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Technology Sector Active Runners: Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), Vodafone Group (NASDAQ:VOD)

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) is the world’s second largest software company in the multi-billion dollar software market with revenues in excess of $37 billion and a market capitalization of approximately $175 billion. The company is the global leader in developing database management software products and commands a 48% market share in the relational database market. Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) stock performance was -0.67% in last session and finished the day at $39.98. Traded volume was 23.84million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 17.40million shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.24. Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) insider ownership is 25.00%.

After Apple’s CarPlay, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is also gearing up to bring ‘Windows in the car’. A prototype is under development, and may lead to roads very soon. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has plans to inject Modern UI into cars’ infotainment systems. At BUILD 2014, Microsoft demoed a concept of ‘Windows in the Car,’ a platform that mirrors your Windows devices on your in-car display. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) dropped -2.78 percent to $39.87 Friday on volume of 51.41million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $39.64 to $41.39. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has a market capitalization of $330.95billion.

EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) may continue to be an investor’s perfect tech stock for 2014 and far beyond. Combining its gigantic lead in large-scale storage with the majority ownership of cloud software giant VMware makes the stock a solid double threat play for investors. VMware alone contributes almost 24% of EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC)’s total revenue. EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC)’s stock on Apr 04, 2014 reported a decrease of -1.76% to the closing price of $27.40. Its fifty two weeks range is $21.45-$28.26. The total market capitalization recorded $55.55billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 22.63million shares. In its share capital, EMC has 2.03billion outstanding shares.

Nomura downgraded shares of Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD) from a buy rating to a neutral rating. Their analysts now have a $5.00 price target on that stock. On Friday, shares of Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD) dropped -0.85% to close the day at $35.95. Company return on investment (ROI) is 1.90% and its monthly performance is recorded as -12.51%. Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD) quarterly revenue growth is -9.26%.