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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 01-12-2001 05:26 PM
 
The FCC unanimously approved America Online's takeover of Time Warner on Friday, clearing the way for the partners to finally create the world's biggest media company a year and a day after they first announced their mega-merger. The chief condition of the approval requires AOL Time Warner to open its hugely popular instant-messaging system to three rivals if it adds advanced services in the future. (source: The Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49048-2001Jan11.html The Justice Department and 19 states on Friday morning filed a legal brief urging an appeals court to uphold an earlier decision to split software giant Microsoft. (source: ZDNet) http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2674062,00.html |
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posted 01-11-2001 06:50 PM
The advent of the internet has meant a global interconnectedness not known before in human history -- and that means big business for technology companies. Today, both startups and giants see the need to create partnerships to gain a competitive advantage and keep themselves in the game. (source: Upside) http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/ebiz/story?id=3a54d8b71 While you'd be hard pressed to find negative analyst sentiment about the future of top-tier B2B players, the sector has had a rough-and-tumble ride in recent months. Investors have pulled out amid concerns over the effects of the slowdown in information technology spending in 2001. However, this article suggests that recent B2B earnings news presents reasons for optimism. (source: MarketWatch) http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/current/arba.htx Shrinking trading volumes, increased competition and spiraling costs mean it’s only a matter of time before a wave of buyouts hits the online brokerage business. And small online brokerages, which number about 200, are likely to feel it first. These e-brokers are feeling the pinch and are coming under increasing pressure to look for old-line partners. (source: MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.com/news/514749.asp |
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posted 01-10-2001 06:24 PM
Troubled Xerox will receive $435 million in secured financing from General Capital, a unit of General Electric. The financing, which Xerox has agreed to repay within 18 months, will reportedly boost the copier maker's near-term cash balance to $1.8 billion. (source: The Street) http://www.thestreet.com/brknews/general/1249130.html In the beginning, Exodus was just an ISP - but its customers kept asking the company to house their servers, and maybe manage the whole thing, too. Not a bad idea, said Exodus, and thus was born web hosting. In this extensive article, Upside takes a look at the past and future of the web hosting business. (source: Upside) http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/ebiz/story?id=3a5273f18 Manugistics recently borrowed nearly a year's worth of revenue, for apparently no reason: the company seemingly had ample cash reserves, and the management cited no specific use for the capital. What gives? (source: The Street) http://www.thestreet.com/comment/thenewfundamentals/1246906.html |
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posted 01-09-2001 05:40 PM
Apple Computer's Steve Jobs turned in a hat trick Tuesday at the Macworld show when he unveiled a faster line of PowerMac PCs, finalized a launch date for the company's OS X software and introduced the latest Mac notebook PC. (source: MarketWatch) http://cbs.marketwatch.com/archive/20010109/news/current/aapl.htx |
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posted 01-09-2001 09:28 AM
Circuit-maker Broadcom has agreed to acquire independent circuit-supplier ServerWorks for about $957 million. The company expects the acquisition will add $0.02-$0.03 per share to its quarterly earnings throughout 2001. (source: The Street) http://www.thestreet.com/brknews/networking/1244696.html The Standard's "What To Watch in '01 - five trends, five people and five companies that will set the course for the next millennium." (source: The Standard) http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,21237,00.html George W. Bush's camp is no fan of the DOJ's 'radical' antitrust course, but will the states and Congress allow a back down? State attorneys general say they are determined to pursue the antitrust case against Microsoft, even if the Justice Department, under President-elect Bush, tries to back away. (source: ZDNet) http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2671982,00.html SAP AG on Monday said fourth-quarter revenues rose about 27% to 2.1 billion euros ($2.01 billion), beating estimates. The company said software license sales were up about 25% to one billion euros from 811 million a year earlier. (source: MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.com/news/513075.asp |
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InvestorGuide Weekly Administrator |
posted 01-08-2001 10:35 AM
So you thought the big correction had brought back fundamentals and gotten all the irrationality out of the tech sector? This columnist doesn't think so. (source: Business 2.0) http://business2.com/content/channels/investing/2001/01/05/24149 |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 01-05-2001 06:37 PM
Apple Computer has seen better days. Over the past three months, the company lost almost 70 percent of its market value, missed estimates in its last quarter, and announced an expected loss for the current quarter. But despite all that, this columnist thinks that Apple's core is still sweet. (source: Red Herring) http://www.redherring.com/investor/2001/0105/inv-apple010501.html
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posted 01-04-2001 06:05 PM
Sprint and Palm are teaming up to release cobranded services that link Palm phones to Sprint’s wireless service, a move that would further Sprint’s drive to add Web features to its network. (source: The Standard) http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,21249,00.html ZDNet previews this weekend's Consumer Electronics Show, where the top PC makers, searching for a way to boost flagging sales and stock prices, will begin their foray into the home entertainment market in earnest. (source: ZDNet) http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2670455,00.html The most interesting thing about the $77 million second round of funding for Network Elements is who’s providing it. "Significant" backing by Intel and Nortel networks suggests the subsystem startup has some hot technology. (source: Light Reading) http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=3032 |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 01-03-2001 06:05 PM
