International Business News - Systems 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 Citrix Systems Inc., an information systems technology company, said Wednesday its second-quarter net income fell even though revenue jumped 17 percent as costs surged. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/citrix-systems-2q-profit-drops-as-costs-rise.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:56:56 EDT Varian Medical Systems on Wednesday said it expects a jump in fiscal 2008 profit and revenue after reporting its fiscal third-quarter profit rose 48 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/varian-medical-expects-higher-2008-profit.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:46:37 EDT Varian Medical Systems on Wednesday said its fiscal 2008 third-quarter profit rose nearly 48 percent as oncology systems sales led to an 18 percent jump in revenue. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/varian-fiscal-3q-profit-surges-beyond-forecast.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:36:54 EDT Alliance Data Systems Corp., a marketing and transaction services company, said Wednesday it plans to offer up to $700 million in unsecured convertible senior notes due 2013. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/alliance-data-announces-plans-for-700m-in-notes.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:18:06 EDT Alliance Data Systems Corp., a provider of marketing solutions, on Wednesday raised its guidance for adjusted earnings for the full year. Alliance now expects cash earnings per share to be $4.35 for 2008. It previously estimated cash earnings would be $4.30 per share. The figure represents profit adjusted for certain charges. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/alliance-data-systems-raises-2008-profit-outlook.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:41:08 EDT Alliance Data Systems Corp., a marketing and transaction services company, said Wednesday its second-quarter profit rose 6 percent due to a sharp increase in revenue from its loyalty services division. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/alliance-data-systems-2q-profit-rises-6-percent.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:36:40 EDT Shares of ImClone Systems Inc. rose Wednesday after the biotechnology company said Japanese regulators approved Erbitux as an advanced colon cancer treatment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/imclone-shares-rise-on-erbitux-approval-in-japan.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:27:55 EDT Time Warner Cable Inc., the cable television arm of media company Time Warner Inc., agreed to sell a group of small cable systems to Windjammer Communications and said it will record a loss in the second quarter from the sale. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/time-warner-cable-sells-cable-system-group.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:04:26 EDT Satellite systems maker Integral Systems Inc. on Wednesday named John B. Higginbotham chief executive and appointed him to its board of directors. Interim CEO Alan Baldwin has returned to his previous role as a director, the company said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/integral-systems-names-john-b-higginbotham-as-ceo.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:51:46 EDT Shares of Fuel Systems Solutions Inc., which makes products that allow internal combustion engines to run on natural gas, soared Wednesday on predictions that the company's results will beat Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/fuel-systems-shares-rise-on-earnings-optimism.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:44:53 EDT The chief financial officer of medical device and software maker Varian Medical Systems Inc. exercised options for 4,000 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/varian-medical-systems-cfo-exercises-options.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:20:47 EDT Micros Systems Inc., which makes software systems for the hospitality and retail industries, said Wednesday that its board has approved the repurchase of 2 million more shares of its common stock over the next three years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/micros-systems-to-buy-back-2-million-common-shares.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:59:02 EDT ION Geophysical Corp., which generates seismic data for oil and gas companies, said Wednesday it will pay $350 million Canadian ($343.6 million) for privately held ARAM Systems Ltd. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/ion-geophysical-buying-aram-systems-ltd.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:55:34 EDT Conexant Systems Inc., which makes chips for communications devices, said Tuesday it agreed to buy one of Freescale Semiconductor's lines of chips used in multifunction printers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/conexant-systems-to-buy-freescale-product-lines.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:08:15 EDT Software company Openwave Systems Inc. said Monday it named Karen Willem as chief financial officer effective immediately. Anne Brennan, who had been serving as interim chief financial officer, was named to the new position of vice president, head of finance. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/openwave-systems-names-willem-cfo.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:06:34 EDT All of Alabama's water systems will be placed on digital maps. The cost of the project was not disclosed, but Gov. Bob Riley said in a statement Monday that funding would come from federal, state and local resources. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/alabama-water-systems-to-be-placed-on-digital-maps.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:35:23 EDT Medical device company Zonare Medical Systems Inc. said Wednesday that it plans an initial public offering of common stock but did not disclose any terms of the offering in its registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/zonare-medical-plans-initial-public-offering.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:37:33 EDT Shares of Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. plummeted to its lowest price in more than 4 years Wednesday after the Israeli computer security products maker released preliminary second-quarter results far below analyst estimates and reduced its full-year guidance. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/aladdin-hits-more-than-4-year-low-on-2q-estimates.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:08:23 EDT Technology services provider Electronic Data Systems Corp. said Wednesday its NHIC Corp. subsidiary received a $148 million contract from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/electronic-data-systems-unit-gets-148m-contract.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:39:38 EDT A director of medical records and billing software maker Quality Systems Inc. on Tuesday nominated a slate of six directors, including himself, for election to the board. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/quality-systems-director-nominates-board-slate.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:01:57 EDT