Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: IBM, Cisco, General Electric, Infosys and Oracle

Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: International Business Machines (IBM), Cisco Systems (CSCO), General Electric (GE), Infosys Technologies (INFY) and Oracle Corp. (ORCL).

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Here are highlights from Friday’s Analyst Blog:

IBM, Cisco Line Up Smart-Grid Partners

International Business Machines (IBM) and Cisco Systems (CSCO) recently announced the selection of Smart grid partners and products. Smart grid technology transforms the way power is distributed and used, adding intelligence throughout the grid, which ultimately results in substantial reduction of wastage and faults, improves receptiveness, handles current and future demand efficiently and manages costs. IBM’s smart grid maturity model helps to accelerate the adoption of smart grid technologies and business solutions.

To enhance this segment IBM’s software platform is tying together various enterprise products like Lotus and WebSphere. This apart, IBM also announced that a host of vendors like BPL Global, Trilliant, Coloumb Technologies, eMeter, Itron and OSLsoft, and PowerSense are also securing certification to be involved in the Smart Grid project.

On the other hand, Cisco Systems also announced its partners for SmartGrid solutions. The company’s partners include names like General Electric (GE), Arcadian Networks, Infosys Technologies (INFY), Cap Gemini, Oracle Corp. (ORCL), among others.

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