The ability to predict the future has long been the stuff of science fiction or, more often, pure fantasy, with hard science usually finding it difficult to rationalise there ever being a way to use technology to foretell what is to come. ...
Tags: IBM, Computer Products, software
Global steelmakers, metallurgical coal miners and merchant coke producers are feeling the heat thanks to sluggish steel and coal prices coupled with the prospect of higher energy costs in the US due to regulation, participants said Tuesday ...
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UK-based insurance services provider Howden Broking Group has acquired Tel Aviv-based insurance broker Bar-Ziv Ravid Insurance Group for an undisclosed amount to expand its operations in Israel. Founded in 1976, Bar-Ziv Ravid Insurance ...
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Shell Rotella in inducting 10 "iconic tours" from the music industry into its Haul of Fame, and will announce at the Billboard Tour Conference and Awards Nov. 13-14 a Live Music Hauler of the Decade. The first inductees from the music ...
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PPG Industries has appointed Diane M. Kappas vice president, Americas, for the protective and marine coatings (PMC) business. The company also announced that Jane Valenta has been appointed to Kappas' previous role of vice president, ...
Tags: PPG, Coating, Marine Coating, Construction, Decoration
To meet the needs of the high velocity world of e-commerce, conveyors and sortation systems must be a smart, fast and efficient component of a production or order fulfillment engine. Driven by the need for flexibility, speed and maximum ...
Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has agreed to sell the 250MWAC Silver State South Solar Project to a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources LLC (a subsidiary of NextEra Energy ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Belk is partnering with Haggar Clothing Co. to support the sixth anniversary of its national pant trade-in promotion benefiting The Purple Heart Service Foundation. This year’s event will be held in all Belk stores from Friday, Nov. ...
Oerlikon announces the appointment of Dr. Brice Koch as Group Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Koch, who will assume the role during the first quarter of 2014, comes to Oerlikon following a successful career at ABB where he has been a member of ...
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PPG Industries announced that Diane M. Kappas has been appointed vice president, Americas, for the protective and marine coatings (PMC) business, effective Dec. 1. The company also announced that Jane Valenta has been appointed to ...
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Kraft Foods Group, Inc. today reported third quarter results that reflected significant cost savings that outpaced brand-building reinvestments, as well as a negative impact from comparisons with unusually high product shipments in the ...
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Lowe Alpine, manufacturer of innovative backpacks and apparel is pleased to announce the addition of Redline Sports Group to their small and enthusiastic sales team. The move helps to further consolidate the sales force of Lowe Alpine and ...
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Apple has unveiled a third consecutive decline in earnings as sales of Mac laptops and desktop computers fell, while unit shipments of smartphones and tablet computers continued to increase. The company sold 33.8 million iPhones, up from ...
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Growth in iPhone shipments couldn't prevent Apple from reporting a drop in profits for the last quarter, as the iPad market flattened and Mac shipments fell. Apple reported a profit of $7.5 billion for the fourth quarter of its fiscal ...
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At the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) Cable-Tec Expo 2013 in Atlanta (22-24 October), broadband wireless and wireline communications component maker Anadigics Inc of Warren, NJ, USA launched the ACA1240 CATV Edge QAM ...
Tags: Anadigics, Qam Amplifier