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		<title>(XLK) Stock Market News for May 18, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dow and S&#38;P 500 extended their losses into a fifth-straight day and the Nasdaq also took a hammering, as discouraging domestic economic data added to the woes of lingering Greek concerns. The mid-Atlantic region witnessed its first drop in manufacturing activity in eight months and the outlook for US economic growth showed a declining trend for the first time in six months. With these concerns sinking the benchmarks, the Dow suffered its 11th decline in the past 12 sessions and ended at its lowest level since January this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) dropped 1.2% and ended significantly lower at 12,442.49. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) slumped 1.5% to finish yesterday’s trading session at 1,304.86. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index crashed 2.1% and closed at ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Could Oracle Be the Next IBM?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/30/orcl-could-oracle-be-the-next-ibm/99588</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 Brother” figure is speaking to a bunch of nameless, unemotional faces. The takeaway was, of course, that IBM (NYSE: IBM) was taking over the world. Buying a Mac would show off your individuality and support of independent thought. That commercial was one of the most memorable and successful of all time. If the spot ran today, few would assume that the Big Brother character was IBM. A more logical assumption would be that it was Microsoft, Google, Facebook or, ironically, Apple itself. Fact is, to this ]]></description>
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		<title>(GOOG) Google Starts 2012 with a Bang</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/20/goog-google-starts-2012-with-a-bang/98528</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google Inc (GOOG) started the year in style, beating our earnings estimate of $8.24 by 51 cents, or 6.2%. Revenue was more or less in line with consensus estimates of $8.1 billion. Historically, Google has done much better than Yahoo Inc (YHOO), which has been struggling to hold its own, and Microsoft Corp (MSFT), which is yet to gain critical mass. Google’s superior algorithms have consistently attracted more users and generated better conversions. Revenue Google’s gross revenue touched a record $10.65 billion, representing sequential and year-over-year increases of 0.6% and 24.1%, respectively. Considering Google’s hedging program, the impact of currency was minimal on both sequential and year-over-year bases. Google is very strongly positioned in the mobile platform, where both smartphones and tablets have been making strong headway. The dominant position ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) International Business Machines to Buy Varicent Software</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/16/ibm-international-business-machines-to-buy-varicent-software/98652</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a bid to strengthen its business analytics portfolio, International Business Machines Corp (IBM) has agreed to acquire analytics software provider Varicent Software Incorporated. However, the financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Based in Toronto, Canada, Varicent Software is a privately-held company and has more than 180 clients. The company’s offering is used for measuring and analyzing data from various business departments – including finance and sales, human resources and IT departments – for providing compensation and improvement in sales performance. Varicent’s clients include Starwood Hotels &#38; Resorts Worldwide Inc. (HOT), Covidien, Dex One Corp , Manpower Group (MAN), Hertz Global Holdings Inc. (HTZ), Office Depot Inc. (ODP) and Farmers. IBM has made a number of strategic acquisitions to boost its Smarter Analytics portfolio that includes Algorithmics, Clarity ]]></description>
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		<title>(ASGN) Company News for March 22, 2012 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/05/asgn-company-news-for-march-22-2012-corporate-summary/96248</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) announced that next year it would offer an original horror series, Hemlock Grove, starring Bill Skarsgard and Famke Janssen. Following the announcement, Netflix’ shares jumped 4.4% to settle at $120.10 a share •    Shares of Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) came down from its day’s highs to end 2.3% lower yesterday, even though the company reported strong third-quarter results late Tuesday. Oracle posted quarterly earnings of $0.59 per share that lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.54 •    On Assignment, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASGN) announced that it will takeover Apex Systems by paying $600 million which includes debt •    Hartford Financial Services (NYSE:HIG) announced plans to concentrate on group benefits, mutual funds and property and casualty insurance, and said it would exit the annuity business ON ASSIGNMENT (ASGN): Free Stock Analysis ]]></description>
