All Posts Tagged With: "DELL"

(LOW) Earnings Season Quieting Down – Earnings Preview

Earnings Preview – Week of May 21st

It will be a relatively quiet week on the earnings front, as there are only a few reports left before we close the books on the first quarter earnings season. This...

21May2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

(MS) Facebook Public Trading Debuts Today on NASDAQ

Online social networking mogul Facebook (FB) is scheduled to start trading on the  Nasdaq Stock Market today at around 11.00 a.m. Yesterday, its much-hyped initial public offering (IPO) yielded approximately...

18May2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

(ORCL) Could Oracle Be the Next IBM?

On January 22, 1984, Apple ran a television commercial introducing the Macintosh computer during the broadcast of Super Bowl XVIII. Inspired by George Orwell’s book 1984, a woman hurls a sledgehammer through a giant screen – in a fiery explosion – where a “Big...

30Apr2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

(WU) Western Union Launches WU Pay

In a conscious effort to expand its e-payment service, Western Union Co. (WU) has announced the launch of WU Pay.

The recently launched platform will enable customers to pay for their online purchases...

26Mar2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

(DELL) Dell Looks at Strategic Growth Strategies

Dell Inc. (DELL) is slowly adopting different strategic measures to improve its business. Apart from acquiring new companies to access new technologies and customers, the company is also witnessing a flow...

20Mar2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

(CRM) Salesforce.com Offers New Applications

Enterprise cloud-solutions vendor Salesforce.com Inc. (CRM) announced the worldwide release of two new products in its annual customer event, Cloudforce. The two cloud-based products were Salesforce Rypple,...

19Mar2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

(INTC) Intel Tops Expectations – Guides In Line

Intel Corp (INTC) reported fourth quarter earnings of 67 cents per share that beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6 cents. The surprise was driven by strength in the server segment, a richer mix of business,...

20Jan2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

(PC) Decline in PC Shipments Continues

Personal Computer (PC) shipments continue to struggle as research firms Gartner and IDC reported a decline in PC shipments for the fourth quarter of 2011. Gartner and IDC estimate 1.4% and 0.2% declines in worldwide PC shipments, respectively in the fourth quarter.

Worldwide...

16Jan2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

(DELL) DELL to Enhance Consumer Experience

Dell Inc. (DELL) has started the new year with a new offering — Ultrabook — the thinnest and most powerful iteration of laptops. Earlier this week, Dell introduced the XPS 13 laptop. The ultra...

14Jan2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AAPL) Apple’s iPhone 4S Reaches China

The increasing popularity of Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iPhone 4S has prompted the company to launch the latest version of the smartphone in China and 21 other countries on Friday, January 13. With the recent...

9Jan2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

(ADP) Stock Market News for January 6, 2012 – Market News

A slew of better than expected economic reports helped the indices to close flat, after fresh eurozone worries weighed on the markets which opened lower. For the very first time this year, the Dow closed in the red, while the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 index registered small...

6Jan2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

(XLK) Stock Market News for December 22, 2011 – Market News

On Wednesday, markets recouped some of their initial losses during an afternoon rally and benchmarks finished almost mixed. Nonetheless, with concerns gaining an upper hand gains were not strong enough to return a broad cheer to the markets. To sum up, Oracle disappointed...

22Dec2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(ACN) Accenture Health Care Virtually Through AT&T

Accenture plc (ACN) is reportedly unveiling a new cloud-based solution targeting the health care industry. The comprehensive technical and management solutions provider also mentioned that the new offering...

14Dec2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(MRGE) Merge Healthcare Unveils Cloud-based Platform

Recently, Merge Healthcare (MRGE) showcased its new cloud-based platform ‘Merge Honeycomb’ along with its first application in the cloud, namely ‘free image sharing’ at the Radiological Society of...

