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		<title>(IDCC) Money-Losing Companies That Beat the Market By 46% Each Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was young, stupid and chasing girls, good looks were the most important attribute a female could have as far as I was concerned. A disastrous relationship with an insane model changed my thinking pretty quickly. After splitting up with “Crazy Christine,” as my friends used to call her, I became much more interested in what was beneath the surface. The same can be said about my approach to stocks. Most investors look at earnings when evaluating a company. And that’s a great place to start. Typically, a company that’s consistently increasing its earnings has a healthy business, and the stock should emulate that success. But I like to dig deeper and really get to know the company. To do that, I look at cash flow. Cash flow is ]]></description>
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		<title>(STJ) St. Jude Beats The Street &#8211; Raises Guidance</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/20/stj-st-jude-beats-the-street-raises-guidance/98962</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Jude Medical, Inc. (STJ), a large-cap medical devices and technology development company, reported first quarter fiscal 2012 adjusted earnings of 86 cents beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 83 cents per share and surpassing the year-ago earnings of 80 cents per share. Adjusted earnings exclude extraordinary and one-time charges such as restructuring expenses to modernize manufacturing in the Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) segment. In the reported quarter, profit dropped 9% to $212 million (or 67 cents a share). Revenues St. Jude reported net revenues of $1,395 million, up 1% year over year, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,383 million. Net sales rose 2% on constant currency basis. Healthy growth across the company’s smaller Atrial Fibrillation (AF) and Neuromodulation segments were largely offset by the decline in the core ]]></description>
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		<title>(EMC) EMC Buys Pivotal Labs to Boost Big Data</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/09/emc-emc-buys-pivotal-labs-to-boost-big-data/96073</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EMC Corp.’s (EMC) acquisition of privately-held Pivotal Labs, a provider of agile software development services and tools, is set to boost the company’s offerings in the big data segment. The acquisition is being made through an all cash deal, but the amount of cash paid was not disclosed. Moreover, EMC stated that the acquisition will not impact fiscal 2012 GAAP or non-GAAP EPS. San-Francisco based Pivotal Labs’ agile project management tool, Pivotal tracker, which allows software developers to collaborate and plan a project. It is being used by 240,000 developers globally and has a distinguished clientele, which include Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY), Groupon Inc. (GRPN), Twitter and Salesforce.com Inc. (CRM) to name a few. Through this acquisition, EMC is expected to increase its capacity to provide services and products ]]></description>
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		<title>(CRM) Salesforce.com Offers New Applications</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/19/crm-salesforce-offers-new-applications/95678</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enterprise cloud-solutions vendor Salesforce.com Inc. (CRM) announced the worldwide release of two new products in its annual customer event, Cloudforce. The two cloud-based products were Salesforce Rypple, a human resources management (HRM) solution, and Salesforce Site.com, which is a content management solution. The Salesforce Rypple solution represents Salesforce’s first step into the HRM space. The cloud company inherited the HRM capabilities through the acquisition of human resource software company Rypple, which specializes in performance management and goal-setting, in December 2011. Rypple’s cloud-based platform provides performance feedback to employees and helps management in evaluating employee performance. The platform also facilitates recruitment, management and employee empowerment in the social world. Now, with the new product featuring Rypple’s platform, firms will be able to improve the performance of their managers and employees by ]]></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>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>(CRM) Salesforce.com &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/07/crm-salesforce-com-bear-of-the-day/91377</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salesforce.com (CRM) reported decent third quarter 2012 results. The earnings guidance is also decent, but cost increase may offset revenue growth to a certain extent. We are concerned about continuous R&#38;D investments that would rationalize margins to some extent. We find Chatter a key driver of Salesforce.com&#8217;s enterprise license agreements. We, however, caution investors about strong competition in CRM application and cloud-computing areas. Google and Microsoft are worthy of special mention, since they have been fighting to win government clients at local, state and federal levels to use their online e-mail and other applications that fit into the cloud-computing space. Currently, we have an Underperform rating on the stock and set a six-month target price of $108.00. This implies a downside risk of 8.7% from the current level. SALESFORCE.COM (CRM): ]]></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>(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>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>(BSX) Boston Scientific Corporation Grows US Cardiac Rhythm Management Portfolio</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/02/bsx-boston-scientific-corporation-grows-us-cardiac-rhythm-management-portfolio/87918</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boston Scientific Corporation’s (BSX) Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) should record higher sales with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approving Incepta, Energen and Punctua cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds) and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). These devices are meant to treat heart failure and sudden cardiac death. Though expected, the US approval comes even earlier than the company’s original guidance of late 2011 or early 2012. CE Mark approval for these defibrillators was received in the second quarter of 2011. The company is confident of the ready adoption of these devices as they come with improved therapy options, advanced battery longevity and a DF4 universal connector system. The company also announced an extended warranty for these devices in the US and many international countries of up to 10 years. The ]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>(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>(SYMC) Symantec Expands its Horizon</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/symc-symantec-expands-its-horizon/77898</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Security, storage and systems management solutions provider, Symantec Corporation (SYMC) is currently expanding its operations to serve companies in the virtualization and cloud computing market. Moreover, the company has recently come out with a report analyzing the security gaps in Apple&#8217;s (AAPL) iOS and Google&#8217;s (GOOG) Android Platform. To expand in the virtualization market, the company recently launched the latest version of Symantec ApplicationHA. This solution is specially designed for VMware virtual environments that provide customers the ability to efficiently virtualize their business critical applications. Symantec ApplicationHA is specifically designed to enhance the existing disaster recovery capabilities of VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager Integration and provides a platform for monitoring and managing hundreds of applications within the VMware vCenter Server. This newly developed product from Symantec will operate within the ]]></description>
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		<title>(INTU) Intuit Snaps Up Mobile Money Assets</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/intu-intuit-snaps-up-mobile-money-assets/77710</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/intu-intuit-snaps-up-mobile-money-assets/77710#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business and financial management solutions provider, Intuit Inc. (INTU) recently announced the acquisition of the Web banking technology assets of Mobile Money Ventures, a mobile financial solutions provider, for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition is expected to position Intuit as the largest online and mobile technology provider to financial institutions and will enable the company to directly manage customer support and gain full control over the design of its mobile Web banking solutions. The acquisition will further facilitate innovative solutions for financial institution customers. Moreover, Intuit is expected to gain access to Mobile Money’s customers. The company’s customer base includes 320 U.S. banks and credit unions. Intuit provides text message and downloadable applications for financial institution customers to carry out their critical banking tasks from anywhere through mobile phones. Therefore, ]]></description>
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		<title>(OMC) Omnicom Group Expands into Greater China</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/19/omc-omnicom-group-expands-into-greater-china/76671</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/19/omc-omnicom-group-expands-into-greater-china/76671#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advertising Agencies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Interpublic Group of Companies Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Omnicom Group Inc.(OMC) has formed a new business unit, named Omnicom Greater China, which focuses on enhancing the Chinese as well as multinational client base, thereby maximizing the group’s global marketing and brand-building opportunities. The executive headquarters for the newly formed business unit will be in Beijing. The new unit will be led by Serge Dumont, the Vice Chairman of Omnicom Group OMC&#8217;s business has grown dramatically in Greater China in the recent years; especially in the sectors of major marketing and communications disciplines through its holding companies in China. These holding companies also operate in the sectors like advertising, media buying and planning, public relations, customer relationship management, field marketing, and other specialty communications. Presently, the group operates more than 40 agencies in 30 locations, covering 130 cities in Greater China  This ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle and Hewlett-Packard Entangled in Lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/16/orcl-oracle-and-hewlett-packard-entangled-in-lawsuit/76544</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/16/orcl-oracle-and-hewlett-packard-entangled-in-lawsuit/76544#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corp. (ORCL) has been sued by Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) better known as HP, claiming breach of contract and anticompetitive behavior. The legal suit was filed on the basis of a formal legal demand, which HP sent to Oracle on June 8, 2011, asking the latter to reverse its decision regarding the discontinuing support for the Itanium-based servers. In the lawsuit filed at the state court in San Jose, California, HP has accused Oracle of contract breach related to the development of software for the Itanium-based HP servers. HP has also alleged that Oracle is persuading customers to replace their Itanium-based HP servers with Sun servers. However, Oracle has denied the allegations and said that the formal agreement with HP does not include a guarantee of continued support for Itanium-based ]]></description>
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		<title>(BMC) BMC Software Signs Service Deal With Lumen21</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/28/bmc-bmc-software-signs-service-deal-with-lumen21/74415</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/28/bmc-bmc-software-signs-service-deal-with-lumen21/74415#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 15:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BMC Software Inc. (BMC) recently clinched a service deal with Lumen21. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Lumen21 builds customized solutions based on information technology (IT) organization strengths and core competencies. It develops infrastructure services, managed services and application development solutions. The company sells their solutions through cloud-based systems and hence prefers a software-as-a-service platform to efficiently manage its business. As per the terms of the deal, BMC Software offered its cloud-based Remedyforce Service Desk solutions to Lumen21, helping it to replace its existing service-desk systems. This simplifies IT management required by service-desk systems, thereby helping cost reduction. The self-service portal and easier communication increased customer satisfaction by an impressive 20%. The Remedyforce solution was developed by BMC Software and Salesforce.com Inc. (CRM) to reduce complexities in IT ]]></description>
