Several tech stocks could see some changes when the market reopens tomorrow. The following stocks should see some movement: AT&T Inc (NYSE:T), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL).

Here is a more detailed look at stories affecting the firms’ stock prices.

AT&T Inc (NYSE:T)

The company said that the recent purchase of Sterling Commerce by IBM is expected to give AT&T (NYSE:T) a pretax gain of $800 million in the third quarter.

The after tax value of the deal shall only be announced when the company reports it third quarter results.

Sterling’s software and services help companies with electronic transfers, such as sending secure documents or the secure transfer of orders.

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT)

The Supreme Court has been asked to settle the patent suit which is ongoing between Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) and I4i.

A report has said that there is no guarantee that Supreme Court will hear Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s patent issue with the Toronto Technology firm.

The patent suit is regarding software for incorporating user-data templates into different word-processing programs including Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s market-leading Word.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) spokesman Kevin Kutz said that denial “departs not only from Supreme Court precedent, but from the rulings of all the other appellate courts, and we are asking the Supreme Court to resolve this conflict.”

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL)

The company has confirmed its plans to develop some devices that are built on the mobile platform from Microsoft, Windows Phone 7.

Matt Parretta from Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) replied to speculation saying “Any reports, or speculation, that report Dell will not support Windows Phone 7 are false… Microsoft announced Dell as a supporting partner at this year’s Mobile World Congress and nothing’s changed. We are excited to collaborate with Microsoft on Windows Phone 7, and are looking forward to bringing customers amazing mobile experiences.”

We may see more movement when the stock markets continue for AT&T Inc (NYSE:T), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL).