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		<title>(IBM) IBM Cut to Neutral from Outperform</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We downgrade International Business Machines (IBM) to Neutral from Outperform to reflect near-term risks to the company’s top-line growth and valuation. We believe that IBM’s long-term revenue growth potential is limited and remain cautious on currency fluctuation, which is taking a toll on sales and may be critical to earnings expansion over the next two years. While we do believe that cost-cutting initiatives and share repurchases will substantially increase earnings, we do not see the company catching up on its top-line growth. We expect revenue to decline by 7.8% in the current year, primarily due to low growth in some segments, continued decline in hardware and rising pressures on the services business. In the most recent quarter, IBM’s sales were down across the board and total revenue declined 13.3% (down ]]></description>
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		<title>(RHT) Red Hat&#8217;s Q2 Results Beat Forecasts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The leader in open source software solutions, Red Hat, Inc.’s (RHT) second-quarter results beat consensus expectation of 15 cents per share in earnings and $179.1 million in revenue. Better-than-expected results were due to the improving IT spending environment and Red Hat’s robust growth potential, new product launches, strong execution and increased customer demand in open source software solutions. Moreover, profitability improved as Red Hat partners Incorporatedluding Intel Corp. (INTC), International Business Machines (IBM), Cisco Inc. (CSCO) and Dell Inc. (DELL) opted for its source products. Revenues totaled $183.6 million, up 11.7% year over year, driven by strong subscription revenue (accounted for 85.1% of the total revenue) which increased 15.2% from last year. Subscription revenues were strong for the sixth consecutive quarter on 100.0% renewal rates for the top 25 customers, ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) International Business Machines to Buy RedPill Solutions</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/23/ibm-international-business-machines-to-buy-redpill-solutions/15871</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[International Business Machines (IBM) said this morning that it would buy a privately held Singapore-based company, RedPill Solutions, to expand in analytics and optimization, particularly in the financial services and telecommunication business area. While financial details of the deal were not disclosed, the company expects to close the transaction later this year, subject to statutory approvals and regulatory reviews. IBM’s analytics services offerings will get a boost from this acquisition as RedPill has a strong foothold in research and analytical services in key growth markets such as financial services, telecommunications, technology and hospitality. Earlier, IBM had agreed to acquire data-analysis and statistical software maker SPSS Inc. (SPSS) for about $1.2 billion in cash to expand its Information on Demand (IOD) software portfolio and business analytics capabilities Incorporatedluding Business Analytics and ]]></description>
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		<title>($ORCL) European Commission Delay in Oracle-Sun Microsystems Merger Hurts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At an event in San Jose, Mr. Larry Ellison, the Chief Executive and Chairman of Oracle Corp. (ORCL), the largest software company said that its proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Inc. (JAVA) for $7.4 billion ($9.50 a share) has been slowed by an ongoing antitrust review in Europe and the company is still waiting for clearance by the European Commission. The delay in approval from the regulatory body is causing Sun Micro to lose about $100 million each month. The major issue lingers on Oracle&#8217;s potential acquisition of Sun&#8217;s MySQL – an open-source database software which overlaps Oracle’s own database software. This could smother competition in the database software industry. However, Mr. Ellison said the deal is expected to be cleared by European regulators, despite the delay. It still remains ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMZN) Amazon Grows With Amazon Web Services</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Step Forward for Amazon Web Services Amazon.com (AMZN) has recently introduced the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Solution Providers Program for Independent Software Vendors and Systems Integrators with offerings built on AWS. The AWS is an infrastructure platform which includes different cloud computing capabilities, virtual private cloud (VPC), payment and billing services, other merchant and web services and an on-demand workforce. Companies that have used the AWS to build solutions include Accenture (ACN), CA (CA), Citrix (CTRX), International Business Machines (IBM), Oracle (ORCL), Red Hat (RHT), Saleforce.com (CRM), Sybase (SY) and Tibco (TIBX). These solution providers are now listed in a directory, with access to the AWS solution provider logo and are eligible to receive training and priority in case-study. The program also promotes collaboration among these companies. The ultimate ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) Four Easy Ways to Trade the World’s Top Commodities</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Lee Lowell, Advisory Panelist I’m going to open the door to a “secret society” for you today. It’s a world shrouded in deep myths and folklore that include stories of people losing their homes, or having 5,000 bushels of soybeans dumped on their front lawn. I’m talking about the commodities world, of course. But despite these tall tales, commodities aren’t necessarily dangerous investments. Not if you know what you’re doing and take adequate precautions. Rather, the “secret