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The demand for the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad 2 is so strong, that many are in "shock and awe" over the lines abroad, and the fact that you still can't buy one in the U.S. because of supply shortage. According to the article from AppleInsider, one Wall Street analyst sharply raised his estimates on...

Blue Coat Systems Inc (NASDAQ: BCSI) is higher again today, gaining 12 cents to trade at $21.20. Yesterday BCSI announced it was replacing Brian NeSmith as CEO with Michael Borman. Before becoming CEO of Blue Coat, Borman was CEO of Avocent, which was bought for $1.2 billion in cash by Emerson...

ValueClick, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCLK) today announced that senior management will present at the following investor conferences in New York: -- Tuesday, June 8 at 8:40 a.m. ET at the 5th Annual Needham Internet & Digital Media Conference; -- Wednesday, June 9 at 3:30 p.m. ET at the RBC Capital...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its presentations at the Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions 2010 Conference on Thursday, June 3, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. EDT and at the 9th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 3:20...

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: NPSP) announced today that Francois Nader, M.D., president and chief executive officer, is scheduled to present at the 9th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference in New York on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 10:40 a.m. ET and the Jefferies 2010 Global Life Sciences...

Solta Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLTM), a global leader in the medical aesthetics market, today announced that it will present at the 9th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference in New York City. The presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, June 9 at 3:30 pm ET. Stephen J. Fanning, Chairman, President and...

Shares of Progress Software Corporation (Nasdaq: PRGS) were upgraded by Needham & Co. from a rating of Hold to a rating of Buy with a price target of $35. Progress Software Corporation has a 52-week trading range of $14.69 to $30.51. The application infrastructure software company closed...

Toymaker Mattel Inc. (Nasdaq: MAT) reported on Friday that its 4th quarter profit jumped 86%. Mattel, which is best known for producing toy lines such as Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars, attributed the sharp rise in profits to rising Barbie sales and lower costs. Net income was $328.4 million, or...