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• In Silicon Valley, snarky blogs make a comeback Monday, 6 May 2013 | 3:38 PM ET

  SAN FRANCISCO, May 6- Silicon Valley is taking itself a tad too seriously, and a few of its shriller residents have taken note.

• I’m No Pollyanna, Stock Bull Says Monday, 6 May 2013 | 1:24 PM ET

  

  Based on valuations and margins, the stock market still has room to grow, Delphi's Scott Black says.

• UPDATE 2-BMC to go private in $6.9 bln deal led by Bain, Golden Gate Monday, 6 May 2013 | 11:49 AM ET

  May 6- Business software maker BMC Software Inc, whose anemic growth has been a source of frustration for its largest shareholder, said it would be taken private by a group led by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital for about $6.9 billion.

• BMC Software to Be Acquired in Biggest LBO of the Year Monday, 6 May 2013 | 9:24 AM ET

  

  BMC Software said on Monday it agreed to be acquired by a private-equity group led by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital for about $6.9 billion.

• UPDATE 3-EXCLUSIVE: Bain, Golden Gate nearing more than $6.5 bln deal for BMC-sources Sunday, 5 May 2013 | 10:22 PM ET

  NEW YORK, May 5- A private equity group made up of Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital Corp are nearing a deal to acquire BMC Software Inc and an announcement could come as early as Monday, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

• EXCLUSIVE: Bain, Golden Gate nearing $6.5 bln deal to buy BMC-sources Sunday, 5 May 2013 | 7:16 PM ET

  NEW YORK, May 5- A private equity group made up of Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital Corp are nearing a deal to acquire BMC Software and an announcement could come as early as Monday, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday.

• UPDATE 1-Warren Buffett joins Twitter, gains 1,000 followers a minute Thursday, 2 May 2013 | 1:24 PM ET

  May 2- Warren Buffett accumulates Twitter followers even faster than he makes money. The 82- year-old " Oracle of Omaha" joined the service and sent his first tweet on Thursday, picking up more than 45,000 followers in just under 45 minutes. Other relatively recent converts to the service include News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch and former U.S.

• Warren Buffett joins Twitter, gains 10,000 followers in 10 minutes Thursday, 2 May 2013 | 12:42 AM ET

  The 82- year-old " Oracle of Omaha" joined the service and sent his first tweet on Thursday. Buffett's digital debut came during a live webcast hosted by Fortune magazine, which earlier on Thursday published an essay by the Berkshire Hathaway Inc CEO calling on men to help boost women in the workplace.

• Jim Cramer’s Technology ‘Tell’ Revealed Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 6:16 PM ET

  

  When Jim Cramer wants a read on technology he checks in with this company.

• REFILE-EXCLUSIVE-Bain, Golden Gate in the lead to buy BMC Software -sources Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 2:02 PM ET

  NEW YORK, April 30- A private equity group made up of Bain Capital LLC and Golden Gate Capital Corp has emerged as the lead contender to buy BMC Software Inc for more than $6.5 billion, three people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

• Bain, Golden Gate Lead BMC Software Bid: Sources Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 6:02 AM ET

  

  A private equity group made up of Bain Capital LLC and Golden Gate Capital Corp has emerged as the lead contender to buy BMC Software for more than $6.5 billion, three people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

• From hackers to security experts, the Balkan IT sector is booming Friday, 26 Apr 2013 | 8:44 AM ET

  *Oracle, SAP, Hewlett Packard are in Romania and Bulgaria. BUCHAREST/ SOFIA, April 26- After hacking the Pentagon, NASA and Britain's Royal Navy for fun, TinKode got a real job as a computer security expert for a Romanian cyber safety consultancy. Cernaianu, 21, is an example of a deep well of talent in Romania and Bulgaria.

• UPDATE 1-EMC first-qtr earnings per share, revenue below Street Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 7:32 AM ET

  April 24- EMC Corp, the world's largest data storage equipment maker, on Wednesday reported an increase in first-quarter revenue and earnings but missed expectations. EMC also said it planned to buy back $1 billion of its common stock in 2013.. "There were fears of a disaster at EMC given what we have seen around tech with Oracle, IBM.

• Oracle: Changing Face of Technology  Tuesday, 23 Apr 2013 | 7:40 PM ET

  

  Adrian Jones, Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific and Japan at Oracle Corporation, highlights the innovations the tech company is focusing on in light of threats of global cyber attacks.

• UPDATE 4-News Corp, shareholders agree to phone hacking deal Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 4:25 PM ET

  *News Corp to get $139 mln in insurance proceeds. April 22- News Corp will receive $139 million worth of insurance proceeds in a rare cash settlement that resolves a lawsuit by shareholders alleging the board failed to investigate the company's phone hacking scandal.

• UPDATE 3-News Corp, shareholders agree to phone hacking settlement Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 1:01 PM ET

  *News Corp to get $139 mln in insurance proceeds. April 22- News Corp will receive $139 million worth of insurance proceeds in a rare cash settlement that resolves a lawsuit by shareholders alleging the board failed to investigate the company's phone hacking scandal.

• IBM's Ominous Earnings Sign to the Stock Market Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 4:03 PM ET

  

  IBM's awful earnings performance in the first quarter likely foretells a rough time ahead for the stock market.

• UPDATE 3-IBM misses estimates, blames weak sales and weaker yen Thursday, 18 Apr 2013 | 7:50 PM ET

  April 18- IBM Corp posted a rare quarterly earnings miss as the technology services company struggled with the depreciation of the Japanese yen and a failure to close a number of major deals, especially in Europe and the United States. Much like Oracle Corp last month, IBM blamed a poor performance by its sales force for some of the shortfall.

• What to Look for in Google, Microsoft Earnings Wednesday, 17 Apr 2013 | 12:44 PM ET

  

  We have a stacked day of earnings coming up on Thursday with Nokia, Google, IBM and Microsoft all reporting.

• Oracle fixes 42 holes in Java to revive security confidence Tuesday, 16 Apr 2013 | 5:31 PM ET

  SAN FRANCISCO, April 16- Oracle Corp released a major security update on Tuesday for the version of Java programming language that runs inside Web browsers to make it a less popular target for hackers.