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Can Super Micro Computer (SMCI) Run Higher on Strong Earnings Estimate Revisions? – Tale of the Tape

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Medical Products manufacturer Super Micro Computer, Inc. ( SMCI ) could be an interesting play for investors. That is because, not only does the stock have decent short-term momentum, but it is seeing solid activity on the earnings estimate revision front as well.

These positive earnings estimate revisions suggest that analysts are becoming more optimistic on SMCI's earnings for the coming quarter and year. In fact, consensus estimates have moved sharply higher for both of these time frames over the past four weeks, suggesting that Super Micro Computer could be a solid choice for investors.

Current Quarter Estimates for SMCI

In the past 30 days, two estimates have gone higher for Super Micro Computer while no downward movement of estimates was observed during the same time period. The trend has been pretty favorable too, with estimates increasing from 21 cents a share 30 days ago, to 23 cents per share today, an improvement of 9.5%.

Current Year Estimates for SMCI

Meanwhile, Super Micro Computer's current year figures are also looking quite promising, with 2 estimates moving higher in the past month, while none moved lower. The consensus estimate trend has also seen a boost for this time frame, increasing from 88 cents per share 30 days ago to $1.02 per share today, an improvement of 15.9%.

Bottom Line

The stock has also started to move higher lately, adding 26.3% over the past four weeks, suggesting that investors are starting to take note of this impressive story. So investors may definitely want to consider this Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock to profit in the near future.

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Supermicro® Shipping Complete Line of A+ G34 Server Solutions Optimized for New Low …

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-- Single, Dual and Quad Socket Solutions Deliver up to 27% Better Performance per Watt per Dollar with Latest AMD 12 and 16-Core "Warsaw" CPUs

SAN JOSE, Calif., -- Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a global leader in high-performance, high-efficiency server, storage technology and green computing announces it is shipping new single, dual and quad socket G34 motherboards and server solutions with the latest AMD Opteron(TM) 6300 series processors built on 32nm "Piledriver" microarchitecture.

Supermicro A+ motherboards, server and SuperBlade(R) solutions maximize energy efficiency with airflow optimized designs for best thermal operation and high efficiency power supplies. Combined with new low power (99W TDP) Opteron(TM) 6338P (12-Core) and 6370P (16-Core) processors, Supermicro's A+ G34 platforms deliver up to 27%* better performance per watt, per dollar when compared with higher end 6300 series solutions. These new server solutions complement existing high-performance Opteron-based product lines with a new cost-effective, energy efficient range of G34 server platforms. Highlights of the new G34 server solutions include 1U single processor servers for the SMB and Enterprise (AS-1012G-MTF( http://www.supermicro.com/Aplus/system/1U/1012/AS-1012G-MTF.cfm )), 1U/2U/Twin architecture, dual processor servers (AS-1122G-URF4+, AS-2022G-URF4+( http://www.supermicro.com/Aplus/system/2U/2022/AS-2022G-URF4_.cfm ), 2U Twin Series( http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/AMD_G34.cfm?pg=SS#twin ) AS-2022TG/2122TG) for high-density, scalable data center, cloud and virtualization applications and quad processor 1U/2U/4U/Tower/Blade systems (AS-1042G-TF( http://www.supermicro.com/Aplus/system/1U/1042/AS-1042G-TF.cfm ), AS-2042G-TRF( http://www.supermicro.com/Aplus/system/2U/2042/AS-2042G-TRF.cfm )/-72RF4( http://www.supermicro.com/Aplus/system/2U/2042/AS-2042G-72RF4.cfm, AS-4042G-72RF4( http://www.supermicro.com/Aplus/system/Tower/4042/AS-4042G-72RF4.cfm ), SBA-7222G-T2( http://www.supermicro.com/Aplus/superblade/module/SBA-7222G-T2.cfm )) for high performance computing (HPC) clusters.

"Supermicro is unrivaled in the industry, offering the strongest line of Data Center, Cloud and HPC optimized single, dual and quad socket motherboard, server and blade configurations supporting AMD's new lower power Opteron 6338P/6370P processors," said Don Clegg, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Supermicro. "With an amazing 27% boost in performance per watt, per dollar, our extensive selection of Warsaw-based server building block solutions provides customers with a new range of energy efficient server options to lower their overall TCO."

"Our new AMD Opteron 6338P and 6370P processors were designed to deliver optimized performance per watt per dollar, and to address the complex data center and cloud computing challenges customers face today," said Suresh Gopalakrishnan, corporate vice president and general manager, Server Business Unit at AMD. "With Supermicro's strong suite of server solutions shipping with our new AMD Opteron 6300 processors, customers can immediately deploy cost-optimized solutions tailored for their specific applications and take complete advantage of low power and high density without a compromise in performance."

A+ AMD Opteron(TM) 6000 (G34) Series Servers( http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/AMD_G34.cfm?pg=SS ), Motherboards( http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/AMD_G34.cfm?pg=MOBO ) and Blades( http://www.supermicro.com/Aplus/superblade/module/index.cfm )

New Generation Opteron(TM) 6000/4000/3000 family based platforms, download the latest A+ Server Brochure( http://www.supermicro.com/manuals/brochure/brochure_aplus.pdf )

Visit http://www.supermicro.com for the widest selection of end-to-end server, storage, networking and data center management solutions.