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		<title>(FFIV) F5 Networks Snaps Up Traffix Systems</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/25/ffiv-f5-networks-snaps-up-traffix-systems/92509</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[F5 Networks Inc. (FFIV) recently completed the acquisition of a provider of Diameter signaling products, Traffix Systems, for an undisclosed amount. The agreement to acquire Traffix was signed earlier this week. The acquisition will further strengthen F5’s exposure in the networking market. A 7-year old Israeli company, Traffix serves the telecommunications industry with its Diameter signaling routers, which are used in next-generation mobile (4G/LTE) and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) service provider networks. Traffix signaling delivery controllers facilitate carrier transitions from 3G networks to 4G/LTE and IMS networks and facilitates subscriber information exchange and connectivity among various network elements. In telecommunications, 4G/LTE (Long term Evolution)/IMS is the next generation of cellular wireless standards, following the 3G and 2G families. Mobile data traffic is increasing rapidly, inspiring many mobile operators to switch ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle Agrees to $1.9bn Deal to Buy Taleo</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/13/orcl-oracle-agrees-to-1-9bn-deal-to-buy-taleo/91574</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Oracle Inc. (ORCL) agreed to buy Taleo Corp. (TLEO), a SaaS human resource software provider, for $1.9 billion or $46 per share. Following this announcement, shares of Taleo were up nearly 17%, closing at $45.64, yesterday. Taleo has a clientele that spreads across 5000 organizations. Taleo’s Talent Management Cloud helps organizations to enhance human resource capabilities, improve performance and drive growth. We believe that this acquisition is further evidence of Oracle’s continued focus on its cloud computing infrastructure. The acquisition is expected to expand Oracle&#8217;s public cloud offering. The public cloud, which originally comprised existing products including fusion applications, expanded the company’s penetration into the SaaS application space. Earlier, Oracle had locked horns with SAP AG (SAP) for acquiring California-based cloud-computing software company SuccessFactors Inc. (SFSF), a developer of ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) International Business Machines  2011 Fourth Quarter Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/18/ibm-international-business-machines-2011-fourth-quarter-earnings-preview/90421</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 initiatives. We note that IBM has posted an average earnings surprise of 1.86% in the trailing four quarters, implying that it has outdone the Zacks Consensus Estimate by the same magnitude for the last four quarters. We do not expect any major changes in the earnings trend pattern for the current quarter. Prior Quarter Recap IBM reported mixed third quarter 2011 results with earnings per share (EPS) surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6 cents (2.0%) but revenues falling shy of the estimate ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) IBM to Focus on Analytics</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/14/ibm-ibm-to-focus-on-analytics/89993</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 are facing in the decision making process. According to market research firm Gartner, analytics is expected to be one of the topmost strategic technologies for 2012. The research firm believes that the scope of analytics will expand manifold over the next few years, and will be a must for enterprises. We believe that IBM remains well positioned to grab this opportunity going forward. Business analytics is one of the four key long-term growth initiatives of IBM, in addition to cloud computing, smarter planet and growth markets. IBM ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) IBM Further Spreads Wings in Cloud</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/09/ibm-ibm-further-spreads-wings-in-cloud/89770</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 development teams to deliver efficiently and facilitate time management in a cost effective manner. Privately held Green Hat has headquarters in London, England and Wilmington, Delaware. The company boasts a strong global presence with 2000 customers who deploy Green Hat’s cloud-based software testing applications. The company’s clients include bellwethers from the telecommunications, financial services, transportation, healthcare and energy industries. Green Hat’s applications are primarily implemented for software testing in a cloud-based environment, thereby reducing the cost of setting up a testing lab with software and hardware capabilities. Recent industry reports ]]></description>
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		<title>(ADP) Stock Market News for January 6, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/06/adp-stock-market-news-for-january-6-2012-market-news/89809</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#38;P 500 index registered small gains to end in the green. The Dow showed its strength by recuperating its triple digit loss to close flat to negative. The Dow Jones Industrial average (DJIA) dropped 0.02% or 2.72 points to close at 12,415.70. The blue chip index’s biggest laggard was Boeing (NYSE:BA), which fell 1.1% to $73.53., while banking giant, Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) was the biggest gainer, increasing by 8.6%. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index increased 21.50 points, or 0.81% to end at 2,669.86. The Standard &#38; ]]></description>
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		<title>(RNOW) Oracle&#8217;s RightNow Technologies Buy Approved</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/29/rnow-oracles-rightnow-technologiesbuy-approved/89383</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 around 87% of shares outstanding for RNOW as of November 8, 2011. Previously agreed upon terms were retained as Oracle will pay around $1.5 billion net in cash and debt and $43.0/share, which was at a premium of close to 20% on RNOW’s closing price of $35.96 on October 21, 2011. Oracle is a computer technology firm which develops and markets database management systems and other enterprise software products and hardware systems catering to clients worldwide. In 2007, the company earned the third largest software revenue after Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLK) Stock Market News for December 22, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/22/xlk-stock-market-news-for-december-22-2011-market-news/89101</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 with its quarter results, existing home sales data was gloomy, and long-term refinancing operation by the ECB left some apprehensions over the debt scenario. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) edged up by a mere 0.03% to close the day at 12,107.74. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) gained 0.2% to settle at 1,243.72. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index inched down a percent and finished yesterday’s trading session at 2,577.97. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) slumped to its lowest point in many months, declining ]]></description>
