Strength of Technology Stocks Surprises

Technology is the surprise investment leader this year.

Science and technology stock funds are up 13 percent this year, versus the 2 percent decline of the average diversified stock fund, according to Lipper Inc. Among the tech-firm royalty, Apple Inc. (AAPL) stock is up 40 percent this year, IBM Corp. (IBM) up 22 percent and Google Inc. (GOOG) up 21 percent.

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Electronics For Imaging to Auction Common Stock
Electronics For Imaging (EFII), the Foster City, California-based maker of digital imaging and printing products, announced on Friday an auction of its common stock.

Shares of Dell Drop Nearly 10%
Thanks to Friday’s analyst predictions that computer giant Dell (DELL) may miss the boat on the rebound in the personal computer market, shares of the company dropped 9.2% to $14.41 per share.

Verigy Reports Stronger Fourth-Quarter Earnings
Verigy posted better-than-expected results and raised its outlook for the first quarter.

MAK Capital To Raise Stake In Agilysys
MAK Capital To Raise Stake In Agilysys

Tech Stocks Sink, As Dell Shares Fall
Tech Stocks Sink, As Dell Shares Fall

TNT Upgraded To Buy At UBS
TNT Upgraded To Buy At UBS

Intertek Group Is In Talks To Buy DNV Business
Intertek Group Is In Talks To Buy DNV Business

Stocks In Focus For Friday
Stocks In Focus For Friday

Dell Shares Slide on 3Q Earnings Miss
Dell shares fell in after-hours trading, Thursday after the company reported disappointing third-quarter results.

EBay Completes Sale Of Skype
EBay Completes Sale Of Skype

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ADC Telecommunications Drops on Losses, Outlook
ADC Telecommunications (ADCT) stock dropped Friday after it reported a fourth-quarter loss and forecast lower than expected earnings in the first quarter of the next fiscal year.

Moody's Cuts Sprint Nextel Rating To 'Ba2'
Moody's Cuts Sprint Nextel Rating To 'Ba2'

Nokia Eliminates 330 R&D Jobs In Finland, Denmark
Nokia Eliminates 330 R&D Jobs In Finland, Denmark

Cable & Wireless Upgraded At J.P. Morgan
Cable & Wireless Upgraded At J.P. Morgan

Deutsche Telekom Buys Strato From Freenet
Deutsche Telekom Buys Strato From Freenet

DirecTV Names Pepsi Exec As New CEO
DirectTV Group Inc. (DTV) named PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) executive Michael White as its new president and chief executive, effective January 1.

EchoStar Names New CEO
EchoStar Names New CEO

Russia's VimpelCom Cut To Neutral At Goldman
Russia's VimpelCom Cut To Neutral At Goldman

China Unicom 3G Revenue Trending Up, CEO Says
China Unicom 3G Revenue Trending Up, CEO Says

InterDigital Sees Fourth-quarter Rev At $75M-$76M
InterDigital Sees Fourth-quarter Rev At $75M-$76M

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Reloading Google's Post-Earnings Trade
Dr. Duru submits:

When I examined the trading patterns in Google’s (GOOG) stock between earnings reports, I found little consistency for forming a trading strategy. For October’s earnings cycle, I chose to play one of the few promising historical patterns: 67% of the times that GOOG opened up in response to earnings, the maximum close until the next earnings report was at least 10% above the post-earnings open. If history repeats itself, this means GOOG should hit at least $600 by mid-January.

On Wednesday, GOOG essentially hit my aggressive price target of $580 before November’s expiration of options. However, I locked in the profit on the corresponding call spread play. This week, I reloaded the GOOG post-earnings play by going long the January 600/610 call spread which is the spread I would have picked last month if using a less aggressive trade.

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2 Israeli Smallcaps Languishing at Ridiculous Levels, Given Performance
Shlomi Cohen submits:

There are two Israeli stocks in my portfolio tracked by Globes that I include in the "ideas for investments in small companies" club. Both published excellent results last week, both are growing strongly despite the crisis, both are very profitable, and both are loaded with cash and pay nice dividends despite being in the technology sector.

Apparently both are also not understood by investors, which is why their share prices languish at ridiculous levels, in my opinion.

