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U.S. technology giant Hewlett-Packard Co won approval from EU competition regulators on Friday for its takeover of 3Com Corp, reinforcing its presence in the network equipment market.

The abrupt resignation of SAP AG's chief executive Leo Apotheker put pressure on the group's stock on Monday as the market sought direction on where the world's largest business-software company is headed.

IBM is beginning a long-awaited upgrade to a range of servers and other hardware to make them more energy-efficient and competitive than rival products by Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems Inc.

SAP AG Chief Executive Leo Apotheker in a surprise move will step down with immediate effect amid customer dissatisfaction and what some analysts perceived as a lack of company strategy just seven months after taking over.

IBM is testing a cloud computing service for the US Air Force in hopes to quell concerns that the technology is insecure.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), IBM (NYSE:IBM), and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) all rallied during the regular session; in after-hours, these stocks continued to add to their gains.

While investors were bullish on Monday on global demand for raw materials, firms that rely on consumer spending were mixed amid a broad market recovery.

A redesigned IBM exhibit called Smarter Planet opened on Friday at Walt Disney World near Orlando, bolstering IBM's 14-month-old campaign to rebrand itself as a company that provides global software solutions as well as its traditional hardware and technical services.

After being hammered in the regular session, the tech sector is showing modest recovery in after-hours trading.

Oracle Corp Chief Executive Larry Ellison promised on Wednesday to shake up the technology industry with his purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc, a deal that enables the world's No. 3 software maker to enter the hardware business.

Microsoft Corp is expected to report a strong jump in quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by the successful launch of Windows 7, but it may not be enough to satisfy demanding investors and push its stock higher.

Microsoft Corp is expected to report a strong jump in quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by the successful launch of Windows 7, but it may not be enough to satisfy demanding investors and push its stock higher.

Technology distributors, often seen as a barometer of IT spending, should meet or surpass Wall Street projections when they report quarterly results, fueling hopes of a broader recovery in the sector.

Microsoft Corp is expected to report a strong jump in quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by the successful launch of Windows 7, but it may not be enough to satisfy demanding investors and push its stock higher.

Stocks snapped a three-day slide on Monday as signs that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would win a U.S. Senate vote for a second term helped ease investors' concerns.

Stocks snapped a three-day slide on Monday as signs that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would win a Senate vote for a second term helped ease investors' concerns.

U.S. stocks fell for a third-straight day on Friday, dragged lower by technology shares after Google Inc's revenue and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc's sales outlook disappointed investors.

Oracle Corp will likely win European Union approval to buy Sun Microsystems Inc before the end of this week, clearing the way to close the long-delayed $7 billion deal, according to a person close to the company.

The Dow suffered its worst drop of 2010 on Wednesday as U.S. stocks succumbed to fears that China's curbs on bank lending might jeopardize the global economic recovery, while IBM's outlook sparked caution about the technology sector.

Wall Street suffered its worst slide of 2010 on Wednesday as investors worried that lending restrictions in China could hurt the global economic recovery, while a conservative outlook from IBM dented recent optimism about the technology sector.

U.S. stocks were having their worst day of 2010 on Wednesday as lending restrictions in China worried investors about the global economic recovery, while a conservative outlook from IBM weighed down technology shares.

U.S. stocks extended losses on Wednesday as investors pummeled technology shares, sending the Nasdaq down more than 2 percent following IBM's disappointing outlook.

U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as quarterly results from three big U.S. banks raised concerns about the stability of the sector and analysts questioned IBM's profit forecast.

Its history is peppered with cloak-and-dagger stories which fostered a reputation for winning technology by hook or by crook. But today Huawei Technologies' disciplined growth strategy is a beacon to many emerging markets firms.

Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.38 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.37 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.48 percent at 1018 GMT (5:18 a.m. EST).

Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.38 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.37 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.48 percent at 1018 GMT (5:18 a.m. EST).

The euro slumped to four-month lows on Wednesday as the loss of a crucial support level triggered a wave of selling from investors afraid the single currency was embarking on a sustained slump.

IBM raised its 2010 profit target and reported a stronger-than-expected, 9 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings, as cost cuts and a shift to more profitable contracts helped it weather a slump in corporate spending.