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		<title>(RHT) Red Hat Beats The Street by a Penny</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/20/rht-red-hat-beats-the-street-by-a-penny/88975</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 quarter. Strong bottom-line growth was primarily driven by higher revenues and gross margin. Revenue Total revenue increased 23.1% year over year to $290.0 million. This was in line with the high end of management’s guided range of $288.0 to $290.0 million but was slightly above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $289.0 million. Subscription revenue increased 24.0% year over year to $246.5 million. Training and services revenue was up 18.4% year over year to $43.5 million. The strong year-over-year growth in revenue was driven by higher demand for ]]></description>
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		<title>(BBBY) Housing in the Spotlight &#8211; Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/19/bbby-housing-in-the-spotlight-earnings-preview/88810</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/19/bbby-housing-in-the-spotlight-earnings-preview/88810#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#38;P 500. Most of the firms reporting have November fiscal period-ends, which means that they are reporting fourth quarter results. While few in number, some of the reports come from firms that are highly significant in that they will give clues to the overall direction of earnings in the fourth quarter. The firms reporting next week include: Bed Bath &#38; Beyond (BBBY), Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL), ConAgra (CAG), General Mills (GIS), Micron Technology (MU),  Nike (NKE) and Walgreens (WAG). There will, however, be plenty of economic data for the market to chew on. ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) International Business Machines to Acquire DemandTec</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/09/ibm-international-business-machines-to-acquire-demandtec/88330</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/09/ibm-international-business-machines-to-acquire-demandtec/88330#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 IBM’s Smarter Commerce initiatives. In an all cash transaction, IBM will be paying $13.20 per share for the acquisition. DemandTec Inc., based in San Mateo, California, provides software that analyzes consumer buying patterns and helps retailers to ascertain the best price and product mix. In the process, DemandTec’s software helps companies to increase revenues and profits. The company boasts more than 450 retailers as its clients, which include grocery, drug, convenience, consumer electronics, office supplies, apparel, department stores, and quick-serve restaurants. Well known companies like Best Buy Co. Inc. ]]></description>
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		<title>(SAP) SAP AG is on the Cloud Bandwagon</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/09/sap-sap-ag-is-on-the-cloud-bandwagon/88284</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 to approximately $3.4 billion. The deal is an all-cash transaction valued at $44.00 a share. SAP is paying a 52% premium for the shares of SuccessFactors. The acquisition is expected to bring SuccessFactors&#8217; competitive technological team to SAP&#8217;s powerful cloud assets, thereby speeding up SAP&#8217;s drive as a provider of cloud applications, platforms and infrastructure. Therefore, the combination of SAP and SuccessFactors will ascertain highly developed offering of cloud and on-premise solutions for managing all important business functions. Through this acquisition, SAP is also expected to meet its existing goal of 1,000 cloud ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle Launches New Software &#8211; Oracle Financial Services Liquidity Risk Management</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/08/orcl-oracle-launches-new-software-oracle-financial-services-liquidity-risk-management/88226</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/08/orcl-oracle-launches-new-software-oracle-financial-services-liquidity-risk-management/88226#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 fully compliant with Basel III guidelines for liquidity risk management issued by Bank of International Settlements (BIS). The software can calculate liquidity coverage ratio, net stable funding ratio and funding concentrations, which will help the banks to measure their liquidity strength as per the Basel III regulations. Basel III implementation has emerged as a challenge for regulatory, capital and liquidity risk managers owing to the current stringent regulations. The new regulation raises the amount and quality of capital banks are required to hold, increases the capital charge for counter-party credit risk, introduces new ]]></description>
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		<title>(IT) Gartner Releases Third Quarter Server Results</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/30/it-gartner-releases-third-quarter-server-results/87733</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 witnessed worldwide growth, as most geographies,with the exception of Western Europeposted both shipment and revenue growth. Western Europewitnessed a revenue decline of 4.9% during the period. The Asia/Pacific saw the highest shipment growth, with revenues increasing 23.9%. Eastern Europe posted the highest revenue growth of 27.4% during the period. Within the server segment, the x86 servers expanded considerably and reported unit and revenue growth of 7.6% and 9.3%, respectively. However, x86 server growth was relatively soft in Western Europe and the United States due to comparatively strong third quarter 2010 ]]></description>
