Strong financial performance in the most recent quarter and continued growth in results despite a challenging economy have led Standard & Poor's (S&P) Rating Services to raise Red Hat Inc.’s  (RHT) corporate credit rating from BB to BB+.   Red Hat is a leader in open source software solutions and has been upgraded thrice in less than two years. The company believes that it is still in the early stages of growth and has tremendous growth opportunity beyond 2010.   We believe the company’s strong market position, focused execution, strong balance sheet, impressive cash flow, international expansion and proven value proposition will help grow its business in the near term and deliver strong revenue growth beyond fiscal 2010.   We remain positive on the company’s long-term growth given its robust performance, driven by the record bookings and billings, substantial recurring revenue stream and growth in deferred revenues.  ...

Even during the worldwide recession it seems consumers continue to abandon ‘dumb’ phones when, for just a little bit more money, they can get a pocket-sized computer – a smartphone – instead. According to research firm Gartner, overall handset sales are expected to shrink by 4 percent this year compared to last year. Meanwhile, smartphone sales are forecast to grow by more than 20 percent.

Smartphones account for only 14 percent of the mobile phone market today, but this segment has doubled its share of the global mobile phone business over the past three years. More than 500 million smartphones are expected to be sold in 2012 when they are forecasted to make up half the market. Revenues from smartphones are expected to double to half the industry total by 2014.

With the smartphone market being really the only game in town, the intensity of the battle for the smartphone market is

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By Willem Thorbecke

Today, we're fortunate to have Willem Thorbecke, Senior Research Fellow at Asian Development Bank Institute and a Consulting Fellow at Japan's Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, as a guest contributor.

Asia's role in the propagation of the global recession has been a subject of study, but relatively little attention has been devoted to the interaction of exchange rates and production chains. The structure of East Asian production networks and the severity of the recession places a premium on policy coordination in the region.

Multinational corporations in East Asia have established value chains by slicing up production processes and allocating the production blocks across countries in the region based on relative endowments of capital, skill, labor, and infrastructure. As MNCs increase their tenure in developing Asia, they procure more from local firms. This leads to the formation of industrial clusters, and

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Chicago, IL – October 9, 2009 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: International Business Machines (IBM), Microsoft (MSFT), Oracle (ORCL), Intel (INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

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Here are highlights from Thursday’s Analyst Blog:

IBM Faces Antitrust Hurdle

International Business Machines (IBM) has been charged by the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA), a non-profit trade group organized by IBM’s rivals Microsoft (MSFT) and Oracle (ORCL). The allegation is directed at its Mainframe computer business, which is taking

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International Business Machines (IBM) has been charged by the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA), a non-profit trade group organized by IBM’s rivals Microsoft (MSFT) and Oracle (ORCL). The allegation is directed at its Mainframe computer business, which is taking revenues and pressurizing profits of its competitors by withdrawing the license access to customers using non-IBM hardware operating systems. The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) is investigating the allegations against IBM for its conduct in the Mainframe business. Some smaller companies in the banking, government and health care sector develop technologies that would allow the software to run on cheaper hardware. Thus, to freeze competition, IBM has combined its mainframe operating systems with hardware and acquired startup Platform Solutions Inc. Moreover, it has been alleged that IBM has curbed license of its mainframe operating systems to users of Hercules, which is an open-source software that ...

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Friday September 18, 2009

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NewMarket Technology, Inc. Announces Research Coverage Initiated With Beacon Equity With Report Expected 1st Week in October to Review $100 Million in Profitable Annual Revenue

DALLAS, TX–(CRWENEWSWIRE - 09/18/09) - NewMarket Technology, Inc. (Pinksheets:NWMT) today announced Beacon Equity Research has initiated research coverage on the Company. A research report on NewMarket’s operations and business plan is anticipated the first week in October. CEO Philip Verges discusses the research coverage in an on-demand Webcast released yesterday presenting on the Company’s plan to align share price and fundamental financial performance.

Management believes the Company is

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NewMarket Technology, Inc. Gears Up for Dividend Plan, Upgraded Public Listing with $65 Million in New Sales Contracts YTD

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DALLAS, TX–(CRWENEWSWIRE - 09/16/09) – NewMarket Technology, Inc. (Pinksheets:NWMT) plans to issue an on-demand, strategic corporate update tomorrow on progress made year-to-date towards aligning the Company’s operational and financial performance with the market share price. Specific focus will be given to the previously announced dividend plan and the Company’s plan to upgrade its public listing to the OTCQX. The move to the OTCQX

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DALLAS, TX–(CRWENEWSWIRE - 09/15/09) - NewMarket Technology, Inc. (Pinksheets:NWMT) today announced signing a letter of intent (LOI) in China for a second large outsourcing opportunity in China and the third this year for Company. The Company recently announced a $30 million contract signed with Beijing Chuangzhitongda Technology Development and a $33 million outsourcing agreement with WBA (Wireless Broadband Access) Telecommunications, S.A. The Company has also signed over $2 million in contracts supporting strategic Microsoft installations.

Thursday Webcast to Present Dividend Plan and Upgraded Public Listing Application

NewMarket is scheduled to present a corporate update on Thursday, September 17, 2009. The presentation’s agenda includes a discussion of the Company’s plan to align share price and fundamental financial performance, an update on the previously announced dividend plan and more information on the Company’s plan to upgrade its public listing to the OTCQX. Among other benefits, the OTCQX (www.otcqx.com) is considered a first step

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DALLAS, TX–(CRWENEWSWIRE - 09/15/09) - NewMarket Technology, Inc. (Pinksheets:NWMT), a global systems integrator and emerging technology provider, has released an exclusive presentation on its expansion plans into East Africa. The twelve-year-old Company has grown to nearly $100 million in technology and service sales across North America, China, Southeast Asia and Latin America, with a focus on some of the leading emerging economies in those regions that have a large demand for technology hardware, software and services. In the different regions of the globe it operates, NewMarket sells, installs and supports technologies from leading technology providers such as Microsoft, Oracle, and HP as well as some lesser known, but leading edge emerging technology.

The Company is now focused on the emerging economies of East Africa, starting with Kenya. Kenya already has a fiber-optic cable infrastructure in place throughout the country, and three submarine cables under construction or currently coming on line. As

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NewMarket Technology, Inc. Eyes East Africa to Expand Its Nearly $100 Million in Global Sales

- Company Extends Invitation to October Trade Mission to Kenya -

DALLAS, TX–(CRWENEWSWIRE - 09/15/09) - NewMarket Technology, Inc. (Pinksheets:NWMT), a global systems integrator and emerging technology provider, has released an exclusive presentation on its expansion plans into East Africa. The twelve-year-old Company has grown to nearly $100 million in technology and service sales across North America, China, Southeast Asia and Latin America, with a focus on some of the leading emerging economies in those regions that have

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