Stories by Marc Ferranti

Wall Street Beat: After Facebook fiasco, don't write off tech IPOs

The Facebook IPO may have been a fiasco, but don't put the nail in the coffin just yet for other tech offerings this year.

By Marc Ferranti | 25 May, 2012 22:22

Tags: Investments, business issues, Morgan Stanley, Facebook, workday, Eloqua, palo alto networks, sap, Ariba

China approves Google acquisition of Motorola Mobility

Chinese regulatory authorities have approved Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility, paving the way for the deal to close within the week, company officials confirmed Saturday.

By Marc Ferranti | 20 May, 2012 08:29

Tags: Windows Phone, Telecommunication, tablets, smartphones, Motorola Mobility, Mobile OSes, mobile, mergers and acquisitions, iOS, hardware systems, Google, consumer electronics, business issues, applications, Android OS

Apple files for preliminary injunction against Galaxy Tab 10.1

In the latest move in a complex series of patent-related cases, Apple filed a motion in a U.S. district court late Friday to ban Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the U.S.

By Marc Ferranti | 20 May, 2012 04:07

Tags: tablets, Samugn Electronics, patent, legal, intellectual property, hardware systems, Apple

Wall Street Beat: Vendors stress caution on financials

A range of tech vendors including Cisco Systems, Silicon Graphics International, BMC Software and CA Technologies this week reported quarterly earnings that had some solid numbers, but a cautious outlook for the rest of the year is spooking market watchers.

By Marc Ferranti | 12 May, 2012 02:15

Tags: Silicon Graphics International, financial results, Cisco Systems, CA Technologies, business issues, BMC Software

Cisco hits record quarterly revenue

Crediting a strategy that exploits users' move to Cloud computing, Cisco Systems has reported record net sales of $US11.6 billion for the quarter ending April 28, up 6.6 per cent from the year-earlier period.

By Marc Ferranti | 10 May, 2012 07:04

Tags: financial results, Cisco Systems, business issues

Apple, Samsung pare down claims in U.S. smartphone, tablet patent case

Responding to a U.S. district court judge's order, Apple and Samsung Electronics have trimmed the number of claims they will assert in a broad intellectual-property lawsuit regarding smartphone and tablet products.

By Marc Ferranti | 09 May, 2012 02:49

Tags: smartphones, samsung, patent, legal, intellectual property, consumer electronics, Apple

Wall Street Beat: Tech earnings continue to be mixed

As the earnings season wanes, quarterly financial reports from the tech sector continue to be mixed, though shares in IT companies are still up for the year.

By Marc Ferranti | 05 May, 2012 02:40

Tags: yelp, mergers and acquisitions, LinkedIn, business issues

Facebook begins organ donor initiative

Facebook on Tuesday announced an initiative to inspire members of the social network to post their organ donor status, offering a new Health and Wellness section.

By Marc Ferranti | 01 May, 2012 22:39

Tags: Facebook, internet, Internet-based applications and services, social networking

Wall Street Beat: Tech earnings provide some bright spots

With Apple leading the revenue charge midweek and Amazon providing a kick to trading in tech shares Friday morning, bright spots appeared in what has otherwise been a mixed earnings season.

By Marc Ferranti | 28 April, 2012 02:16

Tags: amazon, Apple, Arm, business issues, financial results, IBM, Intel, netsuite, sap, texas instruments

Apple revenue, profit jump as iPhone sales beat expectations

Despite concerns about increasing competition from Android devices, Apple managed to exceed expectations for iPhone sales for its second fiscal quarter, on Tuesday reporting a healthy year-over-year jump in both revenue and profit.

By Marc Ferranti | 25 April, 2012 07:07

Tags: Apple, business issues, financial results

Wall Street Beat: Mixed tech earnings earn tepid reaction

Some of the biggest names in IT reported mixed results this week for the first quarter, leading to a dip in tech stocks Friday even as some major indexes showed gains for other sectors.

By Marc Ferranti | 21 April, 2012 07:00

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, business issues, EMC, financial results, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, qualcomm, Yahoo

Wall Street Beat: Tech stocks waver despite strong sales news

Concerns about the economy appeared to outweigh promising sales news from major IT players including SAP and Google, as computer stocks, along with other sectors, ended a losing week Friday.

By Marc Ferranti | 14 April, 2012 06:39

Tags: business issues, Facebook, financial results, Google, hardware systems, Instagram, internet, sap, software

Wall Street Beat: Tech ends best quarter in markets since dot-com bust

Thanks to optimism about the U.S. economy and some good signs from tech vendor financial reports, IT companies Friday ended their best quarter on the markets since the end of 2000, when the dot-com bubble burst and shares plunged.

By Marc Ferranti | 31 March, 2012 08:18

Tags: Apple, business issues, financial results, Red Hat, research in motion, tibco

Wall Street Beat: Tech bellwethers offer view into IT trends

Hewlett-Packard, Oracle and Apple sparked some of the biggest corporate financial news of the week, highlighting sector trends as IT edges toward what could be its best first quarter on the markets since the dot-com bust in 2000, despite some turbulence during the past few days.

By Marc Ferranti | 24 March, 2012 06:34

Tags: Apple, applications, business issues, financial results, hardware systems, hewlett-packard, oracle, restructuring, RightNow Technologies, software, Taleo

Wall Street Beat: Tech shares continue their roll in markets

Shares of technology companies continue to ride high as confidence in the U.S. economy grows, boosting markets and stock indexes to levels not seen in years.

By Marc Ferranti | 17 March, 2012 07:49

Tags: Apple, business issues, financial results, IBM, mergers and acquisitions

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