The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) initiated a Section 337 investigation on June 20, 2013 into five consumer electronics companies based in China, Japan and the United States for patent infringement. The probe is grounded ...
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The European Commission (EC) has approved the proposed acquisition of the Cocoa Ingredients division of Singapore-based Petra Foods by Swiss confectionery firm Barry Callebaut for $950m. The investigation conducted by the Commission ...
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MajescoMastek, a core insurance systems and services provider to P&C and Life insurance carriers in North America, has launched an enhanced version of STG Policy Administration (STG Policy) at the IASA Educational Conference and Business ...
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Supercomputer manufacturer Cray has expanded its portfolio of systems for the technical enterprise market. The company’s newest machine, the Cray XC30-AC, starting at $500,000, was built for mid-sized organisations that need some ...
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MphasiS has introduced a cloud-based, hosted billing solution to help insurance carriers to efficiently manage their complex billing requirements. Dubbed Billing as a Service (BaaS), the end-to-end solution will enable carriers to lower ...
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SunOpta International Foods is set to establish a new organic and speciality cocoa facility in Middenmeer, the Netherlands, as part of its efforts to expand its integrated processing capabilities. The facility will process internationally ...
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IBM's Jeopardy!-winning supercomputer, Watson, may have started out the size of a master bedroom, but it will eventually shrink to the size of a smart phone, its inventors say. The supercomputer is currently performing "residencies" at ...
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Hewlett-Packard is set to deliver a new blade that will quadruple the virtual desktops that can be deployed from one server compared to the company's previous offerings. The HP ProLiant WS460c Gen8 blade server uses graphics processors to ...
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Nvidia hopes to power sub-$200 smartphones and tablets under $300 with its latest Tegra 4i processor, which is also the company's first chip with an integrated LTE modem. The quad-core Tegra 4i will be used by device makers in LTE-capable ...
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Hagerty Insurance Agency, a vehicle insurance provider, is implementing Insuresoft's Diamond Claims system to enhance its claims processing capabilities. Built on Microsoft's modern .NET platform, Diamond Claims is expected to help the ...
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It is no secret that we live in a global economy. The goods and services we enjoy come from all over the world: your car may have been designed in Germany, assembled in Mexico, and sold in the U.S. From a manufacturing perspective, this ...
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India Ratings’ outlook for cotton textiles remains negative to stable for 2013 on account of subdued demand, although margins are expected to benefit from softening raw material prices. The outlook for synthetic textiles remains ...
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Canada-based natural and organic food group SunOpta has acquired the Bulgarian grain handling and processing facility of Organic Land Corp. The purchase of the Silistra-based facility, a strategic supplier for SunOpta, was made for ...
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Who: Aimia Foods Aim: The family-owned business needed to invest in its three sites in Haydock, North West England, and maintain its high standard of manufacturing products in the dry powder sector Spend: Undisclosed What: A new ...
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Molycorp's mould-breaking deal with Neo Material Technologies sent its shares rocketing in New York on Friday. By lunchtime the stock was trading at $30.09, up 15.8%, on volumes already close to triple the daily average. The counter is ...
Tags: China, Finance, Molybdenum, Rare Earth, USA