society” stuff comes from the belief that the sector is a murky one that many investors simply don’t understand. Just the mere sound of “commodity futures and futures options contracts” was enough to send people running for cover… However, nothing could be further from the truth when dealing with commodities. And over ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle Corporation Matches Estimates</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corporation (ORCL) announced first quarter of FY2010 earnings per share of 29 cents, matching the Zacks Consensus Estimate. First quarter total revenues were down 5% year over year at $5.1 billion. New software license revenues were down 17% to $1.0 billion. Technology new license revenues were $711 million, down 19% in constant currency and down 22% in U.S. dollars. The Americas declined 11%, EMEA was down 26% and Asia declined 22%. Applications for new license revenues were $317 million, unchanged from last year on a constant currency basis, and down 4% in U.S. dollars. The Americas grew by 6%, EMEA was up 3% and Asia declined 23%. Software license updates and product support revenues were up 6% at $3.1 billion. These revenues are annual fees customers pay to receive ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) IBM, Cisco Line Up Smart Grid Partners</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[International Business Machine (IBM) and Cisco Systems (CSCO) recently announced the selection of Smart grid partners and products. Smart grid technology transforms the way power is distributed and used, adding intelligence throughout the grid, which ultimately results in substantial reduction of wastage and faults, improves receptiveness, handles current and future demand efficiently and manages costs. IBM’s smart grid maturity model helps to accelerate the adoption of smart grid technologies and business solutions. To enhance this segment IBM’s software platform is tying together various enterprise products like Lotus and WebSphere. This apart, IBM also announced that a host of vendors like BPL Global, Trilliant, Coloumb Technologies, eMeter, Itron and OSLsoft, and PowerSense are also securing certification to be involved in the Smart Grid project. On the other hand, Cisco Systems also ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) IBM&#8217;s New Weapon is DB2, Their New, Lower Cost Database</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[International Business Machine (IBM) is getting plenty of new SAP Business Applications clients who are switching from other database software to IBM’s DB2. This new database software provides an attractive alternative because of its lower cost, advanced analytical capability and higher transactional performance. IBM claims that customers are slowly moving to its DB2 Database from Oracle (ORCL), which is arguably the world’s biggest supplier of database software, to derive higher performance at a lower cost. Recently, Coca Cola Bottling Co. (COKE) moved from Oracle to IBM DB2 Database for implementation of the SAP ERP application. While DB2 reduces storage requirements by almost 40%, IBM is also of the opinion that it lowers the time of batch runs by more than 65% and thus improves overall supply chain efficiency of the ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) IBM Teams up with Dubuque, Iowa on Smart City Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[International Business Machines (IBM) recently made an announcement that it is entering into a joint collaboration with the City of Dubuque, Iowa to transform the city into one of the first smart cities in U.S. Dubuque is an important city of U.S. and employs forward thinking administrative policies. The technical collaboration with IBM will help the city to efficiently manage the vital services such as energy, water management and transportation, while limiting the negative impact that these activities have on the environment. We believe that the City of Dubuque is moving in the direction of some of the most advanced cities like Sydney , Australia and Toronto , Canada . The collaboration will focus on installing a system that will provide businesses and end consumers with necessary information, so that ]]></description>
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		<title>(CRM) Salesforce Wins General Services Administration Government Contract</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salesforce.com (CRM) recently said that its cloud computing applications were selected by the General Services Administration’s (GSA) cloud computing storehouse named Apps.gov. This online cloud computing site introduced by GSA will help US government organizations to buy and use the cloud computing applications already agreed upon by GSA. Salesforce.com enters the Government cloud computing segment in a big way with this deal, although many cabinet-level government agencies are already using the company’s services. The positive news comes just after the company’s introduction of Service cloud 2, an enhanced version of service cloud computing that provides better solutions to customers. This includes Salesforce knowledge, Salesforce Answers and Salesforce for Twitter. Salesforce is thus blazing all guns to make its cloud computing services available to customers across all segments. Historically, Salesforce has ]]></description>
