Dell enters smart phone market, with Mini 3 to debut this month in deal with China Mobile

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BMC Software posts 35 percent jump in 2Q earnings as falling expenses offset lower sales

BMC Software posts 35 percent jump in 2Q earnings

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Texas Instruments’ 4Q forecast surpasses expectations as chip maker reports 3Q profit decline

Texas Instruments 3Q profit, sales decline

NEW YORK — Texas Instruments' third-quarter profit and sales Monday inched past the improved expectations the chip maker issued last month, and its largest division, which makes analog chips used in digital music players and other gadgets, saw 20 percent growth for the second quarter in a row.

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Dell to close Winston-Salem, NC plan, lay off 905 as computer maker streamlines operations

Dell to close Winston-Salem, NC plant, lay off 905

ROUND ROCK, Texas — Dell Inc. says it will close a desktop computer manufacturing plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina by the end of January.

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SEC files notice of appeal, seeks to reverse dismissal of insider-trading case against Cuban

SEC files notice of appeal in Cuban trading case

DALLAS — The Securities and Exchange Commission says it plans to appeal a federal judge's dismissal of the agency's insider-trading lawsuit against Mark Cuban.

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Hoover’s IPO Scorecard finds new stock offerings shoot up in 3rd qtr as market gains momentum

IPOs soar in 3rd quarter as market regains footing

AUSTIN, Texas — The number of U.S. initial public offerings more than tripled in the third quarter compared with the same period last year, according to business information provider Hoover's.

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Sallie Krawcheck resigns from Dell board, Shantanu Narayen named as new director

Sallie Krawcheck resigns from Dell board

ROUND ROCK, Texas — PC maker Dell Inc. said Tuesday Sallie L. Krawcheck is resigning from its board to focus more on her work at Bank of America Corp., which she recently joined as president of its global wealth and investment management division.

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Dell to buy Perot Systems for $3.9 bn

SAN FRANCISCO - Computer maker Dell is to buy technology services company Perot Systems for $3.9 billion in a bid to gain a foothold in the lucrative sector of information technology consulting, the company announced Monday.

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Analysts expect upbeat news from Texas Instruments as chip industry shows signs of recovery

Analysts expect upbeat news from Texas Instruments

NEW YORK — Analysts expect good news from chip maker Texas Instruments Inc. Wednesday, when the company is scheduled to give a mid-quarter financial update.

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Dell shows off smart phone ‘prototype’ at China Mobile event in Beijing

Dell developing smart phone for China Mobile

ROUND ROCK, Texas — PC maker Dell Inc. is working on a smart phone for China Mobile Ltd., China's biggest cell phone carrier.

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