Back on August 27, the Wall Street Journal reported that intrusion detection software provider ArcSight (ARST) had put itself up for sale, asserting that the company could be sold for as much as $1.5 billion, and listing Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), EMC (EMC), IBM (IBM), Oracle (ORCL) and CA (CA) as possible [...]

Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) closed yesterday at $22.62. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $20.10 and 52-week high of $26.63. The proprietary Key Risk Ranking for OR...(Click the story link or go to http://www.marketintelligencecenter.com for the full story)

Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) closed yesterday at $22.62. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $20.10 and 52-week high of $26.63. Oracle stock has been showing support around 21.91 and resistance in the 23.01 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bearish and S&P gives ORCL a very positive 5 STAR (o...(Click the story link or go to http://www.marketintelligencecenter.com for the full story)

LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index was slightly lower around midday on Thursday, after sharp gains in the previous session, with investors holding back until economic data from the United States later in the day.

LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index was slightly lower around midday on Thursday, after sharp gains in the previous session, with investors holding back until economic data from the United States later in the day.

New York, September 2nd (TradersHuddle.com) - Shares of Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) closed the trading session at $22.62 near its 50 day moving average currently set at $23.21. Oracle's price action is below this important level, which makes the stock difficult to buy, as there will certainly be resistance as it approaches its 50 day.

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* Miner pare Wednesday's gains, weighed by broker comment

* Miner pare Wednesday's gains, weighed by broker comment

Something seems to be going on at Oracle (ORCL). Wedge Partners analyst Ryan Hunter on Wednesday asserted in a research note that ORCL Co-President Charles Phillips “may be moving on.” Hunter points out that Bob Weiler, previously CEO of recently acquired Phase Forward is taking over responsibility for the company’s global [...]

Information Technology giant International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) announced the completion of its acquisition of Storwize, a privately held data storage company. The deal was announced in July. The financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Based in Marlborough, Massachusetts, Storwize develops online data compression software. IBM pointed out that Storwize also develops technology that [...]

(IBM) International Business Machines Announces Acquisition of Storwize

Information Technology giant International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) announced the completion of its acquisition of Storwize, a privately held data storage company. The deal was announced in July. The financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.   Based in Marlborough, Massachusetts, Storwize develops online data compression software. IBM pointed out that Storwize also develops technology that ...

At the halfway point... The market kicked off September with a big rally as investors reacted to positive growth signals coming out of Asia. At midday, all three indices are up over 2%. The Chinese government reported a surge in manufacturing growth for August, while Australia recorded its strongest quarter of GDP growth in three years. Domestically, the Institute for Supply Manag...(Click the story link or go to http://www.marketintelligencecenter.com for the full story)

The bidding war for utility-storage company 3Par has reached an offer price three times the value of company shares before the bidding began. Why do HP and Dell want 3Par so badly? In this economy, it's all about the cloud.

Continue reading Heads in the Cloud: Why HP and Dell Are Crazy About 3Par

Heads in the Cloud: Why HP and Dell Are Crazy About 3Par originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:00:00.

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IBM has completed its acquisition of Storwize, a privately held data storage company.

Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) closed yesterday at $21.84. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $20.10 and 52-week high of $26.63. Oracle stock has been showing support around 21.54 and resistance in the 22.08 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bearish and S&P gives ORCL a very positive 5 STAR (o...(Click the story link or go to http://www.marketintelligencecenter.com for the full story)