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		<title>(DELL) Dell Launches Servers for Small and Medium Business</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dell Inc. (DELL) has introduced a family of servers specially targeted at the Small and Medium Business [SMB] segment. This is the eleventh generation of its PowerEdge servers and PowerVault NX300 storage servers. We believe that these cost-efficient products could help the company grab a share of the SMB market. The new PowerEdge servers are powered with Intel’s (INTC) Xeon 3400 processors needed to run business workloads with the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system. These servers have lifecycle controllers and an easy access design. They are empowered with various features that claim to reduce maintenance cost. The new PowerEdge servers come in T110, T310, R210 and R510 models and are available from September itself, starting at $599. This apart, in the Storage Server segment, the company introduced PowerVault ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) International Business Machines Keeps 2009 Guidance</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/09/ibm-international-business-machines-keeps-2009-guidance/14728</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/09/ibm-international-business-machines-keeps-2009-guidance/14728#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday, International Business Machines (IBM) reiterated its fiscal 2009 profit outlook of at least $9.70 per share. Management also said that IBM was well on course to deliver earnings of $10 to $11 per share in 2010. With significant operating leverage, the company expects to continue expanding margins, helped by about $3.5 billion of savings from cost-cutting initiatives in 2009. Shares of the company rose in early trading hours to $118.18 after closing at $117.46 on Friday on the New York Stock Exchange. IBM expects to release third-quarter results on Oct. 15. The Zacks Consensus Estimate is pegged at $2.38 a share for the quarter and $9.77 for the full year, exceeding the company’s guidance of $9.70. Zacks estimates assume approximately ]]></description>
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		<title>(MSFT) Microsoft Patents Change Hands</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/08/msft-microsoft-patents-change-hands/14575</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several patents previously held by Microsoft (MSFT) are expected to change hands. Microsoft acquired the patents from Silicon Graphics and subsequently sold them to Allied Security Trust (AST) at a private auction. AST is expected to resell the patents to Open Invention Network (OIN). The patents purportedly relate to Linux open source technology, which is the reason for the interest in them. OIN consists of member companies such as RedHat (RHAT), International Business Machines (IBM), Phillips and Novell (NOVL), which use open source technology in their products. OIM licenses the patents but typically does not resell them. AST is in the business of acquiring patents from owners, licensing the technology back to them and ultimately selling off the patents. The member firms include big names in the technology space, such ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Toshiba to Outsource Chip Making</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/08/aapl-toshiba-to-outsource-chip-making/14600</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The technology leader in high definition products and the world&#8217;s no. 2 manufacturer of NAND flash memory chips, Toshiba Corp., plans to outsource a part of the production of its next-generation 28-nanometer (nm) system chips. According to industry sources, the chips will be used in a wide range of electronics such as game consoles, digital cameras, flat panel TVs and other electronic gadgets starting in April 2010. To meet demand by that period, Toshiba will have to ramp up production. Its customers include IT giants like Apple (AAPL), which has already purchased $500 million worth flash memory chips from Toshiba. Toshiba currently manufactures chips at its plant in Oita, southern Japan and plans to outsource to expand its production if capacity is insufficient. According to sources, Toshiba is holding discussion ]]></description>
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		<title>(CSCO) Cisco Systems Makes $32 Million South Korean Technology Fund Investment</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/04/csco-cisco-systems-makes-32-million-south-korean-technology-fund-investment/14441</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) has decided to invest $32 million in South Korean Investment Fund, SkyLake Incuvest &#38; Co. The plan is to invest up to $2 billion into the country’s technology industry over the next five years. The decision was well-timed, as the company may be able to take advantage of the country’s economic turmoil that prompted the government to offer an $11 billion stimulus package in November last year. SkyLake is engaged in funding technology companies through contributions in the form of private equity investments. Its recent investments include Viatron Technologies, which is focused on heat processing technologies for displays; DASAN Networks, a subsidiary of Nokia Siemens Networks, which makes switching and fiber- to-the-home (FTTH) equipment; and Wemade Entertainment Co., which develops online games. Cisco’s strategy is to ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) IBM Wins Deal for Use of Their Sensor Technology in Supply Chain Management</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/03/ibm-ibm-wins-deal-for-use-of-their-sensor-technology-in-supply-chain-management/14390</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent press release from International Business Machine (IBM) disclosed that the company won a deal from Implanet in the medical devices segment. Implanet, a manufacturer of implantable medical devices, selected IBM sensor technology to keep track of its product movement throughout its supply chain. This new sensor technology from IBM will take the help of BeepNTrack technology to monitor the movement of products. This new technology will help Implanet to reduce cost incurred as a result of human error, keep track of inventory and help the company replenish out-of-stock products, at the same time alerting the company about any problem in its supply chain. Previously, Implanet was unable to track the product once it left its manufacturing facility, but now, with the use of BeepN&#8217;Track service based on Radio ]]></description>
