corporate earnings

Fourth quarter revenue grew to $238.3 million

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- February 3, 2010 -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering video, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2009.

Announces Divestiture of Web Clients

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- ValueClick, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCLK) today announced the divestiture of the Web Clients promotional lead generation business. The divestiture is a continuation of the Company’s strategy to focus on growing its core online marketing services and technology businesses through organic initiatives and acquisitions.

“Given the growth and synergy opportunities in our core businesses and the acquisition opportunities in the market, the time is right to divest Web Clients”

Sequential Improvement in Revenue, Earnings and Operating Cash Flow

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- January 28, 2010 -- Acxiom Corporation (Nasdaq: ACXM), a global leader in interactive marketing, today announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 ended December 31, 2009.

Delivers Best Quarter in Company History, Resulting in Third Consecutive Year of Record Revenue, Earnings, and Cash Flow

DUBLIN, Calif. — January 28, 2010 -- Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), a provider of enterprise and mobile software, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009.

Record Achievements:

* Total revenue of $331.7 million for Q409 and $1.17 billion for full year
* Messaging revenue of $56.2 million for Q409 and $196.6 million for full year
* GAAP operating margin of 30% for Q409 and 25% for full year

Windows 7 demand drives record revenue and profit.

REDMOND, Wash. — Jan. 28, 2010 -- Microsoft Corp. today announced record revenue of $19.02 billion for the second quarter ended Dec. 31, 2009, a 14% increase from the same period of the prior year. Operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $8.51 billion, $6.66 billion and $0.74 per share, which represented increases of 43%, 60% and 57%, respectively, when compared with the prior year period.

SEATTLE, Jan 28, 2010 -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced financial results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009.

Operating cash flow was $3.29 billion in 2009, compared with $1.70billion in 2008. Free cash flow increased 114% to $2.92 billion in 2009, compared with $1.36 billion in 2008.

Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards outstanding totaled 461 million on December 31, 2009, compared with 446 million a year ago.

All-Time Highest Revenue and Profit; New Accounting Standards Adopted

CUPERTINO, California -- January 25, 2010 -- Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2010 first quarter ended December 26, 2009. The Company posted revenue of $15.68 billion and a net quarterly profit of $3.38 billion, or $3.67 per diluted share.

IBM Reports 2009 Fourth-Quarter And Full-Year Results

ARMONK, N.Y., January 19, 2010 -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced fourth-quarter 2009 diluted earnings of $3.59 per share compared with diluted earnings of $3.27 per share in the fourth quarter of 2008, an increase of 10 percent.

Fourth-quarter net income was $4.8 billion compared with $4.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008, an increase of 9 percent. Total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 of $27.2 billion increased 1 percent (down 5 percent, adjusting for currency) from the fourth quarter of 2008.

Company Sees Signs of Increased Demand

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Dec. 15, 2009 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Nov. 27, 2009.

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009, Adobe achieved revenue of $757.3 million, compared to $915.3 million reported for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 and $697.5 million reported in the third quarter of fiscal 2009. Fourth quarter fiscal 2009 results include the impact of the Company’s acquisition of Omniture, Inc.

New York (November 11, 2009) - Atrinsic, Inc., (NASDAQ: ATRN), a leading online marketing services company, announced third quarter 2009 results today.

Revenues for the third quarter of 2009 were $14.9 million compared with $30.8 million in the third quarter of 2008, a decrease of 52%. Subscription revenue decreased by approximately $10.5 million, or 68%, to $4.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, compared to $15.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008.