Quarterly Profit
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Microsoft earnings paint mixed picture
News Strong PC sales help company post better-than-expected revenue, though earnings fall short of some investors' hopes.
Xerox shares drop as profit misses forecast
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NetSuite IPO shares hit double forecast price
News The first public auction of shares in CRM company NetSuite closed on Wednesday evening at a price of US$26 a share--double the original forecasts.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Sales force automation, Web services, Customer resource management (CRM)
Nokia profits drop by 30 percent
News The Finnish handset behemoth's third-quarter results show drop in sales and profits, but CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo says Nokia "is well positioned for the current times".
Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Mobile/Wireless, Development/design, Sales/revenue, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile, phone, U.S., Nokia Corp., brand
HP quarterly profit dips 19 percent
News Sales at the computer maker were down for the third quarter in every category, except the services division.
Tags: Desktops, Notebooks and tablets, Hewlett-Packard Co., Quarter, Europe, Sales, earnings per share, printing, Mark Hurd, quarterly profit
Cisco reports 30 percent profit drop
News The bellwether networking firm says things will get worse before they get better, but recovery may be sooner than expected.
Tags: Sales/revenue, Layoffs, Earning reports/forecasts, Cisco Systems Inc., Europe, Sales, earnings per share, Thomson Corp., financial, revenue
Indian outsourcers warn of rising salary costs
News Despite the warning, the companies post strong financial results this quarter.
Tags: Cost control, IT outsourcing, Budgeting/cost control, Outsourcing
Palm: Revenue up, earnings down
News Executives at the Treo maker also report record sales of the flagship product, but won't speculate on rumors of an imminent takeover.
Tags: PalmOS compatibles, PalmOS, Revenue recognition, Sales/revenue
Sun to cut jobs
News Despite a fourth-quarter profit, cuts will come in the second half of the year as part of a restructuring plan, according to a regulatory filing.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business planning, Memory, Interfaces, buses, I/O, Processors, Hardware, Graphics
CA posts profit, offers government US$10 million
News In disclosing first-quarter earnings that met predictions, Computer Associates tells shareholders it has offered a US$10 million payment to settle two government inquiries.
Tags: Antivirus software
Juniper posts first profit since public offering
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Mixed quarterly results for Adobe
News The publishing software giant reports annual profit growth but a quarterly decline.
Oracle unveils aggressive earnings plans
News The database giant foresees a lively jump in earnings this year, with PeopleSoft profits kicking in soon.
Tags: Business applications
Yahoo CFO cancels conference speech; trading halted
News Yahoo! canceled a speech by chief financial officer Susan Decker at a conference Thursday, prompting speculation the world's most-popular Web-search service may announce management changes or that quarterly profit will miss forecasts. The stock was halted.
Motorola chief to step down
News Motorola CEO Chris Galvin plans to leave his post, citing differences with other executives over the company's future direction, the handset maker announced Friday. Meanwhile, the firm aims to regain its title as the leading mobile phone maker in China.
