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Industry: Technology
Tracked Companies: 10,391
Tracked People: 41,077
Total Revenue: 2.23T
Total Profit: 35.65B
Total Employees: 10,569,312
Technology companies are usually characterized by having low levels of debt and high profit margins. An industry that encompasses a large swath of the modern economy, it includes software companies like Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT); enterprise service firms like International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM); hardware companies like Cisco Systems, Inc. (NSDQ: CSCO) and Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ); chip makers Intel Corp. (NSDQ: INTC); internet giant Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and the ever-innovative Apple
Technology companies are usually characterized by having low levels of debt and high profit margins. An industry that encompasses a large swath of the modern economy, it includes software companies like Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT); enterprise service firms like International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM); hardware companies like Cisco Systems, Inc. (NSDQ: CSCO) and Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ); chip makers Intel Corp. (NSDQ: INTC); internet giant Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and the ever-innovative Apple Inc. (NSDQ: AAPL).

Intel carries a large debt load for a few reasons. First, the semiconductor business is capital intensive and competitive. Second, chips have become so common in the modern economy that semiconductors are considered a commodity. Microsoft and Google are the monsters of their markets, with Google controlling over 70% of the online search market and Microsoft dominant in the PC operating system business. Over the years, IBM has morphed from a PC- and chip- manufacturer into a company with 50% of its revenues coming from business and software services to corporate clients. Apple has emerged as the prime innovator of electronic consumer products with their iPod and iPhone.

Technology stocks are primarily traded on the Nasdaq exchange, and have one Achilles heal: technology evolves rapidly. Therefore, companies in this industry are constantly fighting to stay ahead of the curve, lest a new technology will emerge and leave them obsolete.
Tech companies hold lower levels of debt and usually carry high profit margins, making them more volatile both to the upside and downside of the market. In the latest economic downturn, the absence of debt and the cost to service such debt has left the tech companies stronger and more fiscally flexible. As a result, most have outperformed the general market.
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1270191 15 min:
Palm promises to improve webOS products
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With Palm recording a net loss of $22 million during its fiscal Q3, due in part to smartphone sell-through declining 29 percent compared to the previous quarter, the manufacturer vowed to continue working to improve its webOS platform and to create a more attractive environment for developers. Speaking ... - read more at FierceDeveloper
tags: Palm  Apple  Morgan Stanley  Verizon 
1270164 57 min:
MSN New Look Now Live in US
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Microsoft's MSN portal has been testing a 'new look' on a preview page for the past few months. Comments from those that have checked it out have been somewhat mixed but mostly positive for the new simpler design. Over the past few weeks, Microsoft has been sending e-mails and also running a banner ... - read more at SEO and Tech Daily
tags: Microsoft  Facebook  Twitter 
1270135 1 hour:
Sanyo Installs "Solar Parking Lots" in Setagaya, Tokyo
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(JCN) - Sanyo has installed two "Solar Parking Lots," incorporating solar panels and lithium-ion battery systems, and provision of 100 electric hybrid bicycles, "eneloop bike," in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. - read more at Congoo - Durable Goods
tags: Sanyo 
1270132 1 hour:
