Earnings Releases, Patent Litigations, Innovations, Technological Advancements, and Leadership Appointments - Analyst Notes on Applied Materials, Google, IBM, Qualcomm and Baidu

NEW YORK, May 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/2714-100free.

Applied Materials Inc. Analyst Notes
On May 15, 2014, Applied Materials, Inc. (Applied Materials) reported financial results for Q2 FY 2014 (period ended April 27, 2014). Applied Materials generated Q2 FY 2014 net sales of $2.3 billion, up 7.4% QoQ, driven by growth in Silicon Systems. The Company reported non-GAAP net income of $348 million or $0.28 per diluted share, versus $199 million or $0.16 per diluted share in Q2 FY 2013. Both revenue and EPS figures were in line with the analysts expected values polled by Thomson Reuters. Gary Dickerson, President and CEO, said, "We are also delivering significant improvements in our financial performance and have expanded our operating margins to their highest level in nearly three years." For Q3 FY 2014, the Company expects non-GAAP diluted EPS to be in the range of $0.25 to $0.29. Shares in the Company jumped 8.13% to settle at $20.21 in the next trading session. The full analyst notes on Applied Materials are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/2714-AMAT-21May2014.pdf

Google Inc. Analyst Notes
On May 16, 2014, Reuters reported that Google Inc. (Google) and Apple Inc. (Apple) have decided to settle all patent litigations between them over smartphones, putting an end to the high-profile technology lawsuits. "Apple and Google have also agreed to work together in some areas of patent reform," the joint statement by both the companies, as quoted by Reuters, read. According to the Reuters report, the Companies stated that the settlement does not include a cross license to their respective patents. Both the Companies have asked a federal appeals court in Washington to dismiss their cases against each other. According to Reuters, the deal does not apply to Apple's litigation against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. The full analyst notes on Google are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/2714-GOOG-21May2014.pdf

International Business Machines Corp. Analyst Notes
On May 16, 2014, International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) announced that a new group of companies are creating Watson-powered cognitive computing intelligence applications. The IBM Watson Group announced that three new partners are building apps for various purposes ranging from assisting investors in making precise judgments based on market insights from trade floors full of data, to helping a dermatologist to find out the most effective skin cancer treatment option, to cautioning retailers about the right time to push their game-time snacks display to the store front so as to help grow sales. Michael Rhodin, Senior Vice President, IBM Watson Group, said, "The power of Watson is a game-changing proposition. Since we established a Watson developer ecosystem, we've seen the creativity flow from entrepreneurs around the world with business-changing ideas for the Watson technology." The full analyst notes on IBM are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/2714-IBM-21May2014.pdf

Qualcomm Incorporated Analyst Notes
On May 15, 2014, Qualcomm Incorporated (Qualcomm) announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (QTI), in conjunction with Sohu.com, conducted the first announced live public demonstration of LTE-TDD Broadcast during the Qualcomm Reference Design & Wireless Innovation Summit hosted by QTI in Shenzhen, China. As per Qualcomm, the demonstration featured High Efficiency Video Coding and Dynamic Adaptive Streaming Over HTTP technologies and utilized devices based on Qualcomm Reference Designs by QTI featuring QTI's Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 400 processors and integrated Qualcomm® Gobi™ modems. The demo was supported by QTI's LTE Broadcast solution for the evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service platform and featured content provided by Sohu.com. The full analyst notes on Qualcomm are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/2714-QCOM-21May2014.pdf

Baidu, Inc. Analyst Notes
On May 16, 2014, Baidu, Inc. (Baidu) announced the appointment of Andrew Ng as Chief Scientist of Baidu at the opening of its U.S. R&D Center in Sunnyvale, California. Andrew Ng is a renowned Artificial Intelligence researcher and will spearhead Baidu Research, with labs in Beijing and Silicon Valley. Baidu stated that the new facility will add research to the Company's existing development competencies in Silicon Valley. Robin Li, Baidu's Chairman and CEO said, "We are delighted to welcome Andrew to our team. As a true visionary and key contributor in the field of Artificial Intelligence, Andrew is the ideal individual to lead our research efforts as we enter an era where AI plays an increasingly pronounced role." The full analyst notes on Baidu are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/2714-BIDU-21May2014.pdf

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