SaaS Companies Trading Near 52-week Highs

According to a recent Gartner report, the software as a service (SaaS) market is forecast to grow 22% to $8 billion in 2009. It is expected to show consistent growth through 2013 when worldwide SaaS revenue will total $16 billion for the enterprise application markets. SaaS companies Concur, RightNow and NetSuite are latching onto these

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Online Travel: Customers Are Coming, But In Search Of Deals

According to a recent study, overall travel demand is expected to fall 11% in the year. The biggest impact will likely be on corporate travel, where budgets are expected to be down 15%. While the current quarter’s trends might suggest that demand is bottoming out, there is no denying that businesses are still restricting travel.

Comcast Faces Stiff Competition

Even though more Americans may have more time to watch TV, as layoffs continue and working hours are reduced, the economic crisis has taken its toll on cable providers’ revenues. Consumers are showing that they are not willing to pay extra for high-priced premium packages or for a service that is available free.

$96 Billion Water Infrastructure Stimulus

Dwindling water supplies are no longer just a problem in developing nations. Developed parts of the world such as California and Australia are also facing the heat. According to the International Water Management Institute, a third of the world’s population will face water scarcity by 2025. For a more detailed look at this problem and

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NVIDIA Rising; Infineon Improving; AMD Precarious

Chipmakers AMD (NYSE:AMD) and Infineon Technologies AG (OTC:IFNNY.PK) made it on EEtimes.com’s list of “10 companies in trouble”: they haven’t reported profits in almost three years. On the other hand, NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), AMD’s GPU rival, took a $119 million charge for shipping defective chips but returned to non-GAAP profitability. Let’s take a closer look.

Fat Cisco Shines In Telepresence

Yesterday, Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) reported its fourth straight quarter of revenue declines as the economy and low-cost competition took a toll on sales. However, the company did manage to beat analyst estimates. Let’s take a closer look.

EMC, VMWare Holding Steady

A recent Gartner report said that IT spending is likely to fall 6% in 2009, compared to a previously forecast drop of 3.8%. Despite such reports, which paint a gloomy picture for all IT sectors, there are players such as EMC and VMWare that are continuing to hold steady.

Video Conferencing A Major Opportunity For Networking Players

Recently, online video beneficiaries Juniper and Polycom reported better-than-expected results as the market stabilized. However, Akamai reported a disappointing quarter due to the delayed impact of the economic downturn.