Silicon Valley movers 

5 Mar


Hyperion Solutions was up $8.73, or 20.4 percent, to $51.57. The Santa Clara software maker agreed to be acquired by Redwood City software maker Oracle for $52 a share, or about $3.3 billion.

iPhone disconnect fizzles 
Apple and Cisco reach accord on trademark. SAN JOSE – The short-lived legal battle between Cisco Systems Inc. and Apple Inc. over the “iPhone” name was only on the surface a trademark-infringement dispute involving identically named multimedia telephones.

Mobile banking: coming to a cell phone near you 
Many of the national banks are rolling out account access via cell phone. Here’s what you need to know before you sign up.

Analyst: the street underestimates iPhone 
Apple’s iPhone could surprise industry watchers by selling 8 million units in 2007 following its launch in June, according to research firm Morgan Stanley. The firm raised its iPhone estimates by 33 percent from 6 million to 8 million based on a survey, which found that more people are interested in purchasing an iPhone than the combined number of …

iPodObserver – Quantum Research: No iPhone Suit In the Works 
Although Quantum Research Group is watching to see if Apple’s iPhone infringes on any patents it owns, the company is denying that it is preparing to take Apple to court