All Posts Tagged With: "ORCL"
(IBM) International Business Machines 2011 Fourth Quarter Earnings Preview
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) is all set to report its fourth quarter and full year 2011 results on January 19, 2012, after the market closes. We expect IBM to report modest results due to sluggish IT spending partially offset by robust growth from its key growth...
18Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(IBM) IBM to Focus on Analytics
Analytics has emerged as the new focal point for IBM Corp. (IBM) in 2012.The company looks set to drive significant growth in this fast-growing sector, according to CEO Virginia Rometty. The strong growth of analytics can be attributed to the increasing complexity enterprises...
14Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(IBM) IBM Further Spreads Wings in Cloud
IBM Corp (IBM) recently announced that it has agreed to acquire Green Hat, a cloud-based software testing provider. This would mark IBM’s first acquisition in 2012. The to-be-acquired company will be integrated into IBM’s Rational Software business, which enables software...
9Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 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 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(RNOW) Oracle’s RightNow Technologies Buy Approved
At a recent special meeting conducted at RightNow Technologies, Inc. (RNOW), its shareholders finally gave their whole-hearted consent for the company’s merger with Oracle Corporation (ORCL). Almost 99.8% of the shares voted in favor of the acquisition agreement represented...
29Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 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 heavily...
22Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(RHT) Red Hat Beats The Street by a Penny
Red Hat Inc. (RHT) reported third quarter 2012 earnings of 20 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Earnings per share (EPS) (including stock-based compensation expenses but excluding amortization) increased 37.4% from 15 cents reported in the year-earlier...
20Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(BBBY) Housing in the Spotlight – Earnings Preview
Earnings Preview 12/16/11 There will only be a handful of firms reporting next week as the third quarter reporting season is almost over. A total of just 34 firms are scheduled to report, including 13 of the S&P 500. Most of the firms reporting have November fiscal period-ends,...
19Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(IBM) International Business Machines to Acquire DemandTec
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) has agreed to acquire DemandTec Inc. (DMAN), a cloud-based analytics solutions provider, for an estimated $440 million. This would be IBM’s fourth acquisition in a span of 3 months. The proposed acquisition will enhance and strengthen...
9Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(SAP) SAP AG is on the Cloud Bandwagon
SAP AG’s (SAP) American subsidiary, SAP America, Inc. acquired SuccessFactors (SFSF), a leading California-based provider of cloud-based human capital management solutions. SAP intends to acquire all outstanding shares of SuccessFactors, the enterprise value of which adds up...
9Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ORCL) Oracle Launches New Software – Oracle Financial Services Liquidity Risk Management
Oracle Corp. (ORCL) recently launched its new financial services software, namely Oracle Financial Services Liquidity Risk Management. The new software will help banks to efficiently and effectively assess their liquidity risk. Financial Services Liquidity Risk Management is...
8Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 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 by server shipments increased 5.2% from the year-ago quarter. The industry...
30Nov2011 | vitalstocks | 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 longer term. Dell missed its chance of becoming the leading PC shipment vendor after H-P’s PC segment spin-off was called off by current...
28Nov2011 | vitalstocks | 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 (RNOW). This marks the company’s third acquisition in the past month and the largest after the acquisition of Sun Microsystems in January...
26Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(IBM) IBM Third Quarter 2011 Earnings Preview
IBM Corp. (IBM) is scheduled to announce its third quarter 2011 results after the closing bell on October 17, 2011, Monday. We noticed the quarter’s estimates treading in a positive direction, and considering the past trends, we continue to believe another earnings beat is...
18Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AAPL) Stock Market News for October 7, 2011 – Market News
Markets experienced a third consecutive day of gains on Thursday, backed by hope among investors that steps were being taken to contain the European crisis. The new confidence among investors is a result of speculation that the president of European Commission has asked member...
8Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CSCO) Stock Market News for October 6, 2011 – Market News
Investors pinned their hopes on a possible European coordinated action to contain the continent’s debt amid encouraging domestic economic reports that led the benchmarks higher to a green finish. Earlier this week the S&P 500 had briefly moved into the bear-market territory,...
6Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(IBM) International Business Machines Partners with High Energy Accelerator Research Organization of Japan
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) and High Energy Accelerator Research Organization of Japan, also known as KEK, have joined hands to develop a server and storage solution named “KEK Central Computer System.” The KEK Central Computer System will consist...
6Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CSCO) Stock Market News for October 5, 2011 – Market News
A rush for buying technology and beaten-down stocks coupled with news that European finance ministers were backing up a plan to rescue banks led to a late-hour rally and sent benchmarks higher. The S&P 500 added 2.3% in the final hours after slumping 2.2% during the day and...
6Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(RHT) Red Hat Posts Strong Second Quarter Earnings
A leading provider of open source solutions, Red Hat Inc. (RHT) reported strong second quarter 2012 results, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by three cents. Earnings per share (EPS) of 22 cents (including stock-based compensation expenses but excluding amortization) increased...
22Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ORCL) Oracle Earnings Again Post Modest Forecast Beat
After the bell Tuesday, Oracle Corporation (ORCL) reported earnings for its fiscal 1st quarter of 2012, and as per usual the giant tech firm beat estimates, albeit on somewhat modest expectations. Reported EPS of 45 cents per share (Zacks is not taking the entire amortization...
21Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(IT) IBM Opens New Office in Angola
Information Technology (IT) giant IBM Corp. (IBM) recently opened a new branch office at Luanda, Angola. This follows the branch openings at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Dakar, Senegal, in the first half of 2011. The Luanda office is a part of IBM’s central Africa operations...
21Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ORCL) Oracle Corporation 2012 First Quarter Earnings Preview
Oracle Corp. (ORCL) is set to release its first quarter 2012 results on Sept 20, 2011, after the closing bell. In the run up to the earnings results, we do not notice any substantial movement in analysts’ estimates for the quarter. Looking Back at 4Q11 Oracle reported robust...
19Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ALJ) Stock Market News for September 19, 2011 – Market News
On Friday, U.S. markets inched up to close in the green with the S&P 500 recording its highest rally since July 2011. Hopes of EU overcoming its sovereign debt crisis gathered strength after Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said US would join other EU leaders to seek out...
19Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(XLK) Stock Market News for September 15, 2011 – Market News
Cross-Atlantic news and a positive turn of events guided the markets’ throughout Wednesday’s session, finally boosting the benchmarks to their third-straight days of gains. Initially, negative news from Austria seemed to threaten the markets, while Moody’s downgraded French...
17Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(XLK) Stock Market News for September 15, 2011 – Market News
Cross-Atlantic news and a positive turn of events guided the markets’ throughout Wednesday’s session, finally boosting the benchmarks to their third-straight days of gains. Initially, negative news from Austria seemed to threaten the markets, while Moody’s downgraded French...
15Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(XLI) Stock Market News for September 14, 2011 – Market News
Markets registered their first back-to-back gains this month, as industrial and material stocks helped push the benchmarks higher. The trading session was significantly calm compared to the high levels of volatility that the markets endured since early last month. For the first...
14Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ORCL) Oracle and Google Set to Settle Claims
According to a recent report from news agency Bloomberg, Oracle Corp. (ORCL) and Google Inc. (GOOG) have agreed to attend a settlement discussion over the copyright- and patent-infringement lawsuit filed by Oracle last year. As per the order of the U.S magistrate, both the companies...
12Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(GDP) Stock Market News for August 29, 2011 – Market News
Wall Street registered its first weekly gains in more than a month as the Fed Chairman’s speech sparked hopes of economic stimulus and assured investors that the US is well on course for long-term economic growth. The tech sector helped push the markets higher on Friday, enabling...
29Aug2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(IBM) International Business Machines Unveils New Cloud Solution
International Business Machines Corp.(IBM) has unveiled its new hybrid cloud solution that is capable of managing and connecting public and private clouds securely for its clients. Hybrid cloud is a composition of two or more clouds (private, community, or public) that are bound...
26Aug2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued