Information technology

Perficient: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

August 4, 2022 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Perficient Inc. (PRFT) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $27.8 million.

On a per-share basis, the St. Louis-based company said it had net income of 77 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.06 per share.

Computer Task Group: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

August 4, 2022 GMT

AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) _ Computer Task Group Inc. (CTG) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $2 million.

The Amherst, New York-based company said it had profit of 13 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions, were 15 cents per share.

CDW: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

August 3, 2022 GMT

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. (AP) _ CDW Corp. (CDW) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $279.3 million.

On a per-share basis, the Lincolnshire, Illinois-based company said it had net income of $2.04.

Computer Programs and Systems: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

August 2, 2022 GMT

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) _ Computer Programs and Systems Inc. (CPSI) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $3.1 million.

The Mobile, Alabama-based company said it had net income of 21 cents per share.

Former Maryland official pleads guilty to bribery conspiracy

June 7, 2022 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — A former senior Maryland official has pleaded guilty to bribery relating to information technology contracts with a state agency, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.

Isabel FitzGerald held several offices in the Maryland state government from February 2007 to August 2013.

Spirit Airlines, Sunrun rise; Twitter, Anaplan fall

June 6, 2022 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday:

Spirit Airlines Inc., up $1.46 to $22.20.

JetBlue raised its buyout offer for the airline, days after rival Frontier upped its own bid for Spirit.

SAIC: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

June 6, 2022 GMT

RESTON, Va. (AP) _ Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) on Monday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $73 million.

On a per-share basis, the Reston, Virginia-based company said it had profit of $1.29.

MongoDB, Chewy rise; Ciena, Hewlett Packard Enterprise fall

June 2, 2022 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday:

Meta Platforms Inc., up $10.22 to $198.86.

The No. 2 executive at Facebook's owner, Sheryl Sandberg, is stepping down.

HP Enterprise: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

June 1, 2022 GMT

SPRING, Texas (AP) _ Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $250 million.

The Spring, Texas-based company said it had net income of 19 cents per share.

Formula Systems: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May 18, 2022 GMT

OR YEHUDA, Israel (AP) _ Formula Systems (1985) Ltd. (FORTY) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $16.2 million.

The Or Yehuda, Israel-based company said it had profit of $1.05 per share.

Computer Task Group: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May 10, 2022 GMT

AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) _ Computer Task Group Inc. (CTG) on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $2.2 million.

The Amherst, New York-based company said it had net income of 15 cents per share.

CDW: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May 4, 2022 GMT

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. (AP) _ CDW Corp. (CDW) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $250.2 million.

On a per-share basis, the Lincolnshire, Illinois-based company said it had profit of $1.83.

Computer Programs and Systems: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May 3, 2022 GMT

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) _ Computer Programs and Systems Inc. (CPSI) on Tuesday reported first-quarter profit of $8.1 million.

On a per-share basis, the Mobile, Alabama-based company said it had profit of 55 cents.

Cerner: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May 3, 2022 GMT

NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ Cerner Corp. (CERN) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $206.1 million.

On a per-share basis, the North Kansas City, Missouri-based company said it had net income of 70 cents.

Perficient: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

April 28, 2022 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Perficient Inc. (PRFT) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $27.1 million.

The St. Louis-based company said it had net income of 75 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 98 cents per share.

UK Treasury chief Sunak defends wife in tax controversy

By DANICA KIRKAApril 8, 2022 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief has defended his wife’s decision to take advantage of rules that allow many foreigners to escape U.K. taxes on their overseas income, saying critics have launched a smear campaign against her to get at him.

Google chief: IT focus on reliable information for Ukraine

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKAMarch 29, 2022 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Information technology companies are focused on providing reliable information and stymying Russian propaganda about the invasion of Ukraine, the CEO of Google and Alphabet Inc.

SAIC: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

March 28, 2022 GMT

RESTON, Va. (AP) _ Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) on Monday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $43 million.

On a per-share basis, the Reston, Virginia-based company said it had profit of 76 cents.

Formula Systems: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

March 16, 2022 GMT

OR YEHUDA, Israel (AP) _ Formula Systems (1985) Ltd. (FORTY) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $15.5 million.

The Or Yehuda, Israel-based company said it had profit of 99 cents per share.

Nordstrom, Dycom rise; Abercrombie & Fitch, First Solar fall

March 2, 2022 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday:

Dycom Industries Inc., up $6.46 to $90.60.

The provider of specialty contracting services reported surprisingly good fourth-quarter earnings.

HP Enterprise: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

March 1, 2022 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) _ Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $513 million.

The Houston-based company said it had profit of 39 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, were 53 cents per share.

Perficient: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

February 24, 2022 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Perficient Inc. (PRFT) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $4.5 million.

On a per-share basis, the St. Louis-based company said it had profit of 13 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1 per share.

UT-Knoxville draws $10M pledge for engineering scholarship

February 23, 2022 GMT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The University of Tennessee at Knoxville has drawn a pledged donation of $10 million to support an engineering scholarship.

The state’s flagship campus says the gift from Dwight Hutchins of the information technology company Accenture will support the Fred D.

Cerner: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

February 22, 2022 GMT

NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ Cerner Corp. (CERN) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $174.8 million.

On a per-share basis, the North Kansas City, Missouri-based company said it had profit of 59 cents.

Computer Task Group: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

February 22, 2022 GMT

AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) _ Computer Task Group Inc. (CTG) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $8.7 million.

The Amherst, New York-based company said it had net income of 58 cents per share.

