Google, Microsoft Headline Tech Surge on Rebound Day: Tech Winners & Losers
at The Street - Wed Aug 26, 5:57PM CDT
The search and software giants were among the biggest gainers on a day in which the S&P 500 and Dow Jones indexes saw their biggest, daily increases since November 2011.
AMZN: 500.77 (+34.40), IBM: 146.70 (+5.74), FB: 87.19 (+4.19), GOOGL: 659.74 (+47.27), MSFT: 42.71 (+2.24), HPQ: 27.10 (+1.41), GOOG: 628.62 (+46.56), AAPL: 109.69 (+5.95), VMEM: 2.18 (+0.28), CSCO: 25.68 (+1.06)
Netflix Price Target Hiked; Nike, Amazon Upgraded
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Aug 26, 4:26PM CDT
On a resurgent day on Wall Street, a trio of tech heavyweights -- Google (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN) and IBM (IBM) -- saw their stock prices rise Wednesday following analyst upgrades, while streaming service Netflix (NFLX) got a higher price target....
DSW: 28.67 (+1.32), NFLX: 110.13 (+8.61), AMZN: 500.77 (+34.40), NKE: 108.76 (+5.23), IBM: 146.70 (+5.74), BBY: 35.25 (+2.30), DIS: 99.23 (+3.34), GOOGL: 659.74 (+47.27), CBS: 44.35 (+1.08)
New Storage Solution Provides Enhanced Security and Automation
PRWeb - Wed Aug 26, 4:01PM CDT
Dynamic Solutions International, a leading provider of data storage solutions and comprehensive professional services, today announced the availability of the new DSI400 Series. The DSI400 series consists of five models designed to handle the virtual tape library (VTL) storage needs of companies of all sizes, from small businesses just making the switch to VTL, to enterprise customers needing a customized data storage solution.
IBM: 146.70 (+5.74), UIS: 13.41 (+0.48)
IBM Takes Aim at IoT with Multi Billion Investment and New Business Unit says Strategy Analytics
PR Newswire Europe - Wed Aug 26, 9:56AM CDT
IBM Invests $3 Billion in New IoT Business Unit within Analytics Group
IBM: 146.70 (+5.74)
Is the Nightmare Over for Tech ETFs Post Market Crash?
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Aug 26, 9:30AM CDT
The technology sector has been one of the major victims of the recent global market crash.
NFLX: 110.13 (+8.61), MU: 14.42 (+0.15), AMZN: 500.77 (+34.40), HACK: 27.14 (+0.93), IGV: 94.29 (+3.41), IGM: 100.02 (+4.81), IBM: 146.70 (+5.74), FB: 87.19 (+4.19), XLK: 39.60 (+1.90), GOOGL: 659.74 (+47.27), INTC: 27.30 (+1.43), AAPL: 109.69 (+5.95)
Global Industrial Internet Services Market to Grow at a CAGR of 33.32% over 2014-2019, New Report Says
M2 - Wed Aug 26, 9:29AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5r7kw6/global_industrial) has announced the addition of the "Global Industrial Internet Services Market 2015-2019" report to their offering. For sectors such as healthcare, aviation, wind, power generation, power distribution, oil and gas, rail, manufacturing, and mining, big data is helping in analyzing sensor data and collecting data from industrial equipment such as turbines or oil refineries. Combining big data with the IoT allows a communicative transfer of real-time data between machines; therefore, the need to strategically analyze and monitor the information will ultimately have an impact on the global industrial Internet services market, which is predicted to grow at a rapid pace during the forecast period. According to the report, the use of big data with the IoT leads to enhancement of business productivity through several predictive mechanisms and risk averting models. It helps companies create new growth opportunities and entirely new categories of products and services by analyzing data, which in turn leads to better business productivity through reduction in errors and failure rates. To establish and implement these technologies in the industrial framework, there is a vital need for establishing a seamless connection for efficient communication among machines, systems, and people, which is driving the need for industrial Internet services. The key players in the Global Industrial Internet Services Market: Accenture, Amazon Web Services, AT&T, Cisco, GE, IBM and TCS. Other prominent vendors in the market are: Atmel, Atos, Bosch, CSC, CTS, Dell, EMC, Ericsson, General Electric, Google, Hitachi, HP, Huawei, Huawei Technologies, Infineon Technologies, Infosys, Livion, Logica CMG, Microsoft, NEC, National Instruments, Oracle, PTC, Quuppa, Roima, SAP, Siemens, Symantec, TCS, Tech Mahindra, Tieto, Trelab, Unisys, Verizon Communications and ZTE. Key Topics Covered - Executive Summary - Introduction - Market Landscape - Market Segmentation by Service Type - Market Segmentation by End-users - Geographical Segmentation - 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/5r...industrial
ATML: 7.76 (+0.35), IBM: 146.70 (+5.74), UIS: 13.41 (+0.48), VZ: 45.16 (+1.66), NATI: 28.44 (+0.80), SYMC: 20.63 (+0.74)
What to Expect from Splunk (SPLK) in Q2 Earnings Release?
