What's Next For Microsoft Corporation’s Dividend?
Chad Henage, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 05, 3:30PM CDT
Years ago, investors wouldn't have cared about Microsoft ever paying a dividend. However, in the last several years, the company's dividend has become increasingly important as the stock price stagnated. Now that Microsoft seems to have found some...
Why Microsoft Corporation Will Continue to Be Successful
Mark Girland, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 05, 1:00PM CDT
Just a year ago, Microsoft was considered by some analysts to be one of the Dow's laggards. Things have changed, however, and it has assumed a new status as an outperformer. The company's sustained growth shows that it is still a power in the tech...
Why the Market Is 100% Wrong About Silicom
Wade Michels, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 05, 12:00PM CDT
When a company beats earnings estimates by about 8%, on revenue that was up 26% (year over year), you don't expect the stock to drop 20%. But on April 24, that's what happened to Silicom . Let's take a look at why this was a really good quarter and...
QLogic Beats on Q4 Earnings, Revs - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon May 05, 11:20AM CDT
QLogic Corp. (QLGC) reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2014 earnings of 18 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny.
Next Support Level for Cisco Systems (CSCO) is $22.77
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon May 05, 9:36AM CDT
Shares of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) have bearishly opened below the pivot of $22.99 today and have reached the first support level of $22.85. Investors may be interested in a cross of the next downside pivot targets of $22.77 and $22.55.
Cisco Investments funds early-stage firms
M2 - Mon May 05, 8:19AM CDT
Cisco Investments, the corporate venture capital arm of Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), said it is allocating an additional USD150m over the next two to three years to fund early-stage companies and further foster innovation in the global startup community.
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Fri May 02, 5:03PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
Wireless Network Security Market 2014-2019 by Solutions (Firewall, IPS/IDS, Encryption, I&AM, UTM) and by Services (Security Operations, Consulting, Managed Security Services)
M2 - Fri May 02, 8:33AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cb36lx/wireless_network) has announced the addition of the "Wireless Network Security Market by Solutions and by Services - Worldwide Market Forecasts and Analysis (2014-2019)" report to their offering. Cisco, Honeywell, Symantec, Brocade, and Robert Bosch are some of the prominent players who provide reliable offerings to enterprises to protect their wireless networks. The factors that are responsible for driving high growth in this market are increased adoption of wireless networks and devices, increased and easy availability of sophisticated IT tools among others. The global passenger information systems market is forecast to grow from $8.47 billion in 2014 to $15.55 billion by 2019. The implementation of wireless network security is gaining a lot of traction which is primarily driven by the increase in adoption of wireless networks and their vulnerabilities. Organizations today are relying on wireless networks for data transfer as it has reduced the consumed time and has also increased the capacity of data transfer. On the other hand, attackers are using new technologies with the help of sophisticated IT tools to infiltrate these networks. In such circumstances, deployment of counter measures has become a necessity for enterprises. The new breed of wireless network security solutions not only provides protection against infiltration but also detects and rings the alarm so that network administrators can take necessary actions for future as well. This report focuses on the global wireless network security market across end-users, verticals, and geographic regions. Key segments included in the report are by solutions, services, verticals, end users, and regions (NA, EU, APAC, MEA, and LA). It also emphasizes on the upcoming trends, drivers, restraints, and opportunities in this market. Companies Mentioned - Aerohive - Aruba Networks - Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Fortinet - Juniper Networks - Motorola Solutions - Ruckus - Sophos Ltd. - Symantec Corporation For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cb...ss_network
Apple Dividends Crush Facebook and Amazon, as Do 4 Others
at The Street - Fri May 02, 5:00AM CDT
Although there will always be a premium placed on growth companies, nothing beats value like Apple.
'Fast Money' Recap: What Does It All Mean?
at The Street - Fri May 02, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed LinkedIn, Yelp and Ford.
Cisco, Huawei SDN Products Viewed As Cost Cutters
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu May 01, 4:11PM CDT
Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), two emerging technologies, could help improve the bottom line for telecom companies and other network providers, as competition rises among Huawei Technologies, Cisco...
Cavium Analysts Positive On Sales Prospects After Q1
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu May 01, 1:00PM CDT
Cavium's (CAVM) momentum is sustainable," said an analyst as the chipmaker's stock rose Thursday following Q1 earnings that topped Wall Street forecasts. Cavium was up 6.5% in afternoon trading in the stock market today, above 45 and near its...
Why Jive Software (JIVE) Stock Is Up Today
at The Street - Thu May 01, 11:56AM CDT
Jive Sofware (JIVE) is climbing after announcing a deal with Cisco Systems (CSCO).
eBay's Repatriation of Overseas Cash Was the Wrong Move
Bob Ciura, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 01, 11:30AM CDT
E-commerce giant eBay just posted strong results for the first quarter. Its earnings confirm it maintains a strong business and is clearly capitalizing on the boom in online commercial activity, primarily through its massively successful PayPal...
