Fusion-io Brings Flash Madness to Workstations and Movies Like “Hugo”

Long focused primarily on servers, Fusion-io is now going after professional workstations, like the ones used by visual effects artists.
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Credit Suisse Snaps Up Google’s Clearwire Stake

Credit Suisse has purchased Google’s stake in wireless broadband provider Clearwire Corp., according to people familiar with the matter.

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Facebook IPO: Facebook Loves Wall Street

Facebook is doing some poking on Wall Street. The social networking giant has just added five more lead investment banks to its IPO from the original six, according to an updated filing. On top of that, Facebook added another 20 investment banks that will get a piece of the action.

Paul Otellini Busts Some Myths About Intel

Think Intel has no real future in the post-PC era? CEO Paul Otellini would like a word with you.
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Earnings Preview: Analysts Say Oracle is #Winning

Despite a recent drop in its share price, analysts expect Oracle to report a strong quarter tomorrow as corporate IT budgets continue to bounce back.
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Tablets For All! (And Especially Apple)

It’s entirely reasonable to think we’re headed into a tablet bubble. Or you could argue that tablets are on their way to becoming a $150 billion market, dominated by Steve Jobs and company.

As Web IPOs Heat Up, Prominent Internet Analyst Khan Jumps From J.P. Morgan to Banking at Credit Suisse

In yet another sign that the Internet market is getting very interesting to Wall Street, well-known analyst Imran Khan is jumping from his perch as managing director at J.P. Morgan to become a banker at Credit Suisse, sources said. In this new role, the high-profile Khan–well known for his reports on digital companies–will be running investment banking for Internet markets, including IPOs and M&A.

Flash Storage Startup Fusion-io Speeds Up Trading At Credit Suisse

Keep a close eye on Fusion-io. Its flash-memory based storage technology is quietly winning lots of business in data centers around the world. I say quietly, because very often the companies using it don’t like to broadcast that fact to the world. One who is willing is Credit Suisse, though it won’t say much.

Kindle Feels iPad’s Heat, Sees E-Reader Lead Going Up in Smoke

When Apple CEO Steve Jobs first announced the company’s new iBookstore and iBooks application for the iPad back in January, he said that while Amazon had done a great job with its Kindle e-book reader, Apple planned to “stand on their shoulders and go a little further.” And while that remark might have seemed like simple Jobsian bravado at the time, these days it’s looking downright prophetic. According to a new survey from ChangeWave, the iPad has doubled its share of the e-reader market since August and is now just 15 percentage points shy of the Kindle.

AT&T Screwed Without iPhone Exclusivity? Don’t Bet on It

AT&T shareholders who are worried about the company’s loss of iPhone exclusivity have little to fear. The Verizon iPhone that’s rumored to be headed to market in the first quarter of 2011 probably won’t hurt AT&T’s business all that much.

HP Beats Estimates, Raises Outlook

iPhone 3.0. It’s Finally Here