Tag: IT

Finance, Software

Top 7 Benefits of Using Managed IT Services

There are a multitude of benefits that companies, both large and small, can gain when using managed IT services rather than an in-house IT service provider. The top seven advantages of outsourcing business IT services are listed below in this article. 1. Gained Qualified Expertise Regardless of an in-house IT specialist’s skill set, a professional IT service offers insight from a variety of scenarios and … Continue reading Top 7 Benefits of Using Managed IT Services

Harvey Dyer
SAP Cloud Storage
Analysis, Software

Contracting in IT: Tips to build up a client base to get started

Starting a new business is always a precarious time, leaving the security of paid employment and being solely responsible for generating an income for yourself. One thing a freelancer or contractor needs to become a success is a good client base that will offer regular and continuous work. Just how do you go about building a client base? The first place to look for new … Continue reading Contracting in IT: Tips to build up a client base to get started

Richard Atkins
Finance

Active Movers: Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVBD), MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), Information Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:III), Gartner Inc. (NYSE:IT)

On Dec 15, Thoma Bravo and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan said they would buy network equipment maker Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVBD) for $3.6 billion, just over a year after the company’s biggest shareholder started agitating for a sale. Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVBD) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 2.80% and weekly performance is 0.15%. On last trading day company shares ended … Continue reading Active Movers: Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVBD), MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), Information Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:III), Gartner Inc. (NYSE:IT)

Chris Lewis
Finance

Sizzling Stocks: Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE:GG), Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:PWRD), Gartner Inc. (NYSE:IT), TELUS Corporation (NYSE:TU)

Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Company Limited (SAMREF), a joint venture of Saudi Aramco and Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), has completed construction of major desulfurisation facilities, including a new hydrotreater, that dramatically cuts sulfur levels in gasoline and diesel. The project is the largest investment in SAMREF’s history and will reduce the sulfur levels in gasoline and diesel by more than 98 percent, to 10 parts … Continue reading Sizzling Stocks: Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE:GG), Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:PWRD), Gartner Inc. (NYSE:IT), TELUS Corporation (NYSE:TU)

John Meady
Finance

Watch List: JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD), Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE:CLF), Nanosphere, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSPH), Gartner Inc. (NYSE:IT), Gas Natural Inc. (NYSEMKT:EGAS)

Shares of JD.Com Inc(ADR) (NYSE:JD) have earned a consensus rating of “Buy” from the seventeen analysts that are covering the stock, Analyst RN reports. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and nine have issued a buy recommendation on the company. JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is -11.90% and weekly performance is -0.54%. On last … Continue reading Watch List: JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD), Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE:CLF), Nanosphere, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSPH), Gartner Inc. (NYSE:IT), Gas Natural Inc. (NYSEMKT:EGAS)

Chris Lewis