IBM (NYSE: IBM) anunció hoy una utilidad
por operaciones continuas de
US$1,98 por acción diluida en el
segundo trimestre de 2008, lo que
supone un incremento del 28% según lo
informado, frente a una utilidad
de US$1,55 por acción diluida,
incluyendo 5 centavos de dólar por
acción
fruto de la venta de la división
Printing Systems Division (PSD) en el
mismo período de 2007. Excluyendo la
ganancia del mismo período del
ejercicio anterior, las utilidades por
acción diluida del segundo
trimestre de 2008 registraron un crecimiento
interanual del 32%.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) gab heute für das zweite
Quartal 2008 das verwässerte
Ergebnis je Aktie aus dem operativen
Geschäft in Höhe von 1,98 US-Dollar
bekannt. Dies entspricht einem Anstieg um 28
% im Vergleich mit dem
verwässerten Ergebnis für das
zweite Quartal 2007 in Höhe von 1,55
US-Dollar je Aktie, einschließlich
eines 5-Cent-Gewinns je Aktie
aufgrund der Abstoßung der Printing
Systems Division (PSD). Bei
Ausblendung dieses Gewinns im
Vorjahreszeitraum stieg das verwässerte
Ergebnis für das zweite Quartal 2008 im
Jahresvergleich um 32 %.
Rediff.com, India’s leading online community
portal, today announced the launch of its
developer program at Proto.in
(http://developer.rediff.com),
inviting all application developers to come
on board and build
applications for Rediff.com properties which
is being made compatible to
support Facebook Markup Language (FBML). The
project, code-named ‘Sociali’,
will open up a unique opportunity for
application developers to reach
the world-wide Rediff user-base. Rediff
iShare, the videos, music and
photo sharing platform is the first property
of Rediff.com that is
opened for application developers.
Options Cocktail, ONN.tv's entertaining weekly
recap of the options
market, is hosted by Whiz Buckley and Jud
Pyle and was filmed today on
location at the world famous Ceres Bar and
Restaurant in the Chicago
Board of Trade. Stacey Riddell, portfolio
manager of PEAK6 Asset
Management, was the guest. View the show at
www.onn.tv
at http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/
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The CTO Forum today announced that Vishal Sikka,
Chief Technology
Officer, SAP AG, has joined the executive
board of the CTO Forum. The
CTO Forum brings together the best minds in
the technology industry to
define opportunities and to collaborate in
harnessing the extraordinary
potential of technology.
BroadVision, Inc., (OTCBB:BVSN), a global provider
of strategic
e-business solutions, today announces that
it will release its second
quarter 2008 financial results on Thursday,
July 31, 2008 at
approximately 1:30 PM Pacific Time (PT).
Typhoon Touch Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:TYTT)
(www.typhoontouchtech.com),
confirms that on July 18, 2008, the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”)
temporarily suspended the trading of the
common stock of Typhoon.
Typhoon Touch Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:TYTT)
(www.typhoontouchtech.com),
announced today that it has secured a total
of $20,000,000 in financing
with First Strategy Finance Corp., a
Panama-based institutional
investor, to support its ongoing patent
litigation, future mergers &
acquisitions, working capital and general
corporate use.
Univision’s flagship station KMEX-TV Channel
34, Los Angeles’ #1 rated 6pm local
newscast
for fourteen consecutive years1 and the #1
station across all Nielsen measured markets
in the country regardless of
language2, announced today the mobile
distribution of news alerts, both in video
and text messages, on
Univision Móvil. Coverage includes
important
local, national and international news, as
well as breaking news,
weather, entertainment and the top stories
of the day.
Oasis Online Technologies Corp. (OTCBB: OOLN) and
TranSend
International, Inc. have decided to
terminate the November 2007
non-binding letter of intent pursuant to
which Oasis was to acquire
TranSend International Inc.