30Nov2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(IT) Gartner Releases Third Quarter Server Results

Technology research firm Gartner (IT) recently released its third quarter 2011 server shipment results. Server shipments in the reported quarter grew 7.2% on a year-over-year basis, while revenues generated...

30Nov2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(DELL) Dell to Overshadow Hewlett-Packard Servers

Tech major Dell Inc. (DELL) is looking to grow its share of the server market, something that could hurt Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) in the...

28Nov2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(QSII) Quality Systems Beats Estimates

Quality Systems (QSII) recently reported second-quarter fiscal 2012 (ended September 30) earnings per share of 35 cents, sailing past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 33 cents (adjusted for the 2:1 stock split)....

4Nov2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AMD) Advanced Micro Devices Soars On Solid Results, Outlook

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) reported third quarter earnings of 13 cents a share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents.The shares jumped 10.51% in after-market trading are maintaining a 10%+ increase...

4Nov2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(ORCL) Oracle Announces Aquisition of RightNow Technologies

Oracle Corp. (ORCL) recently announced its decision to acquire customer relationship management software provider, RightNow Technologies Inc (

26Oct2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AAPL) Apple Struggles in Fourth Quarter

Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) earnings juggernaut hit a road block, after the iPhone maker missed the Zacks Consensus Estimates in the fourth quarter of 2011. Apple earned $7.05 in the reported quarter, lagging the...

20Oct2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AAPL) Apple Fourth Quarter 2011 Earnings Preview

Apple Inc. (AAPL) is scheduled to release its fourth quarter 2011 results after the market closes on Tuesday, October 18, 2011. In the run up to the earnings results, we have noticed analysts raising their...

18Oct2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AMZN) Amazon Enters Crowded Tablet Market

Amazon.com Inc.(AMZN) stepped into the intensely competitive tablet market with the launch of its first media tablet: “Kindle Fire”.

This segment is already crowded with tablet makers such as Research...

30Sep2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AAPL) Apple Acquires Patents in China

The China’s Patent Office issued 40 patents to Apple Inc. (AAPL) that would enable it to better protect its intellectual property (IP) in the country. The patents cover 37 products, inclusive of the...

22Sep2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(HPQ) Hewlett-Packard Wins Aussie Hospital Contract

The Australian government recently awarded the Australian arm of Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ) a technology service agreement for its next-generation digital hospital in Adelaide, Australia. According to the...

21Sep2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(DELL) U.S. Retail Sales Disappoint

Europe remains in the headlines, with rating downgrades for two major French banks due to their Greek exposure. But the overall tone of Europe-centric headlines has improved as the Germans have started to back-peddle from some of their tougher statements.

It may be...

20Sep2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AAPL) Samsung Sues Apple in French Court

The legal tensions between Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Samsung Electronics Co. keeps intensifying, the latest development being that the latter has filed a case against Apple in a district court in Paris, France.

Samsung...

20Sep2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(DELL) Dell Increases Share Buyback by $5 Billion

The world’s second largest PC-maker Dell Inc.’s (DELL) board of directors has authorized the repurchase of shares up to an additional value of roughly $5.0 billion. The company still has $2.16 billion...

20Sep2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AAPL) Apple Leads Tablet Market

Apple Inc. (AAPL) continues its success story with the iPad 2, as it has emerged as the leading tablet maker in the second quarter of 2011 in terms of global shipments. Research firm IDC confirmed that 9.3...

20Sep2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AAPL) Samsung Electronics Files Apple Countersuit in Australia

Recently, Samsung Electronics Co. filed a countersuit against Apple Inc. (AAPL) in Australia, alleging violation of seven Australian patents owned by Samsung related to wireless communications standards.

Apple...

19Sep2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(CAR) Company News for September 15, 2011 – Corporate Summary

•    Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) announced its plans to add an additional $5 billion shares to its stock-repurchase program taking the total number of shares to be re-purchased to about $2.1 billion

•    Avis...

17Sep2011 | | 0 comments | Continued