Appointments, Website Launches, Successful Acquisitions, and Scheduled Earnings Releases - Research Report on Nuance, Splunk, SolarWinds, Fleetmatics, and Cadence

NEW YORK, October 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Today, Analysts' Corner announced new research reports highlighting Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), Splunk, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK), SolarWinds, Inc. (NYSE: SWI), Fleetmatics Group PLC (NYSE: FLTX), and Cadence Design Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS). Today's readers may access these reports free of charge - including full price targets, industry analysis and analyst ratings - via the links below.

Nuance Communications, Inc. Research Report

On October 8, 2013, Nuance Communications, Inc. (Nuance) reported that it has appointed Brett Icahn and David Schechter to the Company's Board of Directors, effective immediately. Nuance stated that Icahn and Schechter are Co-Managers of the Sargon Portfolio, a designated portfolio of assets within the various private investment funds comprising the Investment segment of Icahn Enterprises L.P. According to the Company, with the inclusion of Icahn and Schechter, the number of directors at Nuance's Board has increased to 11. Paul Ricci, Nuance Chairman and CEO, commented, "We are pleased to welcome Brett and David to our Board of Directors and look forward to their contributions." In addition, Brett Icahn and David Schechter together stated, "Nuance is reinventing the relationship between people and technology, and as its largest shareholder we see numerous, promising growth opportunities for the Company. We are confident that Nuance has the right strategy in place, and we will work with the Board and management team to continue enhancing stockholder value." The Full Research Report on Nuance Communications, Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.AnalystsCorner.com/r/full_research_report/241b_NUAN]

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Splunk, Inc. Research Report

On October 2, 2013, Splunk, Inc. (Splunk) announced the launch of a new Splunk Apps website that has more than 400 apps and add-ons to assist Splunk customers and partners to add more value to their investment in Splunk software. The Company informed that Splunk developers, partners and customers have added more than 100 new apps in 2013. Markus Zirn, Vice President of Product and Solution Management, Splunk, commented, "Apps play a huge role in making Splunk Enterprise the standard for monitoring, analyzing and visualizing machine data because they make it even easier to gain insights from unique or specialized data. In addition to the apps that Splunk development teams build and support such as the Splunk App for Enterprise Security and the Splunk App for VMware, hundreds of developers, partners and customers also create apps for Splunk software. Each new app enhances Splunk Enterprise in a different way, ensuring that Splunk customers gain more value as they correlate and analyze more data across the enterprise." The Full Research Report on Splunk, Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.AnalystsCorner.com/r/full_research_report/22bc_SPLK]

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SolarWinds, Inc. Research Report  

On October 7, 2013, SolarWinds, Inc. (SolarWinds) announced that it has acquired the privately held Confio® Software, the makers of the highly recognized Ignite™ database performance management software, for $103 million in cash. Kevin Thompson, SolarWinds' President and CEO, commented, "In 2011, SolarWinds embarked on a strategic initiative to extend our product portfolio to address the specific needs of today's systems administrators. The addition of Confio to the SolarWinds family provides a critical element to round out our product portfolio in support of this initiative." He added, "Like SolarWinds, the Confio team, led by Matt Larson, has built a reputation for delivering easy to use, purpose-built products to support IT teams as they respond to the rapidly-evolving technology and data needs of their businesses. We look forward to welcoming Confio into the SolarWinds family." The Full Research Report on SolarWinds, Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.AnalystsCorner.com/r/full_research_report/398d_SWI]

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Fleetmatics Group PLC Research Report  

On October 8, 2013, Fleetmatics Group PLC (Fleetmatics) announced that it will report its financial results for Q3 2013, after the market hours, on Wednesday, November 6, 2013. The Company informed that it will also hold a conference call on the same day at 5:00 p.m. ET to review its Q3 2013 financial results and other matters, besides providing guidance for Q4 2013 and full-year FY 2013. According to the Company, interested parties can access a live webcast of this conference call via the investor relations section of the Company's website. In addition, a replay of the call will also be archived, and be available till November 20, 2013. The Full Research Report on Fleetmatics Group PLC - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.AnalystsCorner.com/r/full_research_report/7657_FLTX]

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Cadence Design Systems Inc. Research Report

On October 4, 2013, Cadence Design Systems Inc. (Cadence) reported that it will declare its Q3 2013 financial results via webcast on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET). The Company will also make available an archive of the webcast, which can be accessed by interested parties from 5:00 p.m. PT on October 23, 2013 until 5:00 p.m. PT on November 6, 2013 via the Investor Relations section of the Cadence website. According to the Company, Lip-Bu Tan, President and CEO, and Geoff Ribar, Senior Vice President and CFO of Cadence will host the webcast. The Full Research Report on Cadence Design Systems Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.AnalystsCorner.com/r/full_research_report/0909_CDNS]

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