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Epistar Reported Third-Quarter 2012 Revenues Representing a Slight Growth of 2%

Oct 31, 2012

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar has reported third-quarter 2012 revenues of NT$5.004 billion (US$171 million), representing a slight growth of 2% on quarter. Gross margin in the third quarter fell to 20.37% from 23.97% in the second ...

Tags: Epistar, LED chip

The Government Has Put All New It Frameworks on Hold

Oct 31, 2012

The government has put all new IT frameworks on hold,as part of its review into the efficacy of framework agreements for SMEs. All planned Government Procurement Service(GPS)ICT procurements will be paused during the review to determine ...

Tags: IT Frameworks, SMEs, GPS, tender

The Govt. Is to Test The Feasibility of Moving to a Single ERP Platform Across Whitehall

Oct 31, 2012

The government is to test the feasibility of moving to a single enterprise resource planning(ERP)platform across Whitehall. In a GBP100,000,four-month tender as part of the Next Generation Shared Services programme,the government said it ...

Tags: single ERP, Services programme, emergency services, Oracle

USAgain Would Contest to Benefit Local Schools

Oct 31, 2012

USAgain the company that helps divert millions of pounds of clothing, shoes and other textiles from landfills each year, kicks-off its annual America Recycles Day (which is celebrated yearly on Nov. 15) Contest to benefit local schools. ...

Tags: USAgain, textile recycling industry, textile, clothing and shoes recycle

Exports of Cotton Have Skyrocketed in The Current Year

Oct 31, 2012

Exports of cotton yarn to China from both India and Pakistan have skyrocketed in the current year. In the process, China has now started importing cotton yarn in huge quantities instead of raw cotton that it used to import in the last 18 ...

Tags: yarn, yarn import, textile, spinner

Pepsi Beverages Co. Will Begin Manufacturing Plastic Bottles

Oct 31, 2012

Pepsi Beverages Co. will begin manufacturing plastic bottles at its Latham bottling plant. Pepsi will invest $10 million in a project to replace merchant-supplied plastic bottles with ones blow molded on-site, according to a news release ...

Tags: Market View, molding machine

4G Service Was Launched to Provide 11 Cities with up to 12Mbit/S Mobile Connections

Oct 31, 2012

Slow mobile connection speeds due to the lack of a universal 4G service will cost the economy £120m over the Christmas period, according to web retailer eBay, who believes current mobile download speeds will discourage consumers from ...

Tags: eBay, 4G, EE, Ofcom

Weaver Nut Has Launched Wholesale Chia Seeds and Bulk Chia Seeds

Oct 31, 2012

Weaver Nut,a US-based distributor of Candies,Dried Fruits,Nuts,Chocolates,Coffees,Teas,and Bulk Foods,has launched wholesale Chia seeds and bulk Chia seeds. According to the company,the Chia seeds are a healthy supplement,providing energy ...

Tags: wholesale Chia seeds, healthy supplement, energy

Patek Philippe Maison Opening in Shanghai

Oct 31, 2012

A new space to share views and knowledge of fine timepieces opened its doors in Shanghai.Swiss watch company Patek Philippe inaugurated first boutique in Shanghai in 2005,now to be replaced by the first Maison Patek Philippe,and of a ...

Tags: timepieces, Maison Patek Philippe, brand

Gehring Technologies GmbH Germany Announced a Sales and Marketing Partnership Agreement

Oct 31, 2012

Delapena Honing Equipment (01242 516341) and Gehring Technologies GmBH Germany have announced a sales and marketing partnership agreement that will offer customers increased choice and value; while opening up greater sales opportunities for ...

Tags: Market View, abrasive tool

SWEEP Kuusaksoki Has Installed The 'world's First' Glass Furnace

Oct 31, 2012

WEEE recycler SWEEEP Kuusaksoki has installed the ‘world’s first’ glass furnace capable of recovering pure glass and lead from leaded cathode ray tube (CRT) glass, at its facility in Sittingbourne, Kent. The furnace, which ...

Tags: market view, glass furnace

Glass Panels Have Been Diagnosed with 'glass Cancer'

Oct 31, 2012

Glass panels that have fallen from the walls of two luxury estates have been diagnosed with "glass cancer", which is caused by an impurity common in tempered glass and which can be prevented only by stringent quality control. Expansion of ...

Tags: market view, glass

Shock-Resistance Is The Great Benefit of Safety Glass

Oct 31, 2012

Shock-resistance is the great benefit of safety glass. However, the cut of the glass pane can make this difficult: With conventional processes, only straight cuts are possible. Yet a newly-developed method makes it possible to apply any ...

Tags: market view, Safety Glass

A Number of Furniture Retailers Store Closings with No Major Damage

Oct 31, 2012

NEW YORK -- A number of furniture retailers caught in the path of a devastating Hurricane Sandy are reporting store closings in New York and New Jersey, but initially no major damage. Manchester, Conn.-based Bob's Discount Furniture ...

Tags: furniture, Hurricane Sandy

Amazon Web Services Was The Only Major Cloud Service Provider

Oct 31, 2012

Cloud computing is moving away from being monolithic,where Amazon Web Services(AWS)was the only major cloud service provider,to a marketplace technology,with several cloud-based service providers,as users'appetite for cloud grows,according ...

Tags: Amazon Web Services, cloud technology, monolithic, cloud federation