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Are Cisco, Symantec, HP Angling For Fortinet, Qualys?

Cybersecurity firms Qualys (QLYS), Fortinet (FTNT) and Proofpoint (PFPT) could be on the auction block in 2016, likely pitting Cisco Systems (CSCO), Microsoft (MSFT), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Oracle (ORCL) in a “long overdue” M&A battle, FBR analyst Daniel Ives said Wednesday. In a separate research report, a Barclays analyst downgraded Check Point Software Technology (CHKP) stock and lowered his price target on Fortinet stock, despite

Could Cisco, HP, Intel Be Arming Up For FireEye Buy?

Cisco Systems (CSCO), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Symantec (SYMC) and Intel (INTC) could all potentially go to bat to buy beleaguered FireEye (FEYE), a Summit Research analyst said Monday as the cybersecurity firm’s shares bucked an overall Wall Street downtrend. FireEye stock was up more than 5% intraday in the stock market today as the Dow Jones and Nasdaq tumbled more than 2%. Investors worldwide cringed as China’s stock markets stalled

Where’s Big Data In ’16? Game Changing, Beyond Better

Trying to identify which among the many enterprise software companies deserve the most attention in 2016 might be impossible, but we’ve cut our list down to six. Among cloud software upstarts, Splunk (SPLK), Tableau Software (DATA) and Qlik Technologies (QLIK) could make noise in the new year. And among the longtime standard-bearers, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), IBM (IBM) and Oracle (ORCL) bear watching. These companies will generate billions