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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle Agrees to $1.9bn Deal to Buy Taleo</title>
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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>(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>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
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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>
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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>(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>
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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>(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>
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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>(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>(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>(ORCL) Oracle Reports Strong Fourth Quarter Earnings Results</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/24/orcl-oracle-reports-strong-fourth-quarter-earnings-results/77387</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corp. (ORCL) reported an impressive fourth quarter 2011, with quarterly revenues surpassing $10.0 billion for the first time in the company’s history. The robust top-line growth helped Oracle earn 71 cents per share in the quarter, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by two cents. Operating Performance Net Income was $3.68 billion (excluding one-time items but including stock-based compensation expenses) or 71 cents per share compared with $2.87 billion or 56 cents in the year-ago period. Net income margin expanded 430 basis points (bps) in the quarter. Excluding one-time items and stock-based compensation expenses, non-GAAP earnings came in at 75 cents per share compared with 60 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. This was above management’s guided range of 69 cents to 73 cents per share. The increase ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle Fourth Quarter 2011 Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/23/orcl-oracle-fourth-quarter-2011-earnings-preview/77240</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the closing bell today, Oracle Corp. (ORCL) is scheduled to release its fourth quarter 2011 results. In the run up to the earnings results, we do not notice any substantial movement of analyst estimates for the quarter. Looking Back at 3Q11 Oracle, in its previous (third) quarter reported strong results on the back of robust top-line growth. The solid results were driven by approximately 29.0% year over year growth in new software license revenue. Earnings (excluding one-time items but including stock-based compensation expenses) shot up 41.7% from 36 cents in the year-ago period to 51 cents per share in the third quarter, and surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 47 cents. Revenues in the third quarter increased 37.0% year over year to $8.76 billion, driven by better-than-expected new software ]]></description>
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		<title>(SAP) Has Google Been Caught Stealing by Oracle?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/sap-has-google-been-caught-stealing-by-oracle/77150</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Justin Dove, Investment U Research Wednesday, June 22, 2011 It’s hard to imagine Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) making mistakes. They haven’t made many, but this one could hurt if Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) gets its way. Oracle claims that Google infringed upon Java patents when creating its successful Android mobile device platform. And now, it’s become a major patent lawsuit. Google could stand to lose up to $6.1 billion, plus court costs, if they lose. But a ruling in Google’s favor may seriously hinder the future relevance of Sun Microsystems, Inc. and hurt Oracle’s stock… Did Google Create Dalvik to Avoid Java’s Virtual Fees? Many products such as the Amazon (NYSE: AMZN) Kindle and Apple (NYSE: AAPL) iPhone use Java’s virtual machine; however, the use of this virtual machine requires licensing ]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
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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>(CNQR) Concur Technology Updates Paperless Technology</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/14/cnqr-concur-technology-updates-paperless-technology/75402</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Concur Technology Inc. (CNQR) provided latest update for its Concur® Breeze and Concur® Premier clients to help them to manage and eliminate paper from their businesses. Through the newly introduced technology, called the Receipt Store, clients will be able to email their receipt images to a central repository and easily assign them to line-item expenses. The clients will get increased number of option for handling their receipts and invoice images, which will help them to get rid of costs related to handling of associated papers. Cooper’s latest innovations facilitate employees to rapidly and effortlessly present expenses and provide their companies with improved visibility into the line item details of every expense report. Some of the technologies introduced by the company for time and money saving include New Receipt Store, Mobile ]]></description>
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		<title>(SAP) SAP and Verizon Enter Joint Marketing Agreement</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/18/sap-sap-and-verizon-enter-joint-marketing-agreement/73874</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 15:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAP America, Inc., a subsidiary of SAP AG (SAP) and Verizon (VZ) entered into an agreement to jointly market key components of Verizon&#8217;s Managed Mobility portfolio. This makes Verizon the first SAP partner to provide end-to-end enterprise cloud and mobility offerings. Organizations can speed up the delivery of mobile applications from SAP to smartphones and tablets so that mobile workers can work equally effectively while away from the office. SAP is the leader in the worldwide enterprise applications market with the largest market share. Its primary focus is on high-margin software license sales, since this category benefits the most from the improving information technology (IT) spending environment. The company is poised to benefit as the market environment is improving. The company remains best positioned in the European software space, given ]]></description>
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		<title>(CNQR) Concur Technologies Beats Earnings Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/05/cnqr-concur-technologies-beats-earnings-estimates/73240</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 15:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Concur Technologies Inc. (CNQR) reported second-quarter fiscal 2011 earnings per share from continuing operations of 6 cents, below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 9 cents and prior-year earnings per share of 13 cents. However, the company’s earnings and revenue performance for the quarter was above its expectations led by strong demand for its services. Revenue Total revenue increased by 16% year over year to $84.6 billion. On a sequential basis, total revenue increased by 5%. The company benefited in the quarter from its acquisition of Triplt, which provided Concur with new revenue streams ahead of the traditional subscription revenue model. Launch of Concur Japan and Concur India during the quarter also benefited the company. Income and Expenses Sales and marketing expense in the quarter was $37.8 million compared with $22.7 ]]></description>
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		<title>(SAP) SAP First Quarter 2011 Underperforms Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/sap-sap-first-quarter-2011-underperforms-estimates/72754</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 18:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAP AG (SAP) reported first quarter2011 earnings per share from continuing operations of €0.34 (46 cents) which were below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 65 cents. Total revenues were €3.02 billion ($4.12 billion) below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.17 billion. Software revenue was €583 million, an increase of 26% year over year. Software and software-related service revenue was €2.33 billion, an increase of 20%. Operating profit was €597 million, an increase of 7%. Operating margin was 19.7%, a decline of 2.5% year over year. Profit after tax was €403 million, an increase of 4% year over year. Operating cash flow for the first quarter 2011 was €1.59 billion, which is the highest operating cash flow for a first quarter in the company&#8217;s history. Free cash flow was €1.45 billion, ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle Exadata Machine Selected by Leading Brazilian Bank Banco Santander</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:20:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corp. (ORCL) recently announced that one of the leading retail and commercial banks of Brazil, Banco Santander has chosen Oracle Exadata Database Machine to integrate the operations of Banco Real, which it acquired in August 2009. The Brazilian division of the Spain-based global financial services firm was facing integration problems due to the huge amount of data that it was required to handle after the merger. The challenges faced by the company included growing data volumes, inadequate processing speeds, lengthy batch processes and space limitations in their data center, which were impacting Santander’s regular operations, reputation and revenue growth. Banco Santendar’s migration to Exadata has resulted in the consolidation of servers that led to a significant decline in infrastructure costs. The consolidation has helped in speeding up critical processes ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) International Business Machines Launches Smart Cloud to Boost Cloud Computing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Information Technology giant, International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) is set to boost its cloud computing ambitions with the launch of its new computing service “Smart Cloud”. Smart Cloud offers cost-effective data analysis, supply chain management and sales management capabilities to big companies that incur significant IT costs related to these operations. The Smart Cloud would enable the companies to store their data on IBM’s servers and access it securely over the Internet. IBM’s sales pitch is focused on security and reliability, since the tech behemoth will be allowing the companies to configure resources to suit their own requirements for security, government compliance and backup. According to IBM, the Smart Cloud will enable it to differentiate its cloud services from the usage-based resources currently offered by its rivals Amazon Inc. (AMZN), ]]></description>
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		<title>(EMC) EMC Signs Partnership With Harris Corporation and Virtual Computing Environment Company</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/29/emc-emc-signs-partnership-with-harris-corporation-and-virtual-computing-environment-company/69073</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EMC Corp. (EMC) signed a new strategic partnership with Harris Corp. (HRS) and Virtual Computing Environment Company (VCE). The alliance will focus on developing and marketing multi-tenant cloud solutions to further accelerate the adoption of cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) by commercial and government enterprises. Multi-tenant cloud solutions have numerous benefits including optimization of resource sharing, thereby providing high levels of isolation to the tenants and high quality service throughout a shared environment. As part of the strategic alliance, development teams from Harris, RSA (the security division of EMC) and VCE plan to integrate Harris’ trust enablement technologies with the Vblock Infrastructure Platforms to provide improved visibility into the security, performance and availability state of cloud environments hosted by Harris. This is expected to reduce the security concerns over ]]></description>
