The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Research In Motion, FSI International, Cintas, Suffolk Bancorp, and Westell Technologies. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Oracle, L & L Energy, Columbia Laboratories, Epoch Investment Partners, and Autodesk.
Oracle, the biggest developer of software databases and applications, reported second-quarter results and revenues that narrowly missed analyst estimates.
Oracle's second-quarter results narrowly missed estimates for earnings and revenue.
Oracle, the biggest enterprise software developer, is scheduled to report second-quarter results late Tuesday. Here are some expert tips on what to watch in the announcement.
Here are some items to watch when Oracle reports: earnings, Europe outlook, cash, deferred revenue, third-quarter earnings forecast
Salesforce.com Inc is entering the business of selling human resources software in a move that raises the stakes in its battle to woo customers away from bigger rivals SAP AG and Oracle Corp..
The turbulent stock market may throw up obstacles in front of two initial public offerings on tap, including on-line game site Zynga as well as workplace social networking developer Jive Software.
Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:BRCD) could come in to spotlight after Blue Coat Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:BCSI) said Friday it has agreed to be acquired by an investor group led by San Francisco-based private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo, LLC, for about $1.3 billion.
Blue Coat Systems Inc., a maker of equipment that secures, monitors, and speeds Internet traffic, has agreed to be taken private for $1.1 billion in a deal that throws a lifeline to a company beset by falling sales and a U.S. government probe into use of its products by Syria.
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) said on Thursday that it had agreed to acquire software company DemandTec, Inc. (NASDAQ:DMAN) for about $440 million or $13.20 a share.
IBM, the No. 2 computer giant, said it plans to acquire e-commerce specialist DemandTec for $440 million to beef up its retail and marketing software services.
The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Nathan's Famous, Thoratec, Netlist, Iridium Communications, and DryShips. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Internap Network Services, PowerSecure International, Clearwire, Bon-Ton Stores, and Pacific Biosciences of California.
SAP AG's purchase of Web-based software company SuccessFactors Inc could be the catalyst the old-school German technology giant needs to try to catch up to rivals in the fast-growing cloud computing market.
As Oracle, SAP and IBM snap up rivals in business analytics software, Information Builders will stay independent, founding CEO Gerald D. Cohen told International Business Times.
Shares of specialty software vendors like MicroStrategy and Qlik Technologies rose sharply early Monday as investors contemplate Oracle’s retaliation for SAP’s $3.4 billion bid for SuccessFactors.
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Affymax, Taleo, Universal Display, DryShips, Hercules Offshore, Staples, and Huntington Bancshares. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Fushi Copperweld, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, and Research In Motion.
Germany's SAP announced a $3.4 billion cash deal to buy U.S. Web-based software company SuccessFactors, joining the scramble among technology firms to offer cloud-computing services to businesses.
Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE:RHT) continues to gain market share against Microsoft, Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT), SUSE Linux and Oracle Solaris in the cloud computing space, according to a Wall Street analyst.
SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) said its unit SAP America Inc. has agreed to buy all outstanding shares of SuccessFactors Inc. (NYSE: SFSF) for $40.00 per share in cash, representing an enterprise value of about $3.4 billion.
Germany's SAP announced a $3.4 billion cash deal to buy U.S. web-based software company SuccessFactors, joining the scramble among technology firms to offer cloud-computing services to businesses.
Germany's SAP announced a $3.4 billion cash deal to buy U.S. Web-based software company SuccessFactors Inc., joining the scramble among technology firms to offer cloud-computing services to businesses.
The biggest legal battle for the technology industry is playing out in a federal court in Silicon Valley, where Apple is trying to stop Samsung from selling Galaxy phones and tablets in the United States. It is a veil of secrecy where court papers are sealed.
