SAP has moved to defend the users of its Sybase database software by filing suit against Pi-Net International, a "patent troll" that has filed several patent infringement lawsuits against SAP customers in the US financial services sector ...
Property and casualty insurance provider, the Hanover Insurance Group (THG), has introduced a new billing system, to offer convenience and flexibility in the billing process, while enabling agents to boost customer relationships. The US ...
Apparently, China's biggest search engine, Baidu Inc., doesn't just want to compete with Google in search. Baidu is reportedly working on its own computerized eye glasses - going head-to-head, you might say, with Google's Glass project. ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,8 commodities increased in prices, 43 fell and 49 remained unchanged on 01/04/2013.The largest rises were Acrylic acid (1.40%),Propylene oxide (0.52%),DOP (0.23%),while the ...
Apple has filed a patent that appears to describe wraparound screen technology for smartphones. According to a patent application filed in September 2011, but only revealed publicly this week, future Apple smartphones could include a ...
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Canadian mutual insurance firm Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company has chosen Guidewire’s PolicyCenter and BillingCenter as its new underwriting and policy administration technology and to manage its billing operations, respectively. ...
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The government needs to regulate high-speed broadband networks to end the dominance of BT, according to rival telecoms group TalkTalk. BT is currently responsible for rolling out the national broadband fibre network, which - according to ...
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March's average US spot methanol price of $1.3503/gal was the highest average monthly price since September 2008, when it was $1.40/gal FOB USG, according to Platts data. The average spot price for March was up 4.65 cents, or 3.4%, ...
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US-based medical technology company Medtronic has secured US marketing rights for its Affinity Fusion oxygenation system following the regulatory approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The CE-marked system, which serves ...
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Elmer's Products, a US-based producer of adhesives, arts and crafts has announced the available of its new glue in recycled packaging. The bottle is made from 25% post-consumer recycled materials and the label consisting of 20% recycled ...
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China National Offshore Oil Corp or CNOOC Group, the parent of listed arm CNOOC Ltd, refined 30.08 million mt (602,400 b/d) of crude last year, up 15.2% from 26.1 million mt in 2011, the company said in its 2012 sustainable development ...
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The April 2013 edition of ToyNews is now available to read online and on your iPad. The issue boasts the first interview with Simon Hedge since he took on the role of managing director of GP Flair. We talk about the firm's strong start to ...
Microsoft has relaxed a Windows 8 certification requirement to allow devices with lower resolutions, a move analysts said signaled Microsoft would soon join the accelerating shift to smaller, less expensive tablets. "The sub-eight-inch ...
Maersk-Andersen has entered into an agreement to distribute Misonix's ultrasonic bone cutting device throughout Denmark. The device, BoneScalpel Ultrasonic Bone Cutting System, is used for safe, tissue-selective bone dissection that ...
The Samsung Galaxy S4 will be shipping in 155 countries by the end of next month, and its real-time voice translation to help people communicate across borders may be one of its most ambitious features. Translating voice conversations in ...
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