Apps & Software

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We already gave a preview for the stocks we consider the most go-to in tech-land this coming week, but there are other major and key stocks that are grouped in other manners.  Two such companies are...
After the close of trading this Thursday, we’ll get to see earnings out of Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG). The estimates for the search engine super-giant from First Call are $4.52 EPS on $3.61 billion...
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has come up with a canny way to increase its revenue during a recession. It will loan companies money to buy its software. Redmond has always had a deft touch in bringing in...
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) has announced a dual-pronged deal this morning.  It has signed an agreement to acquire eScription, a provider of computer aided medical transcription...
Yesterday we noted that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) may be close to either lowering its bid or taking other actions in its attempt to acquire Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO).  Now the facts are out.  Steve...
Those PC users who hate Vista will be happy to hear that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) plans to release its new version of the Windows OS next year. According to Reuters "The software giant has been...
Vista, the new OS from Microsoft (MSFT) was supposed to be so good that every customer and business using Windows would want to upgrade as soon as possible. But, a number of critics of Vista say that...
Lawson Software (NASDAQ: LWSN) may be in a strange spot now as the enterprise software and consultant firm issued earnings.  The company posted earnings of $0.08 EPS on a non-GAAP basis on an 11.3%...
Virtualization was supposed to be the next big thing in enterprise software. Virtualization allows one computer do the job of multiple computers by sharing the resources of a single machine .The...
Larry Ellison & Co., a.k.a. Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL), is seeing shares hit rather hard in after-hours trading.  Shares closed down 0.6% at $20.94, which was above that 200-day moving average...
After today’s close we’ll get to see earnings out of Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL). The estimates for the enterprise software company from First Call are $0.30 EPS on $5.42 billion in revenues. ...
24/7 Wall St. had a chance to interview Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) on a few subjects including why some large companies were late to the search business, his view of how the...
On Wednesday afternoon, we’ll get to see earnings out of Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL). The estimates for the enterprise software leader from First Call are $0.30 EPS on $5.42 billion in revenues. ...
SolarWinds, Inc. has filed to come public via an initial public offering.  It noted an amount in the IPO of up to $250 million in equity sales and has applied for he ticker "SWI" on the New York...
VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) has announced that it is opening a new R&D facility in Bangalore.  The leader in virtualization also noted that it plans to double its development team in India to more...