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Cognizant 4Q earnings jump 28 percent
February 9, 2010 5:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsCognizant Technology posted surprisingly large numbers for profit and revenue Tuesday and topped the fourth-quarter report with a 2010 outlook that exceeded most expectations as technology spending rebounds.Company shares rose $1.74, or 4 percent, to $45.48 in premarket trading.Cognizant...
Conn's 4th-quarter sales figure falls 31.7 percent
February 9, 2010 5:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsConn's Inc., a regional consumer electronics retailer, said Tuesday a key sales comparison fell 31.7 percent in the 4th quarter, hurt by the weak economy, lower demand and also tough comparisons from a year ago related to weather.Total revenue for the quarter ended Jan.31 fell 30 percent to...
Judge OK's former UCLA player lawsuit against NCAA
February 9, 2010 5:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsA federal judge has green-lighted most of a lawsuit by former UCLA basketball star Ed O'Bannon, who alleges the NCAA used the images of student-athletes without permission.U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken denied the NCAA's attempt to have the lawsuit dismissed Monday. The NCAA had...
Digi Introduces Smart Energy Gateway Family for Europe
February 9, 2010 4:51 am | by Digi International | CommentsConnectPort X wireless M-Bus gateways target Smart Meter market
Energy-Storing Soccer Ball Scores Big in Off-Grid Villages
February 9, 2010 3:37 am | by Jeff Salton | CommentsWhat kid doesn’t like kicking around a soccer ball? Imagine if this fun activity could also provide enough energy to power something useful in a modest off-grid African village...
Online ad improvement seen in IAC's 4Q loss
February 9, 2010 3:01 am | by RACHEL METZ - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsInternet company IAC/InterActiveCorp lost $1 billion in the fourth quarter because it wrote down the value of its search business, but the results beat expectations and offered the latest indication that the online advertising market is improving.IAC, which is run by media billionaire Barry...
State aid: Commission approves Swedish State guarantee for Saab
February 8, 2010 11:55 pm | by European Commission | CommentsThe European Commission has authorised, under EU state aid rules, plans notified by Sweden to provide a guarantee that would enable Saab Automobile AB to access a loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The Commission found that 82.8% of the guarantee to be provided by Sweden was in...
Nuance Communications narrows 1Q loss
February 8, 2010 5:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsSpeech-recognition software maker Nuance Communications Inc. said Monday it narrowed its loss in the fiscal first quarter as revenue in the company's two largest divisions, health care and dictation, and mobile and enterprise, increased.For the three months that ended Dec. 31, Nuance said it...
Harman posts fiscal 2Q profit, revenue up 24 pct.
February 8, 2010 3:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsHarman International Industries Inc., which makes speakers, headphones and audio equipment, on Monday said it moved to a profit in its fiscal second quarter, compared with a year-ago period when it recorded steep one-time charges.For the three months ended Dec. 31, Harman earned $16.1 million,...
Colorado considers new tactic to tax online sales
February 8, 2010 2:01 pm | by COLLEEN SLEVIN - Associated Press Writer - Associated Press | CommentsColorado lawmakers are considering a new tactic to go after tax revenue from online sales. They want out-of-state online retailers to either start collecting the tax or send annual notices to their customers telling them to pay the tax themselves.The proposal, which was set to be debated Monday...
Parts Too Close For Comfort
February 8, 2010 1:54 pm | by Screaming Circuits | CommentsAnother tale from the sometimes kind of kooky world of prototypes. I think what happened here is that the board was originally laid out for caps with a smaller voltage rating (or even a smaller capacitance value). We're seeing things...
Midwest Mechanics Seminar Series: Joseph Katz, Whiting School of Engineering, John Hopkins University, "Application of Digital Holography to Characterize Buffer Layer Structur...
February 8, 2010 12:54 pm | by Iowa State University | CommentsMidwest Mechanics Seminar Series
Cubic Corp. says profit fell in fiscal 1Q
February 8, 2010 12:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsCubic Corp., whose electronics are used in defense systems and for collecting fares on mass transit, said Monday that sales increased slightly but costs rose faster and profit fell in the fiscal first quarter.The company said its operating income fell $2 million because of a contract dispute....
Electronic Arts posts smaller loss, outlook poor
February 8, 2010 12:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsElectronic Arts Inc. is showing a smaller net loss in its last quarter even though its video game sales declined.On an adjusted basis, the publisher of games like "Madden" earned a profit slightly above analysts' muted expectations. But the company's profit and revenue forecasts were below...
SRA International fiscal 2Q profit jumps
February 8, 2010 12:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsConsultant SRA International Inc. said Monday its fiscal 2010 second-quarter profit nearly doubled on organic growth, while the company signed new contracts with government agencies.The company helps pharmaceutical companies manage clinical trials and deal with government regulators.Net income...
