Larry Ellison Is Leaving Oracle Inc.'s CEO Post, But He's Staying Close to Protect His $48 Billion N
Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 22 mins ago
Oracle co-founder, ex-CEO, executive chairman, and chief technical officer, Larry Ellison. Source: Oracle . Larry Ellison is the third-richest American today, according to a fresh Forbes report . With a net worth of $48 billion, Ellison is...
Final Glance: Computer companies
AP - Tue Sep 30, 5:04PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies were up at the close of trading:
To Lock In Big Gains, Look For Negative Reversal
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Sep 30, 5:00PM CDT
When a stock hits a new high, it's human to respond to such news with joy. Yet it's a different story when that same stock does not finish the trading session at or near that new high. In fact, when a good stock makes a bad habit of reversing off its...
How You Can Profit Alongside Apple Inc.
Joe Tenebruso, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 30, 4:15PM CDT
At Tier 1 Investments, a Motley Fool Real-Money Portfolio , I seek out and invest in elite businesses. When I find one of these rare Tier 1 enterprises, I tend to add to them repeatedly over time as favorable opportunities arise. It's a strategy...
3 Reasons Cisco Systems Is Becoming a Top Dividend Stock
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 30, 2:27PM CDT
Source: Cisco Systems. In general, technology stocks were slow out of the gate in realizing the powerful attraction that ample dividend yields provide to income investors. Cisco Systems certainly wasn't alone in stubbornly choosing not to pay a...
The Global Application Performance Monitoring and Application Aware Network Performance Monitoring Market
PR Newswire - Tue Sep 30, 1:40PM CDT
The application performance monitoring (APM) market has products that measure the performance of business-critical applications from an end-user's perspective. The application aware network performance monitoring (AANPM) market has products that measure performance from a network-based perspective. The total market is witnessing significant technological trends such as mobility, DevOps, and the Big Data phenomenon. Although the market is challenged by efficiently integrating APM or AANPM solutions into IT organizations' network infrastructure and by the inadequate visibility created because of this, the total market is poised for growth and is primarily sustained by technological trends such as mobility, Big Data, and cloud migration.
Midday Glance: Computer companies
AP - Tue Sep 30, 12:20PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are up at 1 p.m.:
AmerisourceBergen Selects IBM to Manage IT Infrastructure
PR Newswire - Tue Sep 30, 12:00PM CDT
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has extended, by three years, its multiyear services agreement with AmerisourceBergen, one of the largest global pharmaceutical sourcing and distribution services companies in the world. IBM will manage the IT infrastructure that supports the company's 13,000 employees and operations across 25 of its distribution centers in North America.
IGC Announces the Release of Brava! Enterprise 7.2 for IBM Content Navigator
Marketwire - Tue Sep 30, 10:58AM CDT
Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC(R)), a leader in viewing, collaboration and redaction technology, has announced the release of Brava!(R) Enterprise 7.2 for IBM Content Navigator. Brava integrates seamlessly into IBM Content Navigator, which provides access to IBM's enterprise content management systems such as IBM FileNet P8, Content Manager 8, Case Manager, Maximo and TRIRIGA.
Early Glance: Computer companies
AP - Tue Sep 30, 9:40AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
How Will IBM (IBM) Stock Be Affected By This New Coverage?
at The Street - Tue Sep 30, 9:25AM CDT
IBM (IBM) shares had coverage initiated with a 'buy' rating and $225 price target by analysts at CLSA on Tuesday.