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Google's Chrome Shines in Technical Preview
Chris Krasowski submits:

Google's (GOOG) entry into the Operating System space is at least a year away, but the Internet and Search behemoth showed off a technical preview of what they've been tinkering with to an audience of journalists and "techies".

Expanding on the browser that Google released called Chrome, and its currently advertised 40Million user install base, the operating system advanced by Google is a means to the future of cloud computing. All applications on Chrome OS will be web apps and all data is in sync with the cloud at all times. Basically a user would be able to log into any Chrome OS computer and treat it like your own. The Browser is the key.

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eBay Completes Skype Sale at $2.75 Billion Valuation
TechCrunch submits:

By Robin Wauters

eBay (EBAY) has just announced that it has completed the sale of Skype, valuing the company at $2.75 billion. The investor consortium who is the buying party and will control an approximately 70 percent stake is a group led by Silver Lake Partners and includes Joltid (i.e. the company founded by Skype’s original founders) and “certain affiliated parties”, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and VC firm Andreessen Horowitz.

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AOL to Show 2,500 Employees the Door
Tech Confidential submits:

With its Dec. 9 spinoff from Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) looming, AOL LLC wants to be slim and trim once it goes solo.

In a filing Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, AOL said it has informed its workforce that it wants to cut a third, or about 2,500, of employees. The company is asking employees to step up to the chopping block on their own (and presumably receive a buyout package), saying the cuts will be "conducted on a voluntary and involuntary basis."

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AOL Heads Toward Its IPO, Asks for 2,500 Voluntary Resignations
TechCrunch submits:

By Robin Wauters

AOL CEO Tim Armstrong Thursday informed staff that the company will be looking for 2,500 people to voluntarily hand in their resignations, which would represent about one third of the company’s payroll.

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Even Amazon Bears Are Bullish

Did anyone see the Needham & Company research note on Amazon (AMZN)? The report entitled Amazon's Improbable Valuation starts with real promise:

We believe Amazon's current share price now implies a long-term revenue growth rate that will be increasingly difficult to achieve.

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Amazon, Apple Stock Going Vertical: This Never Ends Well

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Kicked Out of Finance and into Journalism
Felix Salmon submits:

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AT&T Expands Its Cloud Solutions
Zacks.com submits:

US telecom giant AT&T (T) has reportedly expanded its portfolio of premium cloud-based solutions with an innovative cloud computing service that delivers on-demand computing through a self-service approach over the company’s reliable and highly secured network cloud platform. The service called “AT&T Synaptic Compute as a Service” will offer businesses of all sizes on-demand access to computing resources based on their requirements.

Customers can use the service to quickly address immediate demands for variable computing processing power and increase capacity according to their business needs. The service will be officially launched in the US during fourth-quarter 2009 and will be expanded across select international markets in due course.

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WPP's Sorrell: Online Ad Spending Should Reach 25% of Total
Ashkan Karbasfrooshan submits:

Sir Martin Sorrell, WPP’s (WPPGY) head honcho, was talking at the 13th annual WWD Apparel / Retail CEO Summit at the St. Regis hotel in NYC last week:

New Media is 25% of our business already, but our clients only spend 12 to 13% of their budgets online. We know people spend 20 to 25% of their time online. There’s a natural gravitation pull for online to be 20 to 25% of clients’ budgets.

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Future of Search: Google Has a Problem
Tech Confidential submits:

"Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has a problem, and it's not a technical problem," said serial entrepreneur Keith Teare on Tuesday while speaking in New York on a panel about the future of search engines at Betaday, an annual event hosted by innovative incubator Betaworks for its portfolio companies.

Google is the undisputed champion of search in the page-driven world of the traditional Web, "but search in the world of messaging is still wide open," continued Teare, who is currently the CEO of Speedi.ly, a Betaworks-backed stealth-mode startup focused on "making sense of the real-time data stream."

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Apple Continues to Execute
Dan Wieman submits:

Much has been written about Apple’s (AAPL) most recent quarter and the potential price targets for Apple shares. Despite the technology treadmill, despite their growing market cap, despite all the competition, one thing is certain about Apple the company: It continues to execute. I think the first few minutes of their conference call (see earnings call transcript here) cover their successes:

Mac Products: 3.05 million unit sales for the quarter. This represents record quarterly sales, beating their previous record set in their year-ago quarter by 440,000. Mac sales have grown faster than the market in 19 of the past 20 quarters. Sales grew at a 42% rate in their Asia-Pacific segment, and sales to educational institutions grew by 12%.

