Shades of hype.

Shares in VA Linux and Red Hat have fallen drastically to levels close to their initial public offering price, and the two companies are among the prime victims of Wall Street's recent mild attack of rationality. Shares in VA Linux rose almost 700 percent in the first day of trading, but investors...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Publicado en:Economist Vol. 355; pp. 62 - 63
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Economist Newspaper Limited June 17 2000
Materias:
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
fields @attributes:
  recordID: 1
pdfLink:
plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=507703555&site=ehost-live
header:
  @attributes:
    shortDbName: ssf
    uiTerm: 507703555
    longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
    uiTag: AN
  controlInfo:
    bkinfo:
    jinfo:
      jid:
        00130613
        ECO
      jtl: Economist
      issn: 00130613
      maglogo: N
    pubinfo:
      dt: June 17 2000
      vid: 355
      pid: 161
      pub: Economist Newspaper Limited
    artinfo:
      ui: 507703555
      ppf: 62
      ppct: 1
      formats:
      tig:
        atl: Shades of hype.
      aug:
      su:
        Red Hat Software Inc.
        VA Linux Systems Inc.
        Stock prices
        Linux operating systems
        Computer software industry
        Securities
      sug:
        subj:
          Red Hat Software Inc.
          VA Linux Systems Inc.
          Stock prices
          Linux operating systems
          Computer software industry
          Securities
      keyword:
        Red Hat Software Inc. -- Securities
        VA Linux Systems (Firm) -- Securities
      ab: Shares in VA Linux and Red Hat have fallen drastically to levels close to their initial public offering price, and the two companies are among the prime victims of Wall Street's recent mild attack of rationality. Shares in VA Linux rose almost 700 percent in the first day of trading, but investors have become wary of untried business plans, which is all that most Linux companies offer. Linuxcare and TurboLinux recently announced major staff layoffs and the departure of their chief executives.
      pubtype: Periodical
      doctype: Article
      src: R
    language: English
    refInfo:
    copyright:
      @attributes:
        flag: N
    holdings:
      @attributes:
        islocal: N