'solid' Earnings Expected From Adobe
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Adobe Systems is expected to post an earnings decline Tuesday despite increasing revenue, but at least one analyst is expecting some promising signs for the rest of the year. - read more at Japan Herald
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1270116 1 hour:
Hasbro Looks Forward To A Bright Future (HAS, ERTS)
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Hasbro Inc. (NYSE: HAS) is transforming itself into a global player. The toymaker is extending its reach through physical stores, web and electronic media. Brian Goldner, CEO of Hasbro (HAS) since 2008, has said, “The first thing we had to do was focus on certain brands and get them to be relatively ... - read more at Benzinga
tags: ERTS  Hasbro  Brian Goldner 
1270102 2 hours:
Canon Increases Its Stake In Ove NV (CAJ, XRX)
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Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ)NYSE: CAJ) is on its way to acquire Ove NV as its wholly owned subsidiary. The Japanese company has said that following its tender offer for shares, its stake in the Dutch company is now at 84%. Canon is looking to augment its product lineup and distribution infrastructure. Canon specializes ... - read more at Benzinga
tags: XRX  Canon  NYSE  Global Imaging  Oce NV  Ikon Office Solutions 
1270104 2 hours:
Novell Rejects Takeover Bid (NOVL, JPM)
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Business software company, Novell Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL)NASDAQ: NOVL), has rejected an unsolicited takeover bid. The takeover bid worth $2 billion was put forward by hedge fund Elliott Associates. The software firm said that the offer “undervalues the company's franchise and growth prospects.” Elliott associates had ... - read more at Benzinga
tags: Novell  NASDAQ  Harbour Group  Harbour Group 
1270069 2 hours:
HIS Radeon HD 5570 Fan Video Card Review @ PCSTATS
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"Radeon HD 5570 is one of the latest DirectX 11 mainstream video processors from AMD. Let's see how is its performance compared to Radeon HD 5670 and its main competitors from nVidia. Check it out."... [PCSTATS] - read more at PCStats
tags: AMD  nVidia 
1270051 2 hours:
Applied Materials leads tech research shift to China
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For years, many of China's best and brightest left for the United States, where high-tech industry was more cutting-edge. - read more at Austin American Statesman - Business
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1270023 3 hours:
Swag Sunday: Assassin's Creed 2 (PC)
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Sure, you've read about the always-on internet connection required for playing Assassin's Creed 2 on PC, and you may have even heard about the alleged hacker attacks on Ubisoft's authentication servers, but we'd like to offer you a chance to get right in there on the action. That's why this week's Swag ... - read more at Joystiq
tags: Windows  Ubisoft  Ubisoft 
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INDEX: .DJUST - Friday, Mar 19, 4:05 PM ET
599.30 -5.08  (-0.84%)
Vol: 0.00
High: 605.93
Low: 596.43
Mkt Cap: 0.00
52Wk High: 607.40
52Wk Low: 362.56
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Friday's Best Performers In Tech
Ticker Price Change Mkt Cap
MSTR
89.27 +4.25 (+5.00%) $823.16M
NZ
12.88 +0.38 (+3.04%) $783.70M
CDNS
6.87 +0.19 (+2.84%) $1.86B
HIMX
3.05 +0.06 (+2.01%) $1.09B
SMCI
17.19 +0.28 (+1.66%) $617.33M
AZPN
10.41 +0.16 (+1.56%) $957.21M
PFWD
13.05 +0.16 (+1.24%) $568.63M
AVID
14.17 +0.17 (+1.21%) $533.77M
FJTSY
31.25 +0.36 (+1.17%) $12.94B
ROHCY
35.89 +0.41 (+1.16%) $8.28B
* Excludes stocks with mkt cap < $500M.
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Friday's Worst Performers In Tech
Ticker Price Change Mkt Cap
PALM
4.00 -1.65 (-29.16%) $670.87M
ENTG
4.66 -0.40 (-7.90%) $609.20M
UIS
36.69 -2.37 (-6.07%) $1.56B
SYNA
26.28 -1.38 (-4.99%) $880.67M
SPRD
6.10 -0.30 (-4.69%) $808.07M
SFSF
19.38 -0.84 (-4.15%) $1.40B
LVLT
1.68 -0.07 (-4.00%) $2.77B
MSCC
15.99 -0.65 (-3.90%) $1.33B