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		<title>(LWSN) Lawson Software Receives $11.25 Per Share Offer</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/28/lwsn-lawson-software-receives-11-25-per-share-offer/68724</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 02:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawson Software, Inc. (LWSN) confirmed that it has received an unsolicited proposal from Infor and Golden Gate Capital to acquire all of its outstanding common stock at a price of $11.25 per share in cash. Last week, there were rumors that Lawson was exploring possibilities of selling its software business. The rumors of the sale led to a 13.26% surge in the stock price on March 8, 2011, which closed at $11.19. The stock further gained 0.27% in after market trading. Shares of Lawson closed at $11.55 on March 11, 2011. The offer from Infor and Golden Gate Capital values Lawson at $1.8 billion. Lawson had hired Barclays Capital, a division of Barclays PLC (BCS) to explore strategic alternatives for the same and plans to retain the latter as its ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle Reports Strong Third Quarter 2011 Earnings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corp. (ORCL) reported strong third quarter results, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate based on strong top-line growth. The robust results were driven by approximately 29.0% year over year growth in new software license revenue. Shares were up $1.30 (4.04%) to $33.44 in after-hours trading. Oracle continued to gain market share from its closest rival SAP AG (SAP) in the applications market during the quarter. Total revenue as well as earnings surpassed management’s guidance. The company achieved strong hardware sales boosted by the acquisition of Sun Microsystems in January 2010. Moreover, Oracle continues to penetrate the cloud computing market based on its collaboration with Amazon Inc. (AMZN) and strong performances from Exadata and Exalogic. Earnings Excluding one-time items and stock-based compensation expenses, non-GAAP earnings came in at 54 cents ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle Third Quarter 2011 Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/25/orcl-oracle-third-quarter-2011-earnings-preview/69688</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corp. (ORCL) is scheduled to release its third quarter 2011 results on March 24, 2011, after the market closes. Since the release of second quarter 2011 results, Oracle shares have risen 4.0%. Oracle posted decent second quarter results, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Not that good, considering the fact that it beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 10.8% on an average in the last four quarters. However, third quarter guidance was robust, primarily reflecting higher business spending by corporations. Oracle expects to gain from a strong software business (65.5% of second quarter total revenue) in the upcoming quarters. Second quarter Synopsis Oracle reported strong second quarter results, with earnings per share (excluding one-time items but including stock-based compensation) increasing 32.4% year over year to 49 ]]></description>
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		<title>(LWSN) Is Lawson Software Planning on Selling Software Business?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/13/lwsn-is-lawson-software-planning-on-selling-software-business/68467</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Reuters, Lawson Software (LWSN) is exploring possibilities of selling its software business. The rumors of the sale led to a 13.26% surge in the stock price on March 8, 2011, which closed at $11.19. The stock further gained 0.27% in after market trading. Lawson has hired Barclays Capital, a division of Barclays PLC (BCS) to explore strategic alternatives for the same. The company is also contemplating retaining its existing business and strengthening it by further acquisitions. In 2010, Lawson acquired Healthvision Solutions Inc. for $160 million. Based in Dallas, Healthvision is a privately-held company providing integration and application technology and related services to hospitals and large healthcare organizations. Most recently, Lawson completed its acquisition of privately held Enwisen for $70 million. California-based Enwisen is a leading software-as-a-service provider ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle Pays $46 Million to Settle Sun Microsystems Kickback Suit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/01/orcl-oracle-pays-46-million-to-settle-sun-microsystems-kickback-suit/66196</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 04:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Software giant Oracle Corp. (ORCL) has agreed to pay $46.0 million to settle a kickback suit against Sun Microsystems. Oracle declined to comment. The suit was filed back in 2004 in the federal court of Arkansas. The lawsuit alleged that Sun improperly paid kickbacks to systems integrator companies, like Accenture PLC (ACN), in return for recommendations that federal agencies buy Sun&#8217;s products. In 2007, the U.S. government became a party to the suit. In this context it is worth noting that in April 2009, Oracle announced the acquisition of Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion ($9.50 a share) or $5.6 billion net of Sun&#8217;s cash and debt. Oracle also settled claims that Sun provided incomplete and incorrect information to the government officers during contract negotiations in the late 1990s. U.S. Postal ]]></description>