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Aug 26, 9:10AM CDT
Splunk Inc. (SPLK) is scheduled to release second-quarter fiscal 2016 results on Aug 27.
IBM: 146.70 (+5.74), CPB: 47.43 (+1.28), SPLK: 61.48 (+2.32), ORCL: 36.91 (+1.46)
IBM Expands Storage Software to Help Companies Meet Hybrid Cloud Requirements
PR Newswire - Wed Aug 26, 8:30AM CDT
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it is adding new cloud features to two IBM Spectrum Storage offerings as part of the company's investment in software defined storage. Over the last six months, more than 1,000 new clients have chosen products from the IBM Spectrum Storage portfolio for their data storage needs.
IBM: 146.70 (+5.74)
Global Capital Market ICT Spending 2015-2019
M2 - Wed Aug 26, 8:17AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/df4n6w/global_capital) has announced the addition of the "Global Capital Market ICT Spending 2015-2019" report to their offering. According to the report, the global capital market ICT spending to grow at a CAGR of 4.63% over the period 2014-2019. Due to the rise in several cyber-attacks and security threats over the last five years, many investment firms and brokerage houses started to spend a significant amount of time and money on IT risk management systems to identify, manage, optimize, and mitigate risk. As the global financial market has become more open and deregulated, addressing the risk faced by financial institutions across geographies, asset classes, customer segments, functional departments, and products has become the top priority for financial organizations. Failure to manage these risks can cause huge damage to organizations. In addition, consolidation, globalization, convergence, and shifting regulations have imposed countless challenges on the financial services industry. Further, the report states that the high cost of ICT is one of the major challenges facing this market during the forecast period. Key Topics Covered - Executive Summary - Market Research Methodology - Introduction - Market Landscape - Market Segmentation by Type of Product - Market Segmentation by Geography - 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 Companies Mentioned - Accenture - CSC - Capco - Capgemini - Cognizant - Datatec - Dimension Data Holdings - Dion - EMC - Fujitsu - Genpact - Goldman Sachs - HP - IBM - idhasoft - Informatica - JPMorgan - KKR - Netapp - Oracle - Polaris - SAP - Symantec - T-Systems - TCS - TIBCO Software - Verizon Communications - Wipro For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/df...al_capital
WIT: 11.69 (+0.25), IBM: 146.70 (+5.74), VZ: 45.16 (+1.66), SYMC: 20.63 (+0.74)
Upgrade Alert for International Business Machines (IBM)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Aug 26, 8:09AM CDT
International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) was upgraded from Hold to Buy at Argus Research today. The stock closed yesterday at $140.96 on volume of 6.9 million shares, above average daily volume of 4.4 million. In the past 52 weeks, International Business Machines share prices have been bracketed by a low of $140.62 and a high of $195.00 and closed yesterday at $140.96, 0% above that low price. Over the last five market days, the 200-day moving average (MA) has gone down 0.2% while the 50-day MA has declined 0.8%.
