The SNGPL has agreed to restore 25% gas supply to the textile industry with effect from 1st February 2013. It has been decided in the meeting of the management of APTMA held with Dr Asim Hussain, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Petroleum & ...
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Cisco Systems plans to sell its Linksys home networking business to Belkin International for an undisclosed sum under an agreement that includes cooperation between the companies on software, service-provider products and other areas. ...
US-based candy manufacturer American Licorice is set to invest $10m to expand its manufacturing facility at La Porte, Indiana. The company will install a licorice production line and a rail spur to receive ingredients, as part of the ...
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McCormick, a US-based manufacturer of flavor products and other specialty food products, has reported that its net income decreased by 12.7% to $148.5m for the fourth quarter ended 30 November 2012, compared to $131.7m for the same period ...
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Privalia, the online leader in fashion "flash sales," with operations in Spain, Germany, Italy, Brazil and Mexico, is working with IBM to boost its expanding online sales business through mobile and social channels to meet the dynamic needs ...
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Business conditions at architecture firms continue to improve, according to the latest Architecture Billings Index (ABI). The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the December ABI score was 52.0, down from the mark of 53.2 in ...
Post Foods, a US-based cereal brands manufacturer, has introduced new Honey Bunches of Oats Greek Honey Crunch cereal to its Honey Bunches of Oats family. The company noted that the Greek Honey Crunch is made with Greek yogurt bunches, ...
Fakir Fashion Ltd, Narayanganj, Bangladesh installed the SewEasy Actual SMV Calculation System recently. In addition to software, Fakir Fashion Ltd. will increase the use of Industrial Engineering (IE) methodology in their sewing room ...
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Advance Pierre Foods, an establishment based in Oklahoma, US, is recalling about 1,200 pounds of chicken fried chicken breasts as they may contain small pieces of metal, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and ...
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Department Store to Use Oracle Solutions to Support Multi-Channel Retail Operations News Facts Kohl’s Department Stores, the value-oriented specialty department store, has selected Oracle Retail Merchandising, Planning and Supply ...
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UK-based packaging firm Benson has collaborated with chocolate maker Willie Harcourt-Cooze and Brand Opus to develop cartons for a new range of dessert products featuring the Willie's Chocolate. Benson noted that the final cartons have ...
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Taiwan-based green energy firm Delta Electronics noted that sales growth in 2013 will come from passive components, industrial automation processes and cloud computing services. The firm optimistically predicts annual sales growth to exceed ...
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Microsoft reported a drop in profit for the second quarter of its fiscal year, though revenue increased, thanks partly to a 24 percent jump in sales from its Windows division. Microsoft's revenue increased 2.7 percent to US$21.46 billion ...
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Oracle's head of Java security, Milton Smith, has assured users of the software that the vendor will fix its security issues and improve communication efforts. In a conference call with Java User Group leaders, Smith outlined the ...
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A group of UK consumers is pursuing damages against Google in line with last year's accusations that the company was storing cookies in Apple's Safari web browser, regardless of users' privacy settings. Though Google was last year ...
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