VA Linux tops Q4 estimates on record sales

VA Linux Systems Inc. posted a smaller-than-expected loss in its fourth quarter Wednesday, losing $4 million, or 10 cents a share, on record sales of $50.7 million.

First Call Corp. consensus expected the maker of Linux-based operating system software to lose 15 cents a share in the quarter.

VA Linux shares closed up 1 1/8 to 37 1/8 ahead of the earnings report. The stock moved up another 3 1/2 to 39 5/8 in after-hours trading. Full story. -- Larry Barrett, ZDNet Inter@ctive Investor