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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
OTOY Developing Server-Side 3D Rendering Technology	Imagine you could play video games - and immerse yourself in virtual worlds - with 3D graphics comparable to those found in blockbuster films like Transformers or WALL•E. And then imagine you could experience and control those graphics in real-time from any internet-enabled device, whether it be a desktop computer, set-top box or even iPhone. Sound far-fetched? It doesn’t to Jules Urbach, founder and CEO of a Los Angeles-based company called OTOY, who has been working with microprocesso...	July 09, 2008
Technology Companies in Canada?	Yes, there are a lot of publicly traded technology companies in Canada, including a couple of well known names. Canada isn't just the home of oil and mining stocks, it has plenty of tech, life sciences, and many other industries. All of the following companies are based in Canada, have market caps over $325 million, and trade either on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ. Research in Motion Limited ( RIMM ) is the Waterloo, Ontario based company that was the developer of the BlackBerry. It was...	May 12, 2008
CGI Positions Foreign Exchange Impacts	CGI (GIB) announced ”Revenue of $949.1 million, up 5.3% on a constant currency basis; - Q2 2008 bookings of $1.1 billion, up 23.4%; - Earnings before taxes of $100.4 million, up 8.6%; - Net earnings of $68.8 million, up 9.7%; - Net earnings margin of 7.2%, up from 6.6%; - EPS of 21 cents, up 11.7%; - Cash generated from operating activities in Q2 2008 of $44.4 million - Share repurchases in Q2 2008 totalled $68.1 million.”Hey that all sounds pretty good I think. But read carefully and chew o...	April 29, 2008
Analyst initiations: U.S. retail hardlines, biofuels, IPG and OMC	Filed under: Analyst reports, Home Depot (HD), Bed Bath and Beyond (BBBY), Best Buy (BBY), Intl Flavors/Fragr (IFF), Lowe's Cos (LOW), Analyst initiationsMOST NOTEWORTHY: The U.S. Retail Hardlines Sector, the BioFuels Sector, Interpublic Group and Omnicom Group were today's noteworthy initiations: Lehman initiated the Retail Hardlines Sector with a Neutral. The firm initiated coverage of Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) with Overweight ratings and Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Bed Bat...	April 25, 2008
Liberty Mutual buys Safeco at a 51% premium, who's next?	Filed under: Industry, Progressive Corp,Ohio (PGR)AP reports that Liberty Mutual, the nation's largest provider of workers' compensation insurance and its sixth largest property-casualty insurer, is buying Safeco (NYSE: SAF) for $6.1 billion, a 51% premium over Tuesday's close. Having spent years working for Liberty Mutual in the 1990s -- part of it for Gary Gregg, who heads the Agency Markets unit that will manage Safeco -- I know that this deal may well be the largest in its history. Safeco s...	April 23, 2008
Time Warner's prehistoric romp wins big box office bucks	Filed under: Time Warner (TWX), Walt Disney (DIS), Sony Corp ADR (SNE), FilmMammoths and multiplexes go hand in hand, apparently, especially if said mammoths are of the CGI variety. According to Boxofficemojo, 10,000 B.C., Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) prehistoric epic, pounded the rest of its competition like an angry caveman warrior clubbing a saber-toothed tiger (I didn't see the film, but I assume this happened at some point during the plot). The film is estimated to have taken in over $35 milli...	March 10, 2008
Renaissance and Revival	It has been an extraordinarily long time since I last published thoughts here for which I truly apologize. Needless to say, capital markets have been challenging and clients prefer a higher level of care and attention when markets are rocky. Businesses evolve through these challenges and create opportunities to add skillsets and analytics and establish an even firmer foundation and discipline. Renaissance and revival are frequently the result of such times.I particularly want to thank a fellow C...	March 08, 2008
Wednesday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesEvergreen Solar (ESLR)= Janco Partners Mkt Perform » Buy Virgin Media (VMED)= Citigroup Hold » Buy El Paso Electric (EE)= Soleil Hold » Buy Chattem (CHTT)= Stanford Research Hold » Buy Sysco (SYY )= Piper Jaffray Neutral » Buy Zoran (ZRAN)= Needham & Co Buy » Strong Buy CGI Group (GIB)= RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform » Outperform Toyota Motor (TM)= HSBC Securities Underweight » Neutral Medivation (MDVN)= Stanford Research Hold » Buy Estee Lauder (E...	January 30, 2008
Clinton Group Discloses 5% Stake in HealthSpring (HS); Proposes Leveraged Recap and a Dutch Tender Offer	In a 13D filing on HealthSpring (NYSE: HS) this morning, Clinton Group disclosed a 5.05% stake (2,893,404 shares) in the company and a letter to the company suggesting they undertake a leveraged recapitalization and a Dutch tender offer. The firm sent a follow-up letter noting that they have not heard back from the CEO regarding its proposal.From the Filing:"On June 15, 2007, CGI sent a letter to the Issuer's Chairman and CEO, Mr. Herbert A. Fritch, expressing its support of the Issuer's managem...	June 27, 2007

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