Archive for January 13th, 2006
Friday, January 13th, 2006
SEC probing IBM earnings
Apparently IBM has stated that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating the first quarter earnings report from 2005 - particularly in regard to expensing stock options. There’s not necessarly an implication of a violation of law - just an investigation at this point. The issue relates to the way employee stock options are […]
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Friday, January 13th, 2006
IBM still patent leader
Announcement from IBM introducing initiatives for improved patent quality.
IBM Leads in U.S. Patents for Thirteenth Consecutive Year
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today released its annual list of the top patentees. With 2,941, IBM earned more U.S. patents than any other company for the thirteenth consecutive year.
IBM also announced an initiative it is […]
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Friday, January 13th, 2006
SOA interview with IBM Workplace and Lotus developers
developerWorks: Service Oriented Architecture (SOA): an interview with IBM Workplace and Lotus developers
Service Oriented Architecture, better known as SOA, has gotten a lot of press lately. But what does it mean, and what can it do for you? In this interview, three members of IBM development talk about SOA, and how IBM and Lotus products […]
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Friday, January 13th, 2006
Services and Hardware report focus
IBM’s fourth quarter earnings report will be released on January 17th, and Rex Crum from Marketwatch writes that analysts are predicting revenues to fall, but earnings per share to increase compared to a year ago.
Services, hardware to lead IBM report
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Earnings reports for technology companies begin in earnest next week with one […]