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		<title>(SAP) Is SAP a Takeover Candidate?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/12/sap-is-sap-a-takeover-candidate/65025</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Tony D’Altorio, Investment U Research Wednesday, January 12, 2011 German software company SAP ADR (NYSE: SAP) struggled with management issues throughout 2008 and 2009. Naturally, that uncertainty affected its customers and employees. So in February 2010, the newly appointed co-CEOs – Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe – vowed to change things. In their favor, they actually do seem to have boosted employee performance and morale. But placating shareholders has proved a far less simple challenge to master. And if they can’t master it soon, the company might fight itself under new management once again. Is SAP a Takeover Candidate? SAP has to convince its three founders – with their combined 24% of shares – about SAP’s stand-alone strategy. Otherwise, it could become a takeover candidate. Gartner Research Director ]]></description>
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		<title>(TDC) Teradata Earns New Data Warehousing Customer</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/21/tdc-teradata-earns-new-data-warehousing-customer/60751</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leading provider of Enterprise Data Warehousing (EDW) solutions, Teradata Corporation (TDC) and SAS, the premier provider of business analytics software and services announced that INPS (Italy&#8217;s social security agency) has selected a combined Teradata and SAS enterprise data warehouse (EDW) and analytics system for healthcare-related fraud detection. INPS has deployed Teradata and SAP AG’s (SAP) new system that includes software, hardware and services, which will help INPS fulfill the need for detailed data and analytical business insight, reduce costs and add efficiencies. Teradata also has a long standing partnership with SAS. Therefore, new customer wins and strengthening relationships with large vendors will be the source of revenues and profits, moving forward. With the competition intensifying in the data warehouse appliance market, Teradata has been introducing new products at regular ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle Beats Earnings Goals on All Fronts</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/17/orcl-oracle-beats-earnings-goals-on-all-fronts/62626</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 23:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Software giant Oracle Corp.’s (ORCL) second quarter fiscal 2011 earnings and revenues easily outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimates on the back of strong new software license sales (sales to new customers) and growth in hardware sales, boosted by the acquisition of Sun Microsystems in January this year. Total revenue, growth in new licensing revenues and earnings per share (EPS) were encouraging and remained well above management’s expectations. The results indicate increased business spending by corporations. However, both new license revenue and total revenue were adversely affected by 2% due to foreign exchange headwinds. Earnings Excluding one-time items and stock-based compensation expenses, non-GAAP EPS came in at 51 cents compared with 39 cents in the year-ago quarter. This is above management’s EPS guidance range of 44 cents to 46 cents. Net ]]></description>
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		<title>(BMS) Company News for November 24, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/29/bms-company-news-for-november-24-2010-corporate-summary/60400</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) received FDA approval for its topical solution drug Axiron, for testosterone replacement therapy in men • Tiffany (NYSE:TIF) reported estimate-beating third quarter earnings of $0.43 a share, ahead of Zacks projections of $0.37, on a 14% revenue jump to $681.7 million that was above Zacks estimates of $651 million. The firm said it sees current year earnings of $2.72 to $2.77 a share • Deere (NYSE:DE) reported better-than-anticipated fiscal fourth quarter earnings of $1.07, up from Zacks estimates of $0.96, as revenues rose 38.9% to $6.56 billion, below Zacks projections of $6.66 billion • Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) received a jury award of $1.3 billion in its suit against SAP (NYSE:SAP) • FBR reiterated its &#8220;underperform&#8221; rating on Diamond Offshore (NYSE:DO), with a price target of $56 • JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) downgraded Rovi (NASDAQ:ROVI) ]]></description>
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		<title>(TDC) Teradata Quarterly Earnings Beat The Street &#8211; Raises Guidance</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/04/tdc-teradata-quarterly-earnings-beat-the-street-raises-guidance/58068</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teradata Corp. (TDC) reported strong third quarter earnings of 44 cents per share beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a nickel. Teradata also reported robust revenue growth in the quarter. Earnings including stock-based compensation of 2 cents grew 15.8% year over year from 38 cents reported in the prior-year quarter, primarily driven by accelerating revenue growth based on higher market share in the quarter. Revenue Revenues increased 15.0% year over year to $489.0 million, well above the Zacks Digest Estimate of $463.0 million. This was primarily driven by 27.0% year-over-year growth in product revenue (software and hardware) to $243.0 million. Services revenue also increased 5.0% year over year to $246.0 million. On a regional basis, Teradata achieved strong growth from the Americas in the quarter. Revenue increased 18.0% year over ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Company News for October 1, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/03/bac-company-news-for-october-1-2010-corporate-summary/53651</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 05:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) downgraded Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) to &#8220;neutral&#8221; from &#8220;buy&#8221; • Susquehanna downgraded Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) from &#8220;neutral&#8221; to &#8220;sell,&#8221; taking the price target to $120 • Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) downgraded Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) and Norfolk &#38; Southern (NYSE: NSC) from &#8220;outperform&#8221; to &#8220;market perform&#8221; • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) downgraded Limited Brands (NYSE:LTD) to &#8220;sell&#8221; • FBR maintained an &#8220;outperform&#8221; on Marsh &#38; McLennan (NYSE:MMC) • Former head of German software company SAP (NYSE:SAP), Leo Apotheker, was named the new Chief Executive of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) with former Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) CEO Ray Lane named as non-executive chairman • Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) downgraded ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) to &#8220;underweight&#8221; from &#8220;equal weight&#8221; BANK OF AMER CP (BAC): Free Stock Analysis Report CATERPILLAR INC (CAT): Free Stock Analysis Report GOLDMAN SACHS (GS): Free Stock Analysis Report HEWLETT PACKARD (HPQ): Free Stock ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) International Business Machines Partners with India&#8217;s Jet Airways</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/23/ibm-international-business-machines-partners-with-indias-jet-airways/52538</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) has entered into a ten-year agreement, worth $62 million, with India’s leading international airline, Jet Airways. Under the terms of the agreement, IBM will provide IT infrastructure and application support services including employee transition, data center operations, central helpdesk support, server and storage operations, Internet security services by deploying its Tivoli suite, network management, support for SAP AG (SAP) applications and other operating systems. IBM is expected to provide high-end technical solutions for the airline’s day-to-day activities such as airport operations, direct distribution and frequent flier programs. This will help Jet in aligning its IT infrastructure with business strategy, thereby transforming the company to a more customer-centric organization and improve its operational efficiency as well. Jet Airways is India’s second largest airline with headquarters in ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle&#8217;s First Quarter Earnings Beat &#8211; Firm Guides Up</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/17/orcl-oracles-first-quarter-earnings-beat-firm-guides-up/52063</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corp.’s (ORCL) first quarter 2011 earnings and revenues easily outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimates on the back of strong new software license (sales to new customers) sales and growth in hardware sales, boosted by the acquisition of Sun Microsystems in January this year. The results indicate increased business spending by corporations. Total revenue was above the high end of the company’s guided range. Moreover, the growth in new licensing revenues and earnings per share (EPS) were encouraging and remained well above management’s expectation. Investors were optimistic on the company’s results, which uplifted the share price by 4.61% to close at $26.53 in after-market trading, following the earnings announcement. The detailed analysis is as follows: Earnings Excluding one-time items and stock-based compensation expenses, non-GAAP EPS came in at 42 cents ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) International Business Machines Acquires Software Company OpenPages</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) continued its acquisition spree, with the latest candidate being privately held software company OpenPages. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, OpenPages develops risk and compliance management software. According to IBM management, the deal will expand its business analytics division. Since May 2010, IBM has acquired two analytics company, OpenPages being the second one. It had previously acquired Sterling Commerce (analytics division) from AT&#38;T Inc. (T) in August 2010. Recently, IBM acquired marketing services company Unica Corp. (UNCA) for a whopping $480.0 million, which is expected to provide a fillip to IBM’s software business, its most profitable division. Including OpenPages, IBM has acquired five companies from different sectors since May 2010. Risk management has gained massive importance in the corporate world. ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle Reports First Quarter 2011 Earnings Tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/15/orcl-oracle-reports-first-quarter-2011-earnings-tomorrow/51678</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 04:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corp. (ORCL) is expected to report its first quarter fiscal 2011 earnings tomorrow on September 16, 2010, after market close. The stock has been trending upward, following the release of the strong quarterly results in June. Moreover, the share price soared over the last two weeks on the news that the former CEO of Hewlett Packard Company (HPQ), Mr. Mark Hurd joined Oracle as the co-president after being forced to resign as a result of a sexual harassment allegation brought against him. Hurd’s appointment uplifted the share price by approximately 14.6%, following the announcement. First-Quarter Estimates Management had provided guidance for the first quarter of 2011 at the time of its last quarterly release. Oracle expects non-GAAP earnings per share in constant currency to range between 36 cents to ]]></description>
