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IBM Sales Expected to Meet Forecast
IBM (NYSE:IBM) is likely to meet revenue expectations when it announces its Q2 earnings later today, and may even beat expectations on earnings per share. A weakening U.S. dollar will provide a boost to revenues for the second quarter and the rest of the year, says Bernstein Research in a report previewing IBM’s earnings. Other factors…
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Twitter Hack Puts Spotlight on Password Weaknesses
Twitter has been hacked, sort of. Actually, the Google Apps account used by Twitter employees was hacked, which led to the deeper compromise of the Twitter corporate network and the unauthorized release of data regarding the company’s growth plans and credit card numbers of several employees. It’s believed that a hacker named Croll used the…
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Twitter Financial Info Published after Hacking Incident
(Reuters) – Technology news website TechCrunch published on Wednesday sensitive internal documents belonging to Twitter, including financial projections, offering a rare glimpse into the wildly popular microblogging site. Twitter has a targeted revenue run rate of $140 million by the end of 2010, with the expectation it would record its first revenue — a modest…
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McAfee Says Spammers Could Teach Marketers a Thing or Two
In its’ latest spam report, McAfee Inc. says corporate marketing departments could learn a thing or two on how to better target customers. And governments around the world could improve their national and international business prospects by aggressively combating illegal Internet activities, but don’t hold your breath. Spammers understand their "customers," regardless of the country…