http://www.inveslogic.com/popular/articles/software Software - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1104389?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 Starbucks (SBUX) hoped one of the ingredients of getting turned around was its new Pike Place Roast coffee. The java chain brought the new product to market...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:55:33 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1104389?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/infectious-greed/1104927?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 I call bullshit on naive contrarianism. There are too many people looking to take the rhetorical other side of every short-term blip in market sentiment. Every amateur contrarian -- many of whom admittedly talk a good game, but never trade that way, ... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:27:03 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/infectious-greed/1104927?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/open-the-future/1105110?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 Flooded London: Media designers Squint/Opera have come up with a project they call Flooded London: 2090, a set of illustrations of London in a late global warming world. As a piece of anticipatory illustration, it's startlingly idyllic -- pictures... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:02:51 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/open-the-future/1105110?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1105180?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 How has the economy impacted your attendance at sporting events? According to a Reuters/Zogby survey taken from June 12 to 14 - referenced in this GlobeSports.com post - indicates that 15% of those polled are attending fewer sporting events thanks t... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:15:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1105180?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gala-time/1104801?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 Business Standard: PSBs net NPAs up 24% in 3 yrs. . . the net NPAs of 25 public sector banks increased by 24 per cent in the last last three years, from Rs 13,794.60 crore in 2005-06 to Rs 17,015.04 crore in 2007-08. The last year itself saw the sti... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:13:14 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gala-time/1104801?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/feld-thoughts/1104778?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 Month 1 of this year's TechStars program is over. Andrew Hyde captures the sights and the people of TechStars in a fun three minute video. While you are at it, if you were a Lego fanatic take a ride down Lego Memory Lane. Finally, in the conti... Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:27:26 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/feld-thoughts/1104778?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1104257?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 Have you seen the video? You know the one where the ball girl makes an amazing catch in the left-field corner during a minor-league baseball game? You haven't? Well, click here to see the video, but be prepared to be amazed.So, does it surprise y... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:34:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1104257?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1104269?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 Considering a sizable portion of its upper management has left in the past few weeks, you had to know a reorg at the top of Yahoo was coming. The head (Jerry Yang) and brain (Sue Decker) are still intact, but the eyes, nose, ears, chin, etc are gone.... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:26:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1104269?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1104271?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 Updated with a response from FacebookSlide is one of the largest third-party application developers on leading social network Facebook, and both share an investor in venture firm the Founders Fund. But all that apparently wasn t enough to stop Face... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:16:58 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1104271?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1104068?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 back in November, we asked When Does GM Get Kicked Out of the DJIA? Let's start a pool: At what point in the future will General Motors(GM) ignominiously join Eastman Kodak (EK), Woolworth and others andget tossed out of he Dow Jones Industrials? ... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1104068?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1104306?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 A few years back, Microsoft decided to shift its strategy on software patents. The ... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:56:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1104306?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-confidential/1104284?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 Update: 1:56 PM Yahoo's announcement is out.Amid ongoing speculation over whether it remains in deal talks with Microsoft Corp. [MSFT], Yahoo! Inc. [YHOO] is expected to announce a reorganization...... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:36:59 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-confidential/1104284?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/feld-thoughts/1104157?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 I heard a superb cynical statement today. I have no idea if it is factually correct, have no data (empirical or anecdotal) to support it, but it is such a great potential example of unintended consequences that I thought it was worth putting out ... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:27:33 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/feld-thoughts/1104157?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1104044?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) might be getting more attention over its virtualization launch of Hyper-V if it wasn't for the market. This is being interpreted...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and m... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:32:27 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1104044?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1104307?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 The Washington Post is profiling the semi-anonymous Rick752, a mid-50s guy in upstate NY who puts together and maintains EasyList, an extremely popular list that powers the popular AdBlock Firefox extension. Basically, (for the 12 of you who don't k... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:24:30 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1104307?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/zacks-equity-research-analyst-blog/1104355?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 The company operates in an intensely competitive landscape. It faces competition from large, multinational ERP vendors such as Oracle.... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:11:10 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/zacks-equity-research-analyst-blog/1104355?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1104045?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 If a company is in the video business, and it is not Google (GOOG) YouTube, it might as well shut down. According to new numbers from HitWise YouTube had over...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and mo... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:08:47 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1104045?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/michael-parekh-on-it/1104231?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 A NEW TAKEFor all of the folks who're ardent users of micro-blogging services like Twitter, Pownce and others, there's a start-up that tries to do the same thing with a little bit of user interface innovation. PC Magazine reviews this new service... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:54:59 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/michael-parekh-on-it/1104231?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/market-watch-polya-lesova/1104023?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 Red Hat Inc. shares fall more than 5% after an Oppenheimer & Co. analyst cut his rating on the open-source software distributor stock on the grounds that few catalysts remain for its stock.... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:45:23 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/market-watch-polya-lesova/1104023?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/market-watch-polya-lesova/1104021?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 U.S. stocks tumble, amid a negative tone set by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. s downgrade of U.S. brokers and cautious outlooks from Research In Motion Ltd., Nike Inc. and Oracle Corp.... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:45:20 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/market-watch-polya-lesova/1104021?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/market-watch-polya-lesova/1104020?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday s session are Research In Motion, General Motors, Oracle and Citigroup.... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:45:18 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/market-watch-polya-lesova/1104020?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-trader-daily/1103951?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 SAP has agreed to pay $83.3 million to i2 (ITWO) to settle patent litigation between the two companies. Under the deal, both companies will provide a license to certain patents held by the other. Each has also agreed not to pursue litigation against ... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:53:58 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-trader-daily/1103951?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-confidential/1104285?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 On the block since November, supply-chain management software maker i2 Technologies Inc. [ITWO] has eliminated on obstruction to a possible deal after it settled patent litigation with SAP AG....... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:51:52 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-confidential/1104285?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1104199?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 We've analyzed their attack pattern, sir, and there is a danger.... UNNAMED (soon to be space dust in about, oh, 3 minutes) OFFICER:(continued) should I have your ship standing by? ... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:26:17 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1104199?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/jupiter-research/1103882?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 The ICANN votes today in Paris on whether or not to approve new domain name extensions from .com and .net to dot anything. Both CNN and the BBC are following the story, but I m wondering if this will really be a benefit to consumers. Sure brands wi... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:18:51 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/jupiter-research/1103882?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1104207?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 On Tuesday I talked about the trend of the design and test sides of the semiconductor industry coming together. The industry is moving towards inserting testers into chips, thereby eliminating/reducing the need for high-end testers in most ca... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:59:32 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1104207?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/random-rogers-big-picture/1103922?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 Little bit of a late start on a very gloomy day for the market.I flipped on CNBC and there is a confluence of news fronts that are all working to hit the market very hard at the start. Not that it matters but but it would not be shocking to see some ... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:57:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/random-rogers-big-picture/1103922?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1103942?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 Last week Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang literally dropped off the grid for a couple of days, leaving his top execs (other than, presumably, President Sue Decker) in the dark. As I wrote on Saturday, no one could locate Yang, and, given the sheer number of hig... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:46:59 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1103942?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1103930?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 Mashery, to put it simply, helps companies to more easily share their data with outside developers. By making this data more accessible, a company can let other developers use their own creativity to put the information to work.This is technology, ca... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:30:07 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1103930?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1103983?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 When you invest in emerging market indices and in non-US developed market indices, you are exposing your portfolio not only to different sales and earnings growth rates, but also to different industrial sectors. The table, based on the S&P/Citigroup ... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:20:12 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1103983?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1103988?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 Depending on who you listen to or what unnamed source you want to believe, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) may or may not be in talks to acquire some or all of Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO). Operating under the assumption that no means no and the two sides are not close... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:10:07 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1103988?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deal-breaker/1103790?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 Anheuser to Reject InBev Offer (NYT)Not surprising: The great American, hero of a legend of a company Anheuser-Busch plans to formally reject a buyout offer from an invading, European company that wants to rob our beer making heritage. Seriously, let... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:08:43 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deal-breaker/1103790?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/networking-stock-blog/1103910?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 One of our nation s most important issues is 100% broadband adoption for all , because it is an important equalizer for all Americans, considering the no child left behind program. On the other hand, we increasingly face the reality of bandwidt... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:49:01 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/networking-stock-blog/1103910?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1103931?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 Apple made a big splash at MacWorld this year when it announced that all of the major Hollywood studios had signed up to release movies through its iTunes store. However, many of the studios refused to let Apple rent the movies the same day they were... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:42:45 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1103931?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/software-stock-blog/1103933?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 In January, Bill Gates took the stage at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show and for the last time mused on the future of computing. One of three things he predicted was an eventual change in user interfaces. There will be more touch. More motio... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:41:50 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/software-stock-blog/1103933?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1103721?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 It looks like Nick Carr is actually a bit late to the game in ... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:30:53 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1103721?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1103683?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 In a 13D filing on Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO), Steven Cohen's SAC Capital disclosed a 5.3% stake (4,099,540 shares). The hedge fund did not show a stake in TTWO at the quarter ended 03/31/08. A 13D indicates a possitive 'activist inves... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:21:34 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1103683?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1103569?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 Apparently Chrysler is looking to turn your car into a rolling WiFi hotspot, allowing you to connect to the internet both for the sake of accessing information, but also for providing it (such as traffic info). Of course, automakers have talked abou... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:10:39 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1103569?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/stock-advisors/1103937?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 Aflac (http://www.thestockadvisors.com/quote.htm?sym=afl) (NYSE: AFL (http://www.thestockadvisors.com/quote.htm?sym=)) is a recent addition to the Borderless Portfolio maintained by global expert John Christy (http://www.thestockadvisors.com/ccount... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/stock-advisors/1103937?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1103568?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 Eyealike, a video and image recognition company, has released an update to its Eyealike Faces product that makes it easier for users to find their ideal match on dating sites. Eyealike Faces uses image matching technology to compare faces acro... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:55:39 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1103568?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/feld-thoughts/1103535?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 There is a great Bill Gates email from January 2003 titled Windows Usability Systematic degradation flame that is making the rounds on the web. I love a good rant and even though this one is dated, Gates says in great detail what a large number of ... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:11:33 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/feld-thoughts/1103535?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1103577?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 In a letter to shareholders that reminds me of the saying why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free, Yahoo (YHOO) Chairman Roy Bostock and CEO Jerry Yang explain why it chose a search deal with Google (GOOG) over Microsoft (MSFT). For... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:58:06 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1103577?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1103580?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 Oracle Corporation (ORCL)F4Q08 Earnings Call... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:44:12 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1103580?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1103581?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 Seagate (STX) apparently has lost some of its game console hard-drive business with Sony (SNE) for the Playstation 3 and Microsoft (MSFT) for the Xbox 360 to Toshiba, according to Avian Securities analyst Avi Cohen. That sounds bad but it might not... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:40:48 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1103581?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1103562?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 ... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:27:19 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1103562?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1103774?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 Image via WikipediaIt s been crazy at the iotum offices the last couple of days. Having shipped Calliflower, we re now dealing with the next wave of press and customer interest, plus the inevitable small bug fixes. All good stuff!Last night I... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:22:03 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1103774?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1103564?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 I never used a URL shortener before the micro-messaging service Twitter came along. These are services that take long URLs, for example: http://venturebeat.com/2008/06/25/twitter-adding-employees-losing-features/ and turns it into something like this... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:37:54 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1103564?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/market-watch-kevin-kerr/1103490?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 NBC stands to become the first network to make online, program-specfic streaming data from such shows as Heroes and The Office available to advertisers.... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:42:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/market-watch-kevin-kerr/1103490?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1103472?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 For years, we've been mystified by the scandal surrounding the Hot Coffee mod in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Here was a game that very overtly included all sorts of violence, killing, carjacking, drugs, robbery, prostitution and general mayhe... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:06:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1103472?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wi-fi-networking-news/1103373?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50 The nearly finished IEEE 802.11y could make Wi-Fi more practical over longer distances: Wi-Fi is a compromise. In the unlicensed bands in which it operates, it has to deal with interference from noise sources and other networks, while using very low ... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:01:44 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wi-fi-networking-news/1103373?rsstype=populararticles&cid=50