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		<title>(TDC) Teradata Partners With Video Game Company Electronic Arts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leading provider of Enterprise Data Warehousing (EDW) solutions, Teradata Corp. (TDC) announced a two year partnership with Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS), a premier video game developer and publisher. Under the agreement, Electronic Arts will deploy Teradata’s complete Managed Services support, which is a part of its EDW platform. This partnership is one of the largest Managed Services agreements for Teradata in the U.S., the company pointed out. The partnership will enable Electronic Arts to gain utmost advantage in terms of cost and efficiency from Teradata’s applications and EDW technologies. The contract covers production operations support for Teradata infrastructure, extract-transform-load processes and Teradata applications and retainer-based development for Electronic Arts’ new EDW-related projects. By leveraging Teradata’s EDW platform, Relationship Manager (TRM) and Master Data Management applications and services, Electronic Arts ]]></description>
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		<title>(SI) German Economic Growth Engine Revs Up</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/23/si-german-economic-growth-engine-revs-up/48513</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Tony D’Altorio, Investment U Research Wednesday, August 18, 2010 The German economy jumped in the second quarter, helping eurozone GDP to rise 1%. The land of bratwurst and beer rose 2.2% quarter-on-quarter, equal to a 9.1% annual rate. That kind of emerging market growth marks the nation’s best-ever economic performance and should certainly grab investors’ attentions. Even before it released that latest data, German business confidence was rising. Ifo’s July business confidence survey saw a jump to 106.2% from June’s 101.8%, its sharpest increase since German unification in 1990 and the highest reading in three years. Wish we could say the same here in the U.S. In addition, it grew across the board, despite its notorious dependence on exports. Companies invested in capital and consumers began shopping more… both ]]></description>
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		<title>(TDC) Teradata Signs to Provide Enterprise Data Warehousing Solutions for Red Apple</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/19/tdc-teradata-signs-to-provide-enterprise-data-warehousing-solutions-for-red-apple/48585</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leading provider of Enterprise Data Warehousing solutions, Teradata Corporation (TDC) will provide data warehouse services to one of the premier supermarket convenience store chains Red Apple Inc. Red Apple has selected Teradata’s Data Warehouse Appliance for its stores. The Data Warehouse Appliance is a fully integrated, scalable platform with Teradata nodes, industry-standard, enterprise-class storage and the Teradata Database and utilities. The appliance is cost effective and suitable for companies of any size. Red Apple believes that the Teradata appliance will support its expansion plans by providing and analyzing information, which are crucial for growth on real-time basis and in a cost effective manner. Red Apple contends that consolidation of data from multiple sources into one centralized data warehouse will make decision making much faster and more accurate than before. ]]></description>
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		<title>(TDC) Teradata Earnings Scorecard</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/11/tdc-teradata-earnings-scorecard/47671</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leading provider of Enterprise Data Warehousing (EDW) solutions, Teradata Corp. (TDC) reported strong results for the second quarter 2010, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents. Although Teradata’s second quarter results exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate, the upside was considerably low. Overall, the analysts’ opinion remains mixed on the stock, given the company’s lackluster guidance for 2010. Second Quarter Highlights The company reported second quarter results on Aug 5. Earnings of 44 cents per share were up 22.2% from the year-ago quarter. Earnings benefited from an improved operational performance and a lower tax rate. Management noted that Teradata delivered its finest second quarter results in the company’s history with strong revenues and earnings growth. Moreover, operating income, operating margin and gross margin were at the highest levels than ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle&#8217;s Oracle Financial Services Software Limited FLEXCUBE in Demand</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Financial Services Software Limited, a major subsidiary of Oracle Corp. (ORCL) announced that a large number of Vietnamese banks are switching to its FLEXCUBE core banking solutions from local solutions to achieve their operational needs. Major Vietnamese banks such as Dong A Bank, Habu Bank, Ocean Bank, Nam A Bank, Vietnam Russia Bank and Tien Phong Bank have attained huge success in catering to the customers’ diverse requirements on a timely basis by using the FLEXCUBE solution. Currently, FLEXCUBE has more than 15 customers in Vietnam. Originally launched in 1997 by iflex Solutions, FLEXCUBE provides solutions to core banking, retail banking, private banking, corporate banking, investor servicing, and microfinance. Oracle acquired iflex solutions in 2005. FLEXCUBE has been the most successful banking solution offered by Oracle over time. With ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle Announces $3.25 Billion Total in Notes Issued</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corp. (ORCL) announced to issue notes in two parts comprising $1.0 billion in 10-year notes and $2.25 billion in 30-year bonds. The sell offer is expected to close on Jul 19, 2010. The $1.0 billion carries an interest rate of 3.875%, and due on 2020. The $2.25 billion carries an interest rate of 5.375%, and due on 2040. Interests on both the notes are payable semi-annually on Jan 15 and Jul 15, with the first payment being on Jan 15, 2011. According to IFR, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas (BNPQY) and JP Morgan (JPM) are the joint lead managers of the sale. Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, Fitch and Standard &#38; Poor’s have assigned a rating of “A2&#8243;, “A&#8221; and “A&#8221;, respectively, to the notes. Oracle expects to use ]]></description>
