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Can AR Tech Revive Ailing Toys R Us?
Oct 10, 2017Toys R Us is harnessing the power of augmented reality to help bring the ailing retailer from the brink of bankruptcy, it has been revealed. In the midst of its ongoing financial struggles, CEO Dave Brandon has detailed the ...
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The Chinese PC Market Showed a Modest Recovery
Jan 18, 2015Worldwide PC shipments totaled 83.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014, a 1% increase from the fourth quarter of 2013, according to Gartner. These results indicate a slow, but consistent improvement following more than two years of ...
Tags: PC shipments, PC market
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Mondelez International Has Named Brian Gladden as Their New Chief Financial Officer
Oct 14, 2014Mondelez International, an American multinational confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate, has named Brian Gladden, 49, as their new chief financial officer. Gladden, a former CFO of Dell, will be assuming office from December 1. ...
Tags: Mondelez International, CFO, Food
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Lenovo Is Leading The World PC Market with Solid Growth in Shipments
Apr 14, 2014Lenovo is leading the world PC market with solid growth in shipments across the first quarter of the year, according to Gartner. All of the top five vendors, except Acer, registered year-on-year shipment growth, with the top three vendors ...
Tags: Computer Products, Lenovo, PC Market, PC
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Production of BlackBerry Smartphone Devices Has Been Cut in Half After The Company's CEO
Aug 23, 2013Production of BlackBerry smartphone devices has been cut in half after the company's CEO, Thorsten Heins, effectively put the company up for sale. Heins, who under his contract of employment stands to earn more than $50m if the company is ...
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Focus Media Has Been Combined with Giovanna Acquisition Limited
May 24, 2013Focus Media Holding Limited (NASDAQ: FMCN) announced today that it has been combined with Giovanna Acquisition Limited (hereinafter Merger Sub) according to a merger plan issued on December 19, 2012. Thus Focus Media has become a ...
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SunGard Data System Is Feeling The Pinch as Some Business Clientele Move Data to The Cloud
May 18, 2013Can the old guard in business continuity and disaster-recovery services thrive in an era when the companies are looking at new ways to process business data? SunGard Data Systems, with decades of experience in availability services, is ...
Tags: Sungard, Cloud Service, Disaster Recovery
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Dell Has Introduced The Versatile XPS 18 PC, an 18-Inch All-in-One PC
Mar 13, 2013Dell has introduced the versatile XPS 18 PC, an 18-inch all-in-one PC that can double as a supersized tablet. The XPS 18 runs Windows 8, and with a large touchscreen, has the look of a mammoth tablet. At 2.2 kilograms, the machine is not ...
Tags: Computer Products, dell
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Dell Had Signed a Confidentiality Agreement with Investor Carl Icahn
Mar 13, 2013Dell on Monday said it had signed a confidentiality agreement with investor Carl Icahn, who has vocally opposed the company's proposed plan to be acquired for $24.4 billion in a leveraged buyout. In a brief statement, Icahn Enterprises ...
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There Are Still Many Unknowns About How Going Private Will Affect Dell and Its Customers
Feb 26, 2013There are still many unknowns about how going private will affect Dell and its customers, but company executives insist that the computer vendor will continue to pursue its latest enterprise strategy no matter what. Earlier this month, ...
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Hewlett-Packard's Board of Directors Is Considering a Breakup of The Company Are Untrue
Feb 18, 2013Reports circulating that Hewlett-Packard's board of directors is considering a breakup of the company are untrue, a source close to company said. The financial news site Quartz.com reported on Tuesday that HP's board is again discussing ...
Tags: Hewlett-Packard, PC unit, company news
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Sharemarket Rebounded After US Stocks Rose Due to Better-Than-Expected Economic Data
Feb 7, 2013The sharemarket rebounded yesterday after US stocks rose due to better-than-expected economic data, suggesting optimism over the global economy is stronger than political concerns in Spain and Italy. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up ...
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Sharemarket Rebounded After US Stocks Rose Due to Better-Than-Expected Economic Data
Feb 6, 2013The sharemarket rebounded today after US stocks rose due to better-than-expected economic data, suggesting optimism over the global economy is stronger than political concerns in Spain and Italy. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.8 ...
Tags: US Indexes, economy
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Dell Will Launch His Private-Equity-Backed Plan to Take Dell, The Company He Started
Feb 4, 2013Michael Dell will launch his private-equity-backed plan to take Dell, the company he started in 1984, private as early as next week. The founder and CEO of the PC vendor is expected to offer $24bn (£15.3bn) or more with the backing ...
Tags: Michael Dell, Silver Lake Partners, Dell
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Microsoft May Be Planning to Invest Between $1 Billion and $3 Billion as a Buyout of Dell
Jan 24, 2013A Tuesday report from CNBC hinted that Microsoft may be planning to invest between $1 billion and $3 billion as part of a leveraged buyout of Dell. Citing “sources close to the matter,” the network’s David Faber said ...