IBM has been appointed as the Technology and Innovation Partner in the Thames Water AMP6 Alliance. IBM will join forces with Thames Water to create innovative strategies by analysing big data and social media with the aim of improving ...
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Cliffs Natural Resources said Monday that it expects to idle its Wabush Pointe Noire pellet plant within the city of Sept-Iles in Quebec by the end of Q2 2013. The company indicated that its decision to idle its iron ore pellet operation is ...
AltaLink is a fully independent transmission company, responsible for the maintenance and operation of approximately 11,600 kilometres of transmission lines and 260 substations in Alberta. AltaLink is seeking to hire a: Lifecycle Engineer ...
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Fiat and Alfa Romeo Australia are planning to quadruple sales with a restructuring process that will take a long-term view of establishing the brands for future growth. The first step of the process has been a massive expansion of the ...
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Fiat has dropped the price of its 500 and 500c models substantially as it begins its repositioning strategy to re-launch the brand. The iconic Italian manufacturer, which switched back to factory distribution in Australia (from Ateco) in ...
An Iraqi telecom company raised nearly $1.3 billion Sunday on Baghdad’s small stock exchange in one of the region’s biggest share offers in years — a sign of investor confidence in the fledgling private sector despite ...
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As the countdown clock ticks toward Windows 8's launch later this month, Microsoft has still not shown that there will be enough apps to drive users toward the new OS, an analyst said Friday. Last week, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer again ...
Karl Lagerfeld, one of the world’s most influential and iconic designers, announced a new fragrance to be launched in 2014. The internationally renowned haute couture fashion house will launch the new perfume line under Interparfums, ...
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New Jersey-based Smart Balance has unveiled plans to change its name to Boulder Brands and reorganise the company into two business segments. The company said the move comes on the back of its US$125m acquisition of Udi's Healthy Foods in ...
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2LUXURY2 had the opportunity to have as guest Mr Jean Cassegrain – CEO Longchamp in our Luxury Q&A rubric. An exclusive interview about Longchamp brand values, the development of the brand from the beginning to present and future, ...
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The government is facing a cyber-skills deficit owed partly to the way it pays its staff,according to former US cyber intelligence officer for the US Army and the Defence Intelligence Agency(DIA),Bob Ayers. Further reading One year ...
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Intersnack has reached a deal to acquire the snack unit of United Biscuits for an undisclosed sum. The privately-held German snack group will take control of KP Snacks, the UK's second-largest snack business with an annual turnover of ...
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Australia’s only remaining solar PV panel manufacturer, the Adelaide-based Tindo Solar, has called on the federal government to enforce anti-dumping legislation to stop the flood of cut-price panels from China. The Tindo Solar ...
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Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets today announced the release of its report titled"Markets for OLED Encapsulation Materials 2012-2019"that analyzes and quantifies the opportunities for encapsulation materials and technologies in the ...
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Nanosolar Inc of San Jose,CA,USA,which makes thin-film photovoltaic cells and panels based on depositing copper indium gallium diselenide(CIGS)and nanoparticle inks on flexible aluminum foil substrates(using roll-to-roll solar cell ...