Consumer goods giant Unilever is looking at how it can optimise its global operations using SAP’s HANA in-memory database. The company has been consolidating its SAP systems over the past 20 years and now runs 4 regional systems. ...
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Trade Arabia reported that the fourth edition of the Kuwait International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition began on December 10th 2012 under the theme People and Innovative Technologies to Unleash Challenging Hydrocarbon Resources. ...
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Chiquita Brands International has swung to a first-half loss as a drop in sales and higher sourcing costs hit profits. In the six months to the end of June, the US produce giant booked a net loss of US$6m compared to earnings of $102m ...
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Baker Hughes Inc said its international rig count for November rose 0.6% from the prior month and 6.9% from a year ago to 1,267. The international offshore rig count for November was 300, versus 306 the prior month and 302 in the year ago ...
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Premier Foods plc has offloaded another of its brands, this morning (30 October) announcing the sale of Branston pickle to Japanese group Mizkan. The UK food manufacturer has agreed to sell its sweet pickles and table sauces to Mizkan for ...
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Luxury boutique Heiress Schaefer will be celebrating the grand opening of its elite online lingerie store this month.Men shopping for romantic gifts for their wives or girlfriends are sure to be breathless with anticipation by the time they ...
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KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania – Renmatix, the leading manufacturer of biobased sugar intermediates for global chemical and fuel markets, has received the Platts Global Energy Award for Sustainable Innovation. Over the past 14 years ...
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UK-based Premier Foods has entered into an agreement to sell its sweet pickles and table sauces business to Japanese food firm Mizkan for£92.5m in cash. The sale includes production,distribution,sales,marketing and licensing of the ...
The Boards of Directors of Pantaloon Retail India Limited(PRIL)and Future Ventures India Ltd,(FVIL)approved a proposal to consolidate their fashion businesses into a new to be listed entity(Future Fashion),which would emerge as one of ...
MK Electric has announced the launch of its new LED Dimmer range. Compatible with a wide range of dimmable LED lamps, the product is the perfect dimming solution for projects that require greater control over LED lighting, and will boost ...
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IDG News Service-Modifying Apple's iPhone software to install applications not approved by Apple will still be legal under new exemptions to take effect on Sunday in the U.S.,but illegal for an iPad and other tablets. The seemingly ...
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On Tuesday, 24 July 2012, the Board of Billabong announced that it had received an indicative, non-binding and conditional proposal from TPG to acquire all of the shares in the company for $1.45 cash per share by way of a scheme of ...
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On Thursday,6 September 2012,the Board of Billabong announced that it had received an indicative,non-binding and conditional proposal from a party interested in acquiring all of the shares in the company for"a cash consideration value of ...
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Businesses aren't able to properly process big data because IT employees lack the relevant skills. That is according to a report sponsored by business software provider SAS,entitled Big Data:Lessons from Leaders,which suggests while ...
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Denver-based RavenBrick has secured a$5 million round of equity funding from an affiliate of Aravaipa Venture Fund of Boulder,Colo.,enabling it to build an automated production line and begin large-scale fabrication of its patented ...
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