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[2005-08-31] No Sale in the Works for Skype, But What About the IPO?
There have been rumors going around saying that Skype Technologies is for sale, but the company has apparently claimed that they are false.
[2005-08-30] BMC Software CFO Steps Down
George Harrington has resigned as the chief financial officer of BMC Software, but will stay with the company for an interim period to assist the transition.
[2005-08-30] Stockholders Ok with StorageTek and Sun Microsystems
StorageTek announced today their stockholder signed off on the deal for Sun Microsystems to acquire the storage technology company. Under the terms, StorageTek will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Sun.
[2005-08-30] Microsoft Snaps Up Teleo
The instant messaging market just shifted up a few gears with the news today that Microsoft has acquired Teleo, the Skype-like internet phone/chat service.
[2005-08-25] Adobe And Macromedia Ready Get Together
Adobe Systems and Macromedia look like their on a steady course to complete the acquisition process as stockholders from both companies announced they had voted in favor of the merger. 99% of Adobe's outstanding shares and 99.8% of Macromedia's outstanding shares voted yea on the matter.
[2005-08-25] HP Spending $4 Billion In Stock Repurchase
Number two computer maker Hewlett-Packard (HP) said on Thursday their board of directors authorized the repurchase of $4 billion for repurchases of its outstanding shares of common stock.
[2005-08-23] PC Shipments To Grow, Revenue Not So Much
Worldwide PC unit shipments are expected to grow by double digits this year, but revenue is expected to barely change according to a report from Gartner.
[2005-08-23] Gartner Says PCs Heading For Double Digit Growth
Research firm Gartner says PCs set to move to the tune of double digit growth but revenues will be flat. Their new study says PC unit shipments are set to 12.7% but they said accompanying revenues will grow just .5%.
[2005-08-22] RE/MAX Heads Online For Real Estate
Business continues to grow on the Internet. One industry that's bucked the trend was the real estate industry until now. Real estate giant RE/MAX is in the process of creating an online listing of homes all around the country.
[2005-08-19] Prudential: IBM To Climb
Hints from Prudential that IBM's stock may climb later this year, caused it to do just that today. IBM shares gained 2.6% today on Prudential's comments.
[2005-08-17] AMD Makes IBM Veteran VP Silicon Design
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced on Wednesday the hiring of Jeff VerHeul for the job of corporate vice president of silicon design for AMD. He will lead the development of all future AMD computing solutions, including silicon roadmaps and design efforts across all of AMD's global engineering sites.
[2005-08-12] Dell Missed 2nd Quarter Marks
Round Rock, Texas computer giant Dell missed projections during the 2nd quarter and suggested the 3rd quarter will also fall short. Sales for the Texas Tornado of computer manufacturers appears to have slowed down.
[2005-08-11] Netscape's Contribution, Ten Years Later
Tuesday marked the ten-year anniversary of the beginning of the greatest investment boom in history. On August 9, 1995, Netscape issued its initial public stock offering, which is widely regarded as the spark that set off the stock boom of the late 90's and set the stage for today's tech world.
[2005-08-05] AOL Makes Room For Xdrive
America Online said they purchased the online storage firm Xdrive for an undisclosed sum. The move was made to help meet the expanding needs of consumer who's need for information storage continues to grow with the addition of photos, music and lots of other files, a number of which take up a fair amount of space.
[2005-08-04] Microsoft Stages COO: Kevin Turner
Microsoft announced on Thursday their newest hire, Kevin Turner as the new chief operating officer. Turner will be in charge of strategic and operational leadership of sales, marketing and service professionals as well as the company's fulfillment and IT operations.
[2005-08-03] Oracle Flexes its Stake in i-Flex
Oracle announced that it plans to buy a majority stake in Indian application software company, i-flex solutions. I-flex provides software for banking, asset management, and investor services.
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