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		<title>(DELL) Dell to Overshadow Hewlett-Packard Servers</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/dell-dell-to-overshadow-hewlett-packard-servers/87484</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 CEO Meg Whitman. The two companies saw their fortunes reverse in the last quarter, as Dell’s server business did much better than H-P’s. H-P has seen a few hurdles in the last few quarters. Even the recently concluded fourth quarter was lackluster. And now, we see H-P encountering another threat from its nearest competitor Dell. Both companies have excelled in developing servers that bring the graphics processing unit (GPU) into the data center or high-performance computers (HPC). However, while H-P has mostly concentrated ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle Announces Aquisition of RightNow Technologies</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/26/orcl-oracle-announces-aquisition-of-rightnow-technologies/85885</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/26/orcl-oracle-announces-aquisition-of-rightnow-technologies/85885#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 2010. The acquisition is expected to close by early 2012. Oracle will have to pay $1.43 billion in cash, or $43 per share, which is approximately 20.0% of RightNow’s closing price of $35.96, as of October 21, 2011. According to Bloomberg, the acquisition values RightNow at 68 times EBITDA, the highest multiple for similar deals over the past five years. On a price/sales basis, the acquisition is valued at approximately 7.7 times of RightNow’s 2010 sales of $185.5 million. RightNow&#8217;s primary product helps companies manage customers&#8217; questions and complaints. RightNow’s suite ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) IBM Third Quarter 2011 Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/18/ibm-ibm-third-quarter-2011-earnings-preview/85170</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 on the cards. Prior Quarter Recap IBM reported strong second quarter earnings and revenues that surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Results were positively impacted by IBM’s key initiatives, such as Business Analytics, Smarter Planet and Cloud offerings that reported strong growth in the first half of 2011. Moreover, the company has been selected by many government agencies from different countries in the Asia-Pacific to provide services and technical support for their operations, thus ensuring a steady flow of orders and market share gains across various regions. ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Stock Market News for October 7, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/08/aapl-stock-market-news-for-october-7-2011-market-news/84785</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 nations to recapitalize their banks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJIA) gained 1.68% to close at 11,123.33 while the Standard &#38; Poor Index (S&#38;P 500) gained 1.83% to close at 1.164.97. The Nasdaq Composite Index surged 1.88% to close at 2,506.82. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) closed below 37. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), AMEX and Nasdaq was 9.14 billion shares, exceeding the year’s daily average of 8.02 billion shares. For every 11 stocks on the NYSE that gained 2, ]]></description>
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		<title>(CSCO) Stock Market News for October 6, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/06/csco-stock-market-news-for-october-6-2011-market-news/84711</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#38;P 500 had briefly moved into the bear-market territory, but the index recovered and with yesterday’s gains the index logged its best two-day gains in a month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 1.2% to settle at 10,939.95. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P500) was up 1.8% and closed the day at 1,144.04. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 2.3% and finished the day at 2,460.51. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) moved below 38. However, the fear-gauge index is still hovering significantly over the key-level of 30, indicating the prevailing high level of fear among investors. ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) International Business Machines Partners with High Energy Accelerator Research Organization of Japan</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/06/ibm-international-business-machines-partners-with-high-energy-accelerator-research-organization-of-japan/84547</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;KEK Central Computer System.&#8221; The KEK Central Computer System will consist of more than 370 highly-scalable IBM iDataPlex systems that are capable of high-speed processing while consuming less power and space. The system will store and analyze data generated from experiments that will be used for better understanding and exploration of the universe. The project is expected to start on February 12, 2012. KEK expects its experimental data to increase exponentially in excess of 10 petabytes (1 petabyte=1000 terabytes / one million Gigabytes) and IBM will develop a storage system to counter, store and manage the data with its IBM General Parallel ]]></description>
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		<title>(CSCO) Stock Market News for October 5, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/06/csco-stock-market-news-for-october-5-2011-market-news/84643</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#38;P 500 added 2.3% in the final hours after slumping 2.2% during the day and losing 20% from its April peak level. Markets enjoyed an upward run in the final 45 minutes and the benchmarks managed to finish in the green. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) shot up 345 points in the last hour, closing 1.4% higher at 10,808.71. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P500) jumped 2.3% and settled at 1,123.95. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained nearly 3.0% to close the day at 2,404.82. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) slumped to trade around 41. However, ]]></description>
