Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
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IT Stocks: Information Technology Offers Growth and Dividends
Selena Maranjian, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 49 mins ago
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you. If you'd like to add some IT stocks to your portfolio but don't have the time or expertise to hand-pick a few, the Vanguard Information Technology ETF ...
What's Ahead for Aerohive After Its IPO
Alvaro Campos, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 08, 2:30PM CDT
So far 2014 seems like a strong year for tech IPOs. Recently, Candy Crush Saga maker, King , and cloud-based education platform, 2U , among others, have gone public to varying degrees of success. Other companies are joining the trend, like cloud...
Smart Transportation Market 2014-2019: Ticketing, Parking & Traffic Management, Smart Signalling & Multimodal Information Systems, Cloud & Business Services
M2 - Tue Apr 08, 8:41AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/k26567/smart) has announced the addition of the "Smart Transportation Market (Ticketing Management, Parking Management, Traffic Management, Smart Signalling System, Multimodal Information System, Cloud Services, Business Services) - Global Advancements, Forecasts and Analysis (2014 - 2019)" report to their offering. The global Smart transportation market is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 18.3% from 2014 to 2019. Congestion, hyper-urbanisation and globalisation, need of sustainable solutions and emergence of cloud based services are the major drivers for this market. The report on smart transportation report consists of the opportunity analysis of technology adoption across all solution and services market. The report focuses on estimating and forecasting the market potential of the major sub-segments of transportation, which are ticketing management, parking management & guidance, passenger information, integrated supervision, and traffic management. The report also covers the market potential for the services industry catering to smart transportation. These services include business services, professional services, and cloud services, covering new technologies such as business analytics and cloud computing. The report also focuses on technologies & standards and analyzes market drivers, restraints, trends and opportunities, along with a study on key players, and the competitive outlook. Smart transportation entails providing comprehensive real-time, data-driven capability for designing and implementing policies and operational strategies for traffic, public transport, and urban planning. The market is fuelled by the advancements across the information and communication technology (ICT) industry. Companies such as IBM, LG CNS, Schneider Electric and Siemens provide new generation solutions and services addressing modern/smart transportation needs. Scope of the Report Solutions - Ticketing management systems - - Open payment - - Near field communication - - Smart cards - Parking management and guidance systems - - Access control - - Security - - Ticketing and revenue management - - Level wise vehicle counting - - Guidance display system - Passenger information systems - - In station and onboard system - - GIS/GPS enabled system - - Collaborative PIS: V2V system - - Multi-modal information system - Integrated supervision systems - - SILO system - - SCADA - - Traffic management systems - - Traditional signaling and video surveillance system - - Route guidance system - - Smart signaling system - - Intelligent video management system - - Others Services - Cloud services - Professional services - Business services Key Topics Covered: - Introduction - Executive Summary - Market Overview - Ongoing Projects - Market Size, And Forecast By Solutions - Smart Transportation: Market Size, And Forecast, By Services - Industry & Technology Roadmap - Smart Transportation: Market Size, And Forecast, By Regions - Competitive Landscape - Company Profiles - Accenture Plc - Affiliated Computer Services Inc. - Alstom Sa - Cisco Systems Inc - Cubic Corporation - GE Transportation - IBM - Indra - Kapsch - LG CNS Visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/k26567/smart
Why Cisco Systems Inc. Shares Might Pull Back
Brian Pacampara, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 08, 8:37AM CDT
While Fools should generally take the opinion of Wall Street with a grain of salt, it's not a bad idea to take a closer look at particularly stock-shaking upgrades and downgrades -- just in case their reasoning behind the call makes sense. ...
Will This Downgrade Hurt Cisco (CSCO) Stock Today?
at The Street - Tue Apr 08, 8:18AM CDT
Cisco (CSCO) stock was downgraded to 'hold' from 'buy' at Wunderlich Securities.
NSS Labs Ranks Cisco Advanced Malware Protection Among Top Breach Detection Systems
M2 - Tue Apr 08, 7:33AM CDT
Cisco today announced that its Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) , originally developed by Sourcefire®, was ranked among the top solutions in NSS Labs' latest Security Value Map (SVM) for Breach Detection Systems (BDS), earning a "Recommended" rating. NSS Labs measured AMP's effectiveness and TCO per protected Mbps, finding that the solution delivered top protection faster than all other vendors -- far outpacing competitive solutions. The results of NSS Labs' rigorous testing further validates Cisco's continuous approach to defending customers against advanced threats from the cloud to the network to the endpoint and across the attack continuum -- before, during and after an attack.
Downgrade Alert for Cisco Systems (CSCO)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Apr 08, 7:05AM CDT
Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) was downgraded from Buy to Hold at Wunderlich today. The stock closed yesterday at $22.85 on volume of 54.3 million shares, above average daily volume of 41.3 million. There is potential upside of 4.4% for shares of Cisco Systems based on a current price of $22.85 and an average consensus analyst price target of $23.85. Cisco Systems shares should encounter resistance at the 200-day moving average (MA) of $23.07 and support at the 50-day MA of $22.09.
