Baltimore Technologies, one of the darlings of the technology sector, reports full year results on Wednesday in the wake of its acquisition of CyberTrust. With the company continuing to work through its development phase, analysts will be more interested in its outlook rather than bottom line figures which are likely to show a pre-tax loss of around £32 million.
Hopes for the future of the Internet security business have seen the share price soar 140 per cent since the beginning of the year and its increasing presence in the key US market can only help support that level.
Monday
Results: AFA Systems, Agie Charmille, CMG, Hagemeyer, Kontron Embedd, Lipro Holdings (Q4), Raisio, Ultra Electronics.
Meetings: EU Commissioner Mr Pedro Solbes addresses Institute of European Affairs.
Indicators: British motor vehicle production (Jan); German consumer prices (Feb), producer prices (Jan), import prices (Jan).
Others: US Presidents' Day holiday; EU monetary committee to examine Italian stability plan; EU and China hold talks on China's bid to join WTO.
Tuesday
Results: 3i UK Select Trust, Associated Brit- ish Ports, Alumasc Group (H1), ASM Int'l, BG, Brain, Capita Group, Capital & Regional Properties, Carlsberg (Q1), Diagonal, Dollar General, Epiq, Genuine Parts (Q4), Georg Fischer, Handelsbanken, Kvaerner, The Limited (Q4), Longs Drugs (Q4), MediaOne Group (Q4), Quarto, Scottish Media, Stadium Group, Unilever, George Wimpey.
A.G.M.: ADC Telecommunications, Anglian Water (e.g.m.), Hardys & Hansons, Unidare.
Meetings: Irish Hotels Federation conference opens with address from Taoiseach, Mr Ahern (Grand Hotel, Malahide to Thurs).
Indicators: Irish consumer prices (Jan) and wholesale price index (Jan); French industrial production (Dec); Japanese trade balance (Dec).
Others: Official opening of Swords Business Campus.
Wednesday
Results: Aceralia, Aggreko, Baltimore Technologies, Beazer (H1), Cannons, CGU, Ciba, Conesco (Q4), Consolidated Stores (Q4), DSM, EVC, Gambro, Gerry Weber, Grolsch, Interpublic Group (Q4), Inveresk, Logica (H1), Medtronic (Q3), Prudential, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Randstad, Sabena, Smith & Nephew, Societe Generale, Standard Chartered, Wickes.
A.G.M.: Phonelink (e.g.m.).
Indicators: British trade balance (Dec) and non-EU trade (Jan); Japanese retail sales (Jan); Italian consumer prices (Jan).
Others: US Federal Reserve chairman, Mr Alan Greenspan delivers semi-annual Humphrey-Hawkins testimony on monetary policy to US Senate Banking Committee.
Thursday
Results: ABN Amro, Ahrend, AstraZeneca, Autodesk (Q4), Avis Group, Benckiser, Bewag (H1), Boehler, Carrefour, Centrica, Den Dansk Bank, Diageo (H1), Elsevier, Endesa, Finnair (Q1), The Gap (Q4), Go-Ahead Group (H1), Hilton, ISS, Lex Service, Lorien, J.C. Penney (Q4), Quayle Munro Holdings (H1), Reed, Rio Tinto, RWE (Q2), Skanska, Viglen Technology (H1).
A.G.M.: Albion, Brewin Dolphins, LPA Group, Siemens, Tardis Transcomm.
Meetings: Taoiseach Mr Ahern meets credit unions; Bank of Japan policy board to meet; Conference on "Security: The Hackers' Perspective" (Belfast Castle); Secretary general of the Department of Public Enterprise appears before Oireachtas Joint Committee on Public Enterprise and Transport.
Indicators: EMU balance of payments (Dec); British CBI monthly trends survey (Feb); US durable goods (Jan); French consumer prices (Jan); Italian retail sales (Dec) and consumer prices (Feb).
Others: IAPF annual dinner (Burlington Hotel, Dublin).
Friday
Results: Akzo Nobel, Burford, Icon Medialab, Interavanti, Lobster Technology, Magnum Power (H1), NatWest, Nestle, Orion, Quest, Rank, United Assurance, United News & Media, VA Stahl (Q3).
Indicators: EMU industrial production (Dec); British consumer credit (Jan); US GDP (Q4), sales (Q4)building permits (Jan) and home sales (Jan); Japanese consumer prices (Jan/Feb); French GDP (Q4), industry survey (Feb) and consumer spending (Jan); .
Others: Institute of Taxation annual dinner (Burlington Hotel, Dublin).