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		<title>(CRM) Salesforce-Toyota Make Allies</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/24/crm-salesforce-toyota-make-allies/74822</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/24/crm-salesforce-toyota-make-allies/74822#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 22:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AKAM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Akamai Technologies Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Glaxosmithkline plc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Juniper Networks Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salesforce.com Inc. (CRM) recently announced a strategic alliance with the multinational automobile manufacturer Toyota Motors Corp. (TM). Under the terms of the agreement, the companies will jointly develop a private social networking service, Toyota Friend, for Toyota owners. The service will be based on Salesforce.com’s Chatter application. Chatter is a collaboration application for enterprises, which enables users to connect and share information securely. Chatter also connects an organization’s employees with existing and prospective customers. Toyota Friend will feature a chat system, which will help customers in car maintenance through reminders akin to “tweets” from Twitter. Each car will have its own account on Toyota Friend, through which its owner will get text reminders for maintenance jobs like fuel refills or battery recharge. Interestingly, the car and its driver would be ]]></description>
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		<title>(ACOR) Company News for May 23, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/23/acor-company-news-for-may-23-2011-corporate-summary/74692</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/23/acor-company-news-for-may-23-2011-corporate-summary/74692#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 17:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biotechnology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Acorda Therapeutics Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AES]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Akamai Technologies Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barnes & Noble Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) were guided lower after FrontPoint Partners LLC decided to close some of its hedge funds in which Morgan Stanley holds a minor stake by this month •    After a regulatory filing disclosed that the chief scientist of Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) had purchased 50,000 shares of its stock, the company’s shares jumped 5.1% •    Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE:CRM) reported first quarter fiscal 2012 adjusted net income of 6 cents per share, a penny ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Revenues for the quarter were $504.4 million, up 33.9% from $376.8 million in the year-ago quarter. Results exceeded the company’s own guidance range of $480.0 million to $482.0 million and the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $483.0 million •    Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) has decided to sell ]]></description>
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		<title>(BSX) Boston Scientific Strengthens CRM Portfolio</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/10/bsx-boston-scientific-strengthens-crm-portfolio/73761</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/10/bsx-boston-scientific-strengthens-crm-portfolio/73761#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 03:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boston Scientific Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pinnacle Data Systems Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Boston Scientific (BSX) launched its Energen and Punctua cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds) and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) in Europe and other international markets. The company had received CE Mark approval for these devices in October 2010. Boston Scientific expects  to receive approval for these products from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in late 2011 or early 2012. Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) is the second biggest contributor to Boston Scientific’s top line. This segment recorded a 4% increase in sales to $559 million. A 6.9% rise in defibrillators sales to $417 million coupled with a 4% decline in sales of pacemakers to $142 million contributed to the overall increase. However, the year-ago period included a $72 million negative impact due to shipment hold of defibrillators and associated ]]></description>
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		<title>(BMC) BMC Software Seals Deal With Yakult Honsha</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/bmc-bmc-software-seals-deal-with-yakult-honsha/71443</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Application Software]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[BMC Software Inc. (BMC) recently sealed a deal with the Tokyo-based food and beverage producer, Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd. Yakult pioneered the production of probiotic health drinks. It also deals in various consumer, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products. The deal requires BMC Software to provide its cloud-based Remedyforce Service Desk solutions to Yakult for an undisclosed amount, helping it to replace its existing service-desk systems. This is expected to simplify information technology (IT) management required by service-desk systems, thereby helping cost reduction. Moreover, BMC’s Remedy software will enable Yakult to focus more on customer service and overall business growth. Remedyforce solution was developed by BMC Software and Salesforce.com Inc. (CRM) to reduce complexities in IT service management (ITSM). The solution integrates core help desk capabilities, including change management, asset management and ]]></description>
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		<title>(GSK) Company News for April 08, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/08/gsk-company-news-for-april-08-2011-corporate-summary/71030</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/08/gsk-company-news-for-april-08-2011-corporate-summary/71030#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drug Manufacturers - Major]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coinstar Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Constellation Brands Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Immunogen Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pier 1 Imports Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Bed Bath &#38; Beyond Inc.’s (NASDAQ:BBBY) shares rose 10.5% a day after the retailer projected earnings ahead of Wall Street’s expectations for the fiscal year ending in Feb. 2012 • Drug developer Immunogen Inc. (NASDAQ:IMGN) reported positive results from a mid-stage study of its breast-cancer treatment • Home-furnishing retailer Pier 1 Imports Inc (NYSE:PIR) reported better-than-expected profit and sales for the fourth quarter and announced plans to buy back up to $100 million in stock • Late Wednesday, XenoPort Inc. (NASDAQ:XNPT) and GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) announced that they had received regulatory approval for a drug to treat restless-legs syndrome • Citigroup analysts added semiconductor equipment maker, Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX) to the brokerage’s conviction sell list • Wine and spirits maker Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) forecasts its full-year profit above the Street&#8217;s view and announced a ]]></description>
