Microsoft's $1.2 billion acquisition of Yammer has been finalized, less than a month after the companies announced the cash deal. Yammer will become part of Microsoft's Office Division, which is led by its president, Kurt DelBene. Yammer ...
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CoSoSys, developer of Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Device Control, Portable Storage Encryption and Mobile Device Management (MDM) software, today announced it has joined the VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program. Members of the ...
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HP is planning to "aggressively" seek recompense for alleged accounting fraud related to the acquisition of its Autonomy unit, which resulted in the vendor taking a non-cash impairment charge of US$8.8 billion. HP acquired Autonomy in ...
HP CEO Meg Whitman has come forward to reassure customers that the future of its Autonomy product line is safe, a day after HP disclosed an alleged accounting scandal at the company it acquired last year. “We remain 100 percent ...
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Since the mid 2000s one of the prevailing trends in the IT world has been to move networks,data,operating systems and servers into an environment where they are not tied to a specific piece of hardware. In the early days the emphasis was ...
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Global IT Services and Solutions Provider builds on success by expanding its capabilities and expertise. MONMOUTH JUNCTION,NJ,October 19,2012/24-7PressRelease/--Orion Systems Integrators,Inc.,(Orion)an award winning global provider of IT ...
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Comment – Greg Cameron The NSW government policy to have only one container terminal for all of NSW at Port Botany is disadvantaging regional economies. Although the NSW government claims that Port Botany container terminal is ...
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The Metropolitan Police Service's IT director talks to Computer Weekly about the Olympian challenges facing IT transformation at the Met now the London 2012 Games are over. Steve Whatson(pictured),director of ICT for the Olympics and ...
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French retailer Auchan has become the latest major name in the sector to plant a flag in India. The privately-held company, which has stores in the Middle East, China and Russia, has struck a franchise deal with Dubai-based Landmark ...
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The Lubrizol, a specialty chemical company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Spain-based Lipotec, a developer of personal care ingredients. Under the agreement, Lipotec will take over cosmetic active ingredients business and its ...
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Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA, which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, RFIC, semiconductor and optical industries, has ranked 268th on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 (conducted by Deloitte ...
Posted by Jenni Spinner, Senior Editor -- Packaging Digest, 11/30/2012 7:06:00 AM By Candace Choi, Associated Press Ducking into a dollar store to pick up some a soda and bag of cookies might save you time and effort, but will you ...
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Computerworld-Hewlett-Packard says it will aggressively seek recompense for alleged fraud on the part of U.K.software vendor Autonomy,which HP acquired in a$10.3 billion deal last year.HP said accounting improprieties by Autonomy were to ...
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Doncaster-based provider of outsourced services, Direct Group has completed acquisition of Simple Insurance from Leeds-based UK General for an undisclosed amount. Direct Group chief executive Derek Coles said the company offers a range of ...
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Fireman’s Fund Insurance has appointed Arun Chanana as new senior vice president of distribution and agency management. Heading the company's Liberty Corner office in New Jersey, Chanana will provide strategic and operational ...
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