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11:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, 02/08/2010 (MidnightTrader) -- Technology shares were mixed in mid-morning trading Monday amid company news and analyst comments on some widely held names. An article in this week's Barron's indicated that Motorola (MOT) shares look increasingly attractive on a sum-of-the-parts basis. The company appears to be worth at least $9 a share, the article said, even though a company breakup is unlikely. Motorola plans to spin off its cellphone unit, and reportedly has weighed a sale of its home and networks division, which makes cable-TV set-up boxes and cable modems for high-speed Internet access. Motorola won't comment on the speculation. Irvine Sensors (IRSN) says one of its existing purchase orders with Optics 1, Inc. has been modified to include initial units of Clip-On Thermal Imager systems to be built under a $37.8 million contract recently awarded to Optics 1 by the Naval Surface Warfare Center of Crane, Indiana. Amazon.com (AMZN)is up slightly after the company was upgraded by an analyst who sees Wall Street underestimating the online retailer's Kindle device.