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		<title>(OMC) Omnicom Group Analyst Assigns Neutral Rating on Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/03/omc-omnicom-group-analyst-assigns-neutral-rating-on-shares/70476</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 03:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Interpublic Group of Companies Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[OMC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently maintained a Neutral recommendation on Omnicom Group Inc. (OMC). New York-based Omnicom is among the largest advertising, marketing and corporate communication companies in the world. Its services span across four disciplines including traditional media advertising, customer relationship management (CRM), public relations and specialty communications. Omnicom continues to generate new business wins and acquire complementary companies to expand its client base, around which its business revolves. Also, management remains committed to expanding its businesses and relationships in Asia, where operating conditions are extremely favorable. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, the company completed eight acquisitions. Among these, Ketchum, a leading global public relations unit of Omnicom, acquired the majority stake in Maslov PR, the Moscow-based, full-service Russian public relations company along with its Greater China operations. Increasing stake ]]></description>
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		<title>(XOM) Stock Market News for March 1, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/03/xom-stock-market-news-for-march-1-2011-market-news/67804</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A reduction in inflated crude prices, optimistic comments from the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and mixed economic data helped markets edge higher on Monday. Higher indices for the month also ensured a third-straight monthly gain, building on the positive momentum gained at the start of the year. On Monday, the fear gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) slipped below 19 and indices edged ahead. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was up 0.8% and closed at 12,226.34. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) gained 0.6% to end at 1,327.22 and the Nasdaq finished the day at 2,782.27 with a 0.04% increase. For every two declining stocks on the New York Stock Exchange, three stocks moved higher and volumes stood at 1.2 billion shares. The Dow ]]></description>
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		<title>(ADSK) Stock Market News for February 28, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/28/adsk-stock-market-news-for-february-28-2011-market-news/67707</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, markets returned to their winning ways after three consecutive days of losses. Moderately positive domestic economic data and a small decline in crude prices brought cheer to investors after a week of falling indices. This was the worst performing week for the year, marked by unrest in the Middle East and surging crude prices which negatively impacted the markets. For the week, the Dow shed 2.1%, the S&#38;P 500 fell 1.7% and Nasdaq was down 1.9%. This was also the worst weekly performance by stocks since November last year. The fear gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) slipped 9.9% to 19.22 suggesting the improved sentiment on Friday and the consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange was 3.8 billion shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) moved up ]]></description>
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		<title>(MSFT) Microsoft Second Quarter 2011 Report Gets A Closer Look</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/30/msft-microsoft-second-quarter-2011-report-gets-a-closer-look/65963</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/30/msft-microsoft-second-quarter-2011-report-gets-a-closer-look/65963#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation’s (MSFT) second quarter 2011 results were impacted by the slowdown in the PC market. However, this did not prevent it from beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate on both the top and bottom lines. Revenue and EPS beat by 4.4% and 9 cents (13.2%), respectively. Revenue Revenue of $19.95 billion was up 23.2% sequentially and 4.9% from last year. Windows 7, Office 2010 and Kinect were particularly strong. Management estimates that the PC market (units) was up 2-4% year over year, a significantly slower rate than the 9-11% growth witnessed in the September quarter. Microsoft stated that enterprise was stronger than consumer, similar to earnings reports from other technology majors, such as Intel Corp (INTC). However, premium sales improved slightly to 72%, with consumer accounting for 31% and enterprise ]]></description>
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		<title>(IT) International Business Machines Announces Cloud Computing Partnerships</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/29/it-international-business-machines-announces-cloud-computing-partnerships/66004</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/29/it-international-business-machines-announces-cloud-computing-partnerships/66004#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leading provider of information technology (IT), International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) announced new partnerships with leading companies and institutions for providing cloud computing solutions. IBM’s LotusLive public cloud service is helping clients by providing integrated email, web conferencing, and social networking and collaboration services. This improves the day-to-day business functioning and efficiencies and helps in developing innovative ideas much faster. According to the research group IDC, worldwide spending on cloud services is expected to grow almost threefold, reaching $44.2 billion by 2013. Enterprise spending remains robust, with manifold growth expected in cloud computing space, within a very short span of time. Small and medium size businesses (SMB) are also rapidly adopting cloud computing technologies to improve their IT systems management at a lower cost. IBM and Cloud Computing IBM ]]></description>
