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An IBM-led team (NYSE: IBM) of researchers has mapped out a smarter, more intuitive version of the Internet - one you can assign tasks to make your life easier, such as ordering taxis, managing social engagements or even paying bills. The research was released today at the 20th annual CASCON, a...

The overall market is tilting into the red this morning ahead of the FOMC meeting rate release. Currently, the S&P 500 (CBOE: SPX) is trading at $1,189.79, off by 3.79 points. Note that the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is higher by 1.25%, registering 21.84. Here are your mid-day options...

Stocks advanced broadly on Tuesday as investors turned their focus toward the results of mid-term elections and a two-day Federal Reserve meeting that is expected to unveil more measures to revive the economy.  The advance sent the Dow average to its highest close in more than six months as most of...

Unconfirmed Rumor that Apple Inc. (AAPL) has agreed to acquire VirnetX Holding Corp (VHC) at $37.00 a share..

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) controlled 95% of the emerging market for tablet computers with its iPads in the July-to-September quarter, research firm Strategy Analytics (AMEX: SA) said on Tuesday. The competition in the market is, however, tightening fast with handset vendors and PC makers moving into the...

Brean Murray Carret & Co. has a $16 price target and a Buy rating on Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), as the computer company acquired a cloud computing company yesterday. In the research note sent to clients, Brean Murray writes, "Yesterday Dell announced its intention to acquire Boomi, a software-as-a...

Stratasys Inc. (SSYS) reported third quarter 2010 earnings per share of 15 cents, 3 cents above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 12 cents per share.  Revenue  Stratasys reported third quarter 2010 revenue of $30.3 million, up 24.0% from $24.3 million reported in the year-ago quarter. Growth in...

Reuters is reporting that Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) is acquiring cloud-computing company Boomi. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The company is looking to shore up its ability to provide software and computing over the internet. According to Reuters, Boomi counts Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM)...

Dell Inc (NASDAQ: DELL) has announced its plans to purchase a business software company Boomi. The company has not disclosed the financial terms of the deal yet. Shares of Dell are up about 0.10%. Shares of Checkpoint Systems Inc (NYSE: CKP) dipped about 13% after the company reported disappointing...

Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) today announced it has agreed to acquire Software-as-a-Service integration company Boomi to help businesses reap the full value of cloud computing. Terms of Dell's acquisition of Boomi were not disclosed. The purchase is subject to customary closing conditions.

• Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) posted third quarter earnings of $0.54, $0.07 better-than-expected, on an 83% revenue surge to $4.1 billion, up from Street estimates of $3.8 billion • Humana (NYSE: HUM) beat estimates by $0.35 with third quarter adjusted earnings of $2.01, versus estimates of $1.66, on...

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (NYSE: RAX) is jumping on speculation that the company could be acquired by Dell (NASDAQ: DELL). Michae Dell, CEO of the Texas-based computer company, announced this morning that the company would be acquiring a cloud computing company today, but did not specify who it was....

An article by the Wall Street Journal cites that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to dominate the tablet segment with about 95% of all tablet shipments this past quarter, according to a study by Strategy Analytics Inc. the company also added that tablet computer shipments rose 26% from the previous...