Advanced Micro Devices has reportedly entered a complex deal with Transmeta to help AMD enter the server market for chips — an area Intel has dominated. (source: ZDNet) http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2669841,00.html Commerce One wasn't about to let another one slip through its fingers. Just two weeks after losing a key prospective marketplace customer, Commerce One said today it has nailed down an agreement with Trade-Ranger, an industry-sponsored online marketplace. (source: Upside) http://upside.com/Ebiz/3a533be61.html This year's Consumer Electronics Showcase isn't going to be a tour de force of must-have new technology. However, it might help you get an idea of the basic technology that will do well in this struggling marketplace. (source: MarketWatch) http://cbs.marketwatch.com/archive/20010103/news/current/techwatch.htx |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 01-02-2001 05:30 PM
While all the other tech bargain hunters are running around talking about "wireless" and "infrastructure" stocks, this columnist thinks that the future lies somewhere completely different: in plastics. (source: Forbes) http://www.forbes.com/columnists/2001/01/02/0102dvorak.html It's been a tough year for DSL companies, and no wonder: it seems easier to lay your own fiber network than to get DSL installed in your home. Still, it is possible for well-run companies to achieve success, even in difficult industries like broadband. (source: Business 2.0) http://business2.com/content/insights/dailyinsights/2001/01/02/24022 Pressured by shrinking demand for the personal computers that use its core Pentium chips, Intel is putting its mark on the latest hot consumer products, Internet devices. On Tuesday, the company said next month it'll launch a portable digital music player that supports both MP3 and Windows media audio music formats. (source: theStreet) http://www.thestreet.com/tech/semis/1234917.html |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 01-02-2001 02:44 PM
CNNfn's Year 2000 in Review. (source: CNNfn) http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2000/12/22/markets/overview/ Upside's Year 2000 tech sector wrap-up. Main topics: digital media, PCs, wireless, B2B, and B2C. (source: Upside) http://www.upside.com/Ebiz/3a4132681.html After admonishing investors to be wary of year-end predictions (given the market's performance over the last year), this columnist offers some trends he feels will benefit the cautious investor in 2001. (source: MarketWatch) http://cbs.marketwatch.com/archive/20001218/news/current/stwatch.htx CNNfn joins its counterparts in offering advice for the year to come. (source: CNNfn) http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2000/12/22/investing/q_yearpreview/ The year ahead is as uncertain as any in recent memory. Jim Jubak says it's time to sacrifice grand stock-picking strategies for the flexibility to take advantage of the market's twist and turns. (source: MoneyCentral) http://moneycentral.msn.com/articles/invest/jubak/6059.asp |
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posted 12-29-2000 04:28 PM
Of the 17 Web-related companies that bought spots for the last Super Bowl, 7 are out of business. This time only 3 Internet companies are taking the plunge. (source: The Standard) http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,21131,00.html Microsoft is not about to change its ways just because a potential breakup by the Justice Department edict is hanging over its head. Instead, it's trying to tackle three monster markets. (source: ZDNet) http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2669184,00.html |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 12-28-2000 05:50 PM
Verizon Wireless, which is owned by Vodafone and Verizon Communications, may be sued for "billions of dollars" by U.S. brain tumor victims claiming that mobile phones caused their illnesses, according to a report in The Times. (source: MarketWatch) http://cbs.marketwatch.com/archive/20001228/news/current/vod.htx With the Palestinian crisis and a contrary Nasdaq in its face, what lies ahead for Israel's otherwise-promising technology industry? (source: Red Herring) http://www.redherring.com/insider/2000/1228/tech-israel122800.html |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 12-22-2000 05:31 PM
Sure, things don't look good for the telecom industry, meaning that capital expenditure will grind to a halt, and the optical sector is taking it on the chin as a result. But this columnist thinks it's naïve to think that the telecom's will never improve their networks, and that too much pessimism may be creating bargains. (source: Red Herring) http://redherring.com/investor/2000/1221/inv-optics122100.html Despite a valiant effort, it's becoming increasingly apparent that DSL startups like Covad and Northpoint are doomed to fall before the big, old, slow phone companies. What happened? (source: The Standard) http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,21043,00.html |
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posted 12-22-2000 08:14 AM
The traditional quarterly earnings warning from Lucent came out this morning. The telecom equipment maker said that market weakness would cause a larger-than-expected first quarter loss. The company also announced a $1 billion cost cutting initiative. (source: MSNBC) http://msnbc.com/news/506485.asp Britain’s Vodafone Group clinched a $4.12 billion deal to buy Irish mobile phone leader Eircell on Thursday, just a day after sealing a major investment in Japan. (source: MSNBC) http://msnbc.com/news/506490.asp ZDNet turns its sector spotlight on the chips. It was a big year for AMD in its quest to challenge Intel. 2000 also saw the unwrapping of Transmeta. But what does 2001 have in store? (source: ZDNet) http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2665666,00.html In Brief: |
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