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Cisco Systems 2Q Results Blow Past Estimates on Record Sales
Cisco Systems, the No. 1 provider of Internet equipment, reported second-quarter results that blew past estimates for both earnings and sales.
Teachers Fund, NOW Knock Facebook for Lack of Women Directors
Has Facebook, the No. 1 global social media site now seeking to go public, overlooked women, who constitute more than half of its 845 million members?
Silicon Graphics shares dive on margin worries
Concerns about shrinking profit margins at Silicon Graphics International sparked a sell-off in the company's stock that wiped away a quarter of its value, a day after it posted weak quarterly results and slashed its full-year earnings outlook.
Yahoo Chairman and Directors Step Down; Yet to Overcome Crisis
Yahoo Inc Chairman Roy Bostock and three other directors will step down as the struggling company ploughs ahead with an internal overhaul, including discussions on dealing with its stakes in China's Alibaba Group and Yahoo Japan.
Yahoo Shakeup: Chairman Out, 3 Other Directors Out
Yahoo, No. 2 in search, shook up its board of directors a month after recruiting new CEO Scott Thompson from eBay’s PayPal unit.
Cisco Systems: 2Q Results Could be 2012 Technology Bellwether
Shares of Cisco Systems, the No. 1 provider of Internet equipment, could be volatile the next two days before the company reports second-quarter results after Wednesday’s close.
IBM Opens Giant India Data Center for Tulip Telecom
IBM's 900,000 square-foot Bangalore computer center is Asia's largest to date.
Micron Technology Shares Fall After New CEO Named to Replace Appleton, Killed in Crash
Shares of Micron Technology fell 3 percent Monday after the chipmaker appointed Mark Durcan, president and COO, to the top spot.
CommVault Will Go It Alone, Despite M&A Buzz
CommVault Systems Inc has managed to skirt rampant consolidation in the fast-growing storage software market, and CEO Bob Hammer is planning to keep it that way.
AMD CEO's Battle Plan Lacks Detail: Analysts
Advanced Micro Devices' new chief executive's aggressive plans for the company's revival fell short of expectations as they offered no clear details, analysts said.
Facebook IPO: 5 Danger Signs for Investors
Assuming the $100 billion initial public offering by Facebook proceeds as planned, investors will likely clamor for shares and snap them up, just as in earlier Web frenzies for Netscape Communications, Yahoo and Google. But there are dangers.
IBM planning major job cuts in Germany: union
International Business Machines is sounding out plans to cut thousands of jobs in Germany and other countries to reduce costs and raise earnings, a German union official said.
Technology Focus: Patent Gold Rush Isn’t Over Despite Kodak Collapse
Shareholders of InterDigital, owner of wireless patents, got a rude awakening when it canceled its company auction only days after Eastman Kodak filed for bankruptcy after failing to sell 1,100 patents. Is the patent gold rush over?
Why Apple's Killer Quarter Puts Pressure on iPad 3, iPhone 5
Apple announced its most profitable quarter ever on Tuesday, but now that the bar is set so high, all eyes will be on the next iPad and iPhone to carry the company's success through the year.
Nintendo Wii U Release Date: Next- Gen Console Coming for 2012 Holidays
Nintendo announced a tentative release date for their next-gen console, the Wii U on Thursday, and said that it will be here in time for the 2012 holiday season.
Apple Surge Makes it Most Valuable Company Again -- Briefly
The surge in shares of Apple Wednesday restored its status as the world’s most valuable company.
SAP Bullish on 2012 after Record Results
SAP, the world's biggest maker of business software, was upbeat on its topline growth this year citing its investment in new technologies and robust corporate spending.
SAP Sets Sights on Fresh Profit Record
SAP, the world's biggest maker of business software, aims to set a fresh profit record this year as it banks on robust corporate spending on technology.
Google tops as 'Lord of the Lobbying' with $10 Million in 2011
Internet search engine giant Google has poured out $9.7 million on lobbying U.S. lawmakers and regulators in 2011, according to Google's latest bill in U.S. Senate Office of Public Records.
RIM Shares Slip Despite New CEO; Promise of No Big Changes
Shares of BlackBerry developer Research in Motion dropped another 7 percent in Monday trading despite replacing its co-founding CEOs, bringing in a new chairman and promising change.
RIM and BlackBerry on the Edge under New CEO
Takeover talk swirled around Research In Motion on Monday as investors and analysts pondered whether new Chief Executive Thorsten Heins had been appointed to lead a turnaround of the struggling smartphone maker or prepare it for sale.
Greek uncertainty pressures euro, shares
Uncertainty over the outcome of talks to restructure privately held Greek debt limited gains in European shares and the euro on Monday ahead of a finance ministers meeting to decide the terms of further aid for Greece.
Technology Focus: The SOPA Soap Opera
After global protests on Wednesday which saw darkened Websites like Wikipedia and BoingBoing and a “virtual” strike by Google, on Friday SOPA, a creature of the U.S. House of Representatives, and PIPA, in the Senate, were essentially smothered.
Analysis: IBM's Plain Vanilla Flavor Leaves Investors Satisfied
While IBM's rivals have suffered through earnings misses, massive executive upheaval or seismic strategic shifts, Big Blue has been the technology world's most consistently performing company since narrowly avoiding bankruptcy 19 years ago.
Dow Jones, S&P 500 Post Best Week since Christmas
U.S. stocks posted their best week since Christmas, even with a mixed finish on Friday after comparatively strong earnings reports from tech bellwethers IBM and Intel Corp. contrasted with a relatively weak report from Google Inc.
S&P, Nasdaq dip after Google falls short
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq eased on Friday after Google disappointed on earnings, while the Dow rose with IBM .
Wall St dips on GE, Google results
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq dipped on Friday after a pair of bellwether corporate earnings fell short of lofty expectations, though a trio of strong results from Dow components kept the blue-chip average in positive territory.
Wall Street slips on GE and Google
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq dipped on Friday after a pair of bellwether companies' earnings fell short of lofty expectations, though a trio of strong results from Dow components kept the blue-chip average in positive territory.
Wall St slips on GE, Google results
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq edged lower on Friday after GE and Google results fell short of expectations, while investors awaited a resolution in the latest round of Greek debt talks.
IBM, Other Tech Results Point to Robust IT Demand
A strong outlook from IBM and decent results from Intel Corp and Microsoft Corp suggest that corporate decision makers are shaking off nervousness about economic growth and boosting spending on technology.


