Hewlett-Packard will continue to evaluate potential divestitures of underperforming parts of its business, and the process could get messy, the company warned its investors in its annual 10-K document, which was filed in late December. ...
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HP has confirmed that it will wield the axe on those of its businesses that don't meet targets, official documents have revealed. As first reported by Bloomberg, HP told the US Securities and Exchange Commission in a 27 December filing ...
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Respect Your Universe, Inc. announces two new board members. Steven Eklund and Bill Marcus bring with them a breadth of experience in the sports apparel and equipment industries, as well as finance, sales and business development. "Steven ...
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There were, despite continued economic uncertainty in many Western markets and concerns over slowing growth in the East, signs that M&A activity rebounded in the food sector this year. Data for the whole of 2012 has not yet been published ...
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Essex County Council is to upgrade ICT services for 200,000 users in an 81m euros next generation network(NGN)contract that also aims to cut costs. The council awarded the NGN contract to Daisy Updata Communications Limited(DUCL),a joint ...
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Essex County Council is to upgrade ICT services for 200,000 users in an GBP 81m next generation network (NGN) contract that also aims to cut costs. The council awarded the NGN contract to Daisy Updata Communications Limited (DUCL), a ...
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CardioNet, a provider of real-time outpatient management solutions, has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase cardioCORE Lab for $23.5m. Under the terms of the acquisition, CardioNet may pay up to $3.5m of the total ...
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According to Karl-Heinz Streibich, CEO of software tools company Software AG, the time for big IT transformation is over. People no longer buy exciting IT. Rather, IT must compete for investment. The question is, where will this investment ...
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Spanish food group Ebro Foods has recorded an increase in profit in the first nine months of the year driven by the integration of businesses acquired last year and innovation. Ebro posted a net profit of EUR110m (US$141.6m) in the ...
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US egg firm Cal-Maine Foods has given its chairman Fred Adams emeritus status following his decision to step down from the role for health reasons. Cal-Maine said Adams will be named chairman emeritus in recognition of his long service ...
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MTL Insurance Company, a member of Mutual Trust Financial Group, has picked up the Sapiens ALIS policy administration system to administer its life and annuity business. The policy administrator will assist the US insurer to modernize its ...
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Cyprium Investment Partners has announced about the realization of investment in Imperial Bag & Paper. The investment of the private equity firm towards Imperial's acquisition by Robert Tillis helped it grow to $275m, which came through ...
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Mr Abdullah Sultan Al Fan Al Shamsi assistant undersecretary for Industrial Affairs at the Ministry of Economy affirmed that the Ministry of Economy successfully terminated two countervailing investigations on UAE exports of steel pipes ...
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association(AAMA)announced new staff appointments during the AAMA Fall Conference,held this week in Albuquerque,N.M.These include Ken Brenden,technical director;Dean Lewis,educational and technical ...
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The much talked about,360-degree information screen atop the BT Tower in London,made up of Martin Professional LC Plus Series LED panels,gets a visit from the Martin Service Department each month,and has done so ever since debuting over ...