Government spending on science and technological innovation has dropped by 7.6 per cent,despite an election pledge by Prime Minister David Cameron to protect funding in the field. The figures come from a House of Commons library study ...
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IDG News Service-SAP now says it will proceed with two major user conferences set for Madrid next month,after saying earlier this week that it was weighing its options following concerns over labor strikes planned for the same time as the ...
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Oracle is pushing its combined hardware and software product range as a way for CIOs to avoid costly consultant fees. Speaking in the UK, Oracle president Mark Hurd, said open systems were more costly because they were not ...
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The government needs to stimulate the economy to help improve prospects for the manufacturing sector,writes Martin Ford,managing director of Cheshire-based independent franchised distributor,Gateway Electronic Components. British ...
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Japan’s machinery orders fell less than economists anticipated in March and are forecast to rise this quarter, signs that a stronger yen and slower global growth have yet to temper corporate spending plans. Bookings decreased 2.8 ...
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Bearish outlook due to sluggish American and EU economies and financial woes Despite the European debt crisis, anemic American economic recovery, and disrupted car-making and PC sector after the earthquake in Japan last March, ...
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Italy's financial problems are having an impact on plastics machinery suppliers. Most of the large delegation of Italian plastics firms that had planned to attend Thailand's Tiprex trade show pulled out after Italy canceled government ...
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The giant company, headquartered in The Netherlands, posted revenues of €1.78 billion from its lighting business for the three months that ended in June. Although that represents a decline from €1.86 million in the equivalent ...
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The giant company, headquartered in The Netherlands, posted revenues of €1.78 billion from its lighting business for the three months that ended in June. Although that represents a decline from €1.86 million in the equivalent ...
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