Daily technology news - 25-Jan-2007

Japan's Stocks Gain; Kyocera, Technology Shares Lead Advance (Bloomberg.com)Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks rose after confidence in the U.S. about earnings growth at technology- related companies drove the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to its highest in more than six years.

Asian Technology Stocks Advance, Led by Sony, LG.Philips (Bloomberg.com)Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Asian technology stocks advanced after better-than-expected earnings at U.S. companies renewed speculation that profit growth in the industry will be sustained. Sony Corp. and LG.Philips LCD Co. gained.

NASA Creates Microscopic Technology for Webb Space Telescope (SpaceRef)GREENBELT, Md. - NASA engineers and scientists building the James Webb Space Telescope have created a new telescope technology called "microshutters."

Japanese Stock Market Rises, Led By Technology-related Stocks (Nasdaq)(RTTNews) - The stock market in Japan advanced with the Nikkei 225 Index hitting a six and a half year high, led by technology stocks, following strong closure in overnight US markets.

Japan's Stocks May Gain; Kyocera, Technology Shares May Rise (Bloomberg.com)Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks may rise after confidence in the U.S. about earnings growth at technology- related companies drove the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to its highest in more than six years.

Intuit Appoints Chief Technology Officer (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Financial software provider Intuit Inc., maker of the Quicken and TurboTax products, said Wednesday that it has appointed Per-Kristian Halvorsen to the position of senior vice president and chief technology officer.

Parametric Technology posts higher profit (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) Parametric technology Corp. said on Wednesday its quarterly profit doubled and it raised its 2007 forecasts.

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