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Will the Sun Set in Oracle's Backyard?

The planned merger of his Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) with Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: JAVA) has been in regulatory limbo for months, leading some observers to speculate that Oracle might give up on the buyout altogether. But the deal is not quite dead yet. ...

From ANDERS BYLUND, The Money Times,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Oracle,  IBM,  NYSE,  Sun Microsystems, Inc.,  European Commission

How Free Services Make Google Rich

YouTube video sharing serviceadded a closed-captions feature last year in an effort to make videos more valuable. A video with captions makes a lot more sense to a hearing-impaired user, of course, but there are many other reasons to support text ...

From ANDERS BYLUND, The Money Times,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Google Inc.,  Apple, Inc.,  Adobe Systems,  PBS,  University of California, Los Angeles

Cisco Caves

(Nasdaq: CSCO) had gotten it together, the company goes ahead and makes all the wrong decisions once again" > I've been telling you that Cisco needs to stand firm on the pricing of its acquisitions. Bending over to please one group of disgruntled ...

From ANDERS BYLUND, The Money Times,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Tandberg,  Oracle,  BEA Systems, Inc.,  NYSE,  IBM

AMD and Intel Smoke the Peace Pipe

Oh, and AMD took a 23% leap of joy. We AMD owners feel a little bit richer today. What's going on? The two companies settled the antitrust lawsuit that AMD filed against its bigger competitor in 2005, and they dropped any and all legal complaints ...

From ANDERS BYLUND, The Money Times,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Intel,  AMD,  IBM,  NYSE,  European Commission

Anders Bylund: Why Is This Little Stock Soaring Today?

Let's solve a riddle together, dear Fool. TTM Technologies (Nasdaq: TTMI) is up nearly 15% today. It's one of the biggest gains of the day, behind the 24% buyout premium enjoyed by IMS Health (NYSE: RX), the 15% gain fueled by estimate-stomping ...

From ANDERS BYLUND, Town Hall,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: NYSE,  TTM Technologies, Inc.,  IMS Health,  Blue Coat Systems Inc,  Raytheon

Anders Bylund: Cisco Says the Recession Is (Mostly) Dead

Cisco's first quarter of fiscal year 2010 was a beauty. It was the second consecutive quarter of sequential sales growth. Revenue was down 12.7% year over year at a cool $9 billion, while GAAP earnings per share shrunk from $0.37 to $0.30. The revenue ...

From ANDERS BYLUND, Town Hall,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: IBM,  NYSE,  Texas Instruments,  Intel

Intel Is Under Legal Fire Again. Should You Care?

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (no relation to Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo, as far as I can tell) has filed a federal antitrust suit against the chip giant. The suit alleges (stop me if you've heard this before) that Intel unfairly kept rival ...

From ANDERS BYLUND, The Money Times,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Intel,  NYSE,  AMD,  IBM,  Microsoft Corporation

Cisco and VMware: This Is a Hug, Not a Marriage

Cisco's $3 billion bid for Norwegian video conferencing expert Tandberg doesn't look likely to happen, but Cisco is clearly a hungry buyer these days. With an enterprise value of $31 billion, EMC would be a massive meal for ultra-rich Cisco, but not ...

From ANDERS BYLUND, The Money Times,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: NYSE,  IBM,  Tandberg,  Berkshire Hathaway,  Burlington Northern Santa Fe

Android: Shaken or Stirred?

The newest ally on the Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) side of the smartphone street is Sony Ericsson, the money-losing handset venture between LM Ericsson (Nasdaq: ERIC) and Sony (NYSE: SNE). Sony Ericsson is launching the Xperia X10 Android phone, a ...

From ANDERS BYLUND, The Money Times,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Sony,  Google Inc.,  NYSE,  Motorola, Inc.,  LM Ericsson

Anders Bylund: Intel Is Under Legal Fire Again. Should You

Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) is in hot legal water again. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (no relation to Weezerfrontman Rivers Cuomo, as far as I can tell) has filed a federal antitrust suit against the chip giant. The suit alleges (stop me if you've ...

From ANDERS BYLUND, Town Hall,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Intel,  NYSE,  AMD,  IBM,  Microsoft Corporation

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