TQNT
6.93 -0.27 (-3.75%) $1.06B
UMC
3.51 -0.13 (-3.57%) $9.12B
* Excludes stocks with mkt cap < $500M.
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Top 50 Public and Private Technology Industry Companies, by Revenue*
Company Ticker Price Change Mkt Cap Revenue Profit Employees
Hewlett-Packard HPQ 52.49 -0.24 (-0.46%) 123.09B 116.92B 8.05B 304,000
Hitachi, Ltd. HIT 35.93 -0.16 (-0.44%) 16.23B 101.25B -7.97B 361,796
IBM IBM 127.71 -0.67 (-0.52%) 165.90B 95.76B 13.43B 398,455
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd PCRFF 14.85 +0.00 (+0.00%) 36.43B 78.96B -3.85B 292,250
Toshiba Corporation -- -- --  -- 67.90B -3.51B 199,000
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 29.59 -0.02 (-0.07%) 259.52B 58.69B 16.26B 93,000
Dell Inc. DELL 14.41 -0.14 (-0.96%) 28.21B 51.43B 1.45B 76,500
Canon Inc. (ADR) CAJ 45.17 +0.48 (+1.07%) 60.25B 45.16B 3.41B 166,980
NEC Corporation -- -- --  -- 42.58B -3.00B 143,327
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MIELY 90.30 +0.00 (+0.00%) 19.39B 37.75B 124.15M 106,931
Apple Inc. AAPL 222.24 -2.40 (-1.07%) 201.54B 36.54B 5.70B 34,300
Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO 26.15 -0.19 (-0.72%) 149.73B 35.53B 6.07B 65,550
Intel Corporation INTC 21.99 -0.20 (-0.93%) 121.49B 35.13B 4.37B 83,900
Flextronics International Ltd. FLEX 7.75 +0.07 (+0.91%) 6.30B 30.95B -6.09B 160,000
Ingram Micro Inc. IM 17.93 -0.37 (-2.02%) 2.95B 29.52B 202.14M 14,500
Sharp Corporation -- -- --  -- 29.35B -1.30B 54,144
Accenture ACN 42.06 -0.22 (-0.52%) 26.60B 24.23B 1.77B 177,000
Quanta Computer, Inc. -- -- --  -- 23.91B 606.30M 30,000
Flextronics International Ltd. San Jose FLEX 7.75 +0.07 (+0.91%) 6.30B 23.75B -207.18M 2,000
Oracle Corporation ORCL 25.19 -0.19 (-0.75%) 126.23B 23.23B 5.80B 86,000
Tech Data Corporation TECD 44.00 -0.74 (-1.65%) 2.24B 21.53B 173.41M 8,000
Ricoh Company, Ltd. -- -- --  -- 21.13B 65.96M 108,500
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. SANYY 8.20 +0.05 (+0.61%) 10.10B 19.02B -1.25B 86,016
Nintendo Co., Ltd. -- -- --  -- 18.76B 2.85B 4,365
Avnet Inc AVT 29.07 -0.20 (-0.68%) 4.41B 16.66B 146.91M 12,900
Acer Incorporated -- -- --  -- 16.65B 357.64M 6,727
Thales S.A. -- -- --  -- 16.13B 713.89M 63,248
Sap AG SAP 46.94 -0.43 (-0.91%) 57.55B 16.08B 2.60B
Computer Sciences Corporation CSC 54.56 +0.12 (+0.22%) 8.38B 16.00B 940.00M 92,000
Xerox Corporation XRX 9.57 -0.29 (-2.94%) 12.63B 15.18B 485.00M 57,100
Lenovo Group Limited LNVGY 13.87 +0.02 (+0.14%) 6.79B 14.90B -226.39M 22,511
Arrow Electronics, Inc. ARW 29.89 -0.09 (-0.30%) 3.58B 14.68B 123.51M 12,700
EMC Corporation EMC 18.61 -0.03 (-0.16%) 38.20B 14.03B 1.09B 42,100
Wistron Corporation -- -- --  -- 13.55B 209.93M 30,500
AU Optronics Corporation AUO 11.53 -0.12 (-1.03%) 10.18B 12.94B 660.62M 43,267
LG Display Co., Ltd. LPL 16.74 -0.21 (-1.24%) 11.98B 12.90B 717.43M 24,860
Solectron Corporation -- -- --  -- 11.79B 70.20M 230
Seiko Epson Corporation SEKEY 8.10 -0.23 (-2.76%) 3.24B 11.43B -1.13B 88,925
Kyocera Corporation KYO 94.45 -1.08 (-1.14%) 18.07B 11.43B 299.00M 59,514
JABIL CIRCUIT INC JBL 17.34 -0.39 (-2.20%) 3.76B 11.39B -861.07M 61,000
Sun Microsystems JAVA -- --  -- 10.70B -673.00M 29,000
SAIC, Inc. SAI 19.14 +0.00 (-0.00%) 7.58B 10.68B 494.00M 45,400
QUALCOMM, Inc. QCOM 40.05 -0.38 (-0.94%) 67.31B 10.57B 2.09B 16,100
TYCO ELECTRONICS LTD. TEL 27.50 +0.22 (+0.81%) 12.63B 10.44B -3.05B 60,000
Texas Instruments Incorporated TXN 24.36 -0.36 (-1.46%) 30.25B 10.43B 1.47B 29,537
Johnson Controls Building Efficiency Group JCI 31.82 -0.19 (-0.59%) 21.37B 10.25B 1,800
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY STX 18.93 -0.39 (-2.02%) 9.25B 10.19B 393.00M 4,700
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. TSM 10.09 -0.25 (-2.42%) 52.27B 10.15B 3.06B 22,843
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. TMO 49.88 +0.02 (+0.04%) 20.42B 10.11B 850.30M 34,500
Inventec Corporation -- -- --  -- 10.06B 153.13M
* This list includes public and private companies, as well as subsidiaries and divisions involved in the Technology industry, and is not limited to the displayed index.
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