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HP-SAP Merger Talk Considered Far-fetched
By Chris Kanaracus, IDG News
Hewlett-Packard’s surprise decision last week to appoint ex-SAP CEO Léo Apotheker to its top job has stirred up speculation that HP will acquire the enterprise applications [...] -
Apple Sues Nokia in U.K. in Ongoing Patent Fight
(Bloomberg) – Apple Inc. said it filed a patent- infringement lawsuit against Nokia Oyj in the U.K., part of a broader fight between the companies over smartphone technology.
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Microsoft raises dividend in bid to appease investors
AN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that it’s raising its quarterly dividend payable to shareholders for the first time since 2008, in a bid to appease shareholders who [...]
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Oracle shares jump on robust earnings
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Shares of Oracle Corp. jumped 6% Friday, as Wall Street cheered the software powerhouse’s report of a robust fiscal first quarter.
Oracle’s (ORCL 26.95, +1.59, +6.27%) [...] -
RIM needs a big quarter to win back investors
TORONTO (Reuters) – Research In Motion will need strong shipment numbers for its latest quarter and a robust outlook for the current three months to dispel the growing naysayer sentiment [...]
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Beware Cisco: Tech Dividend-Payers Underperform
isco’s Chief Executive John Chambers may want to think twice about initiating a dividend, if history is any guide.
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H-P To Buy IT Security Company ArcSight For $1.5B
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) agreed to buy security-software maker ArcSight Inc. (ARST) for about $1.5 billion, continuing the company’s spending spree that began after Chief Executive Mark Hurd resigned last month.
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Oracle hires former HP’s Hurd, Phillips leaves
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Silicon Valley technology giant Oracle Corp (ORCL.O) has hired Mark Hurd, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N) who resigned amid a scandal, as president.
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India Delays Blackberry Ban For 60 Days
NEW DELHI, Aug 30 — BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has offered India a few proposals to access its secure data, the interior ministry said, averting a threatened ban on [...]
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HP approves extra $10 billion in stock buyback
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE:HPQ – News) said on Monday its board approved the buyback of an additional $10 billion in shares, even as it finds itself involved [...]