BearingPoint, Inc. (NYSE:BE), one of the
world’s
largest management and technology
consulting firms, today announced that
on July 16, 2008, the Company received a
letter from the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) stating that it is not in
compliance with the NYSE
listing standard requiring a listed common
stock to maintain a minimum
average closing price of $1.00 per share for
30 consecutive trading days.
Keithley Instruments, Inc. (NYSE:KEI), a leader in
solutions for
emerging measurement needs, announced the
Company will release results
for its third quarter of fiscal year 2008,
which ended June 30, 2008, on
Thursday, July 24, 2008. The results will be
released before the stock
market opens.
VeriFone Holdings Inc. (NYSE: PAY) today announced
that it has been
granted an additional period for continued
listing and trading on the
New York Stock Exchange through October 31,
2008, subject to
reassessment on an ongoing basis. During
this period the Company’s
trading on the New York Stock Exchange will
remain unaffected. If
VeriFone does not make the required filings
during this additional
period, the NYSE could either grant a
further additional extension or
move forward to initiate suspension and
delisting procedures.
A Globe7 HK Ltd. fornecedora líder global
de voz digital, foi escolhida
para desenvolver um projeto sem fio
patrocinado pelo governo de Hong
Kong para fornecer telefonia móvel
com seu serviço Globe7@mobile em todo
o território com hotspots WiFi.
Americans are more concerned than ever about the
time they spend working
inside their homes and the dwindling amount
of time spent on leisure
activities, according to iRobot
Corp.’s
(Nasdaq:IRBT) “Balance at Home”
survey. The national survey of consumers,
conducted by StrategyOne on
behalf of iRobot, indicates that Americans
spend 40 percent of their
in-home waking hours tending to household
chores such as vacuuming,
washing the floors and preparing meals.
PHAZAR CORP, (Nasdaq: ANTP) announced today, that
on June 26, 2008, the
Company filed a claim in arbitration against
UBS Financial Services,
Inc. (“UBS”) with
the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,
Inc. (“FINRA”
formerly called the NASD) for fraud, breach
of fiduciary duty, breach of
contract and negligence in connection with
the sale by UBS to the
Company of certain “auction rate
securities”
in the aggregate principal amount of
$2,650,000 (the “auction
rate securities”).
Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ:IMMR), the leading
developer and licensor
of touch feedback technology
(http://www.immersion.com/corporate/),
today announced that the Company granted
stock options under the
Immersion Corporation 2008 Employment
Inducement Award Plan approved by
the Compensation Committee of the Company
effective April 30, 2008.
On August 13, 2008 before commencement of trading
on the New York Stock
Exchange, Magnetek, Inc. (NYSE: MAG) will
announce the results of its
2008 fourth quarter and fiscal year, which
ended on June 29, 2008. A
conference call with Magnetek management
will follow at 11:00 a.m.
Eastern time.
Pomeroy IT Solutions (NASDAQ: PMRY), a technology
and services solutions
provider, announced today that it has
accepted the resignation of Kevin
G. Gregory as its Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Gregory will remain with
the Company until July 31, 2008, to assist
with the transition to his
successor, Mr. Craig Propst, the
Company’s
Vice President and Treasurer, who will be
appointed interim Chief
Financial Officer and be given the
opportunity to assume this role on a
permanent basis.
Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) said today that it
will provide a live
Webcast of its 2008 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders, which will be held
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Thursday,
July 24, 2008. The meeting
will begin at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The
live Webcast will be available
via the Unisys Investor Web site at
www.unisys.com/investor.
A replay of the Webcast will be available on
the Web site following the
live event.
A study by the U.S. Census Bureau (2005) shows
that August is the month
with the highest number of births recorded
in the United States.
Unfortunately, in today’s economic
climate,
many parents are experiencing more than
labor pains, because while still
in the hospital, the identities of mother
and child are being stolen.
