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• Entrepreneurs plan D.C. road trip to talk up immigration reform

  SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 24- San Francisco- based entrepreneur Garrett Johnson is usually too busy with his messaging start-up for much travel, but one issue has inspired him to cross the country: immigration reform.

• What's Blackberry 10 Like? CNBC's Sneak Preview

  

  CNBC's Steve Liesman ran into a senior executive of Blackberry at the World Economic Forum in Davos and got a demonstration of the Blackberry 10.

• UPDATE 2-Symantec CEO plans layoffs, no asset sales

  SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 23- Symantec Corp plans to slash its management ranks and reorganize into 10 business areas, but has decided not to sell off major assets after a strategic review by its new early this month.

• Cisco to buy software company Intucell for $475M

  SAN JOSE, Calif.-- Cisco Systems, the world's biggest maker of computer networking gear, plans to buy Israeli software company Intucell for about $475 million in cash to bolster its mobile networking capabilities.

• Cisco to buy Israel-based software maker for $475 mln

  Jan 23- Cisco Systems Inc said it will buy Israeli software maker Intucell for about $475 million in cash to expand its mobile network management offerings.

• CA Technologies rises as 3Q results top Street

  NEW YORK-- Shares of software maker CA Technologies rose almost 3 percent Wednesday as its third-quarter results topped Wall Street's expectations. THE SPARK: CA Technologies reported on Tuesday that it earned 55 cents per share on revenue of $1.2 billion in its fiscal third quarter.

• Blackbaud CEO stepping down

  CHARLESTON, S.C.-- Software company Blackbaud said Wednesday that Marc Chardon will step down as the company's President and CEO after seven years on the job. Chardon intends to pursue business interests advising and investing in technology startups and devote more time to the philanthropic community after he leaves Blackbaud.

• IBM Earnings and Revenue Exceed Expectations

  

  IBM reported quarterly earnings and revenue Tuesday that exceeded analysts' predictions. Shares rose after-hours.

• Microsoft in talks to invest up to $3 bln in Dell buyout -CNBC

  SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 22- Microsoft Corp is in discussions to invest between $1 billion and $3 billion in a buyout of Dell Inc, CNBC cited unidentified sources as saying on Tuesday. The world's largest software company will provide the capital in the form of mezzanine financing, the business TV outlet reported, a hybrid of debt and equity.

• RIM mulls licensing out software - CEO in paper

  FRANKFURT, Jan 21- Research in Motion will look into strategic alliances with other technology companies once it has launched its new BlackBerry 10 models, its chief executive told a German newspaper.

• Facebook’s Other Big Disruption

  

  Facebook just made a potentially game-changing announcement that may have long-term implications for the technology industry, The New York Times reported.

• UPDATE 2-RIM shares rise after upgrade by influential analyst

  *Brokerage firm lifts price target to $19.50 from $13. TORONTO, Jan 18- Shares of Research In Motion Ltd rose more than 6 percent after an influential analyst raised his rating on the stock on Friday, saying that RIM's new BlackBerry 10 operating system performed as well or better than rivals in recent tests.

• Wipro Beats Profit Forecasts, Joining Infosys, Tata

  

  India's No.3 software services provider Wipro posted an 18 percent gain in quarterly profit, joining bigger rivals Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys in reporting better-than-expected earnings.

• PREVIEW-PC titans take notes from tablets to regain customers

  *Intel reports Thursday, Microsoft on Jan 24. The wave of hybrids comes as Intel Corp and Microsoft Corp, long the twin leaders of the PC industry, prepare to report results this week and next.

• Who's Hiring? The Global Outlook 

  

  Tony Roy, president of Career Builder EMEA, tells CNBC that Indian employers will lead hiring in 2013, while software sector operators are most in demand.

• Tech sector tumble weighs on European shares and DAX

  *FTSEurofirst 300 closes up 0.04 pct at 1,160.22 points. *Germany's DAX falls to 2013 closing low as SAP slides. LONDON, Jan 15- A fall in technology stocks weighed on European shares and sent Germany's benchmark DAX index to a 2013 low on Tuesday, after weak results from software company SAP.

• Tech sector tumble hits European shares

  LONDON, Jan 15- Technology stocks fell to push European shares lower and send Germany's benchmark DAX index to a 2013 low on Tuesday after weak results from software company SAP.

• UPDATE 2-SAP falls short of expectations as Oracle makes running

  *Figures contrast with those of top rival Oracle. FRANKFURT, Jan 15- Quarterly earnings from SAP AG fell short of expectations on Tuesday, showing the German business software maker failed to keep up with arch-rival Oracle Corp and sending its shares sharply lower.

• European shares extend losses as tech stocks weaken

  LONDON, Jan 15- European shares extended losses on Tuesday, with a key index falling to a fresh intraday low after German software company SAP reported revenues below forecasts. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index was down by 0.4 percent at an intraday low of 1,154.65 points by 1403 GMT.

• UPDATE 1-U.S. says Java still risky, even after security update

  *Warning comes day after Oracle releases security update. Jan 14- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned that a security update of Oracle Corp's Java software for Web browsers does not do enough to protect computers from attack, sticking to its previous advice that the program be disabled.