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		<title>(EMC) EMC &amp; Cisco Join to Provide Data Center Services</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/03/emc-emc-cisco-join-to-provide-data-center-services/14337</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Wall Street Journal, EMC Corp. (EMC) and Cisco Systems (CSCO) will form a new joint venture. EMC is a leader in the storage hardware and software segment while Cisco is a leading provider of IP-based networking and other products. The Journal cited that the joint venture would provide data center services to large businesses and would use Cisco’s new blade server for data centers. However, both the companies declined to provide further details. EMC had agreements with Cisco earlier. The strategic alliance with Cisco in the data center and security business as well as enterprise market enables EMC to drive new growth opportunities within large virtualized next-gen data centers and help target the company’s next generation virtualization efforts. We believe this relationship with Cisco will help EMC compete ]]></description>
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		<title>(UIS) Unisys Wins German IT Contract</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/02/uis-unisys-wins-german-it-contract/14269</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unisys Corporation (UIS) has recently announced that its German subsidiary has won a five-year contract for information technology (IT) outsourcing services from Henkel AG &#38; Co. Pennsylvania-based Unisys provides IT services and solutions that offer clients with expertise in systems integration (SI), outsourcing, infrastructure, server technology and consulting. Henkel AG is a Germany based IT outsourcing company. Unisys was one of three providers chosen by Henkel as part of an IT outsourcing program to help the company reduce costs and increase quality of service delivery. Under the terms of the agreement, Unisys will provide a range of end-user support services for Henkel’s growing business Incorporatedluding desktop management and support, service desk, end-point security, upgrades and repairs to personal computers and notebooks, and transition services based on the Information Technology Infrastructure ]]></description>
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		<title>(DELL) Dell to Resell Brocade Communications Systems&#8217; Networking Gear</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/02/dell-dell-to-resell-brocade-communications-systems-networking-gear/14138</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As per a recent agreement between Dell Inc. (DELL) and Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (BRCD), the former gains access and will be able to sell Brocade network switches and gear. These products are targeted at large corporate data centers. Under this agreement, both companies will share revenues, which Dell generates through sales of the designated products. Other than this third party agreement, Dell also sells other third party networking gears from Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) and software from Scalent Systems Inc., which helps in the coordination of network switches and server computers. We believe this is an additional source of revenue for the company and a business model, which will support its long-term growth. This is a counter move from Dell, as big networking companies like Cisco Systems are entering ]]></description>
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		<title>(CRM) Salesforce Opens Up Force.com</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/28/crm-salesforce-opens-up-force-com/13813</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to expand the reach of Force.com, Salesforce.com (CRM) recently announced the new Force.com value-added reseller (VAR) program. As per this new program, the value-added resellers of Force.com will help their clients to develop and run applications on Force.com. Force.com basically enables companies to develop and run applications for public and private use, by taking help from Salesforce’s cloud computing platform. We believe this is an additional sales channel that the company has created for their Force.com sites. VARs are reputed software consultants, who will act as channel partners and resell the application developed in Force.com to other companies. We believe that the technical knowledge and customer winning ability of the VARs will add value and generate additional business for Salesforce. This apart, the most important factor in ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) IBM Signs Multiyear Agreement in India</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/27/ibm-ibm-signs-multiyear-agreement-in-india/13704</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) recently signed a multiyear IT services contract with Nomura Services India Private Ltd. to provide disaster and system failure response services. Financial terms on the agreement were not disclosed. Nomura will implement IBM&#8217;s end-to-end business continuity and resiliency services to bolster its business continuity, disaster and system failure response strategies. The deal will also provide Nomura with an in-city work area recovery service to recover business functions if operations are interrupted. The contract, which was executed in July, further demonstrates IBM&#8217;s leadership in the managed resiliency space in India. Going forward, the company expects emerging markets to drive revenue growth. Moreover, IBM’s Global Business Services won a 5-year contract with BP Plc. (BP) to manage the oil and gas giant&#8217;s enterprise applications and integrated service ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) IBM Opens IT Services Center in United States</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/27/ibm-ibm-opens-it-services-center-in-united-states/13566</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:02:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In