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		<title>(RHT) Red Hat Posts Strong Second Quarter Earnings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/22/rht-red-hat-posts-strong-second-quarter-earnings/83874</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 69.2% from 13 cents per share reported in the year-earlier quarter. Strong bottom-line growth was primarily driven by higher revenues and operating margin, which fully offset a slight decline in gross margin and higher tax rate in the quarter. Operating Performance Gross profit on a non-GAAP basis (including share-based compensation but excluding amortization of intangible assets) was $235.9 million, up 27.7% year over year from $184.8 million in the prior-year quarter. However, gross margin dipped 20 bps to 83.9% in the quarter. This was primarily attributable to a higher ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle Earnings Again Post Modest Forecast Beat</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/21/orcl-oracle-earnings-again-post-modest-forecast-beat/83697</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 charge in the company&#8217;s headline 48 cents per share number) beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 44 cents, and revenues of $8.4 billion topped Zacks expectations of $8.3 billion. New software revenue posted toward the high end of its guidance range, +17%, although hardware performed toward the low end of guidance, -5%. Second-quarter guidance will come out toward the end of the company&#8217;s conference call, although this &#8212; much like the way Oracle always beats estimates but almost never by an extraordinary margin &#8212; is ]]></description>
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		<title>(IT) IBM Opens New Office in Angola</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/21/it-ibm-opens-new-office-in-angola/83695</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s central Africa operations and will complement IBM&#8217;s other branch offices in the region. The branch office will enable IBM to deliver solutions and services to its growing clientele in the region. IBM already serves a number of clients in key sectors spanning the telecommunications, oil &#38; gas, finance and government verticals in the region. IBM has been selected by one of the major banks of Angola to help transform the institution&#8217;s banking technology infrastructure and support business growth. The new branch office in Angola is a part ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle Corporation 2012 First Quarter Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/19/orcl-oracle-corporation-2012-first-quarter-earnings-preview/83511</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 top-line growth in the fourth quarter of 2011 that helped the company earn 71 cents per share in the quarter, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by two cents. Total revenue in the fourth quarter increased 12.2% year over year to $10.81 billion, driven by better-than-expected new software license revenues (up 19.2% year over year), fully offsetting a decline in hardware sales (down 4.0% year over year). The decline in hardware sales were primarily attributed to Oracle’s policy of selling Sun products ]]></description>
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		<title>(ALJ) Stock Market News for September 19, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/19/alj-stock-market-news-for-september-19-2011-market-news/83506</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, U.S. markets inched up to close in the green with the S&#38;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 a solution to the euro zone debt situation. Markets further rose on news that United Technologies Corporation is looking to finance a major U.S. acquisition. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 0.7% or 75.91 points and finished the day at 11,509.09 marking its longest winning streak since 1st July. For the week, the blue chip index rose 4.7%. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was up 0.6% and settled at 1,216.01 with telecom and utilities emerging as the biggest gainers while ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLK) Stock Market News for September 15, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/17/xlk-stock-market-news-for-september-15-2011-market-news-2/83342</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:43:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 banks. However, investors ignored these developments as the conference call among German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou spurred hopes of a resolution to the Greek debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) surged 140 points or 1.3% to close at 11,246.73. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) gained 1.4% to finish the day at 1,188.68. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 1.6% and settled at 2,572.55. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) provided some respite, dropping 6% to trade roughly over 34.5. On ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLK) Stock Market News for September 15, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/15/xlk-stock-market-news-for-september-15-2011-market-news/83261</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 banks. However, investors ignored these developments as the conference call among German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou spurred hopes of a resolution to the Greek debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) surged 140 points or 1.3% to close at 11,246.73. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) gained 1.4% to finish the day at 1,188.68. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 1.6% and settled at 2,572.55. