Companies Report Product Recognitions, Quarterly and Full-Year Financial Results, Recognitions and Collaborations - Research Report on Dell, Autodesk, Brocade, MICROS, and Qualys

NEW YORK, September 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Today, Investors' Reports announced new research reports highlighting Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL), Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD), MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRS), and Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS). Today's readers may access these reports free of charge - including full price targets, industry analysis and analyst ratings - via the links below.

Dell Inc. Research Report

On August 26, 2013, Dell Inc. (Dell) announced that it has been positioned in the Leaders quadrant of the 2013 Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management by Gartner, Inc. (Gartner). Dell stated that it provides two UTM product lines namely the SonicWALL TZ line for the smallest business and the SonicWALL NSA Series for small and midsize companies. According to the Gartner report, the vendors in the Leaders quadrant "are at the forefront of making and selling UTM products that are built for midsize business requirements." The report further stated that these vendors also lead the market by offering new safeguarding features, and in enabling customers to deploy them inexpensively without significantly affecting the end-user experience or increasing staffing burdens. Patrick Sweeney, Executive Director of Product Management, Dell SonicWALL said, "The Dell SonicWALL unified threat management product line is a cost-effective solution with very good overall performance and low total cost of ownership, making these offerings particularly attractive to the mid-market. Our positioning in the Leaders' quadrant is a result of our strong commitment to the UTM market. Both the award-winning TZ and NSA Series offer performance, productivity without compromise, and deep network security to small and mid-sized organizations." The Full Research Report on Dell Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-08-28/DELL]

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Autodesk, Inc. Research Report

On August 22, 2013, Autodesk, Inc. (Autodesk) released its Q2 FY 2014 (period ended July 31, 2013) financial results. Total consolidated net revenue was down by 1.2% YoY to $561.7 million. Net income was $61.7 million or $0.27 per diluted share, compared to $64.6 million or $0.28 per diluted share in Q2 FY 2013. Carl Bass, Autodesk President and CEO said, "Our second quarter was marked by strength in our Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) business segment and continued growth in suites. Growth in these vital areas was offset by mixed contributions from other parts of the business. On the product side, we strengthened and expanded our leading product portfolio with new desktop, cloud and mobile offerings." The Company anticipates Q3 FY 2014 revenue to be within $540 million to $555 million and GAAP EPS to be in the range of $0.19 to $0.23. The Full Research Report on Autodesk, Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-08-28/ADSK]

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Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Research Report

On August 26, 2013, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (Brocade) announced that it has collaborated with VMware to develop the Brocade SAN (Storage area network) Analytics Management Pack for the VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite. According to the Company, the new Management pack simplifies SAN operations management and lowers operational costs by reducing the time to troubleshoot issues - thereby resulting in faster recovery and increased availability of VM-resident applications. Jack Rondoni, Vice President, Data Center Storage and Solutions at Brocade, stated, "With the Brocade SAN Analytics integration with vCenter Operations Management Suite, administrators will have an aggregated view across the entire virtual infrastructure within vCenter Operations Management Suite, including SAN and storage, enabling them to quickly isolate problems and focus troubleshooting efforts on the right location. As a result, time-to-resolution of issues is reduced from days and hours, to minutes." The Full Research Report on Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-08-28/BRCD]

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MICROS Systems, Inc. Research Report

On August 22, 2013, MICROS Systems, Inc. (MICROS) released its Q4 FY 2013 and FY 2013 financial results (period ended June 30, 2013). Q4 FY 2013 consolidated revenue increased by 8.6% YoY to $328.6 million and FY 2013 total consolidated revenue was up 14.5% YoY to $1.3 billion. For Q4 FY 2013, GAAP net income attributable to MICROS came in at $42.0 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income attributable to MICROS of $48.2 million, or $0.59 per diluted share in Q4 FY 2012. FY 2013 GAAP net income attributable to MICROS was $171.4 million or $2.12 per diluted share, compared to $167 million or $2.03 per diluted share in FY 2012. The Full Research Report on MICROS Systems, Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-08-28/MCRS]

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Qualys, Inc. Research Report

On August 27, 2013, Qualys, Inc. (Qualys) announced that the Company was ranked No.1 by the IDC for Worldwide Device Vulnerability Assessment Revenue Share for 2012 for the fifth consecutive year, with 14.5% market share. Philippe Courtot, Chairman and CEO for Qualys said, "We are pleased to see our market share continuing to increase in the overall vulnerability management market. Our unique QualysGuard security and compliance platform makes it easier to bring new functionality to our existing solutions and deliver new services to market which are cost effective and easier to deploy and maintain than the traditional enterprise solutions we replace." The Full Research Report on Qualys, Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-08-28/QLYS]

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