Business software company Metastorm Inc. said Tuesday it plans an initial public offering of common stock but did not disclose any terms of the IPO in its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is considering mounting a proxy campaign to replace Yahoo Inc <YHOO.O> board members after the company failed to reach a deal to merge with Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O>, a source close to the matter said on Tuesday.

By Dane Hamilton

Business software maker Oracle Corp. said Tuesday it agreed to buy insurance policy software supplier AdminServer Inc.

Top executives for SAP say they see a slowdown in the United States as well as an unfavorable currency market in the coming year.

Business software company SAP reported quarterly results that fell shy of expectations Wednesday and also said it will delaying the launch of new subscription software for small and medium businesses.

Long gone are the days when all you had to do was hear the word technology or Internet and you knew you had a hot stock pick. Investors have learned a valuable lesson since the the tech bubble burst in 2000 and the Nasdaq lost two-thirds of its value.

Stocks slid Tuesday in response to disappointing earnings announcements, but that doesn’t mean investors portfolios have to take a hit.  CNBC asked market experts how investors could protect their portfolios and their profits, and here are some of their suggestions.

Now that the first week of the technology earnings is over, many investors are breathing a sigh of relief.

Wall Street should brace for a round of profit warnings from U.S. technology companies this results season, as consumers and businesses rein in spending amid a weaker economy and record energy prices. The world's largest microchip company, Intel Corp spacer , kicks things off for the sector Tuesday, followed by top computer services provider IBM spacer Wednesday and Web search leader Google Inc spacer Thursday.

Stocks retreated Thursday after another analyst warning on the financial sector and disappointing earnings from Oracle.

Stocks retreated Thursday after another analyst warning on the financial sector and disappointing earnings from Oracle.

Oracle shares fell sharply a day after the company posted disappointing quarterly software sales and said its customers had become more cautious, quashing the idea that the software sector would be immune to the economic turmoil that has roiled the rest of the tech sector.