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Softbank Will Soon Offer a New Satellite Phone for Use in Natural Disaters
Dec 21, 2012Softbank will soon offer a new satellite phone for use in earthquakes and other natural disasters. The Japanese carrier said Monday it has teamed with Thuraya, a Dubai-based provider of satellite operator services and phones, to offer ...
Tags: Computer Products, Softbank, Satellite, Phone, Earthquakes
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The CIO at Network Rail Delivered Major Technology Upgrades
Dec 21, 2012Out with the old Delivering the “near-impossible” The agenda for 2013 Focus on Apple The next funding period Susan Cooklin has had an eventful 2012. The CIO at Network Rail delivered major technology upgrades, while driving ...
Tags: Apple, Susan Cooklin, technology upgrades, cycle of transformation
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Global Oil and Gas Have Suffered a Modest Decline in Both Deal Count and Total Value
Dec 21, 2012Global oil and gas transactions have suffered a modest decline in both deal count and total value in the H1 of 2012. According to Mergers and Acquisitions in the Oil and Gas Industry, however, increasing merger & acquisition interest by ...
Tags: Energy, oil, gas, Acquisitions, Mergers, based energy, petroleum
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Gary Mckinnon Will Not Face Charges in The UK
Dec 21, 2012British computer hacker Gary McKinnon will not face charges here in the UK, the director of public prosecutions has confirmed. McKinnon, who is still wanted for trial in the US, had his extradition halted by home secretary Theresa May ...
Tags: computer hacker, computer, Gary McKinnon, government computers
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The Eye Tribe Is Leading a New Project That Will Make It Possible to Control Smartphones
Dec 21, 2012Danish company The Eye Tribe is leading a new project that will make it possible to control smartphones and tablets using eye movements. The three-year project is called "Eye Tracking for mobile devices" and toy maker Lego Systems is ...
Tags: eye control system, tablets, smartphones, Computer Products
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NuStar Energy Has Entered Into a Long-Term Services Agreement with ConocoPhillips
Dec 21, 2012NuStar Energy has entered into a long-term pipeline and terminal services agreement with ConocoPhillips that will expand the liquids terminal and pipeline operator's South Texas Crude Oil Pipeline System, NuStar said Thursday. The ...
Tags: oil pipeline system, oil, liquids terminal, Crude Oil Pipeline System
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2012 Has Been a Fruitful Year for Linux Distributions in General
Dec 21, 2012There's no denying 2012 has been a fruitful year for Linux distributions in general, but something about it has also seemed to favor the rebirth of distros we hadn't heard from in years. Two cases in point: Back in August we saw the ...
Tags: Slax Linux, Computer Products, Version 7.0
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Steelhome Website Publishes Monthly Report on China Steel Market
Dec 21, 2012Steelhome website publishes monthly report on China Steel Market, International Steel Market, HRC/CRC, Construction Steel, Medium Plate, Stainless Steel, Iron Ore, Coke, Scrap and Ferroalloy each month. Summary: 1 Review on China scrap ...
Tags: Scrap, Stainless Steel, Iron Ore, Coke, Ferroalloy, HRC/CRC
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Petrochemical Producers Are Expected to Increase Investments in Alberta
Dec 21, 2012Petrochemical producers are expected to increase investments in Alberta in the coming few years, with the prospects of additional feedstock becoming available and current market conditions favoring NGL and ethane extraction costs, a key ...
Tags: petrochemical, petrochemical spending, NGL, ethane
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IT Staff Spends 30% of Their Time Carrying out Basic Tasks
Dec 21, 2012IT staff are spending 30% of their time carrying out basic tasks and are growing frustrated with the lack of time left to focus on transformational work. The average IT worker is also only using half of the skills they possess as a result ...
Tags: IT staff, transformational work, straightforward task, IT industry
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Police Will Prosecute Anyone Purposefully Posting False Information Related to The Event
Dec 21, 2012In the wake of the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Conn, police warned that they will prosecute anyone purposefully posting false information related to the incident on social networks. "Misinformation is being posted on social media ...
Tags: net pranksters, Computer Products, Cops
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United Drug Implemented Silver Peak WAN Optimisation Devices
Dec 21, 2012Irish multinational drug maker United Drug has implemented Silver Peak WAN optimisation devices that have improved application performance, upgraded disaster recovery provision and saved on bandwidth costs to the tune of €30,000 per ...
Tags: United Drug, application performance, disaster recovery, software
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Ghost Shell Group Published The Log-in Details From 1.6 Million Accounts
Dec 21, 2012The Ghost Shell group, an offshoot of the Anonymous hacking collective has published the log-in details from 1.6 million accounts. The credentials were stolen from a series of hack attacks on Nasa, the FBI, the European Space Agency and ...
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The Alberta Government Is Aiming to Attract Major Investment in Its Natural Gas Sector
Dec 21, 2012The Alberta government is aiming to attract major investment in its natural gas sector in 2013, as part of the Canadian province's strategy to develop a balanced and diversified energy portfolio, a provincial government official said ...
Tags: natgas investments, gas sector, gas, gas prices
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Technip Signed a Heads of Agreement to Enhance Collaboration on Floating Lng Projects
Dec 21, 2012Shell and engineering company Technip have signed a heads of agreement to enhance collaboration on the design, engineering, procurement, construction and installation of future innovative floating LNG projects, the latter said Thursday. ...
Tags: floating LNG projects, Technip, Shell, Gas Corp, Gas
