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Dell to close landmark $67B EMC acquisition on Sept. 7
Dell announced that its $67 billion acquisition will close on Sept. 7 following approval by Chinese authorities.
Michael Dell: EMC deal ‘on track’ but still waiting on China
Dell Technologies Inc.’s landmark acquisition of EMC Corp. is on track to close by October, founder and CEO Michael Dell said in an interview today. But that means that, contrary to both published reports and widespread expectations that it would close this week, it’s not a done deal yet. In an interview today on theCUBE, the ...
Pure Storage shares jump 12% on earnings upside
Pure Storage's second-quarter earnings easily beat Wall Street expectations, lifting its shares almost 12 percent in after-hours trading.
Splunk beats earnings forecasts, raises outlook, but investors want more
Big Data software company Splunk beat earnings forecasts for the seventh quarter in a row and hiked its outlook for 2016, but shares fell 6 percent in after-hours trading.
Workday shares soar on continued fast revenue growth
Cloud software supplier Workday Inc. keeps growing like a weed, a trend investors seem to like despite the rising expenses needed to keep that growth going. The provider of cloud human resources and finance software today reported that second-quarter revenues jumped 34 percent, to $378 million, somewhat above analysts’ expectations of $373 million. Subscription service ...
HP earnings beat forecasts, but weak Q4 outlook drops shares
Revenue growth may not be the mantra at HP Inc. these days, but profits are never out of vogue — and that’s where the maker of personal computers and printers has hit a speed bump. Shares in the mostly consumer-oriented half of the former Hewlett-Packard Co. fell more than 5 percent in after-hours trading today, ...
UC Berkeley entrepreneurs are in The House, a new startup institute
The House opens today near UC Berkeley to help jumpstart a new generation of startups founded by Cal students, faculty, and alumni
Tableau picks former AWS veteran Adam Selipsky as new CEO
Tableau Software today appointed a new president and chief executive, former Amazon Web Services executive Adam Selipsky.
$67B Dell-EMC deal clears last hurdle with reported China approval
Chinese regulators reportedly have approved the Dell’s $63 billion acquisition of EMC, removing the last hurdle to what will be information technology’s largest acquisition ever.
Intel bets on 5G wireless networks and AI to power its future
Intel today doubled down on two big bets on the future of computing: next-generation 5G wireless networks and artificial intelligence.