SkyTerra Communications, Inc. (OTCBB:SKYT)
announced today that it has
further extended the expiration date for its
previously announced offer
(the "Offer") to issue options to purchase
shares of common stock of
SkyTerra, in replacement of and upon
termination of options to purchase
limited partnership units of Mobile
Satellite Ventures L.P. ("MSV"). The
Offer is being made pursuant to an amended
prospectus dated May 15,
2008, and related supplemental materials,
which more fully set forth the
terms of the Offer.
AMD (NYSE : AMD) a annoncé
aujourd’hui
que son conseil d’administration avait
élu le
président et directeur de
l’exploitation, Dirk
Meyer, chef de la direction de la
société. M. Meyer succède
à Hector
Ruiz, qui va devenir président
exécutif d’AMD
et président du conseil
d’administration. En
sa qualité de président
exécutif, M. Ruiz fera en sorte que la
transition au niveau du leadership
exécutif s’effectue
en douceur, ciblera ses efforts sur la
réalisation de la stratégie
intelligente de la société en
matière d’actifs
et apportera son soutien au gouvernement
à haut niveau, ainsi qu’aux
relations avec les partenaires
stratégiques.
Die Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) hat heute
bekannt gegeben, dass
das verwässerte Ergebnis je Aktie des
Unternehmens im zweiten Quartal
nach derzeitigen Informationen zwischen 0,56
US-Dollar und 0,58
US-Dollar liegen soll, was einer Steigerung
von etwa 8 % im Vergleich zu
0,53 US-Dollar im zweiten Quartal 2007
entspricht. Diese Ergebnisse
verstehen sich einschließlich von
Gebühren nach Steuer in Höhe von 0,05
US-Dollar je Aktie im Jahr 2008 und 0,02
US-Dollar je Aktie im Jahr 2007
in Verbindung mit Bruttogewinninitiativen,
die im November 2006
angekündigt worden waren. Der
Nettoumsatz im zweiten Quartal 2008 wird
im Vergleich zu 380 Millionen US-Dollar im
Jahr 2007 auf 366 Millionen
US-Dollar geschätzt.
Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. today
expressed gratitude to US
Senators Pete Domenici and Jeff Bingaman of
New Mexico for their strong
support for maintaining vital satellite
communication services for the
Navajo people, currently threatened with a
July 22 shutdown unless the
federal government steps in.
IQ Services, the industry’s premier provider
of managed testing services for contact
center and communications
solutions, announced the availability of its
unique Investment
Protection Program™ for Contact Center
and
Communication Solutions, which is designed
to help businesses get the
most out of their communication technology
and infrastructure. The
Investment Protection Program™ allows
solution
owners to manage and control financial,
schedule and technical risks
with proactive planning, testing and
monitoring throughout the five
stages of the communication solution life
cycle –
planning, development, deployment,
production and evolution. Risk
analysis and test planning activities are
the foundation of the program
and are focused on end-to-end solution
performance, which provides a
clear picture of customer experience. Since
positive customer
experiences and process efficiencies justify
solution investments, the
end-to-end, customer-centric perspective
provides timely, actionable
information to solution owners,
implementation teams and maintenance
teams who need to stay on top of solution
performance and customer
experience.
McWhinney broke ground today on Constant
Contact’s
build-to-suit, 50,000 square foot office
building in Precision Office
Park at Centerra. Located south of the
headquarters of Heska Corporation
at Rocky Mountain Avenue and Test Drive in
Loveland, the site is the
first expansion beyond its corporate
headquarters in Waltham,
Massachusetts for Constant
Contact®,
Inc., a leading provider of email
marketing and online
surveys for small organizations. Project
construction is expected to
be completed in early 2009.
Headline of release should read: Seapine
Software Expands Its Presence
in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg
(sted Seapine Software
Expands Its Presence in Belgium, the
Netherlands, and Luxemburg).
Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. (NYSE:IWA)
today announced that
the communications company has completed its
acquisition of Bishop
Communications Corporation, headquartered in
Annandale, Minnesota for
the purchase price of approximately $43.9
million. Bishop Communications
is a privately held holding company whose
operations include the
Lakedale Telephone Company, a rural
telecommunications provider covering
378 square miles in central Minnesota. The
acquisition was completed on
July 18, 2008.
