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Week ahead: CeBit America
New York tech crowds will be all ears for PeopleSoft CEO Craig Conway's keynote speech at CeBit America, the debut edition of the U.S. offshoot of the massive technology trade show.
Following are some of the notable tech-related events scheduled for the week of June 15.
Monday, June 16
Discover what government wants from the information technology industry at the Federal Information Superiority Conference, June 17 and 18 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Industry experts share ideas for honing your Web strategy at Portals & Web Services, running June 17 to 19 in Boston.
Red Hat sells Linux software and services. It's expected to report a first-quarter profit of a penny per a share.
Entegris sells chipmaking products. It's expected to report a third-quarter profit of 3 cents a share.
Infonet Services sells networking services. It's expected to report a fourth-quarter profit of a penny per share.
Riverstone Networks sells networking products. It's expected to report a first-quarter loss of 15 cents a share.
Saba Software sells human resources applications. It's expected to report a fourth-quarter loss of 20 cents a share.
Solectron is a contract electronics manufacturer. It's expected to report a third-quarter loss of 3 cents a share.
Tibco Software sells business applications. It's expected to report a second-quarter profit of a penny per share.
Tuesday, June 17
Housing Starts is the total of new home construction projects. The May number is expected to grow to 1.76 million, from 1.63 million the previous month.
Capacity Utilization is industrial production divided by capacity. The May ratio is expected to hold steady at 74.4 percent.
Industrial Production measures the total output of U.S. factories, mines and utilities. May growth is expected to be nil, from a 0.5 percent decline the previous month.
Leading Economic Indicators summarizes previously reported totals, such as those for building permits and unemployment claims. It’s expected to grow 0.9 percent for May, from a 0.1 percent increase the previous month.
All tech eyes shift to New York for the debut edition of CeBit America, the U.S. offshoot of one of the world's biggest technology trade shows. Expect a slew of new product announcements from hardware makers and hope for some colorful unscripted comments when PeopleSoft CEO Craig Conway gives his keynote speech Thursday.
Elsewhere, Linux leader Red Hat and contract manufacturers Jabil Circuit and Solectron report earnings, while advertising and marketing gurus convene in San Francisco for the Ad:Tech conference.
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Other events scheduled the week of June 15:
 | Tech Events | ||||
- Explore the frontiers of marketing and advertising at Ad:Tech, running June 16 to 18 in San Francisco. Executives from Google, Sun Microsystems and Microsoft will be among those making pitches.
Tuesday, June 17
- FireWire connection technology takes center stage at the 1394 Developers Conference, June 17 to 19 in Tokyo.
Wednesday, June 18
- One of the world's biggest technology trade show pitches its tents on the other side of the Atlantic with CeBit America, running June 18 to 20 in New York. Keynote speakers include MCI President and former Compaq CEO Michael Capellas, PalmSource CEO David Nagel and PeopleSoft CEO Craig Conway.
| Earnings | ||||
Monday, June 16
- Standard Microsystems makes PC components. It's expected to report a first-quarter profit of 4 cents a share.
Tuesday, June 17
- Progress Software sells application management products. It's expected to report a second-quarter profit of 17 cents a share.
Wednesday, June 18
- Jabil Circuit is a contract electronics manufacturer. It's expected to report a third-quarter profit of 18 cents a share.
Thursday, June 19
- Cognos sells business intelligence software. It's expected to report a first-quarter profit of 14 cents a share.
| Economic Reports | ||||
- Consumer Price Index is one of most significant measures of inflation, monitoring the decline or fall of the price of a fixed basket of consumer goods and services. May growth is expected to be flat, from a 0.3 percent decline the previous month.
Thursday, June 19
- Initial Claims is the weekly total of new claims filed for unemployment compensation. The total is expected to grow to 435,000 for the week ended June 14, from 430,000 the previous week.