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BOSTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – EMC Corp (NYSE:EMC), the top maker of corporate data storage equipment, raised its full-year earnings forecast on Tuesday as it posted record quarterly sales and continued a two-year campaign to boost margins. Chief Executive Officer Joe Tucci told investors on a conference call that he continues to believe the economic […]

(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp launched a fully online version of its popular Office suite of applications on Tuesday as it looks to extend its customer base and beat back rival Google Inc. The new service, called Office 365, is available as a limited test from Tuesday, and will be on sale on a subscription basis […]

 NEW YORK, Oct 18 (Reuters) – IBM won fewer technology services deals than expected in the third quarter, sending its shares 3.7 percent lower, although it announced stronger profits and raised its full-year outlook A decline in services and outsourcing contracts signed in the quarter, a key indicator of future revenue growth, prompted some investors […]

SEATTLE, Oct 18 (Reuters) – The Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) executive who took over the role of chief software architect from Bill Gates is to step down, following a tenure in which the Windows-maker lost ground to Google and Apple. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Ray Ozzie would not be replaced, raising questions about the leadership […]

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs went on the offensive on Monday after a rare disappointment in sales by the iPad maker sent its shares tumbling, but even his biting words failed to reverse market sentiment. Jobs, who has not addressed investors on an earnings call for two years, […]

(Reuters) – Facebook users are inadvertently providing access to their names and in some cases even their friend’s names to advertising and Internet tracking companies, through some popular applications, the Wall Street Journal said. According to the Journal’s investigation, the issue affects tens of millions of Facebook app users, including people who set their profiles […]

(Reuters) – Global enterprise spending on information technology should increase 3.1 percent in 2011, industry tracker Gartner said on Monday, as it predicted "timid" growth over the next five years. Gartner forecast IT spending to rise to $2.5 trillion in 2011 and climb to $2.8 trillion in 2014, a gain of only 12 percent over […]

Oct 18 (Reuters) – EMC Corp (NYSE:EMC), the world’s biggest maker of corporate data storage equipment, is in exclusive talks to buy computer storage company Isilon Systems Inc (NASDAQ:ISLN) for more than $2 billion, the New York Post reported on Monday. The report quoted an unnamed source as saying the deal would be done this […]

Looking to access product information, pricing, availability and even place orders from your smartphone while you are visiting customer sites? Synnex has introduced a mobile application for its e-commerce website, ECExpress, for use on Android, iPhone, Blackberry and HP Palm WebOS mobile devices in the United States and Canada. The mobile app lets Synnex resellers […]

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) eased fears that big spending would erode margins as its results blew past Wall Street’s targets, and the Web search leader revealed for the first time the strength of its fledgling mobile and online display ad businesses. Analysts said strong growth across Google’s core advertising business […]

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Consumers will likely buy more PCs in the fourth quarter but manufacturers will continue to use up components they had over-accumulated in recent months, chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NYSE:AMD) said on Thursday. Two days after Intel’s (NASDAQ:INTC) better-than-expected earnings lifted hopes for technology companies, which have been hurt […]

(Reuters) – Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) should affirm next week that its six-month-old iPad  tablet computer is selling well despite a shaky consumer market, while the iPhone continues to fend off a strong challenge from rival Google Inc. Analysts expect fourth-quarter earnings next Monday to showcase Apple’s powerful one-two punch of the iPhone and the iPad, […]