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Yahoo's Dwindling Search Share: Time to Panic?
Larry Dignan (ZDNet) submits:

Microsoft’s Bing search engine continues to grab market share from Yahoo in a perverse dance before these two companies partner in an attempt to conquer Google.

The latest comScore stats tell the tale. Simply put, Microsoft (MSFT) has nearly garnered 10 percent market share as Yahoo (YHOO) gives ground monthly. Google (GOOG) continues to gain share.

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Archipelago's IPO Valuation Favors K12
William Kabourek submits:

Archipelago (ARCL) goes public on Thursday. The company intends to raise $100 Million, with shares coming approximately one-half from the company and the remainder from selling private equity companies. At the mid point of the anticipated offering ARCL will be valued at $400 Million.

Providence Equity Partners bought the company in January 2007 for approximately $85 million and owns 77 percent. Founded in 2000, the company had sales of $42 Million over the past 12 months. Earnings for the nine months ended September 30 were $6.9 Million while the net profit for the prior year was $1 million. ARCL has been growing their student enrollment and has recently entered the high school market. Their business is basically internet based test preparation.

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Yahoo Go Is a No Go
TechCrunch submits:

By Leena Rao

Before there was an iPhone, Android and App Store, there was Yahoo! Go. Launched in 2006, Yahoo! Go was an application offered news, mail, weather, traffic, and Yahoo! search from a mobile device.Yahoo (YHOO) is announcing that Yahoo! Go will be shutdown on January 12, 2010.

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Archipelago Learning Hopes to Ace IPO
Abbi Adest submits:

Archipelago Learning (ARCL), which runs a subscription-based online education platform for students K-12, is expected to price its IPO this week.

Business Overview (from prospectus)

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Amazon.com Bubble 2.0?
Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit:

While we're on the topic of stocks, take a look at a historical chart of Amazon.com (AMZN).

After breaking to all-time highs following its recent earnings report, the stock hasn't looked back and has pretty much gone vertical. The steepness of the increase in Amazon.com's share price since last November definitely brings back memories of its rise during the late 90s Internet bubble. Hopefully the memories of its subsequent fall don't reappear as well.

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October Search Update: Most Gain in Volume, Only Google Gains Share
Compete submits:

Apparently October brought a lot of costume searchers online. After several months of declining search query volumes, October query volumes ticked up 4% m-o-m. Total web search activity peaked just shy of 13 billion queries in the US. Among the major market players nearly every engine benefitted from the lift in activity. However behind the rising tide only one engine managed to pull ahead of the pack.

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Priceline: Are Shorts Grasping at Straws?
Mark Krieger submits:

I admit I have been short too long on Priceline (PCLN), It feels like getting run over by a freight train each and every day the stock runs up and squeezes me that much more. I am ready to throw in the towel and cover, but I am afraid that it will be at the absolute top, and the minute I close out my position, the shares will quickly plummet. It seems that I am more worried about missing an opportunity to get my money back than losing even more money (sound familiar?)

At this point, it appears that I am grasping at straws to justify remaining short, but here are my bearish thoughts:

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Coming Soon to a Video Game Near You: Nielsen Ratings
The television industry has known for years that video games are a threat to viewership, but a new pilot program might finally give some insight into exactly how big that threat is.

Deep Discounts Should Make It a Very Tech-y Holiday

Mad Mail: Buy RIM or Apple?

Analyst: Three Great Growth Opportunities in Tech

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Dell Says PC Sales Picking Up

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Sony hopes SOS offering will be a saviour
The Sony Online Service is the electronic company's attempt to make Sony televisions and devices stand apart from the competition by delivering movies, games and music to them

Oracle wins more time for Sun merger
The European Commission extends the deadline for approval of Oracle's proposed $7.4bn merger with rival Sun Microsystems

E-readers in short supply for holidays
Barnes & Noble and Sony failed to establish supply chains robust enough to meet demand because they brought their newest models to market prematurely, say analysts

Dell sees rebound in PC sales to business
Third-quarter profits sank 54% on a continued decline in sales, but the second largest personal computer maker said business customers had finally begun to increase spending

Sony to create 'evolving TVs'
The electronics group says it will create 'evolving TVs' and other devices that can download and run third-party applications as part of its strategy to stand out from competitors

Twitter aims to launch work tools
Biz Stone, the co-founder of the microblogging site, says the company is close to launching corporate accounts that will helpit begin to generate revenues

Dell's profit plunge adds to fears
US stocks edged lower yesterday after disappointing results from Dell added to fears this week that the economic recovery was faltering. The second-largest...