“Affiliate managers are a dime a dozen, at
Clickbooth my team is made up of Affiliate
Strategists,”
stated Erin O’Grady, Director of
Affiliate
Publishing at Clickbooth. Each strategist,
while an expert on the
industry as a whole, is also highly trained
on one traffic type –
search, email, on-site, etc. Thus,
Clickbooth once again proves to be
unlike any other company in their field,
working at the very cusp of
Internet marketing technology.
Today, the magicJack Hot Shots, a team of 14
talented 10-to-12-year-old
girl soccer players from Southern Florida,
went undefeated in the
largest youth soccer event in the world, the
Gothia World Cup in Sweden
(http://www.gothiacup.se/eng/).
Playing seven games throughout the week, the
Hot Shots secured the world
champion title today in a 2-0 victory.
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®
today mourns the loss of William E. Boss,
Jr., Consumer Electronics Hall
of Fame inductee and twice Chairman of the
Consumer Electronics Group
that later became CEA. At age 86, Bill
passed away Wednesday in
Indianapolis.
Wayside Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ:WSTG) will
issue a press release
reporting its second quarter 2008 earnings
on Thursday, July 31, 2008 at
approximately 5:00 p.m. ET.
AcuNetx Inc. (OTCBB:ANTX) today announced that it
had accepted the
resignation of Ronald A. Waldorf, President
and CEO of the company. In a
letter to the company’s Board, Mr.
Waldorf
stated that “It is with a heavy heart
that I
tender my resignation, but my family needs
me and I cannot, in all good
conscience, ignore those nearest me.
Nevertheless, I can be counted on
to provide on-going guidance and counsel as
a Board Member.”
Video Display Corporation (NASDAQ:VIDE) today
announced that it has
acquired the business of Display Concepts,
LLC (www.display-concepts.com)
of Edgerton, Wisconsin for an undisclosed
amount. Display Concepts
provides high-quality replacement LCD
monitors for automated teller
machine (ATM) upgrade and repair and has
earned a reputation for rapid
turn-around and excellent customer service.
The company will retain the
Display Concepts brand and its existing
sales and support office in
Wisconsin, with product design and
production being incorporated into
its Z-AXIS’ manufacturing center in
Phelps, NY.
First sentence of the "About UTDi" section of
release dated July 17,
2008 should read: Unified TelData, Inc.
(UTDi) provides Intelligent
Solutions for world-class communications to
a broad range of customers
globally including AVMED, United
Way, Blue Coat, The U.S. Senate’s
450 locations nation-wide, and the City and
County of San Francisco.
Der führende Anbieter für digitale
Sprachanwendungen, Globe7 HK Ltd.,
wurde für das von der Hongkonger
Regierung geförderte Wireless-Projekt
auserwählt, um von WiFi-Hotspots aus
über den Globe7@mobile-Service des
Unternehmens Mobiltelefondienste im gesamten
Gebiet von Hongkong
anzubieten.
Le grand prestataire de voix numérique
Globe7 HK Ltd. a été
sélectionné
pour le projet sans fil commandité
par le gouvernement de Kong Kong en
vue de fournir un service
téléphoniquemobile avec son service
Globe7@mobile sur l’ensemble du
territoire à
partir de points d’accès WiFi.
AMD (NYSE:AMD) anunció hoy que su consejo
de administración eligió a su
presidente y director de operaciones Dirk
Meyer como director general de
la empresa. Meyer sucede a Héctor
Ruiz quien asumirá el cargo de
presidente ejecutivo de AMD y presidente del
consejo de administración.
Como presidente ejecutivo, Ruiz se
asegurará de que haya una transición
sin complicaciones del liderazgo ejecutivo,
enfocándose en conducir la
terminación de la estrategia
inteligente de evaluación de la empresa y
en ayudar con las relaciones de alto nivel
con el gobierno y con los
socios estratégicos.