds, not thousands
- It's only been a couple of days since Seagate Technology replaced its CEO and now, as promised, here comes not just a round of layoffs but also some salary slashing for executives and management-level staff at the company. Seagate's news follows rumors this week that Oracle has started slashing jobs,...
- Tags: Layoff, Oracle Corp., Seagate Technology LLC, Workforce Management, Sales Strategy, Recruitment & Selection, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Sales, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-01-14
- HP further integrates EDS; Rittenmeyer to retire
- Hewlett-Packard will absorb EDS into its Technology Solutions Group and Ron Rittenmeyer, the CEO of the recently acquired IT services firm, will retire Dec. 31. The moves--announced Friday--show that HP's integration of EDS occurring pretty quickly. Initially, HP allowed EDS to be run separately from its technology...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Eazor, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-07
- Software as a service: It should be the best of times, but it isn't
- It's a big week for the software as a service industry: Salesforce.com is establishing itself as a leading cloud computing provider, NetSuite is planning to take on SAP head on and Success Factors is upping its outlook. But underneath the surface there are more than a few questions marks lurking....
- Tags: Software, Salesforce.com Inc., Software-as-a-service, SuccessFactors Inc., NetSuite Inc., Software As A Service (SaaS), Sales Force Management, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-05
- Salesforce.com: Worries emerge
- Salesforce.com on Friday was downgraded from a buy to a sell by UBS analyst Heather Bellini because software as a service companies are likely to face the same headwinds as larger applications vendors. Meanwhile, Salesforce.com is targeting larger enterprises and that means it faces a slower buying cycle. ...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Microhoo: A frenetic week ahead; Yahoo could turn the tables on Microsoft
- It's crunch time for the Microsoft-Yahoo saga. Yahoo reports first quarter earnings on Tuesday and if the results are good the company could get a little negotiating leverage against Microsoft, which is chasing Jerry Yang & Co. like a lovelorn teenager. Microsoft reports its earnings on Thursday and will be...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yang, Sales Strategy, Financial Accounting, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- Google's paid clicks anemic in March; Will it matter?
- Google's paid click rate for March grew 2.7 percent in March, a tally that was deemed "anemic" by analysts. Google's paid clicks have been the most overanalyzed metric of the first quarter, but we're about to find out whether they matter since the search giant reports earnings...
- Tags: Google Inc., Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-16
- Intel's first quarter report: What to expect
- Intel rolls out the first big technology earnings report after market close Tuesday and analysts are expecting a quarter in line to slightly below expectations. Intel all resources is expected to report earnings of 25 cents a share and sales of $9.63 billion for the quarter ending...
- Tags: Revenue, Analyst, Microprocessor, Intel Corp., Operational Accounting, Semiconductors, Sales Strategy, Processors, Finance, Hardware, Sales, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-15
- Google data watch: Enough with the overanalysis
- ComScore's latest search data showing Google queries declined has caused concern and a good bit of overanalysis. But everyone needs to take a deep breath when it comes to analyzing every little Google twitch. Now it's clear everyone is trying to call Google's quarter, which will be...
- Tags: ComScore Networks Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-20
- Garmin: The curse of the Nuvifone and GPS price competition
- On the surface Garmin's fourth quarter results could be summed up in one word: Wow. But there are cracks in the model and worries about falling prices abound. And those cracks were enough to spook investors. These cracks--essentially worries about average selling prices--overshadowed a nice quarter. How...
- Tags: Garmin Ltd., Nuvifone, GPS, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Financial Accounting, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-20
- Palm can't execute; The downside of Centro
- The squeeze is on for Palm and patience with the company has to be wearing thin. After market close Thursday, Palm issued a profit warning for its fiscal second quarter statement. Palm said it will report revenue between $345 million and $350 million, down from the company's...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Construction, Handhelds, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-12-07
- Analysts call Oracle's virtualization bluff
- Oracle on Monday announced its own server virtualization software and claimed it was three times more efficient than rival products. VMware shares were whacked on the news. What a difference a day makes. On Tuesday, analysts called Oracle's virtualization announcement "virtual FUD" and noted it was reminiscent to the company's...
- Tags: Hypervisor, Oracle Corp., VMware Inc., Xen Hypervisor, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Linux, Hardware, Storage, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-11-13
- eBay: All is not well
- Forget the Skype acquisition debacle. It's eBay's core business you should be worried about. That's the takeaway from Wall Street on Thursday after eBay reported what appeared to be strong third quarter results also see Techmeme. But there's the fine print. Currency effects--if you haven't noticed the...
- Tags: eBay Inc., Taxes, Free Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Financial Planning, Finance, Investment, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-10-18
- Five questions: SAP's acquisition of Business Objects
- SAP took a rather big plunge with its $6.8 billion acquisition of Business Objects and left the business intelligence market much smaller than it was a day ago. Here are some lingering questions that remain to be resolved: Can SAP digest a large acquisition? Business Objects is...
- Tags: Acquisition, Cognos Inc., Business Objects, SAP AG, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-10-08
- Health care at the money dance
- Today starts a week-long money dance for health care companies as Thomas Weisel and Bear Stearns hold their annual health care conferences.Weisel starts things off today in Boston with over 150 companies presenting. Most are small and private, in keeping with the fact this is a venture capital conference.William Hawkins,...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Dana Blankenhorn, health care, Bear Stearns Co.
- Blog posts 2007-09-05
- Yahoo bolsters ad arsenal with BlueLithium
- Yahoo picked up BlueLithium, a fast growing behavioral marketing firm, for $300 million and rounded out what it hopes will be a stronger ad arsenal. In a statement, Yahoo noted that: The addition of BlueLithium is the logical next step in creating the largest...
- Tags: Advertisement, Network, Yahoo! Inc., Right Media Inc., BlueLithium, Ad Network, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-09-05
- Cisco likely to indicate solid enterprise spending
- Cisco's fourth quarter results on Tuesday are expected to reveal solid enterprise technology spending patterns.Cisco is expected to earn 35 cents a share on revenue of $9.3 billion for its fiscal fourth quarter ending July 31. For the year, Cisco is expected to report earnings of $1.33 a share on...
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-08-07
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