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IBM Survey: Wall Street Beefs Up IT
(Investor's Business Daily)
| Investor's Business Daily - Businesses tend to resist government regulations, but new rules bring new opportunities. Such is the case with the recently passed financial reform bill.
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Motorola tops despite lower sales
(Investor's Business Daily)
| Investor's Business Daily - The telecom equipment giant swung to a Q2 profit of 9 cents a share, beating by a penny, as gross margin rose to 37% from 31%. Revenue fell 1.5% to $5.4 bil, but topped projections. Sales of mobile devices fell 6%, and sales of home products, including set-top boxes, fell 13%. Enterprise mobile computing sales rose 10%. It sees Q3 EPS of 10-12 cents, the midpoint above views. Motorola slid 1% to 7.61.
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U.S. accuses Oracle of overbilling
(Investor's Business Daily)
| Investor's Business Daily - The Justice Dept. filed a civil suit against the enterprise software maker for allegedly overcharging the gov't on contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The agency says Oracle (NMS:ORCL) failed to offer the gov't the same discounts that it offered commercial customers. The claims were originally made by former Oracle exec Paul Frascella. Oracle fell 2.4% to 23.70.
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SAP Adding IGoogle-like Layer to Its Portal
(PC World)
| PC World - SAP is sprucing up its NetWeaver portal with an upcoming add-on, Enterprise Workspaces, which will provide an iGoogle-like way for users to work with content.
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Motorola 2nd-qtr results beat Street, shares rise
(Reuters)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enterprise/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100729/tc_nm/us_motorola"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100729/i/r2867899911.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=zwM2zNpOil3n8tDanu6eDA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Motorola's Droid X smart phone is displayed during a news conference announcing its release in New York in this June 23, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Eric Thayer" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Motorola Inc posted stronger-than-expected quarterly results on strength in its enterprise and network units, boosting its shares despite investors' frustration that its phone sales target wasn't raised.</p><br clear="all"/>
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IBM Acquires Storage Compression Company
(PC World)
| PC World - IBM on Thursday said it had agreed to acquire data compression technology company Storwize for an undisclosed sum.
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IBM to buy Storwize for undisclosed sum
(AP)
| AP - IBM said Thursday it agreed to buy privately held data-compression company Storwize for an undisclosed sum.
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Dell, HP to Resell Oracle's Operating Systems
(PC World)
| PC World - Oracle said Thursday that rival hardware vendors Dell and Hewlett-Packard intend to certify and resell its Solaris and Enterprise Linux operating systems as well as Oracle VM on their x86 servers.
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Why You Need to Monitor and Measure Your Brand on Social Media
(Mashable)
| Mashable - Maria Ogneva is the Director of Social Media at Attensity, a social media engagement and voice-of-customer platform that helps the social enterprise serve and collaborate with the social customer. You can follow her on Twitter at @themaria or @attensity360, or find her musings on her personal blog and her company's blog.
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IBM Invests in Infrastructure Sensing and Analysis Tech
(PC World)
| PC World - IBM will develop technology to monitor and analyze the state of buildings, roads, water lines and other urban infrastructure in a new laboratory it is opening with Carnegie Mellon University.
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'Jersey Shore' cast looks to bask in Miami sun
(Reuters)
| Reuters - With fist pumps and perfect tans, "Jersey Shore" returns to TV on Thursday for a new season of shows that has audiences wondering if the cast that put some reality back into reality TV is still really real after its brush with Hollywood stardom.
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iPad’s no fun in the sun, lawsuit alleges
(Ben Patterson)
| Ben Patterson - It’s no secret that the iPad can wilt if it’s left out in the sun too long. Now a California lawsuit is accusing Apple of false advertising for claiming that "reading on the iPad is just like reading a book" — except for the part where you can read books outside, even under a blazing sky.
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CRM Prominent on Google Apps Marketplace
(PC World)
| PC World - CRM (customer relationship management) software has established a significant foothold on Google's Apps Marketplace since its launch in March, according to an official blog post this week.
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Apple releases OS X updates for new iMacs, Magic Trackpad
(Macworld.com)
| Macworld.com - If you already rushed out to purchase a Magic Trackpad or one of the brand new iMacs Apple announced on Tuesday morning, then it’s time to do the Software Update dance. The company has rolled out a pair of updates for Mac OS X 10.6.4 and Mac OS X 10.6.4 Server installations running on the new desktop models, as well as software updates for those who want to use the Magic Trackpad with their existing Mac.
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Summary Box: Nissan sells 500 Leafs to Enterprise
(AP)
| AP - CHARGING UP: Nissan Motor Co. is selling 500 Leafs to Enterprise Rent-A-Car as it aims to put more drivers behind the wheels of its forthcoming electric car.
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Enterprise to offer Nissan Leaf to rental drivers
(AP)
| AP - Nissan Motor Co. will sell 500 Leaf electric cars to Enterprise Rent-A-Car starting in January, as the Japanese automaker aims to put more drivers behind the wheel of its battery-powered vehicle.
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Is Google Watching You? New Plugin Will Let You Know [APP
(Mashable)
| Mashable - Another rad browser plugin called Google Alarm hit the Internets this week, which alerts you every time your personal info is sent to Google's servers. How? Via notifications, a running tally of dangerous sites and, naturally, a super annoying, vuvuzela-like alarm.
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IBM declares quarterly dividend of 65 cents
(AP)
| AP - IBM Corp. said Tuesday it will pay its quarterly dividend of 65 cents per share on Sept. 10 to stockholders on record as of Aug. 10.
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EU opens anti-trust probe of IBM mainframe business
(Reuters)
| Reuters - European Union competition regulators launched two anti-trust investigations against International Business Machines Corp, suspecting it of abusing its dominant position in the mainframe computer market.
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Lenovo Steps up Server Bid With New Entry-level Systems
(PC World)
| PC World - Lenovo announced some new entry-level servers on Tuesday, continuing its effort to become a bigger player in the server market.
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