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) provided some respite, dropping 6% to trade roughly over 34.5. On ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLI) Stock Market News for September 14, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/14/xli-stock-market-news-for-september-14-2011-market-news/83160</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 time since July 26, the Dow traded in a narrow range of a little over 150 points. Hopes about European leaders taking steps to resolve the Greek debt crisis also helped the markets’ uptrend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 0.4% and finished the day at 11,105.85. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was up 0.9% and settled at 1,172.87. The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 2,532.15, after gaining 1.5%. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index hovered around 38, reflecting lingering fears among investors. Consolidated volumes on ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle and Google Set to Settle Claims</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/12/orcl-oracle-and-google-set-to-settle-claims/82983</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/12/orcl-oracle-and-google-set-to-settle-claims/82983#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 will be represented by their respective Chief Operating Officers (CEO). The settlement meeting is scheduled on September 19, 2011 and will be mediated by the U.S. Magistrate Judge. The attendance of the two CEO’s, Oracle’s Larry Ellison and Google’s Larry Page in the settlement meeting was strongly recommended in the September 8 court filing by the U.S. District Judge William Alsup, who is presiding over the case. The recommendation followed Oracle’s complaint regarding the failure of its out-of-court settlement efforts due to Google’s reluctance. In ]]></description>
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		<title>(GDP) Stock Market News for August 29, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/29/gdp-stock-market-news-for-august-29-2011-market-news/82202</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 the markets to post its best weekly gains in eight weeks. In another three-digit movement for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), the index gained 1.2% to settle at 11,284.54. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) finished the day at 1,176.80 after climbing 1.5%. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 2.5% and wrapped up the day at 2,479.85. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index slipped 10.2% to end below 36. Earlier, the fear-gauge index had even dropped by 14% to a session low ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) International Business Machines Unveils New Cloud Solution</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/26/ibm-international-business-machines-unveils-new-cloud-solution/82117</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/26/ibm-international-business-machines-unveils-new-cloud-solution/82117#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 together but have distinctive characteristics, offering the benefits of multiple operation models to its users. Through this new offering from IBM, organizations will now be better equipped to handle the hybrid cloud technology as it will now be significantly easier for them to manage and control their business applications securely. Globally, almost all businesses are beginning to strategize their operating model in a manner that unforeseen events do not disrupt the steady work flow. Uninterrupted operation ensures no revenue loss for organizations. IBM has the experience and ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) International Business Machines Partners with Infor</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/08/ibm-international-business-machines-partners-with-infor/80869</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) in partnership with Infor, a provider of business software and services, has developed a second set of integrated hardware and software solutions that would likely improve profitability and responsiveness for manufacturers. The new integrated solution is based on IBM’s POWER7 systems and run on IBM i operating systems that combine Infor’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) LX, ERP XA and ERP System21 software. The system is easy to install and efficiently runs the manufacturing processes through automated planning, scheduling and fulfillment. Moreover, the system generates relevant data that would accelerate the process of decision making and reduce administrative costs. Earlier, IBM had partnered with Infor to develop industry specific Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software that was used by Puerto Rico Supplied Group, one of the largest ]]></description>
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		<title>(CSCO) Stock Market News for August 4, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/04/csco-stock-market-news-for-august-4-2011-market-news/80624</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The volatile run of the markets ended with modest gains, which was also marked one of the busiest days of trading since mid-March. Uncertainty over economic growth kept investors jittery, though the benchmarks escaped recording their longest losing streak since Jimmy Carter’s days in the White House. Traders believe the rebound was partially led by former Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn’s comments about the Fed considering a new stimulus plan, which brought the buyers into the market. As the day began, investors were once again bogged down by concerns about the economy and the markets opened with steep losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dipped 166 points before recouping its losses to settle at 11,896.21, up 0.3%. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) added 0.5% to finish ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLK) Stock Market News for July 20, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/20/xlk-stock-market-news-for-july-20-2011-market-news/79446</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dow soared to record its best rally this year, while the broader markets enjoyed their best performance since March thanks to encouraging corporate results and President Obama’s comments about lifting the debt ceiling. IBM and Coke bolstered their respective sectors and also helped the broader rally after posting stellar results. In its best rally for the year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) shot up by 202.11 points or 1.6% to settle at 12,587.27. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) gained 1.6% to finish the day at 1,326.71. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index surged 2.2% and closed at 2,826.52. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) dropped to settle near 20. On the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and Nasdaq, consolidated volumes were 7.01 billion shares, compared with ]]></description>
