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Hardware Sector

Hot Stocks in This Sector	Apple, Logitech International S.A., Cisco Systems, Dell, 3Com, Xyratex, STEC, Adaptec.
Related Sectors	IT Services, Software, Electronics, Information Technology (IT), Conglomerates.
Hot Sectors	Investing, Healthcare, Banking, Services, Energy.
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Industries in the Hardware Sector

• Computer Peripherals

• Networking & Communication Devices

• Computer Based Systems

• Printed Circuit Boards

• Data Storage Devices

• Personal Computers

Hardware Upgrades

Date	Ticker	Analyst	Old Rating	New Rating
11/06/2009	OCNW	Jefferies & Co	Hold	Buy
11/05/2009	QTM	Needham & Co	Hold	Buy
11/05/2009	PALM	An analyst at Barclays Capital has	the dreaded Underweight	Equalweight this morning
11/02/2009	JNPR	Stifel Nicolaus	Hold	Buy

Hardware Downgrades

Date	Ticker	Analyst	Old Rating	New Rating
11/04/2009	STEC	Oppenheimer	Outperform	Perform
11/04/2009	STEC	Wedbush	Outperform	Neutral
11/04/2009	STEC	ThinkEquity	Buy	Hold
11/02/2009	PALM	Citigroup downgrades RIM (Nasdaq: RIMM) from Buy to Sell, and lo	Hold	Sell

Hardware New Coverages

Date	Ticker	Analyst	Rating
11/11/2009	PALM	MKM Partners	Neutral
11/10/2009	SSYS	Sidoti & Co	Neutral
11/09/2009	TLVT	Piper Jaffray	Overweight
11/06/2009	OIIM	GC Research	Overweight

Hardware Earnings

Date	Ticker	Actual	Expected	Prev Yr Qtr
11/09/2009	PANL	-0.13	-0.15	-0.15
10/07/2009	MERX	-0.29	-0.23	-0.13
09/30/2009	XRTX	0.36	0.14	0.36
09/29/2009	JBL	0.16	0.08	0.30
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Stock of the Day

The Hardware Sector's Logitech (LOGI) was InvestorGuide.com's Stock of the Day on 11/11/2009.
Logitech Focuses the Lens on LifeSize for $405 Million
Logitech has agreed to acquire LifeSize Communications for $405 million in cash. LifeSize Communications is an $80 million dollar startup company that specializes in offering HD video conferencing technology and services to businesses. Logitech has been looking for an opportunity to expand its market scope, and LifeSize appears to be it. However, Logitech's strong suit is more aligned with providing telecommunication and computer peripheral products to consumers not businesses. Despite the difference in targeted customers, Logitech seems eager to break out of its comfort zone and breach new horizons. But why is Logitech so anxious to enter an industry flooded with powerhouse competitors like Cisco (CSCO: Charts, News, Offers), Microsoft (MSFT: Charts, News, Offers), and IBM (IBM: Charts, News, Offers)? Read more

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