U.S. telecom giant AT&T (T) has reportedly expanded its worldwide Wi-Fi (wireless broadband) presence by adding nearly 25,000 more hotspots across Europe and China. With this addition, the second largest US wireless carrier has expanded its global Wi-Fi hotspot count to 125,000, reflecting approximately 30% growth since the beginning of 2009. This expansion further validates the company’s leadership in Wi-Fi. The newly added hotspots will enable AT&T’s enterprise customers in countries across Europe and China to connect their corporate networks with more locations, including airports, hotels, restaurant and bookstores. Furthermore, the company has announced enhancements to the AT&T Global Network Client remote access software (which enables Wi-Fi users to connect to their corporate networks) that includes support for Microsoft’s (MSFT) latest operating system, Windows 7. AT&T expanded its Wi-Fi coverage locations with the acquisition of Texas-based Wayport Inc., a leading Wi-Fi service provider, in December ...

Data Call Technologies Inc. is moving forward with its earlier announced plan to acquire PrioServ, Inc., a private technology service company specializing in the installation, deployment, and management of digital signage systems, in addition to VOIP, corporate networks, and the installation and management of associated servers.

PrioServ’s strong background in the installation and support of digital signage systems fits perfectly with Data Call’s content provision capabilities. PrioServ has been contracted to handle service work for existing networks residing in most of America’s sports stadiums. It has also been contracted to handle digital signage installation for 24 Northern California Bank of America branches as well as 115 Digital College Network installations in colleges and universities all over the country. Data Call digital signage content feeds are used by sports arenas, banks, airports, clinics, manufacturing plants, and a wide variety of other businesses

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Headquartered in Houston, Texas, DataCall Technologies, Inc. is a company that focuses on offering real-time information/content to the Digital Signage community. They present this information in a uniquely packaged, rich user experience. They combine this with a multitude of delivery methods, so they can offer information the way users want to receive it. DataCall Technologies, Inc. trades on the OTCBB as part of the Business Services industry.

Data Call’s information feeds are available for viewing throughout digital signage networks in numerous venues. These include gas stations, airports, sports arenas, banks, clinics, car dealers, and manufacturing plants. They also include luxury condominium information systems, cell phones, elevators, and electronic digital billboards, among many others.

Yesterday, DataCall Technologies, Inc. announced that they agreed to enter into negotiations for the 100 percent acquisition of PrioServ, Inc. A privately held company also based in Houston, Texas, PrioServ is a technology service company that specializes in

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Why buy Check Point Software Technology [CHKP: 22.18, 0.00 (0.00%)]? Check Point is the gorilla of pure-play security software. The company is a global leader in cyber security software with products deployed in virtually every major global corporation including all Fortune 100 companies and its technology dominates the global market for perimeter defenses such as firewalls and virtual private networks. The company describes itself as:

“Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is the leader in securing the Internet. Check Point offers total security solutions featuring a unified gateway, single endpoint agent and single management architecture, customized to fit customers’ dynamic business needs. This combination is unique and is a result of our leadership and innovation in the enterprise firewall, personal firewall/endpoint, data security and VPN markets.

Check Point’s pure focus is on information security. Through its NGX platform, Check Point delivers a unified

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The metrics determining the 2009 outlook for the Semiconductor industry as a whole has been as volatile as ever. Pricing (ASP Erosion) and inventory buildup in the latter half of 2008 has plagued the industry and companies, particularly in the Specialized (SP) and Integrated Circuits (IC) areas, are still having a difficult time managing inventory to bring utilization rates to an optimal level for margin maintenance and growth.

The peak season for NAND flash in 2008 only lasted till the month of October, and prices for 16Gb and 32Gb chips fell again in November. Price adjustments during July and August of 2008 helped demand recover in October, but the poor showing of consumer electronics sales during the holiday season, aggravated by the global financial crisis, is expected to shrink demand for NAND flash again in 2009. Within the large-size shipments, IT applications dropped 7% sequentially in Q4:08 to 19.2 million units

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The metrics determining the 2009 outlook for the Semiconductor industry as a whole has been as volatile as ever. Pricing (ASP Erosion) and inventory buildup in the latter half of 2008 has plagued the industry and companies, particularly in the Specialized (SP) and Integrated Circuits (IC) areas, are still having a difficult time managing inventory to bring utilization rates to an optimal level for margin maintenance and growth.

The peak season for NAND flash in 2008 only lasted till the month of October, and prices for 16Gb and 32Gb chips fell again in November. Price adjustments during July and August of 2008 helped demand recover in October, but the poor showing of consumer electronics sales during the holiday season, aggravated by the global financial crisis, is expected to shrink demand for NAND flash again in 2009. Within the large-size shipments, IT applications dropped 7% sequentially in Q4:08 to 19.2 million units

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The metrics determining the 2009 outlook for the Semiconductor industry as a whole has been as volatile as ever. Pricing (ASP Erosion) and inventory buildup in the latter half of 2008 has plagued the industry and companies, particularly in the Specialized (SP) and Integrated Circuits (IC) areas, are still having a difficult time managing inventory to bring utilization rates to an optimal level for margin maintenance and growth.The peak season for NAND flash in 2008 only lasted till the month of October, and prices for 16Gb and 32Gb chips fell again in November. Price adjustments during July and August of 2008 helped demand recover in October, but the poor showing of consumer electronics sales during the holiday season, aggravated by the global financial crisis, is expected to shrink demand for NAND flash again in 2009. Within the large-size shipments, IT applications dropped 7% sequentially in Q4:08 to ...

The metrics determining the 2009 outlook for the Semiconductor industry as a whole has been as volatile as ever. Pricing (ASP Erosion) and inventory buildup in the latter half of 2008 has plagued the industry, and companies -- particularly in the Specialized (SP) and Integrated Circuits (IC) areas -- are having a difficult time managing inventory to bring utilization rates to an optimal level for margin maintenance and growth.

The peak season for NAND flash in 2008 only lasted till the month of October, and prices for 16Gb and 32Gb chips fell again in November. Price adjustments during July and August did help demand to recover in October, but the low season for consumer electronics during the holiday season, aggravated by the global financial crisis, is expected to shrink demand for NAND flash again in 2009.

On the LCD front, Samsung Electronics had reported that its LCD panel sales for 3Q climbed

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