The Commonwealth Cybergovernance Model adopted by ICT ministers from the 53-country Commonwealth of Nations this week could encourage African nations to move forward on controversial proposals to combat cybercrime and develop common ...
Tags: Computer Products, IT, Online Security
The Solvay Group announces its 4th quarter and full year 2013 Business Review Q4 Highlights • Group net sales at € 2,417 m, down (5)% yoy, with volumes (1)%, prices (3)%, forex (4)% and scope 3%. Allowing for CER phase ...
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The Wall Street Journal examines the gap created by some states deciding not to expand their Medicaid programs and what that decision means for hospitals' bottom lines. Also, Republican lawmakers consider "bailouts" for hospitals after they ...
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Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. posted record net sales of nearly 7.1 trillion won in fiscal 2013, which was 20 billion won more than in fiscal 2012. Based on the average exchange rate for 2013, Hankook recorded sales of more than $6.4 billion. ...
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Turkish steelmakers saw export volumes fall 7.3% in 2013 to 18.4 million metric tonnes, while revenues dropped 10.6% to $13.9 billion, the Turkish Steel Exporters' Association (CIB) said Monday. Inroads made into exporting to countries ...
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Thailand's crude oil, condensate and natural gas production increased in the first 10 months of 2013 compared with the same period of 2012, but the growth rate has slowed considerably, according to the latest energy ministry data. Crude ...
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Nations that are considering nuclear energy must grapple with its high capital costs and Fukushima-scale risk. An energy-policy riptide along the English Channel shows how unpredictable the calculations can be: Both France and the United ...
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Mega Precious Metals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MGP) ("Mega") announces that, further to the news release of October 16, 2013, Mega has filed the National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report entitled "Report on Drilling MH1103 Headway Au Property, ...
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Google Glass and other smartglass technology will force CIOs to take a fresh look at their bring-your-own-device (BYOD) schemes as wearable computing begins to make headway into the workplace as early as 2017. That's according to ...
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Intelligence agencies across Europe have been developing their own mass internet and phone surveillance capabilities in partnership with the UK's GCHQ electronic intelligence agency. That is the latest claim to arise from the cache of US ...
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The worldwide smartphone market grew 38.8% on year in the third quarter of 2013, according to IDC. Vendors shipped a total of 258.4 million smartphones in the third quarter, establishing a new record for units shipped in a single quarter by ...
Tags: Smartphone, Huawei, Lenvo
The North American economy is still on the road to recovery and the automotive market in particular is on the upswing. The current issue of the BASF Coatings Partner e-journal (www.coatingspartner.com) focuses on developments in the ...
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With home prices and household formations rising and household balance sheets healing, the ongoing housing recovery is expected to gain momentum next year even as several challenges remain, according to economists who participated in the ...
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Hinduja group subsidiary Ashok Leyland has introduced BOSS, a new intermediate commercial vehicle (ICV), in India. The company claims that BOSS combines the strength and ruggedness of a truck with the comfort of a car. BOSS, which is ...
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Systems management software vendor BMC Software has finally completed the deal that will take into private ownership. The $6.4bn deal will see BMC fall into the hands of private equity companies Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital. ...
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