China’s coronavirus threatens mobile phone industry: Qualcomm’s CFO

The coronavirus outbreak in China poses a potential threat to the mobile phone industry, said Qualcomm Inc while adding that it is likely to impact its manufacturing and sales. These comments by Qualcomm, the world’s biggest supplier of “modem” chips has resulted in the tumbling of chip stocks despite signs that an industry downturn was…

Accenture Plc’s reports net income of $1.36 billion on the strength of its cloud and digital services

Accenture Plc’s first quarter earnings have beaten Wall Street analysts’ estimates, on the back of fast-growing digital and cloud services businesses. The IT consulting firm has shifted its focus to the cloud and offers a wide range of services ranging from managing clients’ social media marketing strategies to helping them move to the cloud. Accenture…

Adobe Systems Inc eyeing to acquire Marketo Inc for more than $1.8 billion

For Adobe the acquisition makes sense since Marketo’s expertise lies in its business-to-business marketing applications which would compliment its own. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Adobe Systems Inc is in negotiations to acquire privately held cloud-based marketing software company Marketo Inc. The deal will boost Adobe’s cloud offerings and improve its…