addition to expanding its international footprint, IBM (IBM) is also expanding domestic operations. The company has announced the opening of a services delivery center in the U.S. The new facility will maintain, monitor and support computer hardware, software and manage IT services for IBM&#8217;s clients. The new center joins an extensive network of more than 80 IBM delivery centers worldwide. For the new facility, IBM intends to hire up to 1,300 people by the end of 2010. With an investment of $300 million in 2008, IBM built 13 Business Resilience service delivery centers in 10 countries, increasing its ability to address surging demand from businesses and governments from around the world seeking to keep their operations safe from disruption. IBM also plans to open a new collocation data center ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) LEAP Options: Put Time on Your Side With This Trading Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/24/ibm-leap-options-put-time-on-your-side-with-this-trading-strategy/13173</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Karim Rahemtulla, Advisory Panelist Recently, I covered the profitable and simplistic world of LEAP options – a simple way to trade using long-term options that have an expiration date of one to three years. And it’s this time component that is a critical factor when it comes to valuing the price of a LEAP option and the amount of risk involved. An option’s price is determined by a computer program – either the Options Pricing Model or the Black-Scholes Model. Black, Scholes and Merton developed the latter model in the 1970s, winning a Nobel Prize for it. Essentially, both models take the same main factors into account… The amount of time until expiration. The price of the underlying shares. The volatility of the share price. The risk-free rate of ]]></description>
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		<title>(SAP) SAP Improves Community Network</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/24/sap-sap-improves-community-network/13208</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAP AG (SAP) recently launched new community network offerings such as additional Business Process Expert (BPX) communities dedicated to understanding International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), implementing SAP Business Suite 7 software and supporting the newly announced PlaNet Finance partnership. SAP will now serve as an OpenID provider, which will enable easier access to the large network of partners and other resources offered by the SAP community network. Technological enhancements have improved the user experience for community network members by making searches and access to content easier. With the introduction of the SAP community network&#8217;s OpenID, members can use Single Identity managed by OpenID foundation to access multiple Web sites with one sign-on. Members will have the convenience of using the same identity to log onto different sites, which simplifies the ]]></description>
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		<title>(NCR) NCR Wins New Business</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/24/ncr-ncr-wins-new-business/13220</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order to help small businesses take advantage of the convenience and cost savings of remote deposit capture, NCR Corp. (NCR) entered into an Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) agreement with  Document Capture Technologies, Inc. (DCMT). Under the agreement, NCR will offer a new cost-effective hardware and software solution that will help financial institutions offer small businesses remote deposit solution at a much lower cost. NCR holds the leading position worldwide in automation equipment in the Financial Self-Service (ATM) industry. NCR is a large, well-established global technology firm with a diversified product base. Earlier in 2009, the company had introduced a software called NCR APTRA Consumer Passport solution that allows consumers to deposit checks into their checking or savings accounts without leaving their homes and without purchasing any new hardware. For ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) IT Giants Spending Heavy on Lobbying</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/24/ibm-it-giants-spending-heavy-on-lobbying/13230</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Both International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) have disclosed their U.S. federal and state lobbying expenses (Lobbying is the practice of influencing government decisions) and political expenditures from trade association in recent filings. California-based HP spent $790,000 (2.9% of total revenue) as lobbying fees to the State, Commerce and Treasury departments for domestic and foreign trade issues in the second quarter, up $340,000 from the comparable quarter last year. The issues dealt with included the dismissal of China’s plan to set up HP PCs with Internet filtering software in China. China withdrew the agreement after security personnel warned that it might infringe international trade rules. The costs also include charges on energy efficiency standards, immigration issues and tax laws. The second-quarter lobbying costs are a huge jump from ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Encouraging IT numbers for software developing companies</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/21/orcl-encouraging-it-numbers-for-software-developing-companies/13128</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent survey indicates that corporates may increase their software purchase, although the recovery is not expected to be very fast. The survey particularly showed improvement in software segments like, Virtualization, Data Storage and Business Intelligence. Out of the total 1768 respondents, 12% are of the opinion that their company will increase spending on software over the next 90 days, a marginal improvement from the previous survey. Around 22% believe that their organization will continue to spend less, a 5% improvement from the previous survey. Now coming to capital allocated by companies for IT spending, 9% of the respondents stated that their IT spending budget has been increased over the last 90 days, up 3% over the previous survey, while 30% stated that there is a downward revision in IT ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLV) Healthcare Debate &#8211; Some Potential Stock Winners</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/21/xlv-healthcare-debate-some-potential-stock-winners/13059</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ongoing debate about health care has become more focused on ideological lines than on what realistically can and should be done. Though not surprising, it is unfortunate. It would be wonderful if the conversation shifted to what changes can realistically be made and what changes should be made to prevent a worsening crisis. Here are some ideas, along with potential investment plays. Big Pharma Is Not Going Away Regardless of what you think about the drug companies, they are not going anywhere. The pharmaceutical lobby has made certain that it has a seat at the table and it seems probable that any new laws will benefit them. Even though some concessions will be made, the Obama Administration has quietly signaled a willingness not to pursue the most beneficial cost-saving ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle Gets Approval to Buy Sun</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/21/java-oracle-gets-approval-to-buy-sun/13063</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The largest software company, Oracle Corp. (ORCL) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has approved its proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Inc. (JAVA). The approval from the DOJ was much anticipated. In June, the DOJ had extended its investigation on the deal to gather more information and further review the effects of the merger on competition for International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), Oracle&#8217;s biggest database software rival, as well as Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), which compete with Sun in the server market. The clearance had earlier been delayed due to scrutiny about the licensing of Java, a programming language and software developed by Sun, which is used in IBM’s products. Moreover, issues lingered on Oracle&#8217;s potential acquisition of Sun&#8217;s MySQL – an open-source database software, ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) IBM&#8217;s Footprint Strong in India</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/20/ibm-ibms-footprint-strong-in-india/12994</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IBM&#8216;s (IBM) broad product and services portfolio delivers value to clients through a combination of services, hardware and software. The key verticals for IBM in the Indian market are infrastructure, such as construction and steel; telecom; industrial; energy and utilities. It also witnesses growth in the insurance and banking, travel and transportation, and the government spaces. We therefore favor IBM for its wide range of products and large international exposure. IBM generates over a billion dollars in revenue from the Indian market. Revenue at IBM was driven by double-digit growth in markets such as India and China, which were up 10.0% in 2008. IBM expects these growing markets to drive revenue and increase growth beyond 2009. In comparison to the slowing U.S. markets and weak IT spending, the Indian market ]]></description>
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		<title>($IBM) IBM expected to announce its expansion plans for Brazil very soon</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/19/ibm-ibm-expected-to-announce-its-expansion-plans-for-brazil-very-soon/12683</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brazil, Russia, India and China (known as the BRIC countries) have been the epicenter of growth and technical innovation over the last few years, although India and China have been the favorites among the technological giants IBM Corp. (IBM) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ). But of late, IBM has decided to take a closer look at Brazil, as it believes that country will be the next big technological destination. IBM is expected to announce its expansion plans for Brazil very soon. To stimulate the country’s technological growth, the company is arranging to meet venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and Brazilian government agencies involved in funding technological development in the country. Brazil has a number of good technical colleges and universities producing good quality technical graduates and engineers every year. IBM will be able to ]]></description>
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		<title>(EMC) Initiating Coverage on EMC with Neutral Stance</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/19/emc-initiating-coverage-on-emc-with-neutral-stance/12686</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are initiating coverage of EMC Corporation (EMC) with a Neutral rating and a $16 price target. Our rating is based on the following thesis: EMC holds a leadership position in the storage hardware and software segment. The information storage business is EMC’s largest segment (78.0% of fiscal 2008 revenue). The company has reasserted its market leadership in the important high-end storage product category with the recent launch of V-MAX, its new Symmetrix line. Moreover, the new V-MAX product could help EMC gain additional market share in the cloud computing space. Successive acquisitions have helped EMC build a strong portfolio of products, which provides tough competition to large software vendors. The recent acquisition of Data Domain, a provider of storage solutions for backup and archive applications based on deduplication technology, ]]></description>