Global Internet of Things (IoT) & Machine-To-Machine (M2M) Communication Market 2014-2019
M2 - Tue Apr 08, 6:03AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5s8f42/internet_of) has announced the addition of the "Internet of Things (IoT) & Machine-To-Machine (M2M) Communication Market by Technologies & Platforms, M2M Connections & IoT Components - Worldwide Market Forecasts (2014 - 2019)" report to their offering. Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication are the essence of smart productivity and living. IoT and M2M is a worldwide network of interconnected objects. The objects can interact anywhere and anytime and can interoperate and collaborate heterogeneous range of entities. It is expected that by 2025 a trillion of interconnected devices will be present in the market and a rising demand for sensors, wireless networks, and cloud apps could be seen in the market. The factors which are driving the IoT and M2M market rely on the government support, enhancing connectivity, and are proving to be beneficial for the market leaders and the industry. The IoT and M2M communication market research report is segmented into technology and platform, M2M connection and modules, IoT components, applications, and regions with an in-depth analysis and forecasting of revenues. The report also analyzes global adoption trends, future growth potential, key drivers, competitive landscape, restraints, opportunities, and emerging technologies in this market. The report further presents regional opportunity plot analyses along with expected market size and forecast analyses for various sub-segments of IoT and M2M market. Scope of the Report Technologies & platforms: - Radio frequency identification (RFID) - Sensor nodes - Gateways - Cloud management - Near field communications (NFC) - Complex event processing (CEP) - Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) - Zigbee - And information and discovery services (IDS). M2M Connections & Modules: - Network connections - Sim-cards - Module types. IoT Components: Sensing & identification: - RFID - Network communications - Data processing - And safety - Security - Support technology. Applications: - Public safety & urban security - Retail - Healthcare - Energy & power - Transportation - Telecom & IT - Consumer & residential - Industrial & commercial Buildings - Manufacturing Key Topics Covered: - Introduction - Executive Summary - Market Overview - IOT And M2M Communication: Technology Trends, Standards And Projects - M2M Communication: Market Size, Analysis, And Forecast By M2M Network Connections, Sim Cards And Modules - IOT: Market Size, Analysis And Forecast By Components - IOT And M2M Communication: Market Size, Analysis, And Forecast By Applications - IOT And M2M Communication: Market Size, Analysis And Forecast By Regions - IOT & M2M Communication: Models, Approaches, And Consideration - IOT & M2M Communication: Competitive Landscape - Company Profiles - Alcatel-Lucent S.A. - At&T Inc. - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. - Nxp Semiconductors Nv - International Business Machines Corporation - Google, Inc. - Intel Corporation - Qualcomm Incorporated - Gemalto Nv For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5s...nternet_of
Wall Street Flees Toward Safety in Monday Trading
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 07, 2:30PM CDT
The U.S. stock market sell-off has continued today, as has a trend of investors moving toward safety. With little economic news or earnings results to drive stocks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.7% in late trading. The situation was...
FireEye Seen As Key Share Gainer In Software Security
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Apr 07, 12:27PM CDT
FBN Securities initiated coverage of security software maker FireEye (FEYE) on Monday with an outperform rating, calling its technology leading edge. FBN analyst Shebly Seyrafi set a price target on FireEye at 65. FireEye stock was up as much as 4%...
Trendy-Tech Selloff: Rich Opportunity or Catching a Falling Knife?
at The Street - Mon Apr 07, 12:10PM CDT
The selloff in new tech stocks such as Netflix, Facebook and Twitter presents a buying opportunity for savvy investors, said fund managers who are predicting a rebound in their prices.
Why Cisco (CSCO) Stock Is Up Today
at The Street - Mon Apr 07, 11:13AM CDT
Cisco (CSCO) stock is gaining Monday on news of the technology the company will shows off at NAB 2014, including a partnership with Sony (SNE) to demonstrate live 4K video stream on the show floor.
Interesting May Stock Options For CSCO
at The Street - Mon Apr 07, 10:59AM CDT
Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Cisco Systems, Inc. .
Capitalize on the NASDAQ's Plunge With This Tech Stock
Harsh Chauhan, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 07, 10:30AM CDT
Last Friday, the NASDAQ plunged the most in a single day since June 2012. The broad market sell-off led to significant one-day declines in marquee tech stocks such as Google , Facebook , Yahoo! , etc as investors booked profits in these tech...
5 Rocket Stocks Ready for Blastoff This Week
at The Street - Mon Apr 07, 10:03AM CDT
These stocks have both short-term gain catalysts and longer-term growth potential.