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		<title>(BSX) Boston Scientific Enters Agreement Expanding into Japan</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/24/bsx-boston-scientific-enters-agreement-expanding-into-japan/65671</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/24/bsx-boston-scientific-enters-agreement-expanding-into-japan/65671#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 02:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to target the Japanese market, leading medical devices player, Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) has entered into an agreement with Fukuda Denshi Co to sell its cardiac rhythm management (CRM) devices and accessories. Banking on Fukuda Denshi’s strong sales team and distribution network, Boston Scientific would be better placed to reach the consumers in Japan. Boston Scientific derived 32% of its revenues from the CRM segment. This segment includes a broad product portfolio including pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds), cardiac leads and patient management systems. During the third quarter of fiscal 2010, Boston Scientific recorded CRM sales of $550 million, down 10% from the year-ago quarter. While sales in the domestic market declined 10% to $362 million, the company recorded an 8% increase ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMZN) Facebook Private Stock Trading &#8211; Goldman Sachs Offers Clients Opportunity &#8211; AAII Investor Update</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/07/amzn-facebook-private-stock-trading-goldman-sachs-offers-clients-opportunity-aaii-investor-update/64681</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest Facebook offering shows just how willing some investors are to participate in the latest mania, even when another bubble burst not too long ago. Goldman Sachs is offering its clients the chance to participate in a $1.5 billion offering for shares of the social networking website. News reports say the offering values the company at $50 billion. Such a valuation puts Facebook in a very elite group; only 125 companies publicly traded in the U.S. were worth $50 billion or more at start of 2011. The valuation looks even loftier when Facebook&#8217;s income statement is considered. Though information is limited, the Wall Street Journal reported that analysts believe revenues totaled approximately $2 billion last year. If that is the case, Facebook is being valued at 25x sales. The ]]></description>
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		<title>(BMC) BMC Software Announces New Client for Service-Desk Solution</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/19/bmc-bmc-software-announces-new-client-for-service-desk-solution/60368</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 23:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leading large enterprise software company BMC Software Inc. (BMC) recently announced that the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) has successfully implemented its cloud-based, service-desk solution. Financial terms of the deal were not divulged. The NZTA was formed through a merger between two government departments, namely Transit New Zealand and Land Transport New Zealand, to make traveling safer for residents. The service provided by the NZTA is based on the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), which is a set of concepts and practices for managing IT services. ServiceDesk on Force.com is a cloud-based information technology help desk service. The service is a combined effort of BMC Software and Salesforce.com (CRM) and provides preconfigured, ITIL-based incident management, self service, and inventory management processes and the infrastructure to host them. The solution speeds ]]></description>
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		<title>(ACN) Accenture Announces Plan to Acquire CRM Software Firm CAS Computer</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/14/acn-accenture-announces-plan-to-acquire-crm-software-firm-cas-computer/60253</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Technology outsourcing and consulting major Accenture plc (ACN) recently announced its intention to acquire Germany-based customer relationship management (CRM) and mobility software provider CAS Computer AG. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of January 2011. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. CAS Computer provides software applications that facilitate organizations to better manage their trade promotions, retail executions and customer service. The company’s services are specifically targeted at organizations operating in the consumer products industry. CAS Computer’s client base includes leading brand manufacturers such as Campbell Soup Company (CPB), Coca-Cola Company (KO), GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK), Henkel, Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP), Nestlé and Reynolds American, Inc. (RAI). The acquisition will make Accenture’s CRM service suite more insightful. Accenture will integrate the new unit under its software ]]></description>
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		<title>(CRM) Salesforce.com Announces Aquisition of CloudApp Provider</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/09/crm-salesforce-com-announces-aquisition-of-cloudapp-provider/61795</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leading on-demand customer relationship management (CRM) and cloud computing company Salesforce.com Inc. (CRM) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire cloud-based application solution provider, Heroku. The deal has already received approval from Heroku’s board of directors and shareholders and is expected to be wrapped up by end January 2011. The acquisition will cost Salesforce $212.0 million in cash. Additionally, Salesforce will grant restricted shares worth $27.0 million and pay $10.0 million for unvested Heroku shares. Founded in 2007, Heroku is a multi-tenant platform and hosting environment, which is based on the Ruby programming language. Heroku makes deployment and management of next-generation cloud applications easier and more pocket friendly. The latest programming language of Cloud 2, Ruby application, is gaining significant traction in recent days owing to its ]]></description>
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		<title>(BMC) BMC Software Enhances Cloud Application</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/02/bmc-bmc-software-enhances-cloud-application/52617</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 22:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The leading large enterprise software company, BMC Software Inc. (BMC) recently announced that it would include Salesforce.com Inc.’s (CRM) Chatter 2 application to its cloud-based platform “ServiceDesk on Force.com” to address increasing customer demand for Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) solutions. The Chatter 2 application is the second iteration of the original Chatter application, which includes social networking features such as Twitter and Facebook. Salesforce’s Chatter is a collaboration application for the enterprise to connect and share information securely with users in real time. BMC Software’s ServiceDesk on Force.com, a simplified cloud-based information technology (IT) help-desk software, is the joint effort of BMC Software and Salesforce. The solution automates ITSM processing as well as enables the support staff to respond quickly and efficiently to conditions that disrupt business services. BMC ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Company News for September 14, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/14/bac-company-news-for-september-14-2010-corporate-summary/51447</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) posted earnings sharply above estimates at 60 cents, versus estimates of 44 cents on revenues of $11.34 billion • MedAssets (NASDAQ:MDAS) plans to purchase The Broadlane Group for $850 million in cash • Reports say Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ:GMCR) is planning to buy rival firm Van Houtte for about $1 billion • Barclay&#8217;s (NYSE:BCS) global services conference will include presentations by JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) • Enbridge (NYSE:ENB), still experiencing shutdown of its pipeline to US refineries in the Midwest and a key storage hub in Oklahoma, shut down a third pipeline in New York state due to a spill • Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) downgraded ratings on TIBCO Software from &#8220;overweight&#8221; to &#8220;neutral,&#8221; with a price target of $15 • Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) downgraded ratings on Informatica (NASDAQ:INFA) ]]></description>
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		<title>(STJ) St. Jude Medical Invests in CardioMEMS</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/09/stj-st-jude-medical-invests-in-cardiomems/50864</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/09/stj-st-jude-medical-invests-in-cardiomems/50864#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medical devices major St. Jude Medical (STJ) has inked an agreement to invest $60 million in privately-held cardiac devices maker CardioMEMS Inc, for a 19% stake in the entity. The deal also includes an exclusive option for St. Jude to fully acquire CardioMEMS for $375 million should the latter achieve certain undisclosed milestones. St. Jude has stated that the agreement will have no impact on its 2010 earnings per share outlook. BofA Merrill Lynch, a unit of Bank of America (BAC), and JPMorgan Chase’s (JPM) subsidiary J.P. Morgan Securities are acting as financial advisors to St. Jude and CardioMEMS, respectively. Atlanta-based CardioMEMS has developed an implantable wireless sensor, a novel miniature device, which can be implanted in the pulmonary artery using a catheter-based technique to monitor cardiac performance in patients ]]></description>
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		<title>(CRM) Salesforce Second Quarter Earnings Reports Shows Revenue Up</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/23/crm-salesforce-second-quarter-earnings-reports-shows-revenue-up/48726</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salesforce.com (CRM) reported second quarter fiscal 2011 adjusted net income per share of 16 cents, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2 cents. The adjusted earnings per share excluded amortization of purchased intangibles and debt discounts as well as the associated tax impact, but included stock-based compensation expenses. Revenues Revenues in the quarter were $394.0 million, an increase of 25.0% from $316.1 million in the year-ago quarter. Results exceeded the company’s guidance range of $381.0 million to $383.0 million and the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $384.0 million. The company witnessed strong demand for its products, specifically cloud-based products and favorable currency conversion. The revenue strength was broad-based across geographical regions. Going by segments, Subscription and Support revenues of $369.0 million increased 25.7% from the year-ago quarter. Professional Services and ]]></description>
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		<title>(CRM) Salesforce.com Announces Pursuit of Microsoft on Patent Infringement</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/07/05/crm-salesforce-com-announces-pursuit-of-microsoft-on-patent-infringement/41858</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The leading provider of on-demand Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, Salesforce.com Inc. (CRM) announced that it has accused the tech giant Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) of infringing its patents. The world’s biggest web-based software maker alleged that MSFT has willfully violated five Salesforce patents and used them in some Microsoft products and services. The legal battle between the two companies started a month back, since MSFT filed a lawsuit citing patent infringement by Salesforce’s CRM products. The lawsuits filed with the U.S. courts will attract jury trials and could run into huge cash damages, which we think would be a pressure for both companies. Salesforce has been dealing with these kinds of legal proceedings over the past years. However, despite Salesforce’s strong cash position (roughly $1.0 billion); we believe that any ]]></description>
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		<title>(BSX) Boston Scientific Analyst Maintains Neutral Rating</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/25/bsx-boston-scientific-analyst-maintains-neutral-rating/40616</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently reiterated our “Neutral&#8221; rating on Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) with a target price of $6.50 based on a P/E of 23.2x our fiscal 2010 EPS estimate of $1.65. The company reported earnings per share of 16 cents in the first quarter of 2010, comfortably beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 8 cents per share. However, earnings were lower than 19 cents per share recorded a year ago. Total revenue in the first quarter declined 3% year-over-year to $1,960 million. Revenues from Cardiovascular and Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM), declined to $855 million (down 5% year-over-year) and $538 million (down 9%), respectively. Neurovascular revenue was consistent with the year-ago quarter while Endosurgery and Neuromodulation segments were up by 11% and 10% year over year. Boston is the market leader in ]]></description>
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		<title>(CA) Technology Research Firm Gartner Bullish On Cloud Computing</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/25/ca-technology-research-firm-gartner-bullish-on-cloud-computing/41306</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As per recent findings of the technology research firm Gartner Inc., the global cloud service market is expected to grow substantially with revenue expected to reach $148.8 billion by 2014. The market research firm is of the opinion that the cloud computing market will grow exponentially by 16.6%, generating revenues of $68.3 billion in 2010 and reaching $148.8 billion by 2014 from $58.6 billion in 2009. The detailed study by the market researcher reveals that the U.S. had a 60.0% share of the worldwide cloud services market in 2009, which is expected to dip by ten percentage points to around 50.0% by 2014, whereas other countries that have started adopting cloud computing more aggressively would account for the growth. Apart from the U.S, Western Europe is expected to capture 23.8% ]]></description>