* 27% higher performance per watt, per dollar determined by SPECfp(R)

Follow Supermicro on Facebook( https://www.facebook.com/Supermicro ) and Twitter( http://twitter.com/Supermicro_SMCI ) to receive their latest news and announcements.

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How spirituality shaped Mahatma Gandhi (Book Review)

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Title: Gandhi: A Spiritual Biography; Author: Arvind Sharma; Publisher: Hachette India; Pages: 252; Price: Rs.550

More than 400 published biographies exist on Mahatma Gandhi, undoubtedly one of the greatest figures in modern history. But this work is different; it captures the spiritual side of a man who played probably the most important role in helping India to become a free nation. The weapons he used were unique: truth and non-violence. This, author Arvind Sharma says, was part of his innate spirituality.

For Gandhi, morality and religion were synonymous. He made it amply clear that what he wanted to achieve was self-realization, "to see God face to face, to attain Moksha". His earliest influences came from Hindu lore. His parents were devout worshippers of the god Vishnu. It was part of this influence that Gandhi learnt to repeat the name of Rama - a Vishnu 'avatar' -- to get rid of his fear of ghosts and spirits!

But Gandhi was no Hindu fanatic. He respected all religions equally. The New Testament made a definite impression on him. Theosophy made a deeper impact. He battled for Muslims. He was a true religious pluralist. But "if he did not find Christianity perfect, neither did he find Hinduism to be so". It was his faith in spirituality that clearly gave him the courage to act the way he did on so many occasions, even when it looked as if he was treading a lonely path.

Gandhi would say that the thread of life was in the hands of God. But unlike most Hindus he did not believe in idols. At the same time he worshipped the Bhagavad Gita - calling it his "mother" in later life. Even Nathuram Godse saw Gandhi as a saint - but a saint gone wrong and deserving to die.

The book has one gaping hole. There is surprisingly no reference to Paramhansa Yogananda, an iconic Indian saint whose "Autobiography of a Yogi" (published in 1946) is still considered a spiritual classic. Yogananda moved to the US in 1920 and for three decades preached Kriya Yoga and meditation to tens of thousands. On a short trip to India, he spent time with Gandhi at Wardha and taught the Mahatma and his aides Kriya Yoga. It was probably the only yoga Gandhi learnt. A self-realized guru, Yogananda called Gandhi a saint. I am surprised how Sharma overlooked this important spiritual chapter in Gandhi's life in an otherwise informed book.

(29.01.2014 - M.R. Narayan Swamy is the Executive Editor of IANS. He can be reached on narayan.swamy@ians.in)

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Does God Watch The Super Bowl? Sports And Spirituality Linked For Fans

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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) Sports and spirituality are strong partners, in the quest for perfect alignment of muscle movement with competitive purpose, and goal reaching over adversity. When it comes to who wins a contest, however, is seeking divine intervention in line with theology? More importantly, does God support your team?

Perhaps Seahawks fans offered better prayers in the NFC Championship game against the San Francisco 49ers. Perhaps Broncos fans will pray more fervently for a win in Sundays Super Bowl.

While the San Francisco 49ers were advancing to the penultimate game of the season, the Public Religion Research Institute was surveying Americans about sports and God. The results: 20 percent of Americans believe God plays a role in sports.

Just ask Tim Tebow, Kurt Warner, or Reggie White, and youll get affirmation that God is part of their game, but when they bow in the end zone, are they offering prayers of thanks for the win, or thanks for the process?

Theologically, the 80 percent who dont believe that God plays a role in sports may be on the right side of their religion, according to Dr. John White, professor of practical theology and director of sports ministry at Baylor University.

When we pray to win, our prayer for victory is also a prayer for our opponents defeat. Net effect: Our prayers are at the expense of others, White said.

Whats worse, for believers, is that praying about the Super Bowl might even be a sin.

White said, For the Christian tradition, this is egoism a vice that grates against the chief virtue of love.

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Kerbal Space Program – Stratosphere LLC Episode 1 – Single Launch Space Station – Video

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Jebediah is BACK! He pulled the wool over the eyes of the government who shut his last program down because a few Kerbals died or some nonsense... In Episode...

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Let’s Play Space Engineers – Episode 73: Space Station Project Part 3 – Video

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Let #39;s Play Space Engineers - Episode 73: Space Station Project Part 3
On this episode of Space Engineers, we start a new project where we build a Space Station. This time I setup a few beacons to give me points on where I can/c...

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Call of Duty: Ghosts – Hardcore Team Deathmatch on Whiteout – XBOX ONE – W/Commentary – Video

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See The Full Call of Duty Ghosts Series Here: http://goo.gl/hJVF5k Catch The Next CoD Ghosts Episode: Tomorrow Call of Duty Ghosts: Hardcore Team Deathmatch ...

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Stem-cell Research on International Space Station Could Lead to New Cancer Therapies – Video

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Stem-cell Research on International Space Station Could Lead to New Cancer Therapies
Stem-cell research scheduled to take place aboard the International Space Station could lead to new cancer therapies, says Roland Kaunas, associate professor...

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