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		<title>(EMC) EMC Announced the Acquisition of Privately Held Data Software Firm Greenplum</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leading provider of data storage solutions, EMC Corp. (EMC) announced the acquisition of privately held data analysis software firm Greenplum Inc., based in California. Greenplum is a provider of disruptive data warehousing technology for data clouds and self-service analytics. Greenplum provides software for data warehousing, enabling big corporations analyze digital data. The all-cash acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2010, and will not impact EMC&#8217;s 2010 earnings. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Greenplum will be integrated into EMC&#8217;s Information Infrastructure business and will form a new data computing product division in EMC’s portfolio. EMC will continue to sell and support Greenplum&#8217;s current line of products and solutions. Upon closing of the acquisition, Greenplum’s CEO, Bill Cook, will head the new data computing ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle&#8217;s Fourth Quarter 2010 Earnings Beats The Street &#8211; Shares Rise</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 14:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corp.&#8216;s (ORCL) fourth quarter 2010 earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate on the back of strong new software license sales and growth in hardware sales, boosted by the recent acquisition of Sun Microsystems. We believe Oracle&#8217;s better-than-expected results were aided by the improving IT spending environment. Earnings (excluding one-time items but including stock-based compensation expenses) of 58 cents per share were up 31.8% from the year-ago period of 44 cents and 6 cents above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 52 cents. Net income rose 30.6% to $2.93 billion from the year-ago period. The rise in earnings was attributable to higher revenues from new software license sales (sales to new customers), which grew for the third consecutive quarter. This shows that demand for software is picking up. Despite foreign exchange ]]></description>
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		<title>(SAP) SAP and Sybase Merger Means Incredible Opportunities For Mobile Software</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/27/sap-sap-and-sybase-merger-means-incredible-opportunities-for-mobile-software/38784</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 05:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, SAP ADR (NYSE: SAP) reported a 28% drop in annual software sales. Needless to say, investors in the company were not pleased. So it let CEO Leo Apotheker go, and welcomed Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe on board to share authority in his place. Since SAP hadn’t made any deals for nearly three years, it had €3 billion in its piggy bank. That didn’t last very long though. The new leadership quickly spent all of that plus some in a $5.8 billion deal for Sybase (NYSE: SY). That bold move marked the second largest deal the company had ever made. It came second only to the $6.1 billion acquisition of Business Objects in 2007. SAP paid a generous 44% premium for Sybase – $65 a share ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) IBM Announces Agreement to Buy Sterling Commerce</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/24/ibm-ibm-announces-agreement-to-buy-sterling-commerce/38223</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 03:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) further expanded its software portfolio by announcing that it has entered into a definitive agreement by acquiring Sterling Commerce from AT&#38;T (T) for $1.4 billion in cash. Sterling Commerce &#8212; based in Dublin, Ohio &#8212; offers business-to-business solutions, which optimizes business collaboration networks and enable companies to communicate and collaborate with customers, partners and suppliers. IBM plans to absorb all 2,500 employees of Sterling into the WebSphere organization within IBM&#8217;s Software Group. The Sterling deal is expected to close in the second half of 2010, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. AT&#38;T anticipates a one-time gain of approximately $750 million in the quarter in which the transaction closes. Sterling Commerce was acquired by AT&#38;T (known as SBC Communications at that time) in ]]></description>
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		<title>(SAP) SAP AG Announces Plans to Acquire Sybase</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/14/sap-sap-ag-announces-plans-to-acquire-sybase/37249</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 15:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAP AG (SAP) and Sybase Inc. (SY) announced that SAP&#8217;s subsidiary, SAP America Inc., has signed an agreement to acquire Sybase Inc.in a transaction that will strengthen the two information technology (IT) leaders. SAP America Inc. will make an all cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Sybase common stock at $65.00 per share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $5.8 billion. The purchase price represents a 44% premium over the most recent three-month average stock price of Sybase. The transaction will be funded from SAP&#8217;s cash on hand and €2.75 billion loan facility arranged and underwritten by Barclays Capital, a wing of Barclays (BCS), and Deutsche Bank (DB). SAP will accelerate the reach of its solutions across mobile platforms and drive forward the realization of its in-memory ]]></description>