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		<title>(BMC) BMC Software Announces Alliance With Salesforce.com For Enterprise Cloud Computing</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/24/bmc-bmc-software-announces-alliance-with-salesforce-com-for-enterprise-cloud-computing/41335</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leading large enterprise software company BMC Software Inc. (BMC) recently announced that its strategic alliance with enterprise cloud computing company Salesforce.com Inc. (CRM) has led to the rapid adoption of the cloud platform by IT professionals. BMC Software noticed that customers/IT majors are rapidly adopting its BMC ServiceDesk on the Force.com solution to deploy cloud-computing applications for ready access to data in real-time. Being a global computing platform, cloud computing is becoming the information technology (IT) industry’s sweet spot and is capturing significant interest, imagination and investment in the business world. Cloud computing refers to a platform through which usage of software and application programs is made easy through their ready availability on the Internet, thus minimizing their cost of ownership. According to the U.S. research firm Gartner Inc., revenue ]]></description>
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		<title>(IT) Computer Sciences Corporation Launches CloudLab</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/16/it-computer-sciences-corporation-launches-cloudlab/40542</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leading information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) company Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) is taking aggressive measures to enhance its cloud computing services. The company recently introduced CloudLab, a new development and test service mechanism, operational on the cloud computing platform. This technology is expected to provide on-demand access to the end customer within a secure networking environment, which is expected to speed up the workflow process while maximizing productivity, without incurring additional capital expenses and development costs. As per a report published by Market Research Media, the U.S. government has laid out broad plans for the implementation of cloud computing in the federal government&#8217;s infrastructure. The research firm has forecasted that U.S. Government spending on cloud computing will grow at around a 40% CAGR over the next six ]]></description>
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		<title>(IT) Ingram Micro Opens New Services Based in The Cloud</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/09/it-ingram-micro-opens-new-services-based-in-the-cloud/39735</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In its inaugural Cloud Summit yesterday in Dallas, Texas, the largest information technology (IT) product distributor, Ingram Micro Inc. (IM), announced a new services initiative named Cloud Conduit, which connects its North American channel partners with leading and emerging cloud computing providers including Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), cloud hosting companies and system integrators. The Cloud Summit and 4th annual Seismic Partner Conference (June 7-June 9), hosted by IM, has been focusing on issues relating to how managed service providers (MSPs) and IT solution providers will be competitive and profitable as the industry shifts towards cloud computing. The members of Ingram Micro&#8217;s new Cloud Conduit Advisory Council include Rackspace Holdings (RAX), Amazon Web Services (AMZN), CA Inc. (CA), Citrix Systems (CTXS), McAfee Inc. (MFE), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and salesforce.com (CRM). At ]]></description>
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		<title>(CA) CA Technologies Enhances Cloud Computing Services</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/20/ca-ca-technologies-enhances-cloud-computing-services/37881</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 22:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York-based CA Technologies (CA) (formerly CA Inc.) continues to enhance its cloud computing portfolio by unveiling a robust Cloud-Connected Management Suite, enabling customers to leverage the business value of cloud computing as part of their broader enterprise IT environments. Moreover, CA is joining forces with Cisco (CSCO) to focus on collaborative technology integration. With this agreement, the organizations are heading towards cloud computing-based services to achieve greater agility, automation and scale in their data center operations. The integration of Cisco&#8217;s Unified Computing System data center platform with the CA systems management suite enables customers to accelerate the deployment of new applications, streamline operations, reduce cost and provide reliable service delivery in public and private cloud computing environments. Last month, CA came up with a new technology, CA Agile Vision, ]]></description>
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		<title>(IT) Gartner IT Spending Forecast for 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/13/it-gartner-it-spending-forecast-for-2010/33617</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Renowned technology research firm Gartner Inc. (IT) recently revealed its IT spending forecast for 2010. The firm is bullish on the revival in sentiment across the globe, and expects that spending on technology products and services will reach $3.4 trillion, registering a growth rate of 5.3% compared to the year-ago quarter. Gartner has projected the highest growth rate in IT spending among the research firms that have come out with projections recently. Gartner’s method includes telecom spending projections, which the firm expects to be around $2.0 trillion in 2010. Forrester Research has also made a projection: tech spending will grow at the rate of 7.7% to reach at $1.6 trillion in 2010. We believe this will have a significant positive impact on revenue of the frontline tech companies. The companies ]]></description>
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		<title>(CRM) Salesforce.com Witnesses Customer Growth</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/31/crm-salesforce-com-witnesses-customer-growth/32436</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Growing enterprise cloud computing company Salesforce.com (CRM) recently declared through a press release that it had substantially increased its customer base in the Asia-Pacific region. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010 the company added 1800 new customers in the region, taking the total to 70,000. This apart, Salesforce is poised to grow strongly in 2010. To enhance its cloud services, the company has recently introduced Spring 10, the company’s 31st-generation service, with advanced features designed for its Sales Cloud 2 platform and Force.com site. This Growing enterprise cloud computing company Salesforce.com recently declared through a press release that it had substantially increased its customer base in the Asia-Pacific region. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010 the company added 1800 new customers in the region, taking the ]]></description>
