The Latest Apple iPad Roars Into Production
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Aug 24, 11:30AM CDT
The coming months should in many ways prove a watershed period for the world's largest technology company -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) . Source: Apple Not only will Apple introduce a new iPhone and an updated iPad, but it is also expected to...
Chrome River Selected by HARMAN International to Replace IBM's Global Expense Reporting Solution (GERS)
PRWeb - Sun Aug 24, 3:55AM CDT
Chrome River, a leading provider of expense management and supplier invoice processing software, today announced that HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated, the leading global audio and infotainment group, chose Chrome River EXPENSE to replace IBM's Global Expense Reporting Solution (GERS).
Final Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri Aug 22, 5:02PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Dow Today: Nike (NKE) Leads The Day Higher, International Business Machines (IBM) Lags
at The Street - Fri Aug 22, 3:30PM CDT
The Dow component that led the way higher today was Nike (NYSE:NKE), which sported a 35-cent gain (+0.4%) bringing the stock to $79.29. Holding the Dow back today was International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), which lagged the broader Dow index with...
Why Salesforce.com Stock Remains a Steal at Under $65
at The Street - Fri Aug 22, 12:22PM CDT
The cloud company's revenue is growing but the shares are underpriced, creating a buying opportunity for savvy investors.
Midday Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri Aug 22, 12:22PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
IBM Taps Global Network of Innovation Centers to Fuel Linux on Power Systems for Big Data and Cloud Computing
PR Newswire - Fri Aug 22, 9:30AM CDT
At the LinuxCon North America conference today, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced it is tapping into its global network of over 50 IBM Innovation Centers and IBM Client Centers to help IBM Business Partners, IT professionals, academics, and entrepreneurs develop and deliver new Big Data and cloud computing software applications for clients using Linux on IBM Power Systems servers.
Will IBM (IBM) Stock Be Helped By China's Inspur Deal?
at The Street - Fri Aug 22, 9:23AM CDT
IBM (IBM) will help Inspur International, China's largest server vendor, design server systems.
Stock Market News for August 22, 2014 - Market News
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Aug 22, 9:10AM CDT
Positive economic reports propelled benchmarks to record highs on Thursday
China Telecom, IBM Team to Deliver Cloud Computing to the Chinese Market
PR Newswire - Fri Aug 22, 8:00AM CDT
China Telecom Corporation Limited and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that they have entered into a three-year agreement to help small and medium businesses (SMBs) implement secure, cost-effective and scalable SAP cloud-based applications.
Intel, Home Depot, Microsoft Lead DJIA During Earnings Season
at The Street - Fri Aug 22, 8:00AM CDT
On Thursday, Home Depot became the last Dow component to report quarterly results. Here's how the 30 stocks in the DJIA fared during earnings season.
Salesforce Q2 Loss Wider than Expected Yet Guides Well - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Aug 22, 8:00AM CDT
CRM platform provider salesforce.com, Inc. (CRM) reported wider-than-expected adjusted loss in the second-quarter of fiscal 2015.