Insider Q&A: Internet guardian Ron Deibert of Citizen Lab

By FRANK BAJAKJanuary 24, 2022 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — The internet watchdog Citizen Lab has been remarkably effective in calling to account governments and private sector firms that use information technology to put people in peril.

About 8,000 workers to be trained using federal COVID funds

January 11, 2022 GMT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The state of Connecticut is dedicating about $62 million of its federal COVID-19 relief funds to train and ultimately place 8,000 workers in health care, information technology, manufacturing and other industries.

Russian national named in $82M hacking scheme denied bail

By MARK PRATTJanuary 5, 2022 GMT

A Russian millionaire who U.S. authorities allege participated in a scheme to steal information on computer networks and use it for insider trading, illegally bringing in tens of millions of dollars, was denied bail Wednesday.

General Motors, Steelcase fall; FedEx, Cerner rise

December 17, 2021 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday:

Cerner Corp., up $10.28 to $89.77.

Oracle is reportedly close to a deal to buy the health care information technology company.

Sinclair, Zillow fall; State Street, Peabody Energy rise

October 18, 2021 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday:

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., down 80 cents to $26.39.

The television broadcasting company suffered a data breach and is working to determine what information the data contained.

Tech company plans to hire up to 250 workers in Vermont

August 19, 2021 GMT

WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — A company that provides information technology consulting for state and local governments plans to hire as many as 250 workers over the next five years in Waterbury, officials announced.

Technology firm Epsilon to create 145 jobs in South Carolina

July 7, 2021 GMT

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Executives with an information technology firm say they plan to expand operations to the Upstate region of South Carolina.

Epsilon Inc. plans to invest $2.6 million to open a new base of operations in Greenville, The Greenville News reported.

Key firm drops out of Arizona GOP’s 2020 election recount

May 25, 2021 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — A subcontractor working on a Republican-led audit of the 2020 election results in Arizona's largest county has dropped out of the project.

Wake Technology Solutions Inc. was leading the hand-recount part of the audit but decided not to renew its contract, audit officials said Tuesday.

Kansas chamber cuts ties with US group for endorsing Davids

May 17, 2021 GMT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Chamber of Commerce has cut ties with its national counterpart over the national group's support last year for reelecting the only Democrat in the state's congressional delegation.

Molson Coors says cyberattack impacting brewing operations

By DEE-ANN DURBINMarch 11, 2021 GMT

Molson Coors Beverage Co. said Thursday it has been hit by a cyberattack that disrupted its brewing operations and shipments...

Boeing to outsource IT work to Dell, eliminate 600 jobs

February 4, 2021 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing Co. has said it will outsource a significant amount of information technology work to Dell starting in April, including support of cloud services, databases and information technology...

Records company to pay $18M to settle kickback allegations

January 29, 2021 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts-based electronic health records company has agreed to pay more than $18 million to resolve allegations that it paid illegal kickbacks to generate sales of its products, federal prosecutors said...

Ministry of Freedom Reviews (Jono Armstrong) - Is It Legit?

Marketing By KevinSeptember 29, 2020 GMT

Homewood, IL - ( NewMediaWire ) - September 29, 2020 - Affiliate marketing is arguably the most consistent and down-to-earth method to earn money online. This marketing model involves marketers selling and promoting products and services from vendors.

The Latest: Police deny existence of traffic stop records

November 14, 2019 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on a lawsuit for St. Louis police traffic stops records (all times local):

2:40 p.m.

The St. Louis city attorney says police deny the existence of traffic stop records that an activist is seeking.

Tech Issue No Problem For Voting Machines In County

Eric MarkJuly 20, 2019 GMT

The looming end of support for the Windows 7 operating system — cited as a concern for voting machines by election security experts — will not pose major problems for governmental bodies in Luzerne County, according to information technology managers.

University of Louisville has free IT training for unemployed

May 24, 2019 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The University of Louisville is partnering with the Humana Foundation and Interapt to offer free information technology training to unemployed and underemployed local residents...

Hour of Code program aims to push people toward IT careers

By NATHAN PHELPSFebruary 11, 2019 GMT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Discuss the need for information technology professionals around Wisconsin and the nation, and many businesses will tell you they can't find enough.

That has educators working to prepare students and adults for careers in the in-demand profession, sometimes one hour at a time.

Awards

Staff WriterMarch 21, 2018 GMT

• C. Damien Arthur, College of Liberal Arts, "An Enigma: The Political Life of Robert C. Byrd."

• Anthony J. Viola, College of Liberal Arts, "All Lies Begin with Truth" (novel-in-progress).

• Zelideth Rivas, College of Liberal Arts, "Caught In-Between: Interstitial Identities in Japanese Brazilian Cultural Productions."

Kent State University alumnus pledges $2 million for scholarships and a professorship

Karen Farkas, cleveland.comDecember 4, 2017 GMT

Kent State University alumnus pledges $2 million for scholarships and a professorship

KENT, Ohio - Kent State University alumnus Earl Miller and his wife Marlene Wicherski have pledged $2 million to fund three scholarships and a professorship in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Take down: Hackers looking to shut down factories for pay

By EMERY P. DALESIOAugust 9, 2017 GMT

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The malware entered the North Carolina transmission plant's computer network via email last August, just as the criminals wanted, spreading like a virus and threatening to lock up the production line until the company paid a ransom...

Apple Swift summer camp offered

Staff ReportJuly 6, 2017 GMT

A select group of middle and high school students from Houston, Stafford and Fort Bend school districts are among the first to benefit from the new HCC-Apple collaboration that features the Swift Curriculum.