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		<title>(HPQ) Hewlett-Packard Propped by EDS &#8211; Outlook Better than Expected</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/19/hpq-hewlett-packard-propped-by-eds-outlook-better-than-expected/12702</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) third quarter revenue and adjusted EPS were slightly above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $27.3 billion and 90 cents, respectively. Revenue came in at $27.5 billion, a decrease of 2.1% over the $28.0 billion reported in the year-ago period but up 4.0% when adjusted for currency fluctuations. Pro forma EPS was 91 cents versus 86 cents in the year-ago quarter. EPS exceeded the high end of the company’s guided range of 88 to 90 cents. Revenue fell across all businesses Incorporatedluding servers and data storage systems, software, PCs, printers and ink supplies due to weakening demand for computers and printers, particularly in Europe, partially offset by strong results in the Technology Solutions Group. This group represents more than half of total profits, highlighting the strength in services. The ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) IBM Set to Outperform &#8211; We remain positive on the company’s long-term growth prospects</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/14/ibm-ibm-set-to-outperform-we-remain-positive-on-the-company%e2%80%99s-long-term-growth-prospects/12525</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The drivers behind our Outperform rating on International Business Machines (IBM) are the company’s strong fundamentals, substantial free cash flow, strong earnings momentum, improving operating performance, effective restructuring initiatives and new growth opportunities. IBM is the leader in software, services and storage business. Its second-quarter results beat the Zacks Consensus, fueled by higher gross margins and cost controls. With continued cost-cutting efforts, the company raised its 2009 profit guidance by 50 cents to $9.70 per share. Despite falling sales, IBM’s efforts to generate earnings through a combination of margin expansion, growth initiatives, acquisitions, expected benefits from retirement-related costs and effective capital deployment are commendable. IBM has been better insulated from the recent weakness in the U.S. economy than many of its peers owing to a large international revenue base. Moreover, ]]></description>
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		<title>($IBM) IBM Explores Analytics Space &#8211; working with the fire and police department to prevent crime and fire accidents</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/12/ibm-ibm-explores-analytics-space-working-with-the-fire-and-police-department-to-prevent-crime-and-fire-accidents/12418</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) recently announced plans to launch analytics solutions for federal, state and local government clients. An increasing amount of funds are being invested worldwide to develop systems such as utility grids, electronic medical records, improved transportation and food traceability. These enhanced systems require advanced analytics to support their functioning that ultimately improve the decision making abilities of the user. To augment the functioning of its new business analytics services, IBM will gather experts from different fields such as social service, transportation, healthcare, public safety, customs, logistics, education and cyber security. We believe that the Business Analytics and Optimization services will help the public sector to analyze data, extract information and thereby make prudent business decisions. This will ultimately increase the efficiency of these organizations and help ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) IBM Leads IT Space</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/10/ibm-ibm-leads-it-space/12250</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the latest data from IDC, IBM Corp. (IBM) is ranked number one in IT consulting. This is the second consecutive year that IBM has been ranked number one, which indicates market share gains. IBM’s IT outsourcing services help clients improve IT efficiency and facilitate the rapid deployment of new IT services for future business growth. Recently, the company announced a strategic IT outsourcing agreement with S-OIL Corporation (S-OIL), the third largest oil company in South Korea. The agreement spans a period of seven years but further details regarding consideration were not provided by management. A service fee will be imposed based on the services provided by IBM. Under the agreement, IBM will provide broad outsourcing services Incorporatedluding application operation and management, storage, user support services, server, network operation ]]></description>
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		<title>($IBM) IBM Targets Chinese Clouds &#8211; cloud computing will be a key component of IBM’s top line</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/07/30/ibm-ibm-targets-chinese-clouds-cloud-computing-will-be-a-key-component-of-ibm%e2%80%99s-top-line/11600</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[International Business Machines (IBM) is targeting the city of Wuxi as its next big cloud-computing hub. This small Chinese city holds great potential for IBM. The project is expected to attract billions of dollars in government funding to stimulate the area’s tech-focused economic growth. IBM’s cloud computing enables the delivery of personal and business services from remote, centralized servers transporting computing resources and bandwidth (the &#8220;cloud&#8221;) to any device, anywhere in the world. Wuxi will serve as a datacenter for this purpose. IBM is eyeing 2000 or so software vendors in the region, who will conduct operations from the Wuxi datacenter and share a portion of their revenue with IBM. All IBM cloud computing centers follow the same model, generating a portion of the revenue from local vendors. The Wuxi ]]></description>
