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Today at VMworld® 2011, VMware (NYSE: VMW) announced a new strategic collaboration with Samsung to deliver virtual desktops to mobile devices and enable a new class of dual persona mobile devices. The companies intend to collaborate by integrating both VMware View™, the industry's leading desktop...

Wunderlich is out with its report today on NetSuite (NYSE: N), initiating N at Hold. In its report, Wunderlich writes, "We are initiating coverage of NetSuite Inc. with a Hold rating and $31 price target. NetSuite's SaaS-based Enterprise Resource Planning solutions bring the top-tier class...

Wunderlich Securities has initiated coverage on NetSuite (NYSE: N) with a Hold rating and $31 price target.

Morgan Stanley is out with a research report on VMware (NYSE: VMW) and it has an Overweight rating and a $125 price target on shares. In a note to clients, Morgan Stanley writes, "While Sept. Qs in our universe are always back end loaded and the macro is coming up in every discussion, several...

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) today released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three month average period ending July 2011. The study surveyed more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers and found Samsung to be the top handset...

All day traders should know this, the week leading into options expiration is an extremely tough period to trade. This is a time when the large institutional trading desks will play a lot games with the small retail options traders. Take a look at the major stock indexes during an options...

Wunderlich is out with its report today on Vasco Data Security International (NASDAQ: VDSI), maintaining Buy. In its report, Wunderlich writes, "Industry trade rags broke news that a fraudulent digital certificate good for any Google website had been issued by DigiNotar, which was acquired by...

VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (Nasdaq: VDSI) today comments on DigiNotar's reported security incident. DigiNotar is a wholly owned subsidiary of VASCO. On July 19th, 2011, DigiNotar detected an intrusion into its Certificate Authority infrastructure, which resulted in the fraudulent...

So much for no QE3, at least if Charles Evans gets his way. Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans was on CNBC just a few minutes ago, and comments from Evans made it sure seem like an additional round of quantitative easing is on its way. Gold, silver, and bonds are moving higher on the...

Shares of CA (NASDAQ: CA) are higher on the session by 2.86%, currently trading at $20.49. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. A short while ago the January 2012 $...

If you thought you had a bad weekend, talk to Nokia; its weekend was probably worse. Nokia (NYSE: NOK), the troubled cell phone manufacturer that many insiders expected Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to acquire, is having a bit of trouble this morning following a hacker infiltration last week....

MICROS Systems (NASDAQ: MCRS) +11.32 after Oppenheimer maintains its Outperform rating on the company. VirnetX Holding Corporation (NYSE: VHC) +8.11% on average volume. Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ: EEFT) +9.68% on heavy volume. Acme Packet (NASDAQ: APKT) +9.41% on average volume. BroadSoft (...

Traders and investors are waiting for the Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke to speak this morning at 10:00 am EST. This could be one of the most highly anticipated speeches of the year. The major stock market indexes have been under heavy selling pressure all morning ahead the speech,...

Oppenheimer is out with its report today on Micros Systems (NASDAQ: MCRS), maintaining Outperform. In its report, Oppenheimer writes, "While MCRS's end-markets remain challenging, given a solid backlog (up 20% YoY to $404.8M), reasonable FY12 expectations (expects 10% revenue growth), strong...

Two ways to know if Steve Jobs' influence has diminished. He may not be the CEO of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) anymore, but Steve Jobs is still thought to be a powerful figure at the company he built more than 30 years ago. Trip Chowdhry, the Managing Director of Equity Research at Global Equities...