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The Week Ahead: Can techs keep going?

...much more sustainable pace," said High Johnson, the chief investment officer of First Albany Perhaps the week's biggest story was Palm's initial public... Read more

6 March, 2000 by Larry Barrett

Oracle's Red Hat salvo falls short of mark

The database giant has yet to prove its Linux credibility, and may not even be such an attractive choice for support, according to customers and observers Read more

27 October, 2006 by Stephen Shankland

Predictions are high for Google

...there are still new developments at Google." Jason Avilio, an analyst at First Albany Corp. justified setting a $450 price target for Google for the... Read more

29 November, 2005 by Elinor Mills

Oracle-Siebel merger gets mixed reaction

...execute on this and deliver earnings," said Mark Murphy, an analyst at First Albany. "From a revenue standpoint, it could be choppy." Some partners and... Read more

13 September, 2005 by Dawn Kawamoto

Yahoo insiders take profits as shares hit high

...bubble and are now taking precautions," said Youssef Squali, an analyst at First Albany. Yahoo officers are restricted to certain windows of time in which... Read more

27 June, 2003 by Jim Hu

IBM bullish on new year

After a massive cost cutting exercise which included the loss of 15,000 jobs, Big Blue is expecting to see favourable results return next year Read more

14 November, 2002 by John G.Spooner

Sun to launch comeback plan

The computer giant has been hit by falling revenues and a declining share price, but it plans to launch new efforts to take on its desktop and server rivals Read more

16 September, 2002 by Stephen Shankland

AOL saga opens old dot-com wounds

...for bartering one way or another," said Youssef Squali, an analyst at First Albany. In a sign of further investigations to come, the FBI, the... Read more

13 August, 2002 by Jim Hu

EMC, Dell team up on new storage system

...corporate America, which is Dell's playground, said Walter Winnitzki, analyst at First Albany. Those connections will be important for EMC. Once touted as one... Read more

12 August, 2002 by John G.Spooner

Dell handhelds will be out by Christmas

...to review our offerings based on customer requirements." As reported on Monday, First Albany analyst Walter Winnitzki said Dell was likely to enter the handheld... Read more

1 August, 2002 by Fran Foo

AOL faces hard-sell ad dilemma

...sponsorship deals that come up for renewal, said Youssef Squali, principal at First Albany. "They've needed to recalibrate how they work with advertisers and... Read more

19 April, 2002 by Stefanie Olsen

Investors worried about free AOL use

America Online won't disclose how many users are getting free services through promotional offers - but investors are worried about the financial implications Read more

14 March, 2002 by Jim Hu

The Day Ahead: Economy at a crossroads

It's time for Greenspan to let the economy settle Read more

8 March, 2000 by Larry Barrett

Yahoo sits on $2bn hoard

...gives them a lot more flexibility," said Youssef Squali, an analyst at First Albany. Yahoo on Wednesday reported a first quarter profit of $46.7m... Read more

11 April, 2003 by Jim Hu

Will AOL Time Warner oust Case?

The old guard fight back Read more

18 September, 2002 by Jim Hu

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