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S1 Corp (NASDAQ: SONE) agreed to acquire Fundtech Ltd (NASDAQ: FNDT) in a stock deal valued at $20.51 per share or about $700 million. S1 will issue 2.72 shares for each share of Fundtech, according to the merger agreement. S1 shareholders will own 55% of the new company and the rest by Fundtech...

Below are the top small-cap internet software & services stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings estimate for the next year. The earnings estimate for j2 Global Communications Inc (NASDAQ: JCOM) for the next year ending December, 2012 is $2.49 per share. JCOM's trailing-twelve-...

Here are today's Put/Call Ratio leaders… 1. Carrizo Oil and Gas Inc. (NASDAQ: CRZO) 2,657 puts, 71 calls 2. AFLAC Inc. (NYSE: AFL) 5,519 puts, 208 calls 3. H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) 7,288 puts, 302 calls 4. Citrix Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS) 2,618 puts, 130 calls 5. Computer Sciences Corp. (...

VocalTec Communications Ltd. (Nasdaq: CALL), the company that invented voice over IP and sold over seven million magicJacks, announced today VoIP industry veteran Michael Tribolet joined the company as its Chief Business Officer.

Shares of SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) are lower on the session by 2.38%, currently trading at $58.16. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past two months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short while ago the July...

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) shares advanced 2.02% to $24.19 in the pre-market session. CMCSA's PEG ratio is 0.95. TIBCO Software Inc (NASDAQ: TIBX) shares advanced 1.92% to $26.50 in the pre-market session. TIBX reported a 64% rise in its Q2 earnings. Sina Corporation (NASDAQ: SINA)...

Piper Jaffray is raising its price target on shares of TIBCO Software (NASDAQ: TIBX) to $25 from $24 after it reported earnings last night. It rates shares at Neutral. In a note to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "Consistent with our quarterly preview, TIBCO reported strong Q2 results highlighted...

Blackboard (NASDAQ: BBBB) is trading up over 8% in pre-market on a potential buyout deal. The Wall Street Journal reports that Providence Equity Partners is currently in talks to buy Blackboard. The company is currently trading at $44.25.

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is raising price target on shares on TIBCO Software Inc (NASDAQ: TIBX) to $32 from $30, and it has an Overweight rating on shares after it reported earnings. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "For F3Q11, we are increasing our revenue estimate to $221 million...

Bank of America, which raised its PO on shares of Tibco Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX), is providing some color on the stock. “We view TIBX as well positioned to benefit from opportunities in Big Data (market sized at $64b) as customers leverage event-based architectures to perform real time...

Bank of America has raised the price objective on TIBCO Software (NASDAQ: TIBX) from $31 to $33 and maintains its Buy rating.

JP Morgan has raised the price target on TIBCO Software (NASDAQ: TIBX) from $30 to $32 and maintains its Overweight rating.

Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on TIBCO Software (NASDAQ: TIBX) from $24 to $25 and maintains its Neutral rating.

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 Thursday's trading session: 1) Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY): Shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb hit a 52-week...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Oracle Corp (NASDAQ: ORCL) posted better-than-expected quarterly profit. Oracle reported its FQ4 net income at $3.2 billion, or $0.62 per share, up from $2.4 billion, or $0.46 per share, in the year-ago period. Its revenue surged to $10.8...