Kara Swisher in News on February 1 at 5:50 am PT
Mr. Kutcher really wants to know what’s what this fine IPO-awaiting morning.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 21, 2011 at 3:50 pm PT
A disappointing quarter from Oracle seems to blast apart the idea that enterprise tech companies are holding steady. As usual, the markets overreacted.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 21, 2011 at 7:42 am PT
By missing its sales forecasts by nearly a half-billion dollars, Oracle shares are diving and taking many other enterprise IT stocks along for the ride.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 20, 2011 at 5:12 pm PT
Some deals didn’t close on time, and new chips slowed sales of certain servers. But there were a few things that went right, too.
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on October 17, 2011 at 11:44 am PT
IBM reports quarterlies after the close of markets today. Bernstein Research’s Toni Sacconaghi says it should beat the Street, but expectations for its revenue growth should come down.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on September 30, 2011 at 11:40 am PT
For some reason the notion that Oracle might bid on a weakened HP refuses to die. There are many reasons why it should.
News Byte
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on September 28, 2011 at 1:58 pm PT
Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices just
reduced its outlook for the current quarter, saying it now expects sales to grow in the 4 to 6 percent range, down from prior guidance of 10 percent or more. Also, gross margins will be 44 to 45 percent, lower than previously forecast. AMD blamed manufacturing difficulties at its former fabrication arm, GlobalFoundries, for the reduced expectations. AMD stock was down almost 8 percent in after-hours trading.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on August 18, 2011 at 1:55 pm PT
What
isn’t HP announcing today? We’ve got earnings, spinoffs, acquisitions and promotions to key executive positions. One thing is certain: after this, Hewlett-Packard will never be the same.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on August 16, 2011 at 1:36 pm PT
Dell profits easily beat the expectations of Wall Street analysts, but sales fell short. Worse: Third-quarter sales are expected to be flat.
News Byte
Arik Hesseldahl in News on July 28, 2011 at 8:29 am PT
Software giant Oracle announced that it has
agreed to acquire InQuira, a privately held software company based in San Bruno, Calif., that specializes in the field of knowledge management. Financial terms are not being disclosed. InQuira’s software is aimed at helping customers find relevant answers to questions either online or from customer via service agents. Its customers include Yahoo, McAfee, the security software unit of Intel, 3M and Sprint.
