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A Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb Uses About 75 Percent Less Energy

Nov 13, 2012

A compact fluorescent light bulb uses about 75 percent less energy than the old-fashioned kind and lasts up to 10 times longer. They may cost more upfront, but a net savings of $25 during the life of each bulb has spurred American ...

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Retrofitting Calgary's Streetlights with LED Technology Will Save Money and Energy

Nov 13, 2012

Retrofitting Calgary's streetlights with LED technology will save money and energy, but comes at a cost, says a report coming before a city committee. A report coming Wednesday to the Standing Policy Committee on Transportation and ...

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Foundry Group Has Become The Lead Investor in a$6.5m Series B Investment in Betabrand Corp

Nov 13, 2012

Foundry Group has become the lead investor in a$6.5m Series B investment in Betabrand Corporation.Located in San Francisco,CA,Betabrand is an online clothing company that creates unique clothing that appeals to an individual's sense of ...

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The Global LED Market Remains Strong in View of The Chinese Market's Huge Potential

Nov 13, 2012

The global LED market has seen rapid growth in recent years and sentiment remains strong in view of the Chinese market's huge potential. LED chip supplier Formosa Epitaxy Inc said yesterday it planned to issue new common shares to ...

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Lumenation Announces The Availability of The iOS App

Nov 13, 2012

Lumenation Inc. announces the availability of the iOS app controlled Lumen Smart Bulb on Indiegogo. The sleek, octagonal, brushed aluminum LED Smart Bulb works with standard E27 sockets. It generates 400 lumens of warm white light, the ...

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Bank of America Merchant Services Will Extend Its Mobile Payments Service

Nov 13, 2012

IDG News Service-Bank of America Merchant Services will extend its mobile payments service to small retailers in December,allowing them to use smartphones and tablets as point-of-sale terminals. The entry of the country's largest ...

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Showing Packaging Solutions at Gulfood 2013

Nov 13, 2012

Packaging company tna is all set to introduce its total packaging solutions with a wide range of products at Gulfood 2013 to be held from 25 to 28 February. The equipment will include tna roflo HM 3 conveyor, tna intelli-flav OMS 3c, tna ...

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Does'shadow IT'Lurk in Your Company?

Nov 13, 2012

"I don't think IT realizes how much the way we live life as individuals has completely permeated the enterprise,"says Margaret Dawson,vice president of product management at Symform."This is happening whether you want it to or not." ...

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Vodafone Reported Significant Downturn in Revenues for The First Six Months of 2012

Nov 13, 2012

Vodafone has reported a significant downturn in revenues for the first six months of fiscal year 2012, with much of the blaming the markets in southern European countries. Revenues for the group were down 7.4% year on year to just under ...

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Ebara Announced The Launch of a New Dry Vacuum Pump

Nov 13, 2012

Ebara announced the launch of a new dry vacuum pump, model EV-A10, in October, 2012. Model EV-A10 was developed as a small-size and air-cooled dry vacuum pump for general industrial purposes, based on the dry vacuum pump technology ...

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Icann Hosts First Internet Root Server System in Scotland

Nov 13, 2012

Icann, the organisation that manages internet protocol numbers and the domain name system root, is hosting its first internet root server system in Scotland in a 100-rack datacentre in Dundee from IT provider brightsolid online technology. ...

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CGH Announced Its Recent Asset Acquisition of Solar Seal of South Easton

Nov 13, 2012

Consolidated Glass Holdings Inc. (CGH), an affiliate company of Grey Mountain Partners (GMP), has announced its recent asset acquisition of Solar Seal of South Easton, Mass., also referred to as Shaw Glass Co. As a Guardian Select ...

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The Trend on European Parquet Markets in Recent Months Has Tended to Weaken Slightly

Nov 13, 2012

According to estimates made by the Federation of the European Parquet Industry (FEP), the trend on European parquet markets in recent months has tended to weaken slightly. At its last meeting on 17 October in Brussels, the federation's ...

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Prices for British and Imported Softwood Lumber Had Stabilised at a Low Level

Nov 13, 2012

In the UK, prices for British and imported softwood lumber had stabilised at a low level by the end of October. Owing to slack demand and an inflated supply, prices had been under pressure since July. Business is generally being shaped by ...

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Cement Dispatches for October Declined by 5.87 Percent

Nov 13, 2012

Cement dispatches for October declined by 5.87 percent mainly due to a drastic decline of 20.59 percent in cement exports, while local dispatches show a marginal growth of 0.19 percent, according to official data on Monday. Revealing the ...

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