Singapore’s Olam International has agreed to acquire the global cocoa business of Archer Daniels Midland Company, in a $1.3bn deal. This new development is expected to enhance Olam's chocolate and cocoa businesses, in an effort ...
IDC have released the results of a study which says that EMC’s backup and recovery solutions are measurably improving businesses. The whitepaper – “Generating Proven Business Value with EMC Backup and Recovery Solutions: ...
The sharemarket closed at its highest level in 20 months yesterday as consumer staples, consumer discretionary, financial, energy and healthcare sectors enjoying strong gains as investors were frustrated with a lack of significant dips in ...
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Hopefully,old planet earth is still spinning at this moment–due to a shortened Christmas schedule,this was written prior to Friday,Dec.21,2012,which is the ominous last day of the Mayan calendar,the December solstice and the first day ...
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An IT education programme run by supplier organisation CompTIA is targeting CFOs and other senior business executives to teach them about the business benefits of IT. Trade organisation CompTIA is creating what it calls a "boot camp" to ...
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Tesco is reportedly set to announce a strategic review of its US business, which could lead the UK's largest retailer to quit the market after five years. Sky News reported this evening Tesco will reveal plans to look at the future of its ...
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AAP reported that iron ore miner Fortescue Metals has sought to reassure shareholders that the economic credentials of its biggest customer, China, remain sound following the country's recent leadership transition. Mr Nev Power CEO of ...
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IDG News Service-Companies are not only buying into SaaS(software as a service)more than ever,they are also ripping out legacy on-premises applications and replacing them with SaaS,according to analyst firm Gartner. "In the past 12 ...
Tags: SaaS, legacy apps, Gartner, cut spending