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		<title>(IT) International Business Machines Opens Data Centers in Japan</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/17/it-international-business-machines-opens-data-centers-in-japan/79178</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:26:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Information Technology (IT) major, International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) recently announced the opening of two new data centers in Japan. The first data center is located in Makuhari and will cater to IBM’s SmartCloud Enterprise customers. The new data center will enable IBM to deliver both public and private cloud services to Japanese enterprises. This is IBM’s sixth SmartCloud data center. The company already has data centers in Germany, Canada and the United States. In March 2011, IBM announced that it will invest $38 million to build a new Cloud Computing Data Center in Singapore to exploit the potential of cloud computing in the Asia-Pacific through its comprehensive solutions and services. IBM has 13 global cloud labs, of which seven are based in the Asia-Pacific including China, India, Korea, Japan, ]]></description>
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		<title>(CNQR) Concur Technologies Acquires GlobalExpense</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/11/cnqr-concur-technologies-acquires-globalexpense/78601</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington-based Concur Technologies Inc. (CNQR) recently completed the acquisition of GlobalExpense for £12 million (US$19.7 million) and an earn-out payment of £2 million on achievement of certain milestones. GlobalExpense is a London-based end-to-end expense management solutions provider. The acquisition of GlobalExpense is expected to add $0.5 million to the fourth quarter 2011 revenues of Concur Technologies while as much as $5 million to the fiscal year figures. The company also projects the acquisition to increase non-GAAP pre-tax net income for fiscal 2012. Concur Technologies is a provider of business services that automate the processes involved in the management of corporate expense. The company streamlines the reimbursement processes, reduces operating costs, improves internal controls, and also allows customers to apply greater insight into their spending patterns through analytics. This eliminates costly ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle Launches Virtualization App</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/07/orcl-oracle-launches-virtualization-app/78552</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corp.(ORCL) in a bid to strengthen its desktop virtualization portfolio has launched the Oracle Virtual Desktop Client App for Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iPad. Users can get the application from Apple’s App stores for free. It can also be downloaded from the company’s iTunes website. Oracle Virtual Desktop Client App will be managed by Oracle’s Sun Ray Software and Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, thereby enabling the iPad users to efficiently and easily virtualize and manage software and hardware data by eliminating location constraints. Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure offers solutions and support to organizations by enabling them to move from a traditional desktop environment to a virtual desktop architecture. This virtualization process benefits the organization by simplifying administration, reducing operating costs, facilitating the optimal utilization of existing IT assets and strengthening ]]></description>
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		<title>(IT) IBM Develops New Phase-Change Memory Chips</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/05/it-ibm-develops-new-phase-change-memory-chips/78328</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Information Technology (IT) major, International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) recently announced that their scientists have succeeded in developing chips powered by a relatively new memory technology known as phase-change memory (PCM). The new chips can reliably store multiple data bits per cell over extended periods of time. Till date, only single bit-per-cell PCM exhibits the desired reliability in data storage over a period of time, whereas no such results on multi-bit PCM have been reported. IBM said that they have successfully developed the multi-bit chips by doubling the density of a chip and reducing errors when reading data. The chips can store data 100x faster than existing NAND flash technology. They also have high storage capacities and the power to retain data even when the power supply is cut off. ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle Buys Pillar Data Systems</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/01/orcl-oracle-buys-pillar-data-systems/78207</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corp. (ORCL) recently entered into an agreement to acquire privately held data storage company Pillar Data Systems. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison holds a majority stake in Pillar Data Systems. Under the terms of the agreement, Oracle will not pay anything up-front. Oracle will only pay compensation based on the attainment of operational milestones by Pillar Data Systems. The compensation amount (if any) will be determined by an independent committee. Oracle expects to close the deal in July 2011. Pillar Data Systems offers products that combine Storage Area Network (SAN) and Network Attached Storage (NAS), helping customers to consolidate their storage into a single and highly scalable device. More than 1500 units of the company’s flagship product Axiom has so far been sold to over 600 clients. The acquisition will ]]></description>
