An industry coalition with backing from Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle has objected to Google's application for certain top-level domain strings. FairSearch.org said it has filed objections with ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names ...
The Home Office has announced a plan to bring together the skills of the police, industry experts and academics in a Cyber Crime Reduction Partnership (CCRP) to help to stamp out cyber-crime. Security minister James Brokenshire announced ...
Amazon.com's application for top-level domain strings, including for ".book" and ".read," has come under attack from publishing industry groups and competitor Barnes & Noble. Authors Guild in New York, for example, said it objected to the ...
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According to Companiesandmarkets.com, a leading market research company, the global coatings market has been forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.46% through to 2015, with the industry set to hit 8.7 billion ...
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The UK Defence Committee is urging the Government to be more vigorous in its approach to cyber threats. A new report released by the Committee says that the British military is now too dependent on information and communications ...
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November 15, 2012 - Affiliated Distributors (AD)—a North American wholesale marketing/buying group—announced it has entered into a letter of intent to merge with Canadian electrical buying group, Independent Electrical ...
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Jiji Press reported that shipbuilding units of JFE Holdings Inc and IHI Corp are set to merge into a single entity called Japan Marine United Corp on Tuesday in a bid to survive the tough business environment. The units to be merged are ...
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company has formally integrated Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company and Harleysville Group into its underwriting businesses. Harleysville president and chief operating officer Michael Browne said that ...
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Theresa Caragol,VP, Global Channels, Extreme Networks, has revamped the company's channel approach. CW: You masterminded the channel program at your previous company, Ciena. How different is it to work with a company that already has a ...
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The world continues to move faster and decisions are often made at the spur of the moment, but Lightning Labels of Denver, CO, identifies recent research that shows the significant impact of packaging decisions on consumer choices. ...
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If a business intelligence (BI) vendor tells you that its products are integrated with Hadoop, you should ask a lot of questions. The hype around Hadoop has pushed many BI vendors to declare their support for the big data technology ...
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Two major recycling organizations in North America, The National Recycling Coalition (NRC) and Recycling Organizations of North America (RONA,) plan to merge into a single entity that will be known as the North American Recycling Coalition. ...
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The FDA has accepted the review of Zogenix new drug application (NDA) for Zohydro ER (hydrocodone bitartrate extended-release capsules) for the treatment of moderate to severe chronic pain. Zohydro ER is an oral, single-entity (without ...
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AcuTemp has acquired CSafe from AmSafe and has combined AcuTemp and CSafe into one company called CSafe. The new company, CSafe, as result of the merger, is expected to be the only global provider of cold chain solutions including ...
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Enterprises should ask a lot of questions when a vendor touts its business intelligence(BI)products as being fully integrated with Hadoop. The hype around Hadoop has pushed many BI vendors to proclaim their support for big data technology ...