Siebel, PeopleSoft Trigger Sector Bounce
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Just three months ago, investors of technology stocks watched values plummet after some 20 software companies warned Wall Street that sales would remain lackluster in what turned out to be a brutal second quarter.
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Wall Street was poised for a higher open on Friday, lifted by positive news from the technology sector, including higher-than-expected results from software maker Oracle Corp  and a stock buyback from Texas Instruments Inc .
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Buoyant commodities prices underpinned a rally in European stocks on Thursday with energy and resources companies crowding the gainers list.
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US stocks gained after PeopleSoft Inc. agreed to be bought by Oracle Corp. and Honeywell International Inc. made a UK purchase, signaling that companies are optimistic about the economy&#39;s prospects.
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Business software maker Siebel  Systems Inc. SEBL.O on Wednesday reported a quarterly profit,  after a year-earlier net loss, driven by a healthy rise in  license revenue.
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PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT) said on Monday that quarterly revenues would beat Wall Street's expectations, due to an increase in the number of customers making large orders for its enterprise-application software.
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Siebel (Nasdaq: SEBL) is expanding its relationship with Electronic Data Systems (NYSE: EDS), joining the EDS Agility network of partnerships along with Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) and SAP (NYSE: SAP). Other partners in the EDS network include Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO).
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The Nasdaq composite index rose on Thursday following a reassuring profit and outlook report from Oracle Corp  that lifted the technology sector, but the broad market was little changed as troubles at a major bond insurer weighed down the financial sector.
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Wall Street stocks were expected to open mixed on Friday, with technology stocks gaining ground led by PeopleSoft Inc  but blue chips held back by a profit warning from Alcoa Inc. .
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Strength in the software giant&#39;s mainstay product powered a healthy quarter. Weakness elsewhere shows why PeopleSoft is a target.
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday after robust results from software maker Oracle Corp  brightened the outlook for technology, helping the Dow and S&P turn in their best weekly performance since March.
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A new wave of bid activity helped European stock markets defy the gloom in the financial sector this week.
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Business software maker Siebel Systems Inc. on Monday said third-quarter revenue would beat Wall Street estimates, driven by a rebound in licensing revenue, sending its shares up 14 percent.
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Business software maker Siebel Systems Inc.  on Monday said third-quarter revenue would beat Wall Street estimates, driven by a rebound in licensing revenue, sending its shares up 14 percent.
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U.S. stocks moved higher late on  Friday morning in a broad-based advance, as oil prices dipped,  shares of PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O boosted the tech-heavy  Nasdaq and data showed that factory activity stayed at a  healthy pace last month.
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Wall Street rallied on Thursday, led by technology stocks, as IBM, a bellwether for the sector set a bullish earnings tone.
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Business software maker Siebel Systems Inc.  on Monday said third-quarter revenue would beat Wall Street estimates, driven by a rebound in licensing revenue, sending its shares up almost 16 percent.