The global lighting market is benefiting from a "Perfect Storm" of solid-state technology development, high energy prices, economic turmoil and social factors coinciding according to analysis firm Datapoint Research. The market for ...
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JPMorgan, Forrester and IDC all recently lowered their IT spending forecasts for the year. Gartner did so in June. Analysts don't agree on the extent of the problem, but most broadly blame Europe and a slowdown in China, along with a ...
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HP has confirmed it is writing off about$8bn after the drop in value of EDS,as the result of internal decisions combined with the global economic climate. Earlier this month Hewlett-Packard(HP)warned that it would write off$8bn after the ...
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As the revised legislation of European Union (EU) Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) came into force from 13 August, the UK and other (EU) Member States have time until 14 February 2014 to bring themselves in line with the ...
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The American Association of Industrial Design has estimated: for every $1 invested in industrial design, you can regain of $1,500 back. With "ingenuity" to successful "manufacturing", industrial design has become a “second core ...
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Siemens CEO Peter Löscher Siemens has abandoned its plans to float Osram on the stock market in the wake of disappointing financial results and continued economic turmoil. The German conglomerate will instead make Osram independent ...
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Reports about the future of the Canadian paper products industry will remain gloomy until a viable new application for wood fibre is found, an analyst said Monday. The Conference Board of Canada reported Monday the soaring popularity of ...
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Despite the economic turmoil and return to recession,IT contractor rates in London have increased 3.4%over the past year. This reflects how organisations–which see IT as a way of improving business–are running projects that ...
Tags: economic turmoil, IT contractor, CRM skills