Application Software

Qualcomm Inc.(NASDAQ: QCOM) is a leading developer of wireless telecommunications products and services. This stock started the morning sharply higher trading around the $59.40 area. Since that gap higher open, QCOM stock has faded and is now trading higher by just 0.63 cents to $57.61 a share....

Longbow has initiated coverage on salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) with a Neutral rating.

Benchmark has published a report on Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ: MANH) reiterating their current estimates and the BUY rating. In the report, Benchmark wrote, "We are reiterating our Buy rating on MANH after last night's solid 2Q11 results, where the Company beat our Street high $0.48 EPS...

Concur (Nasdaq: CNQR) today announced a $5 million strategic investment in Yapta . As part of the investment, Concur and Yapta have entered into an alliance agreement, under which Concur will exclusively use Yapta's airfare price tracking and price assurance services for its TripIt Pro users. The...

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Tuesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL): Shares of Apple...

Many traders and investors see the 52-week high or low as an important indicator. Stocks that have a long-term trend in a certain direction are likely to continue, as that trend is the path of least resistance. In this case, shares of Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) are hitting new 52-week highs....

It's time to gear up for Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) earnings! Keep your head in the game: The company releases its next round of earnings this Thursday, July 21, 2011. Want to skip the homework and get all the facts in one place? We thought so. Here is your everything-that-matters guide for this...

Benchmark has issued a report maintaining a Buy Rating on Manhattam Associates INc (NASDAQ: MANH). According to the report, "We're maintaining our Buy rating as we continue to believe MANH can exceed investor expectations during 2011 and beyond given the Company's leverage to a retail sector...

S&P Equity Research has upgraded Compuware (NASDAQ: CPWR) to Hold.

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Pixlr, a free online and social image creating, collecting, editing and sharing service. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Sonic Automotive (NYSE: SAH) is a “great buy.” He added, “AutoZone (NYSE: AZO) has been great, Carmax (NYSE: KMX) has been great and Sonic Automotive is good, too. I think they're fabulous investments." For TIBCO Software (...

It's time to gear up for Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) earnings! Keep your head in the game: The company releases its next round of earnings this Thursday, July 21, 2011. Want to skip the homework and get all the facts in one place? We thought so. Here is your everything-that-matters guide for this...

Shares of SAP (NYSE: SAP) are lower on the session by 1.99%, trading at $56.68. Overall put volume is now running at 2.32x the daily average, with 39% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 3,115 contracts have traded on the session so far. SAP AG is engaged in enterprise applications...

In light of the July 13, 2011 order of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, as previously described in that certain Current Report on Form 6-K of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA) dated July 15, 2011, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Peter Yip, has agreed to be placed on...

Jefferies provided color on the software sector. In a research report published today, Jefferies stressed there might be some bumps on the road for the sector's stocks. In the report, Jefferies states, “Some checks and recent company commentary show signs of a downtick in demand, but stocks seem...