Global Mobile Enterprise Application Development Platform Market 2014-2018
M2 - Fri Aug 22, 3:43AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/mrq9cs/global_mobile) has announced the addition of the "Global Mobile Enterprise Application Development Platform Market 2014-2018" report to their offering. The Global Mobile Enterprise Application Development Platform market will grow at a CAGR of 25.29 percent over the period 2013-2018. The report, the Global Mobile Enterprise Application Development Platform Market 2014-2018, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas and the EMEA and APAC regions; it also covers the Global Mobile Enterprise Application Development Platform market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market. One of the upcoming trends in this market is the emergence of cloud-based mobile applications. The emergence of cloud-based mobile enterprise application development platforms has enabled organizations to increase their efficiency and reduce the cost of deploying valuable IT infrastructure. According to the report, one of the major drivers in the market is the high adoption of mobile devices. Mobile devices are not seen as a luxury anymore; they are seen as a business requirement. It is important for employees to have access to the company's secure information during their travel to many business meetings, and hence it becomes mandatory for organizations to provide access to secure data on smartphones. Further, the report states that the diversity of the mobile landscape is one of the main challenges that the market faces. A mobile enterprise application development platform has to work in synchronization with many devices, OSs, and firmware, with each running different applications for different processes. Enterprises might even face difficulties in interacting with other departments such as back-office systems and networks. Key Vendors - Adobe Systems Inc. - Antenna Software - IBM Corp. - Kony Inc. - Microstrategy Inc. - Salesforce.com Inc. - SAP AG Other Prominent Vendors - Appcelerator Inc. - ClickSoftware - Microsoft Corp. - Motorola Solutions Inc. - Sencha Inc. - Verivo Software Inc. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/mr...bal_mobile
Global Network Security Market Report 2014
M2 - Fri Aug 22, 2:53AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6hqn7q/global_network) has announced the addition of the "Global Network Security Market 2014-2018" report to their offering. The Global Network Security market will grow at a CAGR of 8.2 percent over the period 2013-2018. This report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the Global Network Security market for the period 2014-2018. To calculate the market size, the report considers revenue generated from the sales of UTM solutions, Integrated VPN/Firewall solutions, Content Gateway Security solutions and IDP solutions. It also presents the vendor landscape and a corresponding detailed analysis of the top five vendors in the market. In addition, the report discusses the major drivers that influence the growth of the Global Network Security market. It also outlines the challenges faced by the vendors and the market at large, as well as the key trends that are emerging in the market. Software as a Software (SaaS)-based solutions are increasingly sought by Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) because of their cost reduction and easy installation benefits. Large companies have begun to choose SaaS-based security solutions, which will drive the Global Network Security market during the forecast period of 2013-2018. According to the report, one of the major drivers I this market is the rise in demand for integrated security solutions. They reduce security management complexity and provide cost benefits to customer organizations. Customers also tend to seek solutions that are easy to use and offer a superior level of security. Further, the report states that one of the challenges faced by the market is the complexities involved in security solution implementation. The IT infrastructure in organizations is growing in both size and complexity. Factors such as employee numbers and their geographical distribution increase the complexity of an organization's infrastructure. A complex network/infrastructure makes implementation extremely difficult for vendors as improper implementation can severely affect the customer organization. Key Vendors - Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. - Cisco Systems Inc. - Fortinet Inc. - Juniper Networks Inc. - Palo Alto Networks Inc. Other Prominent Vendors - Clavister - Cyberoam Technologies - gateprotect - HP - IBM - Kerio Technologies - Lucent Technologies - Magnus Technologies - McAfee - NETASQ - Nortel Networks - Sonicwall - Symantec - Verizon Enterprise Solutions Key Topics Covered: - Executive Summary - List of Abbreviations - Scope of the Report - Market Research Methodology - Introduction - Market Description - Market Landscape - Market Segmentation by Products - Market Segmentation by Delivery Platforms - Geographical Segmentation - Market Attractiveness - Buying Criteria - Market Growth Drivers - Drivers and their Impact - Market Challenges - Impact of Drivers and Challenges - Market Trends - Trends and their Impact - Vendor Landscape - Key Vendor Analysis For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6h...al_network
Global Smart Railway System (Solutions, Devices and Components, and Services) Market 2014-2018
