Industry Views on a Variety of Industries and Products - Made-in-China.com

LRC Plans to Continue a Collaborative Approach to Driving The Adoption

Aug 8, 2012

The Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute plans to continue a collaborative approach to driving the adoption of LED-based lighting. The Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems and Technologies (ASSIST) is ...

Tags: LED lighting

SCO Had Filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Aug 8, 2012

SCO, the low-end Unix software vendor that sought to claim intellectual property rights over the popular open-source operating system Linux, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the first stage in its winding up and liquidation. Further ...

Tags: SCO, Unix software, Microsoft, Linux Sun

The Anticipated Shortlist for The Coveted Knight of Illumination Award Has Been Released

Aug 8, 2012

UK-The eagerly anticipated shortlist of lighting designers nominated for the coveted Knight of Illumination Award has been released. Organised by the ALD,STLD and Clay Paky and now in its fifth year,the Knight of Illumination Awards ...

Tags: The Fifth Knight, Illumination, Illumination awards shortlist

US Has Imposed a Monetary Penalty of $3.2m Against MetLife

Aug 8, 2012

The Federal Reserve Board (FRB) in the US has imposed a monetary penalty of $3.2m against MetLife, claiming that the US underwriter failed to manage its subsidiary bank's mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing operations. The ...

Tags: FRB, MetLife, mortgage loan

BBVA's New Flagship Branch Has Installed a Sophisticated Multimedia Signage System

Aug 8, 2012

John Ryan declared that BBVA's new Flagship branch has installed a sophisticated multimedia signage system in Madrid, its key highlight being a 63-foot exterior LED. LED, kiosks and media walls installation at the BBVA Flagship ...

Tags: LED Display

an LED Lighting Project of Guanzhou's Subway System Has Been Opened for Bidding

Aug 8, 2012

An LED lighting project of Guanzhou's subway system has been opened for bidding. Taiwan-based LED firms have been hoping to obtain the bid. According to the project plan, Guangzhou city plans to invest in CNY29 million (US$4.55 million) ...

Tags: LED lighting

Lextar Reports Consolidated Revenues Growing by 1.59% on Month

Aug 8, 2012

Lextar Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of LED backlight units (BLUs) and lighting devices/products, has reported consolidated revenues of NT$923 million (US$30.8 million) for July, growing by 1.59% on month and by 22.58% on year, while ...

Tags: Lextar, LED backlight

LED Firm Unity Opto Reports July Consolidated Revenues Increase of 10.1%

Aug 8, 2012

Taiwan-based LED firm Unity Opto has reported July consolidated revenues of NT$785 million (US$26.22 million), a record high figure representing an on-month increase of 10.1% and an on-year increase of 51%. According to the firm, ...

Tags: LED TV

Onyx Group to Host Its Mission-Critical It Infrastructure in a £3m Deal

Aug 8, 2012

Edinburgh Airport has selected cloud service provider Onyx Group to host its mission-critical IT infrastructure in a £3m deal because of its "speed to market and local presence", according to the airport's head of IT, Graeme Agnew. ...

Tags: Edinburgh Airport, GIP, Onyx, Agnew

Google Paid a Tax Rate of 11.9 Per Cent in US Last Year

Aug 8, 2012

Google paid a tax rate of 11.9 per cent in the US last year, according to a report in April from research and public policy organisation the Greenlining Institute, to the annoyance of many American tax campaigners who wonder why the company ...

Tags: Google, paltry rate, Greenlining Institute, tax havens

Mattress Firm and Protect-A-Bed Have Teamed up for a Back to School Campaign

Aug 8, 2012

As many children prepare to head back to the classroom this month, Mattress Firm and Protect-A-Bed have teamed up for a Back to School campaign designed to raise awareness of the importance of quality sleep for young people. As part of ...

Tags: Mattress

Mixed Results for July Have Been Released by Everlight,Lextar,Unity Opto

Aug 8, 2012

Taiwan major LED companies Everlight,Lextar,Unity Opto Technology Co have released mixed results for July. Everlight's revenue fall 4.83% Everlight's filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange has shown that its revenue fall 4.83 percent ...

Tags: Taiwan, Unity Opto, Everlight, Taiwan Lextar, LED

Innovations in Optics, Inc.Introduces a New Product Line

Aug 8, 2012

Woburn,MA—Innovations in Optics,Inc.introduces a new product line;LumiBright BD Boards for high power LED applications.Offering maximized heat and current spreading,metal core LumiBright BD Boards are engineered to deliver high output ...

Tags: LED, High Density LED Array Boards, OEM, LumiBright BD Boards, IOI, TIR

Colfax Fluid Handling Will Present New Enhanced Product Allmind

Aug 8, 2012

Colfax Fluid Handling will present new enhanced product Allmind (pat. Pending). Colfax's Allmind pump upgrade reduces total cost of ownership through diagnostic capability and variable speed drive control. Despite the best intentions of ...

Tags: market view, pump

Indocement Will Begin a Massive Expansion in The Second Half of The Year

Aug 8, 2012

Publicly listed cement producer PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa will begin a massive expansion in the second half of the year to take the advantage of the country s growing cement demand. We will spend a huge amount of money in the second ...

Tags: market view, cement