Reuters - Google Inc , IBM
and Microsoft Corp reported quarterly results on
Thursday, giving investors a mixed snapshot of the health of
the technology sector amid a slowing global economy.
USATODAY.com - Despite a sagging economy, tech giants Microsoft (MSFT) and IBM (IBM) on Thursday reported double-digit growth in quarterly revenue and profits. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - We rounded up major virtual machine apps for individual users from VMware, Microsoft, and Sun Microsystems, as well as Fabrice Bellard's QEMU 0.9.1, and found that licensing types, features, and drawbacks vary widely. -- read full article
TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - Fusion Edition EPM System completes integration of Hyperion apps and Essbase with Oracle Business Intelligence and Oracle E-Business Suite. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The social networking site will pick winners who will get cash and prizes, media attention, and a trip to the 2008 Tokyo Game Show. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - By combining its Web search technologies with enterprise-specific products, Google hopes to keep up with Microsoft, IBM, and a clutch of innovative startups in the enterprise search arena. -- read full article
PC World - Here's a quick test to see if your company's DNS servers, which guide all Internet traffic, are at risk from a major flaw disclosed last week. -- read full article
Reuters - Microsoft Corp posted a
lower-than-expected quarterly profit and outlook for its
current quarter on Thursday, citing a "tough" environment, and
its shares fell 6 percent.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The solid-state drives can be used for video streaming, high-transaction data processing, search engine operations, and other high-speed server functions, Sun and Samsung said. -- read full article
Investor's Business Daily - Tech bellwether IBM turned in a sturdy second quarter in a tough environment, beating analyst profit and sales expectations. -- read full article
PC World - IBM reported strong second-quarter earnings Thursday, beating analyst expectations and buoyed in part by sales of its new... -- read full article
AP - THE PROFIT: IBM Corp.'s second-quarter profit rose 22 percent, easily beating Wall Street's expectations. The Armonk, N.Y.-based company is benefiting from continued strength in its services division despite growing economic worries.
Reuters - IBM reported a 22 percent rise
in quarterly profit, blowing past Wall Street targets and
raising its 2008 forecast, as emerging markets used its
services, software and equipment to expand, and larger
countries turned to technology to save money.
