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Financeen-usSat, 19 Jul 2008 10:47:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/pr/40197.gifhttp://finance.yahoo.com14417http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/barrons/rss/SIG=11tv2ouad/*http://online.barrons.com/article/SB121642859187367051.html?mod=yahoobarrons&ru=yahooAccenture could maintain double-digit growth in revenues and earnings as companies seek help in cutting costs and becoming more efficient.yahoo_finance/3547100978Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:47:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/minyanville/rss/SIG=12piv0sed/*http://www.minyanville.com/articles/ibm-tech-HON-mfg-honeywell/index/a/18106/from/yahooStrengthen your portfolio in good times and bad.yahoo_finance/2258557381Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:25:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/080718/0417193.htmlIBM today announced that it would continue assisting ABM Industries Incorporated, one of the largest facility services contractors listed on the New York Stock Exchange, with technology integration services for finance and human capital management as well as business process standardization.yahoo_finance/582814710Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:04:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080718/ibm_stock.html?.v=1Shares of IBM Corp. edged higher in early Friday trading, after the technology bellwether's second-quarter earnings proved to be a bright spot in an otherwise dreary economic landscape.yahoo_finance/2222586318Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:33:34 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=12iako34u/*http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ibm-posts-22-increase-quarterly/story.aspx?guid=%7B38E6CB07%2DFAEF%2D450D%2D91E2%2D4937DAF81CC0%7D&siteid=yhoofIBM Corp. on Thursday said second-quarter profit rose more than 22% from a year ago as the technology and services giant reported sales of almost $27 billion, led by strong growth in its software and services businesses.yahoo_finance/4010234278Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:26:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/080718/0417167.htmlIBM led all vendors worldwide in IT operations management software revenue in 2007, according to a new report from analyst firm Gartner, Inc.yahoo_finance/1238306345Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:11:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/080718/0417201.htmlBanco Espírito Santo, one of the major multi-specialist financial groups in Portugal and IBM, today announced a seven-year outsourcing services agreement for IBM to manage the bank's information technology infrastructure.yahoo_finance/272250420Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/pssa/rss/SIG=1283bdgd2/*http://seekingalpha.com/article/85674-software-m-a-muddles-along-in-q2?source=yahooyahoo_finance/351490759Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:14:47 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/080718/0417128.htmlAs one era closed with the final All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium this week, Major League Baseball enters a new one, employing software technologies from IBM to improve the way baseball is officiated.yahoo_finance/3933538220Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080717/earns_ibm.html?.v=17IBM Corp.'s second-quarter profit leaped 22 percent, blowing past Wall Street estimates as the technology company's bread-and-butter services division continued to thrive despite economic malaise in the U.S.yahoo_finance/1964706353Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:19:39 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/trsa/rss/SIG=12ckkfa7j/*http://seekingalpha.com/article/85591-ibm-q2-2008-earnings-call-transcript?source=yahooyahoo_finance/430509046Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:28:18 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/080717/ibm_results.html?.v=5IBM reported a 22 percent rise in quarterly profit, blowing past Wall Street targets and raising its 2008 forecast, as emerging markets used its services, software and equipment to expand, and larger countries turned to technology to save money.yahoo_finance/3276191564Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:09:11 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080717/earns_ibm_summary_box.html?.v=2THE PROFIT: IBM Corp.'s second-quarter profit rose 22 percent, easily beating Wall Street's expectations. The Armonk, N.Y.-based company is benefiting from continued strength in its services division despite growing economic worries.yahoo_finance/1451528454Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:26:02 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/bizj/rss/SIG=12at2bujd/*http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2008/07/14/daily42.html?ana=yfcpcyahoo_finance/3679898026Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:05:05 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/forbes/rss/SIG=139q34olr/*http://www.forbes.com/2008/07/17/ibm-earnings-technology-markets-equity-cx_mp_markets0717markets38.html?partner=yahootixThe company posted better-than-expected second-quarter results and raised year-end earnings guidance to $8.75 a share.yahoo_finance/3964699613Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/wsj/rss/SIG=11piafd22/*http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121632606818963011.html?mod=yahoo_hs&ru=yahooIBM's Profit Climbs 22% IBM's profit jumped 22% as revenue grew globally, implying big business and government haven't pulled back on capital spending despite a weak economy.yahoo_finance/1826795632Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:54:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=12euf1opm/*http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ibm-earnings-rise-22-strong/story.aspx?guid=%7BCF143936%2D0A2C%2D4EA9%2DAEE5%2D11255004E7CA%7D&siteid=yhoofIBM Corp. says second-quarter profit rose more than 22% from a year ago as the technology and services giant reports sales of almost $27 billion, led by strong growth in the company's software and services businesses.yahoo_finance/125432617Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:06:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/xbarronsblog/rss/SIG=13346lqv9/*http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2008/07/17/ibm-q2-revs-268b-eps-198-topping-street-ests/?mod=yahoobarronsyahoo_finance/1673877220Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:54:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080717/clth094.html?.v=88yahoo_finance/3669988391Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:52:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11iiumket/*http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7bD5FC5266-4E21-4A42-BFFA-B6EF714C7E7E%7d&siteid=yhoof2IBM Corp. on Thursday reported a second-quarter profit of $2.77 billion, or $1.98 a share, up from $2.26 billion, or $1.55 a share in the same period a year ago. Revenue rose almost 13% to $26.82 billion from last year's sales of $23.8 billion.yahoo_finance/3519103488Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:41:19 Etc/GMT