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The "Industrial Internet" Has The Potential to Add $10-15 Trillion to Global GDP by 2030
Dec 20, 2012The “Industrial Internet” (or Internet of Things) has the potential to add $10-15 trillion to global GDP by 2030 and reduce billions of dollars worth of waste across major industries such as healthcare, energy and ...
Tags: analytics, GDP, general electric, industrial internet, Internet, software
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The English Poker Open 2012 Announce Its Official Travel Partner for The Event
Dec 20, 2012The English Poker Open 2012, sponsored by RakeTheRake, is pleased to announce its official travel partner for the event. Main Event Travel will be offering EPO players the opportunity to arrange their transport, accommodation and even their ...
Tags: English Poker Open 2012, online game, game competition, RakeTheRake
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UWS Is Planning to Distribute 11,000 IPads to Students That Enroll Next Year
Dec 20, 2012The University of West Sydney(UWS)is planning to distribute 11,000 iPads to students that enroll next year. According to reports,this is part of a"comprehensive curriculum renewal strategy"which includes more interactive learning. ...
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Ovako Announced That It Will Reduce Its Workforce by Some 200 Positions
Dec 20, 2012Sweden based special steel producer Ovako has announced that it will reduce its workforce by some 200 positions in order to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Notices of redundancy were issued to 134 employees at Hofors, Sweden. Another ...
Tags: Sweden based special steel, improve efficiency, reduce costs
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Players From IT World Gathered in Dubai Marina for 2012 Infrastructure Strategies Event
Dec 20, 2012Major players from the IT world gathered in Dubai Marina this morning for the 2012 Infrastructure Strategies event, hosted by Computer News Middle East. A list of high profile speakers discussed with an energetic crowd, in detail, the ...
Tags: Avaya, cloud, Dell, Computer News, Computer
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Prospective Employees Are Now Dealing with a Troubling Trend of Employers Seeking Facebook
Dec 20, 2012In the midst of a tough job market, prospective employees are now dealing with a troubling trend of employers seeking Facebook and other social media passwords as part of their vetting process. After a recent Associated Press report, ...
Tags: job market, social media, vetting process, private information
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Analysts at Credit Suisse Group Cut The Recommendation on Preferred Shares
Dec 20, 2012Analysts at Credit Suisse Group cut the recommendation on preferred shares of Brazilian steelmaker Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais SA to "underperform" from "neutral," saying recent gains in the price of the stock are probably ...
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Michelle Russell Takes a Look at The Highs and Lows for International Retailers in 2012
Dec 20, 2012Grocers undoubtedly felt the economic pressures in 2012 with discounters enjoying buoyant growth as a result of an increase in value-seeking consumers. Shoppers' focus on value led to rising online sales and further investment in the ...
Tags: economic pressures, buoyant growth, value-seeking consumers
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The Federal Communications Commission Plans to Launch a Variety of Initiatives
Dec 20, 2012The Federal Communications Commission is planning to launch a variety of initiatives to spur the development and adoption of broadband-enabled healthcare devices and applications, with the overriding goal of establishing mobile health ...
Tags: FCC, healthcare devices, applications, IT
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Graphic Artists Have to Painstakingly Model The 3-D Structure of Every Stitch
Dec 20, 2012To put clothes on their characters, computer graphic artists usually simulate cloth by creating a thin sheet, then adding some sort of texture. But that doesn’t work for knit sweaters. To make the image realistic, the computer has to ...
Tags: Knitting Tech, computer graphic artists, knitted fabric
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Dropmyemail Selected as The Top 10 Start-Ups at Asian Technology Summit
Dec 20, 2012Recently selected as the top 10 start-ups at Asian technology summit, Echelon '12, Dropmyemail is an award-winning cloud email backup and migration solution. After a few whirlwind months since the launch of Dropmyemail at DEMO Asia '12, the ...
Tags: Echelon, Dropmyemai, Asian technology summit, internet
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151 Flemish Municipalities in Belgium Will Use New Electronic Voting Machines in October
Dec 20, 2012Despite vocal mistrust of e-voting, 151 Flemish municipalities in Belgium will use new electronic voting machines in October 14 elections. More than 60 percent of the country's Flemish citizens as well as voters in the Brussels region ...
Tags: e voting, Belgium, electronic voting machines, debate
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Alterra Capital Increased Its Total Capital Committed to New Point V Limited to $247m
Dec 20, 2012Alterra Capital Holdings, a provider of insurance and reinsurance products, has increased its total capital committed to New Point V Limited to $247m. The sidecar vehicle was established by the company in June 2012 with a capital of ...
Tags: insurance and reinsurance products, sidecar vehicle, additional capacity
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French Government Agencies Could Become More Active Participants in Free Software Projects
Dec 20, 2012French government agencies could become more active participants in free software projects, under an action plan sent by Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault in a letter to ministers, while software giants Microsoft and Oracle might lose out as ...
Tags: French government, free software projects, software, plans
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Marks & Spencer Will Quicken up Its India Expansion Plan
Dec 20, 2012Marks & Spencer, one of the UK’s leading retailers offering high-quality, great value clothing, will quicken up its India expansion plan, according to a company official. M&S, as it is popularly known, currently has 25 stores in ...
Tags: Marks&Spencer, clothing, stores
