REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-- Software company Informatica Corp. soared more than 10 percent in after-hours trading Thursday, after reporting results that beat analysts' expectations. Profit was $31.1 million, or 28 cents per share, for the fourth quarter, down 27 percent from $42.4 million a year ago.
*Ivona deal may help Amazon expand Kindle reader base- analyst. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 24- Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it acquired text-to-speech technology company Ivona Software, a sign that the world's largest Internet retailer may be looking to develop more services similar to Apple Inc's Siri voice-based search product.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
*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.
*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.