INVESTMENTS IN SILICONE VALLEY

Image via Wikipedia

THE R&D INDICATOR

The amount of money a corporation spends on research and development is a: good guide to its earnings prospects.  Generally, the higher the expenditure in relation to sales, the greater the company’s emphasis on new-product development.  Benchmark: 5 % of annual sales spent on research is considered a sizable commitment to research spending.  Source:  Merrill Lynch Stockfinder Research Service, 165 Broadway, New York 10080.  

OPTIONS AS INDICATORS

Often the first sign of a rally in a stock is increased activity in its options.  Recommended: Look for newcomers on the “Most Active Options” list in The Wall Street Journal.   Then, all you have to remember is …sell high…buy low...Happy climbing!

Related articles

• Emerging Markets Report: China housing prices may be misunderstood (marketwatch.com)
• 365 Project: Chili... Oil or Sauce Anyone? (silentbleeding.wordpress.com)
• Why Global Infrastructure Is A $6 Trillion Opportunity (businessinsider.com)

Custom Search

VMware makes cloud ...

	Stepping out from Hurd's shadow, HP looks to the cloud | Federal agency predicts 40% savings from move to cloud New Twitter App Gets You Free Traffic.. Click Here To See How >>
	Network World Cloud Computing				Forward this to a Friend >>>
	VMware makes cloud jumping easy VMware's vCloud Connector (VCC) is a free VMware virtual appliance and vSphere plug-in that makes it a snap to transfer VMware virtual machines, templates and vApps between clouds. Read More WEBCAST: Iron Mountain Success in the cloud: strategies revealed View this webcast with IDG senior editor Jim Malone and Martin Tuip of Iron Mountain to learn the primary considerations and best practices for storing, archiving, protecting and managing your most important information in the cloud. View now In this Issue Stepping out from Hurd's shadow, HP looks to the cloud Federal agency predicts 40% savings from move to cloud Microsoft study shows 80% savings by using the cloud Symantec's Salem: Cloud was game-changer for us The cloudï¾'s Achillesï¾' Heel is that itï¾'s uninsurable Real-user monitoring times three Unified communications, cloud-based services and SMBs Moving to cloud to gain agility: 5 lessons WHITE PAPER: Oracle Oracle Office: Open Your Office for the Cloud This white paper covers key trends in office productivity in the 21st century and how customers can benefit from them. These trends include proliferation of open standards, the latest web and mobile innovations, and tighter integration with enterprise applications. Read More Today! Stepping out from Hurd's shadow, HP looks to the cloud HP CEO Leo Apotheker took a step out of Mark Hurd's shadow Monday, unveiling a new cloud computing platform that puts the company in competition with Amazon and Google. Read More Federal agency predicts 40% savings from move to cloud The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) expects to save 40% over the next five years by switching its financial management application to a cloud computing vendor -- a sign of the massive savings to come from the U.S. federal government's shift to the software-as-a-service model. Read More WHITE PAPER: Iron Mountain Why Cloud Backup: Top 10 Reasons Cloud server backup solutions reduce the burden of tape management and backup operations headaches, by automatically storing the data safely offsite to protect for disaster recovery purposes. This white paper discusses the top ten reasons why organizations are turning to cloud server backup. Read Now Microsoft study shows 80% savings by using the cloud Microsoft is trotting out an age-old tactic to try to sell you on its Azure public cloud computing platform: cost. Private clouds reduce costs over legacy data centers, but public clouds are up to 80% cheaper, according to a recent Microsoft-funded study on the matter. Read More Symantec's Salem: Cloud was game-changer for us Symantec Corp. CEO Enrique Salem outlines why 03 is such a critical initiative for the company, and how cloud and virtualization changed the security threat landscape and the business opportunities for Symantec. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Implementing Managed Print Service Globally This interview with HP V.P. of Strategic Planning and Operations highlights how HP has met the wide-ranging print demands of global enterprises. Learn how HP has worked with worldwide organizations to establish standard print services that include location assessment reviews, transition and implementation services, financing options and more. Read More Now! The cloudï¾'s Achillesï¾' Heel is that itï¾'s uninsurable While companies like Microsoft were touting the growth and benefits of cloud computing at the recent Cloud Connect conference here in Silicon Valley, one speaker gave what he called his ï¾"wet blanketï¾" presentation warning of a big hole in the cloud business model. Read More Real-user monitoring times three Network and systems management companies of all sorts continue beating the visibility drum as enterprise interest and investment in private cloud infrastructure and public cloud services increases. Read More Unified communications, cloud-based services and SMBs The Webtorials Analyst Group has recently released two State-of-the-Market Reports. "2011 SMB Communications Plans and Priorities" and "2011 Unified Communications and Cloud-Based Services Report" are a complementary set of reports that, while focused on SMBs, are quite pertinent to organizations of all sizes. Over the next few newsletters, we'll be sharing key findings and excerpting from these two reports. Read More Moving to cloud to gain agility: 5 lessons When Biogen Idec considered a move to the cloud, cost savings was not the primary concern. For a biotechnology company that lives and dies by its research division, the ability to quickly spin up computer resources for its scientists was far more important. Read More
	GOODIES FROM THE SUBNETS Up for grabs from Microsoft Subnet: a Windows 7 Enterprise Technician class for three people. From Cisco Subnet: 15 copies of VMware ESXi books. Enter here. SLIDESHOWS Perks drive up pay for tech CEOs Many tech vendors have shied away from extravagant perks, but there are still plenty worth highlighting. Like a $1.5 million tab for home security. Or how about the $36,619 one company paid to reimburse its CEO for the taxes he had to pay on the $106,589 he gained by using company aircraft for personal flights? Read on to find out which tech CEOs enjoyed the priciest perks in 2010 and which ones went to work perk-free. First look at Google Chrome 10 Google has released the stable version of Chrome 10 and users are now being automatically updated. As always, Chrome's new features focus on security, speed and simplicity, with greater JavaScript performance, sandboxing technology for Adobe Flash, password encryption and an easier-to-use settings interface. Here's a look at the new features. MOST-READ STORIES iPad 2: Don't take it apart, or risk cracked glass Microsoft apologizes for using Japan disaster to market Bing Happy Pi Day: More than 3.14... pictures of cool Pi creations If you had bought 100 shares of Microsoft 25 years ago ... Japanese earthquake as seen by YouTube citizen journalism IE9's final release is Monday. Will it make a difference? What reviewers are saying about iPad 2 5 signs that your techies are being poached GNOME creator respects propriety software, can't wait for iPad 2 Should Cisco sell?
	Do You Tweet? Follow everything from NetworkWorld.com on Twitter @NetworkWorld. If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: bglynn@cxo.com To contact Network World, please send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. Copyright (C) 2011 Network World, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. If you want to contact someone directly, send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. **

Leaders