Middle East Cyber Security Market Outlook 2019 - Key Analysis of the $9.5 Billion Industry
M2 - Tue Sep 30, 8:01AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/v78srh/middle_east_cyber) has announced the addition of the "Middle East Cyber Security Market by Technologies & by Services - Market Forecasts and Analysis (2014-2019" report to their offering. The market for Middle East Cyber Security is expected to grow from $5.17 billion in 2014 to $9.56 billion in 2019, at a CAGR of 13.07% during the forecast period 2014-2019 Cyber security includes a wide variety of technologies, solutions, services, compliances and management approaches to protect the personal and important data of an organization or user from cyber crimes. The modern society and business organizations are highly dependent on information and communication technologies. This dependency exposes organizations and personal users to a variety of cyber attacks. The need for unified cyber security solutions to support the current business scenario has grown tremendously. Cyber threat detection and incident response training and security awareness programs are experiencing rapid growth in the Middle East cyber security market because majority of the enterprises lacks the awareness of advanced cyber security solutions. Moreover, the rapid development in infrastructure and data centers is enforcing the major enterprises to replace their traditional security technologies with advanced ones such as Unified Threat Management (UTM), Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) solutions. From the past few years, major industries such as energy, utilities, oil and gas have expanded their operations, which make their critical infrastructure more dependent on IT infrastructure. This dependency creates new loop holes in the security of critical infrastructure and makes it more susceptible to cyber attacks. This is enforcing major enterprises to adopt the new innovative cyber security solutions, thereby increasing the adoption of cyber security in this region. Key Topics Covered: 1 Introduction 2 Executive Summary 3 Middle East Cyber Security: Market Ecosystem & Dynamics 4 Middle East Cyber Security: Market Size & Forecast By Submarket 5 Middle East Cyber Security: Market Size & Forecast By Technology 6 Middle East Cyber Security: Market Size & Forecast By Professional Service 7 Middle East Cyber Security: Market Size & Forecast By Industry 8 Middle East Cyber Security: Market Size & Forecast By Country 9 Competitive Landscape 10 Company Profiles - Booz Allen Hamilton - Cassidian - Checkpoint - Cisco - CSC - IBM - Kaspersky - Mcafee - Symantec - Trend Micro For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/v7...east_cyber
SOASTA Appoints Gamiel Gran as Chief Strategy Officer
Business Wire - Tue Sep 30, 7:01AM CDT
SOASTA, the leader in cloud and mobile testing, today announced the appointment of Gamiel Gran as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), effective immediately. A recognized leader with over 20 years of experience in operational roles leading business and corporate development, Gran will report directly to SOASTA CEO Tom Lounibos, and will drive the company's corporate development, and strategic relationships including OEM and VAR activities.
Telecom Industry and Vendors Unite to Build Common Open Platform to Accelerate Network Functions Virtualization
Marketwire - Tue Sep 30, 6:00AM CDT
The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux and collaborative development, today announced the founding of the Open Platform for NFV Project (OPNFV). OPNFV will be a carrier-grade, integrated, open source reference platform intended to accelerate the introduction of new products and services.
Carbon Sciences Sees Market Opportunity as IBM Considers Replacing Silicon With Graphene
Marketwire - Tue Sep 30, 2:01AM CDT
Carbon Sciences Inc. (OTCBB: CABN), the developer of a breakthrough technology to mass-produce graphene, the new miracle material, commented today on IBM's recent announcement that it is considering replacing silicon with graphene.
Is Microsoft Stock Still a Buy After Rising More Than 40% Over the Past Year?
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Sep 29, 5:16PM CDT
Microsoft Corporation 's stock has soared a rather impressive 45% during the last 12 months behind its strong cloud performance, revenue boosts from Windows 8 and Xbox One, and a transition from the Steve Ballmer CEO era. While many on Wall Street...
Tibco Software's Lack Of Cloud Kept Suitors Away
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Sep 29, 4:55PM CDT
Tibco Software's lack of traction in cloud computing is a prime reason the enterprise software company will likely wind up in the hands of a private equity firm rather than being bought by a larger software company such as Oracle or SAP, some...
3 Reasons IBM Stock Is a Steal
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Sep 29, 4:44PM CDT
When IBM CEO Ginni Rometty took the helm on Jan. 1, 2012, she was faced with a daunting task: bringing the technology giant into the 21st century. New technologies like cloud computing were just beginning to catch on, and IBM was still tethered to...
3 Reasons Xerox Corp's Stock Could Fall
Alex Planes, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Sep 29, 3:30PM CDT
After decades of sub-par performance, Xerox has given investors a pleasant surprise over the past year as its shares have risen roughly 30%. Yet Wall Street's analysts have been unimpressed lately, as more rate the stock a Hold than a Buy, with...