McAfee Inc. (MFE)

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  • commenter
    Roy P.
    Oct 03 12:28 PM
    Continued Assault on the Software Sector [view article]
    BUY KOOL - revenue to increase 30-35% y/y, gross profit margin to improve from 33% to over 40%...

    How many stocks can make this kind of guidance today?     Reply
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    Roger
    Knights
    Sep 26 06:56 AM
    PTF: Weak Dollar, Stock Buybacks Offer Hope to Tech Investors [view article]
    I think there's a typo:
    "Average investors might buy ..."
    should be "Average investors might not buy ..."     Reply
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    Roger
    Knights
    Sep 26 06:56 AM
    PTF: Weak Dollar, Stock Buybacks Offer Hope to Tech Investors [view article]
    I think there's a typo:
    "Average investors might buy ..."
    should be "Average investors might not buy ..."     Reply
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    LTejas
    Sep 25 05:10 AM
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    Symantec Corp. CEO Shines at Shareholder Meeting [view article]
    Here is myth buster:
    www.symantec.com/about...

    And here is a proselyte:
    www.hardwaregeeks.com/.../     Reply
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    Kris Tuttle
    Sep 23 12:07 PM
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    Symantec Corp. CEO Shines at Shareholder Meeting [view article]
    Nobody denies that Symantec knows how to put on a show. They don't wow their customers quite so much. Reply
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    Rickmossb
    Sep 23 11:32 AM
    Symantec Corp. CEO Shines at Shareholder Meeting [view article]
    What is the False Positive Rate and False Negative rate for Symantecs' Data Leak Prevention System (DLP)? If it's not zero for both, their market share will start to diminish once customer's realize that accurate detection is the main function needed for a true DLP solution. Reply
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    Veteran
    Sep 23 10:59 AM
    Symantec Corp. CEO Shines at Shareholder Meeting [view article]
    Mr. Thompson is impressive - and you were apparently greatly impressed.
    However, it was the same Thompson that tanked Symantec by the Veritas acquisition and no sweet talking is going to change that blunder.
    Mr. Thompson was a veteran IBM sales executive. IBM sales executives are known as smooth talkers and you were conned.     Reply
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    maxmasmav
    Sep 23 10:09 AM
    Symantec Corp. CEO Shines at Shareholder Meeting [view article]
    Thanks. Reply
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    waynei
    Sep 14 07:15 PM
    McAfee Battles Internet Bugs, Bigger Rivals - Barron's [view article]
    For last few years we've read MSN, Google, AOL, Firefox et al provide these services. I myself purchase virus/spyware software and turnoff the
    free stuff but still it presents a headwind. As for MY computer safety, i use CheckPoint's ZoneAlarm and am very happy. Why do I never hear checkpoint mentioned as security, other than Firewall?     Reply
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    Eli Hoffmann
    Sep 14 07:11 PM
    McAfee Battles Internet Bugs, Bigger Rivals - Barron's [view article]
    Thanks, Glen. Fixed that. Reply
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    R Sargule
    Sep 14 01:38 PM
    McAfee Battles Internet Bugs, Bigger Rivals - Barron's [view article]
    I would bet on better earnings for Mcafee.
    As per Forrester's report
    www.forrester.com/ER/P...
    IT Spending is on the rise. Even if it was flat, security spending seems to continue to grow as companies are getting more aware of security as a separate practice. Companies have started view security more from a strategic level than just a tactical measure. (evident from interest at the board/executive level). And they are realizing the long term reputation and financial consequences from a security breach. Look at some of the recent data breaches. TJMaxx - with over 40Million records stolen, and the weaknesses in IT security at Soc Gen that were apparently exploited in its £3.9bn trading fraud!     Reply
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    Glen
    Bradford
    Sep 14 09:34 AM
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    McAfee Battles Internet Bugs, Bigger Rivals - Barron's [view article]
    this article is tagged "Middlebys".... it shouldnt be. Reply
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    MustangMatt
    Aug 21 01:23 AM
    Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News [view article]
    Healthcare and legacy costs are partially to blame, but the UAW is, in my opinion, more of the culprit. I worked for Ford and experienced the ridiculousness of all of the red tape first hand. The UAW is nothing more than a leech. From the union reps who do nothimg more than walk the floor and shake hands, to the stupid rules pertaining to job classification, unions are a big reason why AMerican car makers are struggling. Hell, in my plant (Sterling Heights plant on Mound road for Ford) we had a guy making over 100k a year and he was a damn floor cleaner!


