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Instant view: Apple sales surge, IBM beats Street
Apple Inc smashed Wall Street's sales forecasts for the holiday quarter, the day after announcing its Chief Executive Steve Jobs would take leave for medical reasons. Its shares rose after hours.
IBM blows past forecasts, services contracts rise
International Business Machines Corp's quarterly profit blew past Wall Street estimates, and a long-hoped-for recovery in its services business raised optimism that global companies were confident enough to spend more on technology.
IBM results blow past expectations, services strong
International Business Machines Corp's quarterly profit blew past Wall Street estimates, and a long-hoped-for recovery in its services business raised optimism that global companies were confident enough to spend more on technology.
IBM's results blow past expectations, services strong
International Business Machines Corp's quarterly profit blew past Wall Street estimates, and a pick-up in services contracts raised hopes that global companies were confident enough to spend more on technology.
IBM's profit exceeds expectations, services strong
International Business Machines Corp's stronger-than-expected quarterly profit and a pick-up in technology services contracts raised hopes that global companies were becoming confident enough to spend more on technology.
Tim Cook, the man Apple CEO Steve Jobs trusts
Apple's Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook is again at the helm, after CEO Steve Jobs announced that he is going on a medical leave.
IBM and ARM Team Up On Semiconductor Technology
Looking to create technologies for next generation of mobile devices.
IBM may boost tech confidence, services in focus
A strong report from IBM Corp, particularly a pick-up in technology services contracts that have been a weak point in the past year, could lift Wall Street's confidence in the technology sector.
IBM prepares for machine vs man Jeopardy! showdown
Computer history for $400?An IBM computer won the practice round on popular quiz show Jeopardy! against two top contestants, showing artificial intelligence has come a long way in simulating how humans think.
IBM's Watson Computer To Play Jeopardy!
On Thursday IBM demonstrated Watson, a computer consisting of a roomful of the company's Power7 processors -- sophisticated enough that it can understand language well enough to figure out the wordplay that makes up a Jeopardy! question.
Ultimate Software says no current plans for sale
Ultimate Software Group Inc said it has no current plans to sell itself, following a Reuters report that the cloud-computing company had hired an investment bank to consider a sale.
IBM, Samsung Team On Next Gen Semiconductors
Two companies looking to create next generation semiconductor technology for future mobile devices.
Infosys Q3 disappoints, economic worries hit outlook
Infosys Technologies' weaker-than-expected results sparked concerns over growth rates of India's showpiece outsourcing sector as the company flagged a sluggish global economic recovery and currency volatility.
Ultimate Software looks at selling itself: sources
Ultimate Software Group Inc has hired an investment bank to review a possible sale of the cloud-computing company, said three sources familiar with the situation.
Tech firms likely to report robust quarterly earnings
Export-driven software services companies are set to report robust growth in quarterly earnings and a firm outlook, driven by an expected increase in clients' technology budgets.
HP upgraded to 'buy' at UBS
UBS Securities upgraded PC giant Hewlett-Packard to buy from neutral, citing improving growth prospects for the majority of HP's segments through 2011.
With 5,896 patents in 2010, IBM scores over rivals Samsung, Microsoft
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a record 219,614 patents in 2010, with IBM grossing the highest number of patents followed by Samsung and Microsoft.
Obama looks for Economic Policy Adviser as Larry Summers heads back to Harvard
Professor returns to teach at the Kennedy School of Government after spending two years as Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of the White House National Economic Council (NEC).
Wipro to make India’s fastest supercomputer in 3 months
India’s third biggest software services company Wipro Ltd is building the nation’s fastest supercomputer for space agency Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to help the agency crunch large volumes of data that is critical for designing complex launch vehicles.
Stocks set for smooth sailing in 2011
Wall Street appears to be almost universally bullish about U.S. stocks for 2011.
The top five future game-changing innovations
IBM the harbinger officially unveils the top five innovations that will change the world, with a potential Mark Zuckerberg arising from any of its Next Five in Five list.
India's top 3 IT firms offer promotions, hikes to boost employee retention
India’s top three software services companies Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys Technologies Ltd and Wipro Ltd are all set to award their employees promotions and reward them with bigger hikes and perks come 2011 to retain best talent amidst competition from their rivals.
Top Tech M&A Deals of 2010 (ORCL, DELL, HPQ, INTC, SAP, GOOG, AAPL)
Big players of the U.S. technology sector, who are flush with cash and looking to expand their horizon, returned to the merger and acquisition space this year after recovering from the 2009 recession.
IBM Sees Breathing Batteries, Holographic Calls By 2015
By 2015, you could see the 3-D image of a person calling you and you can plan in advance your shortest and less traffic-congested route to the office.
5 things you need to know about Social Media jobs
Crucial facts about social media positions that aspirants should be aware of:
NATO Turns To IBM For Cloud Computing
IBM will provide cloud computing software that will consolidate and integrate technology capabilities for critical command and control programs at NATO.
Teradata's $525 million acquistion of analytics firm Aprimo heats up data war with IBM
Data warehousing company Teradata announced its acquisition of cloud-based integrated marketing software maker Aprimo for $525 million to boost its analytics portfolio to counter Oracle, IBM and Microsoft.
Teradata to buy cloud software firm Aprimo for $525 million
Enterprise data warehousing company Teradata Corp agreed to buy privately held Aprimo for $525 million to expand into cloud software services, as it gears to meet challenges from larger rivals IBM and Oracle.
Stock buybacks surged 128 percent in Q3: S&P
Stock buybacks among companies in the S&P 500 surged by 128.3 percent in the third quarter from the year-ago period, according to data from Standard & Poor's.
Oracle Set To Report Strong 2Q; Hardware Remains Key Wildcard
Oracle Corp., one of the world's biggest enterprise software makers, is expected to report better-than-expected numbers, when it reports second quarter results today after the market closes.