Dell's profit plunge adds to concern over recovery
US stocks edged lower yesterday after disappointing results from Dell added to fears this week that the economic recovery was faltering. The second-largest...

Oracle wins more time for $7.4bn merger
The European Commission has agreed to a request by Oracle to extend the deadline for approval of its proposed $7.4bn merger with Sun Microsystems, it emerged...

Oracle wins more time for $7.4bn merger
The European Commission has agreed to a request by Oracle to extend the deadline for approval of its proposed $7.4bn merger with Sun Microsystems, it emerged...

Fragile recovery warning by Infineon
Shares in Infineon fell 7 per cent yesterday after Europe's second-largest chipmaker gave a downbeat assessment of its prospects, warning investors to continue to...

Raymarine encounters rough waters
Shares in Raymarine sunk 40 per cent to 6.91p yesterday after the marine electronics specialist warned that shareholders were likely to lose their money. The group...

'Go global', Japanese mobile makers told
The country's handset companies are warned that they may have only two years left to expand abroad or risk being left behind in the technology race

Sony to bring PS3 video service to Europe
The Japanese electronics company is stepping up its battle with Microsoft over games machines by allowing PlayStation 3 users in Europe to download movies through their consoles

Asia set to overtake US in green technology
Asian economies are rapidly increasing investment in manufacturing capacity and research and development into green technologies

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Orange and T-Mobile stubborn over merger
Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom say they see no reason to bow to Ofcom, the telecoms watchdog, to gain regulatory approval for the merger of their UK operations

Anite pins hopes on renewed LTE spending
The telecommunications testing group is pinning its hopes for a second-half upturn on renewed spending on next-generation networks

Orascom to challenge $596m tax bill
Egyptian teleco says it will dispute an Algerian demand for $596.6m in back taxes and penalties against its subsidiary Orascom Telecom Algeria

Orange and T-Mobile reject need for Ofcom concessions
Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom have signalled they are unwilling to make concessions to competition regulators who will decide whether to allow the merger of...

Telecoms groups stand firm on UK regulation
Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom have signalled that they are unwilling to make concessions to competition regulators who will decide whether to allow the merger of...

Vodafone vexed by Verizon stance
The chief executive of Vodafone yesterday said that the question of dividend payments from Verizon Wireless, its US joint venture, was one of the most pressing items...

'Go global', Japanese mobile makers told
The country's handset companies are warned that they may have only two years left to expand abroad or risk being left behind in the technology race

Businesses told of rising risk
Companies that operate abroad face increased risks to their investments in 2010 as the impact of the recession creates new challenges

Watchdog probes sale of mobile phone records
British mobile phone operator has called in investigators after staff allegedly sold details of millions of customer records. The probe raises further concerns about the security of personal data held by companies and the state

Ericsson signs first TV broadcasting deal
The world's largest provider of telecoms infrastructure unveils its first deal to provide TV transmission services, in a move that highlights the accelerating pace of convergence

Portugal Telecom looks to expand operations
The telecoms group plans to tap Brazil and Africa to increase mobile subscribers by almost 50% and lift the contribution of overseas operations from half to two-thirds of total operating revenue

C&W broaches possible sales of demerged units
The planned demerger of Cable and Wireless's UK and international businesses in March next year could lead to the sale of one or both units, the telecommunications company's chairman says

C&W details plans to spin-off UK division
Cable & Wireless has given more details of plans for the demerger of its UK and international businesses, which it plans to float as two separate companies next year

Vivendi criticised for high GVT price
Vivendi's €2.8bn takeover of GVT, the Brazilian broadband operator, failed to impress investors

Mobile makers act to curb fake phones
A global mobile phone industry body attempts to rein in the rapid spread of illegitimate handsets by introducing a stricter regime for the allocation of handset ID numbers

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Apple, Travelers Headline Week's Earnings Reports

BofA Struggles With Loan Losses
Bank of America Corp. says it lost more than $2 billion in the third quarter as its loan losses continued to rise.