IBM: 146.70 (+5.74)
Analysts' Actions -- Grubhub, IBM, Marathon Petroleum, Oshkosh and More
at The Street - Wed Aug 26, 8:05AM CDT
Here are Wednesday's top research calls, including upgrades on Grubhub, IBM, Oshkosh and Marathon.
MPC: 45.52 (+1.75), IBM: 146.70 (+5.74), GRUB: 25.92 (-1.69), BBY: 35.25 (+2.30), OSK: 41.11 (+2.59)
CMOs Shift Investments Toward the Customer Journey, According to The CMO Club and IBM Study
Marketwired - Wed Aug 26, 8:00AM CDT
Chief Marketing Officers (CMO) and top marketing executives are shifting budgets toward customer retention and advocacy, according to research from The CMO Club. Conducted in collaboration with IBM (NYSE: IBM), the study also shows that CMOs are increasing their budgets and allocating a greater portion of these investments across the entire customer journey rather than individual channels.
VAL: 73.36 (+0.06), IBM: 146.70 (+5.74), WFC: 52.30 (+2.28)
IBM Extends Open Cloud Initiatives by Bringing Blue Box Cloud to Its Global Network of Data Centers
Business Wire - Wed Aug 26, 8:00AM CDT
IBM's Blue Box Cloud, powered by OpenStack, is now available in any of IBM's globally integrated cloud data centers running SoftLayer infrastructure.
IBM: 146.70 (+5.74)
KwikWork Integrator From enChoice Enables Integration From Line of Business Systems to IBM Content Navigator & IBM Case Manager Without Development
Marketwired - Wed Aug 26, 7:01AM CDT
enChoice®, Inc. announced today the availability of KwikWork Integrator version 1.3 for IBM® Content Navigator (ICN) and IBM Case Manager. This new release enables organizations to provide line of business (LOB) system users with seamless access to documents stored within ICN-supported repositories -- without any development.
IBM: 146.70 (+5.74)
'Mad Money' Lightning Round: I'm Losing Faith in Johnson & Johnson
at The Street - Wed Aug 26, 5:00AM CDT
Cramer prefers Verizon over AT&T and is staying away from Lannett Company and Zillow.
T: 32.69 (+0.89), LCI: 50.09 (+3.44), JNJ: 95.11 (+4.38), BOX: 13.25 (-0.21), IBM: 146.70 (+5.74), CNQ: 19.49 (+0.15), VZ: 45.16 (+1.66), Z: 25.00 (+0.40)
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Did You Buy Big at the Open? Too Bad
at The Street - Tue Aug 25, 7:03PM CDT
Never buy stocks on big up openings, Cramer says. As proved Tuesday, what rises early often ends up falling.
VIPS: 18.63 (+0.22), CNQ: 19.49 (+0.15), BBY: 35.25 (+2.30), BWLD: 193.09 (+6.95), JNJ: 95.11 (+4.38), T: 32.69 (+0.89), W: 43.05 (+0.73), IBM: 146.70 (+5.74), CHK: 6.34 (+0.31), BHP: 34.08 (+1.16), BP: 31.10 (+0.39), CAT: 73.87 (+1.81), UNP: 84.10 (+3.54), Z: 25.00 (+0.40), GPRO: 46.28 (-0.75), NSC: 74.12 (+1.68), BOX: 13.25 (-0.21), FC: 16.87 (+0.63), COP: 43.41 (+1.22), CSX: 26.37 (+1.06), LCI: 50.09 (+3.44), GM: 28.10 (+0.82), JD: 25.59 (+0.53), CVX: 73.09 (+3.07), VZ: 45.16 (+1.66), TOL: 35.98 (+0.90), BABA: 68.66 (+0.09)
NCR APTRA Deployed at 600 ICBC Zhongshan Branch ATMs
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Aug 25, 12:30PM CDT
NCR Corporation (NCR) recently announced that its APTRA OptiCash software will be deployed by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Zhongshan Branch ("ICBC Zhongshan"
DBD: 30.39 (+0.34), IBM: 146.70 (+5.74), NCR: 23.94 (+0.84), MSFT: 42.71 (+2.24)