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Coca-Cola FEMSA Signs $100M Technology Services Agreement with HP
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 7:46am | 117Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) México, S. de R.L. de C.V., today announced Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. has signed a five-year technology outsourcing services contract to build and manage an HP Converged Infrastructure. The new services and infrastructure support the company's Latin American...
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Links and Reading for March 25th
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 8:00pm | 271Some of the more interesting and important items for March 25th : Kodak Wins Round in $1 Billion Patent Case Against Apple, RIM – Bloomberg – Eastman Kodak Co. (EK) won the latest round in its patent dispute with Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM), a victory with the potential...
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Zings Of The Day (AAPL)
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 3:58pm | 55Plenty of customers lined up around the world, including in Australia and New Zealand to get their hands on the iPad 2 (NASDAQ: AAPL). I wonder if it's becomes you can eat an iPad as well.
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IBM Launches POWER Development Lab in Taiwan
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 3:48pm | 46IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the opening of its new Power Systems Development Laboratory in Taipei City, Taiwan. The lab will focus on designing new energy efficient technologies for the platform to help clients address this pressing issue.
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Mobile madness as investors look to navigate the seas of rapid technological change
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 3:02pm | 1045A recent newspaper article on 'what men should know about dating' contained the advice: quot;Switch off your mobile phone when you're on a first date.quot; That rather goes to show the extent to which mobile technology has changed our lives, and not always for the better! Mobile telephony has been...
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Time To Go Long Alcatel? (ALU, CSCO)
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 2:09pm | 123Blueshift Ideas tweeted that Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) has been wining some contracts over Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), as the company's optical switching equipment was "high quality, well priced." The company also won a design win from IBM (NYSE: IBM), as one of Blueshift's sources cited the company's...
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Hewlett-Packard Is The DJIA's Leading Laggard Today (HPQ)
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 2:02pm | 57Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) is the biggest loser today among the 30 stocks within the Dow Index. HP is currently trading at $42.46, 1.4% lower than yesterday's close. The downward pressure is caused by the stellar earnings report from their leading rival, Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL).
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The New York Times Releases Major Update to News Application for iPhone
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 1:12pm | 107The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) today released a major update to its NYTimes iPhone application, adding videos, slide shows and more content from blogs, in addition to the articles. The new app also incorporates improved navigation, and breaking news alerts enable users to stay on top of important...
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Another Great Quarter From Oracle; Stock Rises (ORCL, AAPL)
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 12:36pm | 152Outside of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the best large-cap technology stock on the planet. Last night the company released its fiscal Q3 earnings results, and it was another great quarter from the Larry Ellison led enterprise software giant. The company reported adjusted net...
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Google Delays New Android Software (GOOG)
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 10:35am | 126Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced a delay of the new version of its Android software after the company's unveiling of the Android operating system earlier this year. According to an article on Reuters, Google said it has more work to do before the Android is ready for certain types of devices. The...
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International Launch For iPad 2 Today
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 9:00am | 112Hundreds of eager Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) customers lined up outside Apple stores today, as the iPad 2 is having its international launch today. There were hundreds seen outside the company's flagship stores in in Australia and New Zealand, as the population can't wait to get its hand on the latest...
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Oppenheimer Maintains OP Rating On QCOM
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 8:39am | 136Oppenheimer remains bullish on Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) long term, “but expect the company to potentially see near-term pressure on royalties and MSM shipments due to the tragedy in Japan and industry seasonality.” “We're cutting our estimates accordingly and could still see further cuts if handset...
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Active Screen - CANSLIM: Top 8 for March 24th
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 6:52am | 1161Another week with no change. The Top-8 as ranked by Market Cap remain Apple (AAPL), Vale S.A. (VALE), Barrick Gold (ABX), Free McMoran (FCX), Baidu (BIDU), Research in Motion (RIMM), Cognizant Technlogy (CTSH), and Intuitive Surgical (ISRG). The Screener setup was as follows: The past week has...
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What's Hot On TheStreet
Thursday, March 24, 2011 - 2:09pm | 208Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet Apple, Vodafone Are Fund Managers' Wireless Picks Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the wireless darling of Wall Street, as the iPhone and iPad maker has rewarded investors with a 53% increase in its share price in the...
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Trading Oracle's Earnings Today (ORCL, VMW, CTXS, EMC)
Thursday, March 24, 2011 - 1:11pm | 212Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is set to report earnings tonight after the bell, and all eyes will be on what Larry Ellison's company has to say about the state of the tech sector. Wall Street will be looking for earnings of 50 cents per share on revenues of $8.67 billion. This is up from the 38 cents per...