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Microsoft (MSFT) is behind in the virtualization software business. Way behind. Wall St.’s perception, which is probably correct, is that recent IPO VMWare (VMW) has the industry lead. The company...
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One stock which may come under more than normal pressure tomorrow is virtualization software company VMWare (VMW). Microsoft (MSFT) disclosed detail of its plans to take on the successful IPO with...
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There was one small bit of good news last night out of Symatec (NASDAQ: SYMC). The data security and storage leader announced that it was actually selling a unit. San Francisco-based private...
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We already noted some changes out of Goldman Sachs in the beverage sector this morning, but there is a more decisive call today on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and that is after a recent estimate raise...
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After essentially a near-decade of rumors, bids, rejections, and infighting, BEA Systems (NASDAQ: BEAS) is finally being acquired. The company has capitulated and Larry Ellison’s empire is the...
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VMware (NYSE: VMW) is out with news that it is making another acquisition this morning. The virtualization leader is acquiring desktop virtualization provider THINSTAL, which it calls a best of...
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Now that Microsoft (MSFT) and the EU seems to have come close to settling differences on the Window Media Player, the government body is back after Redmond again. According to Reuters "a European...
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After all of the bile that has passed between the European Union and Microsoft (MSFT) over Redmond’s monopolistic behavior in the region, the two may now be bedfellows. The European Commission, a...
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Goldman Sachs is raising estimates on both Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) today: On Microsoft (MSFT), Goldman Sachs has noted how the company "kicked itself out of the doldrums and...
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Most people with a college education would guess that the near-spectacular results posted by Research In Motion (RIMM) and Oracle (ORCL) are a sign that the broad tech industry has not been hit by...
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NetSuite (NYSE: N) is one we covered with a strengthening bid ahead of its IPO, but it priced at $26.00. That is twice the initial price forecast. Shares traded slightly lower at the open and...
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Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU) is continuing to diversify away from being a tax and "Quickbooks" company. It has signed a new agreement to acquire Electronic Clearing House Inc. (NASDAQ:ECHO) for $17.00...
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Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) just posted earnings. Its GAAP EPS was $0.25 but non-GAAP was $0.31 EPS on revenues of $5.3 Billion. First Call had estimates at $0.27 non-GAAP EPS on revenues of...
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After today’s close, we will get to see the highly expected earnings report out of Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL). First Call has estimates at $0.27 EPS on revenues of $5.04 Billion. The company usually...
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Research group NPD reported that 73% of Americans have never heard of Google (GOOG) Docs, the online tools that are meant to challenge Microsoft (MSFT) in the word processing and spreadsheet...
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