Sony Loss Widens to $245 Million
Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said Friday its losses widened to euro164 million ($245 million) on sagging sales in the third quarter, and announced new financing from external investors.

Mattel Earnings Decline 3 Percent
Toy maker Mattel says third-quarter profit declined 3 percent because of a tough economy that dampened demand for toys.

General Electric Profit Plunges 44 Percent
Conglomerate General Electric reports third-quarter earnings of $2.5 billion, or $0.22 per share, including restructuring and other charges. Details to come.

AMD Revenue Falls 22 Percent
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said Thursday it lost money in the third quarter, but its stronger-than-expected sales are adding to evidence that consumer spending is fueling a turnaround in the personal computer market.

IBM Beats Street, Raises Outlook

Google Posts Record $1.64B Profit
Internet giant Google beats Wall Street expectations with a profit of $5.89 cents a share. The company also reported revenues of $5.94 billion, representing a 7 percent increase year over year.

Harley Discontinues Buell Motorcycle Products
Harley-Davidson says its third-quarter profit slid 84 percent on lower motorcycle shipments and recession-related difficulties in getting loans for its customers.

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Ballmer: Windows 7 sales on a roll
Delivering opening remarks at Microsoft's shareholder meeting on Thursday, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said that Windows 7 was off to a "fantastic start." Delivering opening remarks at Microsoft's shareholder meeting on Thursday, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said that Windows 7 was off to a "fantastic start." ...

Cisco launches iPhone security app
Cisco is offering a free iPhone app that will allow people to get customized alerts on new security threats and other information for safe web browsing. Cisco is offering a free iPhone app that will allow people to get customized alerts on new security threats and other information for...

UK police make Zeus Trojan arrests
The UK Metropolitan Police Central e-Crime Unit made two arrests earlier this month for suspected use of the Zeus Trojan. The UK Metropolitan Police Central e-Crime Unit made two arrests earlier this month for suspected use of the Zeus Trojan. A man and a woman, both...

Microsoft designs laptop for developer giveaway
Windows division president Steven Sinofsky took his Windows team through the process of designing and building a Windows 7 laptop in conjunction with Acer. LOS ANGELES--As a software guy, Windows division president Steven Sinofsky readily admits that he had little idea of all that goes into building a laptop....

Intel to use EC slip-up in antitrust defense
Intel plans to use a finding of the European Ombudsman in its appeal against a European Commission antitrust fine. Intel told ZDNet UK on Wednesday that it is likely to use the Ombudsman's finding that the Commission failed to adequately record meetings as part of its defence against the...

Ray Ozzie's view from the clouds
In a lengthy interview, Microsoft's Ray Ozzie talked about clouds, lessons Microsoft learned from the recent Sidekick outage as well as why people are wrong to count Microsoft out of the smartphone race. When Ray Ozzie penned his Internet Services Disruption memo back in 2005, he had a...

Firefox faces browser clone war in China
The browser war in China is heating up but not quite in a way that resembles the Western markets, as Mozilla's Beijing chief explains. The browser war in China is heating up but not quite in a way that resembles the Western markets, as Mozilla's Beijing chief explains. ...

Feds: Top e-tailers profit from billion-dollar Web scam
Three companies have generated more than $1.4 billion by "misleading" Web shoppers into signing up for so-called loyalty program memberships, according to a Senate report. Three companies have generated more than $1.4 billion by "misleading" Web shoppers into signing up for so-called loyalty program memberships, according to a Senate...

Next year is THE year for cloud computing
Here is what Indu Kodukula, CTO of SunGard Availability Services thinks how cloud computing is likely to transform the computing industry landscape in 2010. Commentary - Yogi Berra had it right - it?s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future. It?s especially difficult...

Paul Allen diagnosed with cancer
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has been diagnosed with cancer, according to a memo sent on Monday to employees of Vulcan, Allen's company. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has been diagnosed with cancer, according to a memo sent on Monday to employees...

Countries engaging in Cyber Cold War
Major countries and nation-states are engaged in a "Cyber Cold War", amassing "cyber weapons", conducting espionage and testing networks in preparation for using the internet to conduct war, reports McAfee. Major countries and nation-states are engaged in a "Cyber Cold War", amassing "cyber weapons", conducting espionage and testing networks...