    On Aug 01 07:24 PM brian58 wrote:

    > It isn't the unions that has caused the downfall of GM. It is healthcare
    > costs for retirees. GM can compete against Toyota. It cannot compete
    > against Japan. If we had universal health care coverage in this country
    > and American companies could get out of having to offer healthcare
    > benefits to it's employees then GM would be in better shape. And
    > before someone starts screaming about socialized medicine let me
    > state a few observations. Healthcare is not free. It costs money
    > to provide good healthcare and money is a finite resource. Everyone
    > has an obligation to take care of themselves by eating right, exercising
    > and not smoking. (Tobacco companies use to get government subsidies,
    > why shouldn't lung cancer patients) But every American citizen has
    > a right to decent healthcare. One of the things that made America
    > great was the availability of a free education to everyone, just
    > not for the rich. Modern medical technology is expensive. Some CEO
    > shouldn't get rich by saying no to the insurance company saying no
    > to my medical care. Why would you want to be part of a society that
    > put greed above the well being of it's citizens regardless of economic
    > class. Let's have compassionate capitalism in America. Money isn't
    > isn't evil but the love of money is or so they say.     Reply
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    Trend
    Security
    Aug 19 02:59 PM
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    Take Advantage of Phishing Scams With Security Software [view article]
    Internet Security is a HUGE need right now and so many companies raced to get setup online before really understanding the huge need to lock down and secure their client information.

    From the beginning, the need to be secure online is a corporation problem. The FBI chases down cyberfraud and cyber criminials but it isn't their job to secure our information. That is up to us as consumers and to the corporations who have accepted our business and have the fiduciary responsibility to us as their clients.

    The FBI devotes considerable resources to cyberfraud. Like any other organization, there is a division of the FBI devoted to cyberfraud and internet security. It isn't the same people chasing down the child pornography. There are resources devoted to chasing cyberfraud and to trying to stay ahead of the hackers and evolving malicious code. The number of cases being worked on a daily basis is staggering and there is no question in my mind that the FBI is working 24X7 to case down internet criminals, thieves, and hackers.

    That is like saying it is the police's job to protect the citizens of our community but because they are under political pressure to focus on murders and rapes, construction companies are forced to spend their own money to put locks on the doors and windows of the houses that they build. Or like saying that even though it is the police's job to protect our community, banks are forced to put our money into a locked vault.

    As a government employee, I get tired of hearing people denigrate the hard working and vastly underpaid government employees out there who are really working full time to make this country a better and safer place to live. Online as well as offline. As if it is OUR fault that criminal activity happens.

    The fact that corporations raced online before they understood the need to protect their client's personal and confidential information is not the FBI's fault. The fact that corporations haven't properly secured their information and need to spend money to upgrade and improve their client security is not the FBI's fault. It isn't the FBI forcing the corporations to spend more money on securing their client data... cyber criminal actions are forcing corporations to spend more money on securing their client data. The demand of the marketplace to be secure is forcing corporations to secure their data. There is a big difference there.

    You are right though... corporations who have proven better security will most likely attract customers and therefore revenue.
    If they want to make that money, they need to spend the money to be secure.


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    BlueAmerican
    Aug 01 07:24 PM
    Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News [view article]
    It isn't the unions that has caused the downfall of GM. It is healthcare costs for retirees. GM can compete against Toyota. It cannot compete against Japan. If we had universal health care coverage in this country and American companies could get out of having to offer healthcare benefits to it's employees then GM would be in better shape. And before someone starts screaming about socialized medicine let me state a few observations. Healthcare is not free. It costs money to provide good healthcare and money is a finite resource. Everyone has an obligation to take care of themselves by eating right, exercising and not smoking. (Tobacco companies use to get government subsidies, why shouldn't lung cancer patients) But every American citizen has a right to decent healthcare. One of the things that made America great was the availability of a free education to everyone, just not for the rich. Modern medical technology is expensive. Some CEO shouldn't get rich by saying no to the insurance company saying no to my medical care. Why would you want to be part of a society that put greed above the well being of it's citizens regardless of economic class. Let's have compassionate capitalism in America. Money isn't isn't evil but the love of money is or so they say. Reply
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