Latest news on ‘Technology’
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CA Agrees to Buy Nimsoft for $350 Million in Cash
By Katie Hoffmann and Hugo Miller (Bloomberg) – CA Inc., the second-largest maker of software for mainframe computers, agreed to buy closely held Nimsoft Inc. for about $350 million to [...]
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Cisco, Texas Instruments in tech-sector spotlight
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) – Technology stocks struggled for direction Tuesday, as the sector awaited what Cisco Systems Inc. claimed would be a “significant announcement” about its plans for the Internet.
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Texas Instruments narrows earnings, sales outlook
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) – Texas Instruments Inc. on Monday narrowed its sales and earnings outlook for the first quarter.
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Hewlett-Packard 1Q Net Up 25%
DJ – Hewlett-Packard Co.’s (HPQ) fiscal first-quarter profit climbed 25% amid higher worldwide sales and profit growth in the company’s core personal computer business, where shipments also jumped.
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Fighting pandemics like swine flu in digital age
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A tap on the HealthMap iPhone application brings up a cluster of red pins on a map, representing nearby cases of swine flu. Another tap brings up [...]
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SAP shares slip on CEO’s ouster, questions
FRANKFURT (AP) — German software maker SAP AG’s stock slid 2.5 percent Monday, the day after CEO Leo Apotheker unexpectedly resigned and was replaced with a pair of co-chief executives.
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Investors Cheer Cisco’s Bullish Forecast
More than 80% of stocks traded in New York were in negative territory Thursday, but Cisco Systems bucked the trend as shares gained value on the company’s bullish forecast.
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Steve Jobs: iPad to offer Word support, $10 e-books, 6 days of music
By Sam Oliver
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs revealed after Wednesday’s iPad unveiling that the device will offer “the same” prices on e-books as Amazon’s Kindle, the Pages app can export documents [...] -
Disappointing tech forecasts drag stocks lower
By Tim Paradis, AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) – The stock market resumed its slide Thursday as disappointing forecasts from technology companies brought new concerns about the economy.
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Motorola Drops After Predicting Unexpected Loss on Phone Slump
By Hugo Miller
(Bloomberg) – Motorola Inc., the largest U.S. mobile-phone maker, fell the most in almost a year in New York trading after forecasting a surprise first-quarter loss, signaling new [...]