Most security products flunk quality tests
Testing company ICSA Labs reported that 78 percent of security products fail their first test due to inadequate performance of core product functionality. In a report released Tuesday, ICSA Labs noted that 78 percent of product failures during the first series of tests are due to inadequate...

Cray's Jaguar tops IBM's Roadrunner for fastest supercomputer
The Cray XT5 supercomputer known as "Jaguar" has finally clawed its way to the title of fastest computer in the world. The Cray XT5 supercomputer known as "Jaguar" has finally clawed its way to the title of fastest computer in the world. Sitting back at No....

VeriSign sets timetable to fix DNS hole
VeriSign has said a significant outstanding internet security vulnerability will be closed by 2011, after delays caused by technical aspects of the implementation. VeriSign has said a significant outstanding internet security vulnerability will be closed by 2011, after delays caused by technical aspects of the implementation. ...

Hackers bypass Windows 7 activation
Hackers have managed to find a way around one of the key antipiracy protections built into Windows 7. Hackers have managed to find a way around one of the key antipiracy protections built into Windows 7. Ordinarily, the operating system requires users to activate their copy...

Google: Firms can get rid of Office in a year
Dave Girouard, president of Google's enterprise division, says Google Docs will reach a "point of capability" next year that will serve the "vast majority's needs." SINGAPORE--In a year, most enterprises will have the choice to "get rid of [Microsoft] Office if they chose to", suggests Dave Girouard, president of...

Verizon to test sending RIAA copyright warnings
Verizon is expected to begin issuing 'copyright notices' on behalf of the RIAA to those accused of illegally downloading songs from the web. Verizon Communications, the second-largest phone company in the US, is expected to begin issuing 'copyright notices' on behalf of the Recording Industry Association of America to...

Scammers trick users to ship stolen goods
RSA FraudAction Research Lab has uncovered the workings behind a recent re-shipping scam in which U.S. residents were used as mules to send goods purchased with stolen credit card numbers overseas. RSA FraudAction Research Lab has uncovered the workings behind a recent re-shipping scam in which U.S. residents were...

The role of data governance in the enterprise
According to analyst reports, the volume of enterprise data doubles every 18 months - and a lot information is inaccurate, duplicated or out-of-date and needs to be managed. Commentary - Every corporate decision and operation relies on the quality of the organization?s underlying data. ...

Microsoft probing Windows 7 zero-day hole
Microsoft said it is looking into a report of a vulnerability in Windows 7 and Server 2008 Release 2 that could be used by an attacker to remotely crash the computer. Microsoft said on Wednesday it is looking into a report of a vulnerability in Windows 7 and Server...

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Video: RCR Local Sprint 4G Launch in Austin
RCR got a chance to catch up with the Sprint 4G roll out team at one of their events in Austin this past week. Watch John Taylor from Sprint talk about this exciting new service and some of the products utilizing it.

Video Interview: Arnon Friedman, Marketing Director, Texas Instruments Infrastructure, Part 1
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Video Interview: Curtis Rapp, VP Sales & Marketing, air2web, Part 1
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Video Interview: Jim Orr, Principal Network Architect, Fujitsu Network Communications, Part 1
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Video Interview: Jim Orr, Principal Network Architect, Fujitsu Network Communications, Part 2
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Video Interview: Cameron Clayton, VP Mobile, Weather Channel, Part 1
Part 1 of a 2 part interview with Cameron Clayton, VP Mobile, at The Weather Channel.

Video Interview: Louis Gump, CNNmobile, Part 1
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Video Interview: Cameron Clayton, VP Mobile, Weather Channel, Part 2
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Video Interview: Louis Gump, CNNmobile, Part 2
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Video Interview: Neville Ray, Senior VP Engineering and Operations, T-Mobile USA, Part 1
Tracy Ford interviews Neville Ray, Senior VP Engineering and Operations for T-Mobile USA.

Video Interview: Bob Stohrer, Chief Marketing Officer, Virgin Mobile USA, Part 1
Part 1 of a 3 part interview with Bob Stohrer of Virgin Mobile USA.