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		<title>(CA) CA Fortifies Cloud Computing Virtualization Platform</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/16/it-ca-fortifies-cloud-computing-virtualization-platform/30768</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world’s leading information technology (IT) management software sompany CA Inc. (CA) recently disclosed through a press release that its virtualization management solutions now support Sun&#8217;s Solaris Zones virtualization platform. This enhanced service from CA is expected to help enterprise and service customers realize greater cost optimization Incorporatedrease efficiency and enhance their cloud computing infrastructure. This is one of the biggest joint ventures that CA has entered in recent times. This combination creates a win-win situation, as it also helps customers to simplify management of their complex IT environments. Cloud computing offers immense business potential, enjoys strong demand and is being increasingly adopted by businesses. However, managing the way it is used will be very important. As per a recent study conducted by Market Research Media, the U.S. government’s spending ]]></description>
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		<title>(CRM) Salesforce.com&#8217;s Revenue Grows &#8211; Earnings Per Share Exceeds Expectations</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/28/crm-salesforce-coms-revenue-grows-earnings-per-share-exceeds-expectations/29108</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salesforce.com (CRM) reported fourth-quarter EPS of 16 cents, which exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 15 cents. Revenue Revenue for the fourth quarter was $354.0 million, an increase of 22.2% from $289.6 million in the year-ago quarter. This exceeded the company&#8217;s guidance range of $340.0 million to $342.0 million. The increase in revenue may be attributed to better performances from the Sales Cloud, Service Cloud and Custom Cloud segments, driven by higher volumes. Subscription &#38; Support revenue of $327.4 million increased 23.0% from the year-ago quarter. Professional Services &#38; Other revenue of $26.7 million increased 14.0% from the year-ago quarter. Geographically, the Americas contributed 69.0% of fourth quarter 2010 revenue, growing 16.7% year over year. Europe contributed 18.0%, growing 33.1% year over year. The Asia-Pacific contributed 13.0%, growing 42.4% year-over-year. ]]></description>
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		<title>(HD) Retail in the Spotlight &#8211; Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/23/hd-retail-in-the-spotlight-earnings-preview/28485</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview 2/19/10 Earnings Season is winding down, but that does not mean it is over. Next week will bring 570 earnings reports Incorporatedluding 57 members of the S&#38;P 500. The focus will mostly be on the retailers, with such heavyweights as Home Depot (HD), Target (TGT), Lowe’s (LOW) and Macy’s (M) expected to report. Housing will take center stage on the economic data front, although the most important report will be the second cut at 4th quarter GDP, which is due out on Friday. Monday • Nothing particularly noteworthy on the economic data front Tuesday • The Case-Schiller home price index for December is released. The year-over-year decline in home prices is expected to moderate to 3.0% from 5.3% in November. Housing prices do show some seasonality, so when doing an ]]></description>
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		<title>(RNOW) RightNow Technologies Exceeds Consensus Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/10/rnow-rightnow-technologies-exceeds-consensus-estimates/27682</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RightNow Technologies (RNOW) reported fourth quarter of 2009 earnings per share from continuing operations of 5 cents, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 1 cent. This was excluding a non-recurring litigation settlement gain of $1.0 million in the quarter. Total revenue in the quarter was $41.6 million, compared to $36.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. Recurring revenue in the quarter increased 22% to $32.2 million from $26.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. During the reported quarter, recurring revenue grew $5.7 million, or 22% over the fourth quarter of 2008, and grew 8% sequentially over the third quarter of 2009. Recurring revenue was $32.2 million, an increase of 8% from $29.8 million last quarter and a 22% increase over $26.5 million in the fourth quarter last year. ]]></description>
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		<title>(STJ) St. Jude Medical Beats Consensus Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/27/stj-st-jude-medical-beats-consensus-estimates/26223</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Jude Medical, Inc. (STJ) reported strong financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal 2009. For the fourth quarter, earnings per share came in at 64 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 62 cents and the year-ago earnings of 58 cents. For full fiscal 2009, earnings per share were $2.43, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.42 and the year-ago earnings of $2.31. Quarterly Results Net sales in the reported quarter increased 6% year over year to $1,203 million. Growth was registered across all business segments. Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) sales increased 3% year over year to $698 million. Growth was led by higher sales of the company’s implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and pacemaker that increased 2% and 3% year over year to $395 million and $303 ]]></description>
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		<title>(CRM) Salesforce.com Unveils Spring 10</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/19/crm-salesforce-com-unveils-spring-10/25305</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cloud computing major Salesforce.com (CRM) is grabbing headlines on regular basis. The company recently introduced Spring 10. This is the company’s 31st-generation release with advanced features designed for its Sales Cloud 2 platform and Force.com site. This advanced cloud computing service is expected to introduce an entirely new user interface for Salesforce.com. The new user interface of Spring 10 will come with updated service availability and enhanced features, making it even more user-friendly. After introducing the sales cloud in 1999, Salesforce.com made significant enhancements to its sales cloud platform until the release of the Spring 10 version. This apart, the company’s Customer Relationship Manager (CRM) offering is the second largest contributor to the overall Software as a service (SaaS) enterprise application market. The company was the first to grab large ]]></description>
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