International Business News - BMC http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Shares of BMC Software Inc. jumped Wednesday after a JPMorgan analyst upgraded the business software company saying the stock is trading at or below the value of its maintenance revenue stream. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/bmc-software-jumps-after-jpmorgan-upgrade.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:25:18 EDT A Thomas Weisel analyst downgraded the infrastructure software sector to "Neutral" from "Favorable," saying checks show the economic slowdown is starting to impact the sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/ahead-of-the-bell-software-sector-downgraded.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:18:55 EDT Business spending on information technology is starting to look shaky, an RBC Capital Markets Corp. analyst wrote Thursday as he slashed estimates for next year's earnings at more than a dozen IT vendors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/ahead-of-the-bell-rbc-mows-down-it-ratings.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:11:14 EDT Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/huntsman-itt-abercrombie-are-big-movers.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:35:02 EDT The senior vice president of the global sourcing practice at BMC Software Inc., which makes software to manage information-technology systems, exercised options for and then sold 50,000 shares of common stock, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/bmc-software-senior-vp-exercises-options.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:45:55 EDT A senior vice president of business software company BMC Software Inc. exercised options for 10,000 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/bmc-software-svp-exercises-options.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:33:44 EDT The chief financial officer of business software company BMC Software Inc. exercised options for 5,000 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/bmc-software-cfo-exercises-options.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:31:20 EDT Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Thursday assigned a "BBB" corporate credit rating on business software company BMC Software Inc. S&P also gave BMC's $300 million senior unsecured notes due 2018 a rating of "BBB," which is two notches above junk status. The rating outlook is stable. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/s-p-gives-investment-grade-rating-to-bmc-software.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 16:46:17 EDT Shares of Rowan Cos. rose on Friday and helped send the Standard & Poor's 500 index to a higher finish, as the price of oil set a new all-time record. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/s-p-500-leaders-laggards-rdc-key.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 17:42:45 EDT Shares of BMC Software Inc. hit a 52-week high Friday after the business software maker posted a 55 percent jump in fiscal fourth-quarter profit and said it expects a jump in fiscal 2009 profit, which led analysts to raise price targets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/out-of-the-gate-bmc-software-shares-rise.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 10:02:01 EDT Business software company BMC Software Inc. said Thursday it expects fiscal 2009 earnings to rise between 34 percent and 40 percent compared with the previous year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/bmc-software-expects-fiscal-2009-earnings-growth.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 16:57:20 EDT Business software company BMC Software Inc. said Thursday its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings rose 55 percent driven by licensing and professional services revenue growth. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/bmc-software-4q-earnings-rise-on-licensing-growth.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 16:42:29 EDT BMC Software Inc. said Friday it has completed a $28-per-share tender offer for essentially all of the outstanding shares of BladeLogic Inc., a data-center automation company. As of April 17, the ex... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/bmc-software-completes-tender-offer-for-bladelogic.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:22:56 EDT BMC Software Inc. said Monday an antitrust waiting period for its acquisition of data center automation company BladeLogic Inc. ended early. The $28-per-share deal is worth about $775.1 million based on the number of BladeLogic's outstanding shares reported on Feb. 13. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080331/bmc-buyout-of-bladelogic-clears-hurdle.htm Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:09:44 EDT BMC Software Inc. said Friday it started its $28 per share tender offer for all outstanding stock of BladeLogic Inc., a data center automation company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080321/bmc-starts-tender-offer-for-bladelogic.htm Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:09:37 EDT The president and chief executive of BMC Software Inc., which makes software to manage information-technology systems, exercised options for 115,000 shares of common stock, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080304/bmc-software-inc-ceo-exercises-options.htm Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:24:01 EST Shares of Brightpoint Inc. may trade actively on Friday, after the wireless device distributor's quarterly profit rose 53 percent, as the company cut expenses and recorded gains from an acquisition. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080208/on-the-watch-cell-bmc-ctsh.htm Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:17:54 EST BMC Software Inc., which makes software to manage information technology systems, on Thursday issued a fiscal 2008 earnings prediction above Wall Street's expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080207/bmc-software-sees-fiscal-08-above-views.htm Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:33:16 EST BMC Software Inc., which makes software to manage information technology systems, said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter earnings soared 40 percent on an increase in contract values. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080207/bmc-software-3q-profit-surges.htm Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:30:59 EST The president and chief executive of BMC Software Inc., which makes software to manage information-technology systems, exercised options for 115,000 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080205/bmc-software-ceo-exercises-options.htm Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:58:49 EST