Autonomy Going Gangbuster

While most stocks across tech sectors are reflecting the economy’s depressed condition, Autonomy (AUTNF.PK)(LSE:AU), a leader in unstructured data management software, has been growing since its founding in 1996 and posted impressive results for the December quarter.

Apollo Takes People Back To School Amidst Recession

The educational program provider Apollo Group (NASDAQ:APOL), which owns the for-profit University of Phoenix, has been exceeding market expectations on a regular basis even in these depressed conditions, a testament to the company’s good execution capabilities and perhaps the popularity of going back to school as layoffs continue.

Optics Overview: JDSU, Finisar

Let’s take a look at what’s happening in the optical component sector. On February 5, JDS Uniphase (NASDAQ:JDSU) a leading optical component provider with annual revenue of $1.53 billion, reported its second quarter fiscal year 2009 results. Net revenue was down 10.5% to $357 million. Net loss was $705.3 million or $3.28 per share compared

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Online Real Estate: ZipR, Move

Here is a quick update on how ZipRealty (NASDAQ:ZIPR) and Move (NASDAQ:MOVE), the key online real estate players, are faring in the troubled US housing market.

Accenture: Two Options Ahead

Although it has traditionally been a nimble player in a competitive market, Accenture again stumbled as it ended the first half of a rather depressed fiscal year. Not only were the Q2 results slightly lower than the company’s outlook, but Accenture also reduced its outlook for the entire fiscal year.

Sun: Now What?

I was never happy about the prospect of the IBM-Sun merger, and am glad to see that the deal has fallen through. But the question now looms even larger: what happens to Sun next?

Micron, National Semi: Big Layoffs

In our Semiconductor Sector Overview, we saw how the tough memory market, driven by oversupply and weak demand, was leading to a decline in the chip sales. In this post, we will review the performance of Micron and National Semiconductor.

Does RIM See The Gap in iPhone’s Defenses?

Yesterday, Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM), a world leader in the mobile communications market reported a strong fourth quarter that beat estimates driven by the success of its BlackBerry Storm, which initially had some technical problems in its release in Q3.