Video Interview: Neville Ray, Senior VP Engineering and Operations, T-Mobile USA, Part 2
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Video Interview: Bob Stohrer, Chief Marketing Officer, Virgin Mobile USA, Part 2
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New questions arise in Pequot trading probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new development related to the government's investigation of possible insider trading at a major hedge fund has raised questions in the case and caught the attention of two key senators. 2009 11 20 15:57

Google Outlines Chrome OS Plans
2009 11 20 14:47

Goldman, Beaten But Unbowed
More than most the PR department at Goldman Sachs (GS) must be looking forward to the weekend: It just spent the last few days getting pummeled like Apollo Creed. Today the hits kept right on coming. The Wall Street Journal reports this morning that shareholders in Goldman have asked the bank to slice the size of its bonus pool arguing that the firm should pass along more of its earnings to investors.“The investors hold tens of millions of shares in Goldman Sachs which is on track to make the biggest employee payout in the firm's 140-year history ” the ... 2009 11 20 13:33

Stefan Weitz From Microsoft and Richard Rabins From Alpha Software to Be Featured on Let's Talk Computers (R)
Guests from Microsoft and Alpha Software willappear on radio talk show Let's Talk Computers. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)is the worldwide leader in software, services, and solutions that helppeople and businesses realize their full potential. Alpha Software hasover 1 million users by focusing on building desktop and web databasesquickly and easily. 2009 11 20 08:00

Dell bets on corporate spending for recovery
Dell , the world's No.3 PC brand, said on Friday that its core business of selling computers to companies was returning, after a sharp drop-off during the global downturn led to disappointing quarterly results. 2009 11 20 07:28

Majority of Recession-Bred Entrepreneurs - 70 Percent - Left Full-Time Positions to Start Own Business
Study reveals nearly one in three new entrepreneurs credits technology as a key catalyst.REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- According to a recent survey conducted by Microsoft Corp., 2009 11 19 22:43

Microsoft: Windows 7 Selling Well
2009 11 19 14:39

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Final Glance: Internet companies
NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of some top internet companies were mixed at the close of trading: 2009 11 20 17:50

Quote, Unquote: Biased Credit Rating Agencies?
“We believe that the credit rating agencies in exchange for fees departed from their objective neutral role as arbiters. At minimum they were aiding and abetting misconduct by issuers.”-- Richard Cordray Ohio attorney general on filing suit against Moody’s Standard & Poor’s and Fitch (MHP)“Trust dies but mistrust blossoms.”-- Sophocles***“F.H.A. financing was a lost language in San Francisco the real-estate equivalent of Aramaic. Once the limits were raised smart buyers started calling.”-- Michael Ackerman a Bay Area real-estate 2009 11 20 16:26

Early Glance: Internet companies
NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of some top internet companies are down at 10 a.m.: 2009 11 20 10:32

Suit over search-engine keywords tries new angle
MILWAUKEE (AP) - A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's. 2009 11 19 18:36

AOL offers buyouts to over a third of work force
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The struggling Internet company AOL plans to shed up to 2,500 jobs — more than a third of its work force — as it prepares to separate from Time Warner and finally sever their ill-fated marriage. 2009 11 19 18:20

AOL to Cut Work Force by a Third
2009 11 19 16:49

Google Chrome Makes Microsoft Shine
Google Chrome OS still needs some polish which, combined with strong Windows 7 sales, bodes well for Microsoft. 2009 11 19 16:41

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Final Glance: Computer companies
NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of some top computer companies were mixed at the close of trading: 2009 11 20 17:50

Cramer's 'Mad Money' Follow-Up: Nov. 20
Here's how some of Thursday's 'Mad Money' stocks fared on Friday. 2009 11 20 17:15

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Apple Inc., KT Corp., SK Telecom, China Unicom and American Express Company
Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. 2009 11 20 17:05

Midday Glance: Computer companies
NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at noon: 2009 11 20 13:01

Early Glance: Computer companies
NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: 2009 11 20 10:31

NI Technology Updates Outlooks for OmniVision Technologies, Intel, ARM Holdings, Qualcomm and Apple
PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Next Inning Technology Research (http://www.nextinning.com), an online investment newsletter focused on semiconductor and technology stocks, announced it has 2009 11 20 10:00

Google Chrome Makes Microsoft Shine
Google Chrome OS still needs some polish which, combined with strong Windows 7 sales, bodes well for Microsoft. 2009 11 19 16:41

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EU extends Oracle/Sun review deadline until Jan 27
BRUSSELS (AP) - European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle Corp.'s planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc. 2009 11 20 10:58

