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DWP to Announce First Suppliers in Government's IDA Scheme

Oct 10, 2012

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is to announce the first suppliers in the government's identity assurance (IDA) scheme at the end of October. The IDA scheme is intended to provide UK citizens with a choice of providers to ...

Tags: Work and Pensions, DWP, government's identity assurance, IDA

Three Storage Suppliers Used VMworld Europe 2012 to Launch Converged Storage Stacks

Oct 10, 2012

Three storage suppliers used VMworld Europe 2012 to launch converged storage stacks. Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) launched 11 Unified Computing Platform stacks, NetApp added SME-targeted ExpressPods to its existing FlexPod converged stack ...

Tags: HDS, NetApp, Nexenta, VMworld

ICAC Was Held Oct. 9 in Interlaken, Switzerland

Oct 10, 2012

What sustainability means in the cotton value chain can't be determined by any individual, sector or nation. Rather, it should be defined by finding the common ground that exists among all of the stakeholders. That was the guiding concept ...

Tags: sustainability, cotton value chain, stakeholders, ICAC

Philips Will Export Solar LED Street Lights

Oct 10, 2012

Consumer electronics firm Philips will export solar LED street lights, which it has developed in India, to neighbouring nations within next one year. The company's Indian arm, Philips Electronics India, is currently executing a project ...

Tags: LED Street Light

Nationwide Insurance Uses VMware's ITBM Tool to Manage Costs Associated with IT Services

Oct 10, 2012

US insurance company Nationwide Insurance is using VMware's ITBM tool to manage all the costs associated with running IT services for the business. Nationwide Insurance now offers internal IT users a service catalogue, with pricing, to ...

Tags: VMware's ITBM, running IT services, Nationwide Insurance, IT department

Cree Has Had Nearly 150 LED Luminaries From Its CR Series LED Troffers

Oct 10, 2012

Cree has had nearly 150 LED luminaries from its CR Series LED troffers and CR series LED downlights incorporated into the Ronald McDonald House of Durham, North Carolina (RMHD). ...

Tags: LED Lighting

Monetary Issues Aren't Usually The First Thing That Come to People's Minds

Oct 10, 2012

Monetary issues aren't usually the first thing that come to people's minds when they think about sustainability, but no matter how socially and environmentally friendly an industry is, if companies can't make money, it will collapse. ...

Tags: Monetary issues, sustainability, contract defaults, anticipated sessions

CIOs Will Look to New Manufacturers for Their Work Mobiles Over The Next Five Years

Oct 10, 2012

CIOs will look to new manufacturers for their work mobiles over the next five years, leaving behind the traditional default of Research in Motion (RIM), according to a new study published by Virgin Media Business today. The study showed ...

Tags: CIOs, BlackBerry, new manufacturers, Research in Motion

VMware Launches Products to Help It Executives Manage Workspace Apps on Mobile Devices

Oct 10, 2012

VMware is launching a suite of products to help IT executives manage workspace apps on consumers' mobile devices – including Apple iPhones – securely. This will help enterprises regain control of IT amid growing ...

Tags: mobile devices, Apple iPhones, securely, consumerisation

Epistar, Everlight September Revenues Represent a Decrease on Month of 6.09%

Oct 10, 2012

Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar had September revenues of NT$1.616 billion (US$54.7 million), representing a decrease on month of 6.09%, while LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics had sales of ...

Tags: LED

Huawei Was Opening New Headquarters in Green Park Area of Reading

Oct 10, 2012

Huawei today confirmed it was opening new headquarters in the Green Park area of Reading as it ramps up its investments in the UK. In September this year, the founder and CEO of the company, Ren Zhengfei, pledged 1.3bn to the UK arm of ...

Tags: Huawei, new headquarters, Green Park, investments in the UK

Leadray Energy Focused on Participating in Government LED Street Lamp Procurement

Oct 10, 2012

Leadray Energy, a Taiwan-based maker of LED projection lamps and street lamps, has focused its 2012 operations on participating in government open bids to procure 330,000 LED street lamps to be installed around Taiwan, according to the ...

Tags: LED street lamp, street light

The First Bidazzled at This Week's High Point Market Will Be Produced

Oct 10, 2012

HIGH POINT -- The Antique & Design Center and Market Square & Suites will produce the first Bidazzled at this week's High Point Market - a live and online auction benefitting the local chapters of Habitat for Humanity and Second Harvest ...

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Surya Will Celebrate Its Introduction of Hundreds of New Products

Oct 10, 2012

HIGH POINT --- Rug and home accessories source Surya will celebrate its introduction of hundreds of new products at this week's High Point Market with two designer events and a Fall Ball in its newly expanded showroom in Showplace, space ...

Tags: High Point Showroom

Lighting Science Group Corporation Is Realigning Its Manufacturing Operations

Oct 10, 2012

To meet the growing demand for its LED lighting products, Lighting Science Group Corporation is realigning its manufacturing operations, and has also completed an equity-financing round worth $168 million. ...

Tags: LED Lighting