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Microsoft at a Crossroads: Core Business, Cloud, Consumer, Mobile and Innovation
(Reuters) – Every July, Microsoft Corp invites a sizable Wall Street crowd to its leafy, low-rise campus outside Seattle. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer and his top managers take a half-day to explain where the world’s biggest software company is going, to a generally friendly audience. This year things didn’t go quite according to plan. Ballmer,…
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Symantec Profits Surpass Expectations on Acquisitions
BOSTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Software maker Symantec Corp (NASDAQ:SYMC) reported a profit above Wall Street forecasts on Wednesday, helped by newly acquired businesses, and its shares rose 6 percent after hours. Chief Executive Enrique Salem attributed the performance to better-than-expected results from three recently acquired security companies — VeriSign, PGP and Guardian Edge. "The…
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Apple’s Employee Ranks Swell, but Margins Tighter
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) said it has raised its employee headcount by more than one-third from last year, as it warned again that it expects its gross margin to fall in coming quarters. Apple said it has 46,600 full-time employees as of Sept. 25, up from 34,300 a year-ago and…
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HP Quiet on CEO Testimony in SAP, Oracle Trial
SAN FRANCISCO/BOSTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE:HPQ) has declined to say whether its incoming chief executive, Leo Apotheker, will testify in a high-profile trade secrets case involving Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) and SAP (DE:SAPG). HP, the world’s largest technology company by revenue, would not say whether Apotheker, a former CEO of SAP, will start his…
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Polycom, IBM Partner on Video-Enabled UC Platform Integration
In a nod to the continued evolution of the UC market towards interoperability, Polycom recently released a version of its platform that integrates with IBM Lotus Sametime. The newly available solution, Polycom Unified Collaboration Solution for IBM Lotus Sametime, is an integrated telepresence and desktop video collaboration solution for IBM Unified Communication and Collaboration environments.…
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Cloud Computing Adopters Satisfied with Benefits: Survey
Experienced cloud adopters see public cloud solutions as a significant improvement from their traditional on-premises counterparts, and cite the cloud’s positive and strategic impact on their business and IT organization, according to a survey commissioned by cloud solution provider Appirio. More than 60 percent of cloud adopters surveyed said cloud solutions are better than on-premises…