EU Extends Deadline For Review Of Oracle/Sun Deal
2009 11 20 10:51

Oracle Gets More Time to Swallow Sun
Oracle gets an EU extension to complete the Sun deal, music to the ears of IBM. 2009 11 20 10:07

IBM Savors Oracle-Sun Delay
A couple of IBM execs give their unvarnished views of the merger. 2009 11 20 08:38

Venture Fund Uses Lottery Model
A new pay-to-play venture plan has small firms paying $5,000 for a chance to win $250,000. 2009 11 20 05:00

Merger Arb ETF Debuts
The IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF began trading Tuesday under the apt ticker MNA. 2009 11 17 14:06

Sun Extends HPC Leadership with New Customers and Breakthrough Performance Results, Delivers Fastest Storage System on the Planet
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced new products and technologies that extend its HPC leadership, maximize application performance and throughput, and provide superior building 2009 11 17 11:45

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Market Report -- In Play (RIMM)
NASDAQ 100 (NDX) leaders & laggards moving into the final hour of trading for Nov. equity options NDX Best % Performers:RIMM +1.75%, MICC +1.75%, EXPE +1.5%, ESRX +1.25%, BIIB +1%, NIHD +1%, RYAAY 2009 11 20 14:58

RIMM: FTN Downgrades; Competitive Worries Spread
2009 11 20 14:37

Who Killed Terrestrial Radio?
It's a classic whodunit.         2009 11 20 13:28

Market Report -- In Play (RIMM)
Research In Motion breaking higher out of morning range after holding support at the key 58.00 level   2009 11 20 10:16

Apple's Decade: How It Can Hit $500
Apple has six catalysts that can propel its stock to that level. 2009 11 20 06:01

Venture Fund Uses Lottery Model
A new pay-to-play venture plan has small firms paying $5,000 for a chance to win $250,000. 2009 11 20 05:00

Technology ETFs in Slump
Technology ETFs have slumped in recent days on a downgrade of Research In Motion, declining chip demand and weak earnings from Internet companies. 2009 11 19 14:05

MSN Money News - RIMM
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Will the Sun Set in Oracle's Backyard?
Larry Ellison is many things, but never a quitter. He will buy Sun in the end, but the question is why. 2009 11 20 13:15

Delve Into Dell's Misery
Dell is lagging the computer market, which can only mean one thing: Dude, you got an HP or Lenovo. 2009 11 20 10:56

Early Glance: Computer companies
NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: 2009 11 20 10:31

Brown, IBM Unveil Multimillion-Dollar Supercomputer
Most Powerful Computing System in Rhode Island Will Be Used by Researchers Statewide to Tackle Pressing Societal ProblemsPROVIDENCE, R.I. and ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brown 2009 11 20 10:30

Impax Laboratories Drives Stronger Performance with IBM Business Analytics
- Specialty pharmaceutical company saves thousands of hours per month tapping information that helps transform decision-making, improve sales, and minimize risks -ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 20 2009 11 20 09:00

Nottingham Trent University Brings Greater Efficiency With IBM Business Analytics
LONDON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Nottingham Trent University has selected IBM business analytics technology to help streamline information on finance, 2009 11 20 09:00

IBM Analytics to Provide Real-Time Analysis and Delivery of Tax Information for Jackson Hewitt Tax Service
ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (NYSE: JTX), a leader in the tax preparation industry with franchised and 2009 11 20 09:00

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Will the Sun Set in Oracle's Backyard?
Larry Ellison is many things, but never a quitter. He will buy Sun in the end, but the question is why. 2009 11 20 13:15

EU extends Oracle/Sun review deadline until Jan 27
BRUSSELS (AP) - European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle Corp.'s planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc. 2009 11 20 10:58

UPDATE 2-EU extends review of Oracle plan to buy Sun
2009 11 20 10:56

Oracle Named a Leader in Business Performance Solutions by Leading Analyst Firm
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) 2009 11 20 08:00

Oracle Announces Oracle(R) Communications Billing and Revenue Management Release 7.4
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) 2009 11 20 08:00

The Only Way to Earn 50% Annual Returns
But we're not saying you can pull it off. 2009 11 19 12:43

How the "Netflix Law" Can Make You Rich
How do you like your technology investments -- hard, soft, or a little bit of both? 2009 11 19 11:43

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