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		<title>($IBM) International Business Machines &#8211; raised its full-year guidance 50 cents to $9.70 per share</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/07/24/ibm-international-business-machines-momentum-zacks-rank-buy/11231</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[International Business Machines (IBM) just reported another strong quarter, sending the company&#8217;s share price to a new 9-month high. Company Description International Business Machines (IBM) develops and manufactures information technology products and services worldwide. The company has been in business for 100 years and has a market cap of $153 billion. Shares of IBM recently surged higher after the company reported better than expected second-quarter results on July 16. Second-Quarter Results Sales were down 13% from last year to $23.3 billion, but earnings were better than expected, coming in at $2.32 per share, 29 cents ahead of the consensus. IBM has beat in each of the last four quarters by an average of 14 cents, or 6%. IBM compensated for its revenue dip with higher gross margins, up more than ]]></description>
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		<title>(SNX) SYNNEX Corporation &#8211; Value &#8211; Zacks Rank Buy</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/07/07/hp-synnex-corporation-value-zacks-rank-buy/9455</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYNNEX Corporation (SNX) sees market stabilization as the distributor of IT systems recently surprised on estimates for the fourth consecutive quarter. The company also offered up a higher than expected fiscal third quarter forecast. SNY trades with a PEG ratio of just 0.80. Company Description SYNNEX Corporation services resellers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in regions around the world. It distributes IT systems, peripherals, system components, software and networking equipment to more than 15,000 resellers throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico for OEM suppliers such as Hewlett Packard (HPQ), IBM (IBM), Intel (INTC), and Microsoft (MSFT). SYNNEX Surprised By 18.75% in the Fiscal Second Quarter SYNNEX kept its hot streak alive by surprising on estimates for the fourth quarter in a row. It has averaged a beat of 15.07% ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) Stock Market News for April 20, 2009 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/04/20/ibm-stock-market-news-for-april-20-2009-market-news/5769</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[US stocks ended another week on a winning note as earnings reports, although not great by normal standards, and a consumer sentiment survey indicated the economy and financial markets are showing signs of stabilization.  The Dow Jones industrial average closed the week up 47.95, or 0.6%, at 8,131.33. The Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s 500 index rose 13.04, or 1.5%, to 869.60.  The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 20.53, or 1.2%, to 1,673.07.  The broad-based S&#38;P 500, which recorded its steepest six-week gain since 1938, is now up 29% since hitting its 12-year nadir on March 9. As risk appetite grew treasuries declined, taking the yield on the 2-year to 0.981% and the 10-year to 2.953% as prices fell 4/32 and 30/32, respectively on Friday. The Vix, CBOE&#8217;s volatility index, declined 2.59 points over ]]></description>
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		<title>(JAVA) Oracle Getting Burned by Sun Deal? &#8211; Analyst Blog</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/04/20/java-oracle-getting-burned-by-sun-deal-analyst-blog/5786</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corp. (ORCL) has agreed to buy Sun Microsystems, Inc. (JAVA) for $7.4 billion ($9.50 a share) after IBM Corp. (IBM) backed out of its deal. Oracle is a software company (successful software companies become &#8220;banks&#8221; because they generate so much cash) and so the antitrust problem that existed for IBM is not a factor in the Oracle transaction. This is a departure for Oracle and, in my opinion, is an expensive foray into uncharted territory. There is no reason to think that a software company can run a hardware and service business. So Sun is likely to retain the unsuccessful management that has failed to turn Sun back into a profitable company. The purchase price is too much; Sun having been shopped to all and sundry. This is a ]]></description>
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		<title>(XOM) Repurchase Cutbacks Identify the Weak… and the Poor</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2008/12/17/xom-repurchase-cutbacks-identify-the-weak%e2%80%a6-and-the-poor/1749</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Repurchase Cutbacks Identify the Weak&#8230; and the Poor Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s just reported that third-quarter stock buybacks declined by almost 48% amongst S&#38;P 500 firms. Cumulatively, that&#8217;s almost $156 billion less for the full year than 2007. These repurchase cutbacks give us a window into who&#8217;s healthy &#8211; and who&#8217;s not. Companies that buy back shares have higher profits and generally outperform those that do not. Firms worried about income or financing are going to be the first ones to cut back or suspend share buybacks. Surprisingly, the Information Technology sector accounts for 25% of all buybacks. While Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) took the top spot, energy companies only accounted for 18% of buybacks. That&#8217;s low, considering their record-breaking profits this year. Does this spell trouble for gas giants in ]]></description>
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