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Boomi

November 2, 2010 by · Comments Off on Boomi 

Boomi, U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as investors awaited the outcome of midterm elections should give Republican gains in Congress and the Federal Reserve to provide more easing measures by the end of his two-day meeting.

“We should have a clearer idea tomorrow morning from the political leadership of the House and Senate, allowing these organizations to consider tax reform and a couple of other important issues during its lame duck session and future year-end, “wrote Fred Dickson, market strategist at Davidson Cos. Read overview of elections and its impact on the market.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average / quotes/comstock/10w i: Dji / delay (DJIA 11,189, 64.10, 0.58%) rose 64.10 points, or 0.6%, to close at 11,188.72.

Twenty-three of the 30 Dow components pulled over, with gains led by home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc. / quotes/comstock/13 *! Hd / quotes / nls / hd (HD 31.51, 0.80, 2.61%), which shares were up 2.6%.

The S & P 500 Index / quotes/comstock/21z i1: in \ x (SPX 1194, 9.19, 0.78%) gained 9.19 points, or 0.8%, to close at 1,193.57, with utilities and energy the most efficient among its 10 industry groups.

On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude futures were up 1.15 and ending 83.90 a barrel, the highest settlement in the nearly six months, with products denominated in dollars higher than the greenback weakened. The dollar index i / quotes/comstock/11j: dxy0 (DXY 76.68, -0.62, -0.80%) fell 0.7% to 76.723. Read more in foreign currencies.

The Nasdaq Composite / quotes/comstock/10y i: comp (COMP 2534, 28.68, 1.15%) rose 28.68 points, or 1.1%, to close at 2,533.52.

The stock has tread water in recent days in the uncertainty about the outcome of midterm elections, and the scope of a second set of quantitative easing should be announced Wednesday Fed.

Most analysts expect the GOP to take control of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Democrats retain control of the Senate, but without the qualified majority necessary to avoid filibusters. Learn more about upcoming Republican wave that voting gets under way.

Fed expected to announce Wednesday a new series of bond purchases large to lower interest rates and stimulate borrowing and spending. The idea of higher inflation on the road has been weighing on the dollar for several months. Learn more about what is expected from the Fed.

Wall Street is looking for a program of about $ 100 billion monthly purchases to be made in at least six months.

“It’s hard to know what could shake up this week – the Senate is close is one thing and the other is the extent of quantitative easing,” said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at Jefferies & Co. Read Investor Weekend on how investors can play the midterm elections.

Tuesday also brought renewed M & A activity in technology, Oracle Corp. / quotes/comstock/15 *! Orcl / quotes / nls / orcl (ORCL 29.57, 0.04, 0.13%) saying it would pay $ 1 billion to acquire Art Technology Group Inc / quotes/comstock/15 *! APWG / quotes / nls / APWG (ARTG 5.96, 0.01, 0.17%), which makes software used in online transactions. For more information about purchasing Oracle.

The current M & A trend among high technology companies makes sense, since “as a sector, technology has more cash on the balance sheet than any other,” added Hogan.

Likewise, Dell Inc. / quotes/comstock/15 *! Dell / quotes / nls / Dell (DELL 14.37, 0.01, 0.04%) said it would acquire cloud computing services company Boomi, although the personal computer manufacturer has not revealed contract terms. Learn more about Dell’s much Boomi.

For all stocks down nearly three gained on the New York Stock Exchange, where 914 million shares traded.

Dell Streak

May 25, 2010 by · Comments Off on Dell Streak 

Dell StreakDell Streak:Dell announced on Tuesday plans to launch its Android based Tablet Dell handheld streak, while confirming that the device is an update to Flash with a capacity of 2.2 Android later this year. The Streak launched in the UK in early June and the U.S. after the summer, but the company did not provide specific dates for release release either country. No price or details of U.S. company were announced.

Dell first introduced the line in January at the Consumer Electronics Show, since then, the device specifications have been made public through a combination of company statements and periodic leakage of the gadget blogs.

Dell Flash The Streak

As expected, the Dell will run a WVGA touch screen 5 inch, 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 2GB of internal storage, external storage up to 32GB SD, 5 megapixel camera with LED flash and a camera front for video chat. The Streak will also have 3G, 802.11b / g Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity.

At launch, the streak will run Android 1.6 (Donut), but the device will receive an update over the air for the new Android-capable Flash 2.2 (Froy) later this year, confirmed a spokesman for Dell. The mini tablet also comes pre-loaded with Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and applications, and Google Maps with free step by step to navigation.

What about the mirror

Absent from the announcement of Dell scratch any mention of the rumored Dell Looking Glass a Tablet PC with no 7-inch head-camera. It is rumored specifications include Looking Glass for a 7-inch screen with resolution of 800 by 480 screen, 3G, 802.11 b / g / n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity, 4GB of RAM, 1.3 megapixel camera and an optional TV tuner.

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