David Weymouth, group director of operations and risk at insurance giant RSA, talks to Computer Weekly about the importance of training the next generation of IT leaders; the key changes affecting finance technology; and why a government ...
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Cybercriminals have found a way to circumvent the multifactor authentication systems used to protect business VPNs,according to security firm Trusteer,which has reported a recent targeted attack on an airport network using this method. ...
Tags: Cybercriminals, VPN, Trusteer, security, OTP, authentication system, Citadel
Despite many uncertainties in the LED industry in second-half 2012, South Korea-based LED firm Seoul Semiconductor and upstream LED chip subsidiary Seoul Optodevice Company (SOC) have been optimistic about third-quarter 2012 performances. ...
Tags: LED lighting, LED TV
Woodworkers are extremely passionate about their table saws. That’s at least one thing we’ve learned from our multiple postings about efforts to mandate saw safety by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and more ...
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Hershey has lifted its forecast for underlying earnings today (26 July) after managing to increase prices more than expected in the first half of 2012. The US confectioner said price increases had boosted margins and, with selling, ...
Tags: Hershey, confectioner, increase prices, net price
IDG News Service-Wi-Fi chip makers are lining up to add WiGig technology to their wireless LAN products,preparing the way for tri-band equipment that can deliver multi-gigabit speeds within a room. On Monday,Marvell Technology Group ...
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Quarterly earnings from some of the biggest tech companies in the world this week were decidedly mixed,but showed some signs of strength,particularly in enterprise IT spending. Tech vendors with exposure to the hardware market have ...
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For its fiscal third-quarter 2012(ending 29 June),Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn,MA,USA(which manufactures linear products,power amplifiers,front-end modules and radio solutions for handset and infrastructure equipment)has reported ...
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Average gross profits of crystalline solar module manufacturers fell to just US$0.09/watt in the first quarter of 2012,putting huge pressure on suppliers according to IMS Research.As a result of continued price pressure and highly ...
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Global solar demand in 2012 to grow by 20%,says NSP chairman Nuying Huang,Hsinchu;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Wednesday 20 June 2012]Quincy Lin,chairman of Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power(NSP),has noted that the firm's solar cell ...
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Staples said that during the first quarter of 2012 the company recorded US$28 million of pre-tax expenses primarily related to head count reductions in North America, Europe and Australia, as well as the settlement of a contractual dispute ...
Tags: office supplies, deleverage, acquisition
Large-size LCD panel makers expect shipments to grow by 11%,revenues by 14%in 2Q12 Press release;Alex Wolfgram,DIGITIMES[Tuesday 15 May 2012]Large-area TFT LCD panel shipments declined in both fourth-quarter 2011 and irst-quarter ...
The relative weakness of the current market demand in Europe and America, such as the new sunlight stone coated steel roof like manufacturing companies started to target the rapid development of emerging markets such as Brazil, Russia, ...
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Kevin had a doctor's appointment last week. He's been a patient of Rodde Cox since 2005, so they know each other pretty well. Usually, the medical stuff is dispatched fairly quickly, then the discussion gets into some friendly banter. The ...
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Tucked into a corner of town is a company where the cutting edge is part of everyday life. SOG Specialty Knives and Tools Inc. grew from a niche business in 1986 in the apartment of owner Spencer Frazer in Santa Monica, Calif., to one that ...
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