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		<title>(MSFT) Oracle Increases Investment in the MySQL Open-Source Database</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/14/msft-oracle-increases-investment-in-the-mysql-open-source-database/33843</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order to compete against Microsoft Corp’s (MSFT) SQL Server and International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) in the database space, Oracle Corp. (ORCL) announced its decision to increase investment in the MySQL open-source database. The details on the investment were not provided. Oracle acquired MySQL through the acquisition of Sun Microsystems, a leading provider of enterprise computing systems, software and services. The acquisition will help Oracle provide database software to small and mid-sized businesses and companies around the world. With Sun’s acquisition, Oracle plans to enter the hardware market, where it will integrate Sun’s hardware business into its own database and business applications software business. With the addition of servers, storage, SPARC processors, the Solaris operating system, Java and the MySQL database to Oracle&#8217;s portfolio of database, middleware and business ]]></description>
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		<title>(TDC) Teradata Partners with SAS to Optimize Marketing Automation</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/09/tdc-teradata-partners-with-sas-to-optimize-marketing-automation/33349</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 21:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teradata Corporation (TDC) announced the extension of its partnership with SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services to optimize SAS Marketing Automation. With the optimization of SAS Marketing Automation on Teradata, customers can deploy and utilize the solution faster and more effectively. Teradata Corporation is a leading provider of Enterprise Data Warehousing (EDW) solutions Incorporatedluding enterprise analytic technologies and services worldwide. SAS and Teradata, together provide business intelligence (BI) solutions comprising integrated customer analytics, data integration and campaign management.  Additionally, the recently announced SAS and Teradata Business Insight Advantage Program allows customers to take advantage of a common framework for integrating enterprise data with advanced analytics and customer intelligence application. Deploying SAS Marketing Automation quickly and efficiently on Teradata’s predictive linear platform enables customers to meet marketing needs ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle&#8217;s Earnings Report Meets Expectations</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/29/orcl-oracles-earnings-report-meets-expectations/31974</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corporation’s (ORCL) third-quarter of fiscal 2010 earnings (excluding one-time items but including stock-based compensation expenses) of 36 cents per share were up 5.9% from the year-ago period of 34 cents, but in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 36 cents. Earnings also came in line with the company’s guidance of 36 – 38 cents per share. Net income rose 8.1% to $1.83 billion from the last year. The boost in earnings was due to higher revenues from new software license sales. The results included a one-month contribution from Sun Microsystems, since the acquisition closed at the end of January. Although Oracle’s quarterly earnings were in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimates, investors were more than optimistic on the company’s results and expected it to report above expectations. The ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle Provides Better-Than-Expected Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/25/orcl-oracle-provides-better-than-expected-earnings-preview/31751</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corporation (ORCL) will report third-quarter of fiscal 2010 results after the closing bell today. During its second quarter conference call held on December 17, the company provided better-than-expected third-quarter guidance. For the third quarter, Oracle expects non-GAAP earnings per share ranging between 36 – 38 cents a share. The Zacks Consensus estimate for the quarter is 36 cents, in line with the company’s guidance. The third quarter EPS estimate is an increase of 5.9% from 34 cents reported in the third quarter of 2009. We expect the company to report in line or above the Zacks Consensus. Oracle has met or exceeded Consensus expectations in the last two years. Management expects total revenue to rise between 3% and 6% in the third quarter at the current exchange rates. The ]]></description>
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		<title>(NOVL) Novell Stands Fast After Buyout Offer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enterprise software maker, Novell, Inc. (NOVL) announced that its Board of Directors have rejected the unsolicited buyout offer of $2 billion or $5.75 per share in cash from Elliott Associates, L.P., the largest institutional stockholder of Novell. Novell cited the offer to be inadequate and significantly below the company’s value, thereby undervaluing the firm. Novell shares fell 1.4% and closed at $5.64 yesterday. The shares had soared 25.89% (or $1.23) to $5.98 in after-hours trading, just after the company made the offer public on March 4 that indicated positive investor sentiments regarding the takeover as investors hoped for a higher bid. Elliott is an investment firm with over $16 billion in assets and holds approximately 8.5% of NOVL’s common stock. The price represented a premium of 49% over the company&#8217;s ]]></description>
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