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) & Enterprise Mobility Market 2014-2019: Mobile Device, Mobile Application, Telecom Expense Content & Email Management
M2 - Thu May 01, 8:12AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/qjgbsr/bring_your_own) has announced the addition of the "Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) & Enterprise Mobility Market 2014-2019: Mobile Device, Mobile Application, Telecom Expense Content & Email Management" report to their offering. The global bring your own device market has emerged in the last few years and is now rapidly growing. The number of players in this market is escalating to public and private institutions, government organizations and business institutions .The primary shift from the conventional workforce consisting of executives and distant workers has urbanized into a mobile centric business world due to the adoption of smart mobile devices. A growing number of people are using their individual devices for business purposes with the support of the IT management. This technology can be a boon to organization, but can incur considerable amount of risks as well. Integrating smart devices into the organization's solution is beneficial for the enterprise, but can be taxing for the IT staff that is under pressure to find an efficient and cost-effective solution for managing the organization's communication requirements. Today, organizations have become more receptive to the adoption of new technology and therefore, it is expected that there would be shift from routine infrastructure to a cloud based infrastructure in order to deal with mobile security and privacy. Employees are bringing their own devices to the workplace that is creating a security platform for the employer. The expediency of smart devices linked to the cloud system lets the workers break away from the bondage of a physical work environment. Bring your own device (BYOD) vendors are not only offering software and security solutions but also are focusing more on expanding technological deployments within the existing as well as new employee accounts. The overall size of bring your own device (BYOD) market is the summation of the market size of software, devices and security for BYOD. Key Topics Covered: 1 Introduction 2 Executive Summary 3 Market Overview - Reduced Hardware Cost For Enterprises - Emergence Of Mobile Business User Workforce - Increase In Smartphone Penetration - Persistent Usage Popularity Among Industry Verticals, Regions, And Enterprises. - Governance & Compliance Issues - Security Risks - Device Seizure & Data Loss - Personalized Mobile Environment - Mobility Cloud - Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (Hipaa) - Federal Information Security Management Act(Fisma) - Federal Information Processing Standard(Fips) - Children'S Online Privacy Protection Act (Copaa) - Child Internet Protection Act (Cipa) - Legal Implications Of BYOD - Focusing On Mobile Technologies - Deploying A Wireless Infrastructure - Data Security 4 Market Trends & Analysis - Percentage Of Companies With Official BYOD Programs - BYOD Devices And Funding - Technical Support For Devices - Enterprise Spend On Security Forecast (2013-2019) - Average Enterprise Mobility Initiative Consumption Of Total It Budget Forecast 5 BYOD & Enterprise Mobility: Market Size And Forecast By Software - Mobile Device Management (Mdm) - Mobile Application Management (Mam) - Telecom Expense Management (Tem) - Enterprise Mobile Content Management (Emcm) - Enterprise Mobile Email Management (Emem) 6 BYOD & Enterprise Mobility: Market Size And Forecast By Devices - Smartphones - Tablets - Laptops 7 BYOD & Enterprise Mobility: Market Size And Forecast, By Security - Mobile Data Security - Mobile Device Security - Mobile Id Management - Network Security - Wlan/Limited Access Control 8 BYOD & Enterprise Mobility : Market Size And Forecast By Industry - Manufacturing - Healthcare - Logistics And Transportation - Retail - Banking, Financial Services, And Insurance (Bfsi) - IT And Telecom - Public Sector 9 BYOD And Enterprise Mobility : Market Size And Forecast By Regions 10 BYOD And Enterprise Mobility: Market Landscape 10.1 Competitive Landscape 10.1.1 Ecosystem And Roles 10.1.2 Portfolio Comparison 10.2 End User Landscape 10.2.1 End User Analysis 11 Company Profiles - Air Watch - Alcatel-Lucent - Aruba Networks - Avaya, Inc - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Citrix Systems, Inc - Good Technology, Inc. - Hewlett-Pacakard - IBM Corporation - Ipass, Inc. - Meru Networks For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/qj...g_your_own
Cisco Schedules Conference Call for Q3 Fiscal Year 2014 Financial Results
Marketwire - Wed Apr 30, 3:32PM CDT
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has scheduled a conference call for Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at 1:30 PM (PT) to announce its third quarter fiscal year 2014 financial results for the period ending Saturday, April 26.
Check Point Reports In-Line Q1 Earnings - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 30, 1:34PM CDT
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) reported first-quarter 2014 adjusted earnings of 78 cents per share, which came in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
Cisco Investments Allocates $150 Million to Fund Early-Stage Firms Around the Globe
Marketwire - Wed Apr 30, 12:01PM CDT
Cisco Investments, the corporate venture capital arm of Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), today announced it is allocating an additional $150 million over the next two to three years to fund early-stage companies and further foster innovation in the global startup community. The new funding allocation builds on Cisco Investments' current $2 billion portfolio and is focused on next horizon "themes" to accelerate the development of disruptive technology markets, including big data and analytics; the Internet of Things (IoT); connected mobility; storage; silicon; the content technology ecosystem; and India innovation.