M2 - Fri Aug 22, 2:52AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/zk7chb/global_smart) has announced the addition of the "Global Smart Railway System Market 2014-2018" report to their offering. The Global Smart Railway System market will grow at a CAGR of 26.11 percent over the period 2013-2018. The Global Smart Railway System market can be divided into three segments: Solutions, Devices and Components, and Services. The products in these segments help railway operators automate their systems and provide an efficient service to their customers. The report, the Global Smart Railway System Market 2014-2018, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas, the EMEA, and the APAC regions; it also covers the Global Smart Railway System market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market. One of the major trends witnessed in the market is the emergence of advanced technology solutions. To provide high-quality and safe services, the systems used in railways need to be further automated which is encouraging many railway operators to upgrade their systems with advanced solutions and devices. According to the report, one of the major drivers in this market is the decline in hardware and connectivity costs. The decreasing cost of hardware components and internet connectivity has promoted the railways to make their systems more advanced and automated. Further, the report states that the congestion and capacity constraints are the biggest hurdles to the growth of the market since these could result in a decline in end-to-end speeds and safety issues. As more people prefer to travel by train, this has created a lot of traffic congestion on the railways. This problem is compounded with capacity constraints. Key Vendors - ABB Ltd. - Alcatel Lucent International - Alstom SA - Ansaldo STS - Bombardier Inc. - CGI Group Inc. - Cisco System Inc. - Computer Science Corp. - GE Transportation - Hitachi Ltd. - Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. - IBM Corp. - Indra Sistemas SA - Siemens AG Key Questions Answered in this Report - What will the market size be in 2018 and what will the growth rate be? - What are the Key Market Trends? - What is driving this market? - What are the challenges to market growth? - Who are the key vendors in this market space? - What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the key vendors? - What are the strengths and weaknesses of the key vendors? For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/zk...obal_smart
Retail Colocation Market in the US 2014-2018 with AT&T, CenturyLink, Equinix, SunGard Availability Services & Verizon Comms Dominating
M2 - Fri Aug 22, 2:49AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/tfcprl/retail_colocation) has announced the addition of the "Retail Colocation Market in the US 2014-2018" report to their offering. The Retail Colocation market in the US will grow at a CAGR of 17.44 percent over the period 2013-2018. The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the Retail Colocation market in the US for the period 2014-2018. The report considers the revenue generated from retail colocation services provided by vendors across US. The report does not consider the revenue generated from wholesale data center colocation services. Increased adoption of virtualization and virtualized computing solutions is one of the major emerging trends in this market. Virtualization enables high productivity of the existing computing infrastructure. SMEs have limited capital spending capability, which is leading to a higher adoption of colocation services from retail colocation vendors. According to the report, the need to reduce the capital and operational expenditure associated with provisioning of computing infrastructure and services is one of the major drivers. A rapid increase in digital content transmission across enterprise networks is leading to the adoption of high-performance computing solutions. Enterprises are also procuring cloud computing services and solutions, which are being integrated as part of the data center services. Further, the report states that rapid evolution of technological solutions, which leads to higher complexity in provisioning services, is one of the major challenges faced by the market. Key Vendors - AT&T Inc. - CenturyLink Inc. - Equinix Inc. - SunGard Availability Services - Verizon Communications Inc. Other Prominent Vendors - BT Global Services - Computer Science Corp. - Datapipe - GoGrid - Hosting.com - IBM Corp. - NaviSite - RackSpace Inc. Key Topics Covered: - Executive Summary - List of Abbreviations - Scope of the Report - Market Research Methodology - Introduction - Role of Colocation and Managed Hosting - Market Landscape - Buying Criteria - Market Growth Drivers - Drivers and their Impact - Market Challenges - Impact of Drivers and Challenges - Market Trends - Trends and their Impact - Vendor Landscape - Key Vendor Analysis For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/tf...colocation
Dow Today: International Business Machines (IBM) Leads The Day Higher, Merck (MRK) Lags
at The Street - Thu Aug 21, 3:30PM CDT
The Dow component that led the way higher today was International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), which sported a $1.13 gain (+0.6%) bringing the stock to $191.23. Holding the Dow back today was Merck (NYSE:MRK), which lagged the broader Dow index with...
Noble1 IT Hardware Support Solutions Launches New MSP Program toSupport HP, Cisco, Brocade, Dell, IBM Products, and More
Business Wire - Thu Aug 21, 2:17PM CDT
Noble1, one of North America's premiere IT Hardware Support Solutions companies, announced today that it has launched an exclusive program entitled MSP1 designed specifically for Managed Service Providers (MSPs).