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		<title>(ACN) Accenture&#8217;s Run of Wins Continues</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/01/acn-accentures-run-of-wins-continues/78225</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Accenture Plc (ACN) has won several deals over the last couple of months. Recently, the U.S. Air Force’s Electronic Systems Center Capabilities Integration Directorate awarded a 24-month contract worth $17.2 million to conduct risk reduction and prototyping for advanced command and control services. This marks the continuation of Accenture’s long-standing relationship with the U.S. Airforce, and the Department of Defense, and focuses on developing advanced decision support services, information exchange and system interoperability. Prototype solutions will enhance decision-making in the command and control process and reduce risks for the warfighter. Moreover, Accenture recently won a deal in Singapore. The company launched the National Electronic Health Record (NEHR) system, which was chosen by the Singapore Ministry of Health. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The NEHR system has been ]]></description>
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		<title>(LWSN) Lawson Software Okays GGC Software Holdings Merger</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/30/lwsn-lawson-software-okays-ggc-software-holdings-merger/78054</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawson Software (LWSN) recently announced that the stockholders have approve the proposed merger with GGC Software Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of Golden Gate Capital and Infor. On April 26, 2011, Lawson Software signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by GGC Software Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of Golden Gate Capital and Infor, for approximately $2 billion. Under the terms of the merger agreement, stockholders of Lawson will receive $11.25 per share in cash. The $11.25 per share cash consideration represents a premium of approximately 14% to Lawson’s closing share price as on March 7, 2011, the last trading day prior to the news about a potential transaction involving the company. The proposal was approved by approximately 68.9% of the shareholders on May 27, 2011. Earlier, Lawson’s board of directors unanimously ]]></description>
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		<title>(ACI) Company News for June 30, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Share prices of Campbell Soup Co. (NYSE:CPB) gained 2.79% after the company’s decision to axe 770 employees of the company globally was given the green signal by its investors. Campbell Soup also announced it was shutting down a plant in Russia •    VeriSign, Inc&#8217;s (NASDAQ:VRSN) share prices climbed 2.52% to $33.57 after the company extended its agreement to continue to operate the .NET application for another six years •    Share prices of software giant Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) fell marginally, by 0.70% to close at $25.62, a day after the company announced plans to launch an online version of its office program •    Share prices of homebuilder KB Home (NYSE:KBH) slid 15.44% after the company posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss •    Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) said it plans to increase its presence in ]]></description>
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		<title>(VMW) VMware Sets vFabric5 Rolling</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/vmw-vmware-sets-vfabric5-rolling/77894</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:57:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VMware Inc.(VMW) unveiled its latest offering in the application platform space with vFabric5. The platform, vFabric5 is set to redefine cloud architectures by providing a modern programming model coupled with next-generation platform services. Through vFabric5, VMware enables the creation of industry-ready enterprise Java applications for the cloud and virtualized execution environments specially targeted at data-intensive and massively scalable applications. The platform not only supports new approaches to data management, enabling applications to scale across elastic, geographically-distributed cloud architectures, but also addresses the technical challenges of cloud computing. The new platform also integrates with vSphere by adding a new Elastic Memory for Java (EM4J) that provides a new level of coordination between the application server and the underlying virtual machine. EM4J enables higher Java server consolidation and protects applications against workload ]]></description>
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		<title>(IT) International Business Machines Partners With Commercial Bank of Ethiopia</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Information Technology (IT) major, International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) recently signed a deal with the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE). Under the terms of the agreement, IBM will help CBE to employ new mobile and Internet banking programs by developing a platform to deliver electronic banking services, as CBE aims to expand its business. The deal is worth approximately $3.0 million and the platform is expected to be operational by August this year. CBE, which is the largest lender of the country in terms of revenue, plans to expand its network of branches to 500 from the existing 372 by the next five years. This will help CBE to increase the number of account holders by 25% annually, from the current base of 2 million. Banking services are of high ]]></description>
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