Skype hasn't officially confirmed rumors of a video messaging service that's supposed to be coming to its platform,but an update to its terms of service on Wednesday did the job. The video messaging service was first reported in September ...
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German carmaker Mercedes-Benz has reported 5.5% rise in its sales to 750,251 units during the January to July period when compared to the year ago period. The carmaker's smart and Maybach brands increased by 5.1% to 813,966 units during ...
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Bosch Packaging Services is set to offer a new ‘Stock Optimization’ service to its customers for enhanced on-site spare parts management. The concept gives a quick overview of existing and required stock based on the latest ...
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Citigroup is cutting 11,000 jobs,many in IT,as part of a restructuring announced Wednesday. The job cuts are part of a plan to save about$900 million through a variety of actions,including"increasing standardization and the use of ...
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Japanese car maker Nissan has reported 13.6% rise in its global sales in April to 364,173 units when compared to the corresponding month in 2011. Nissan's sales in Japan grew 63.8% to 39,413 units and its sales outside also rose 9.5% to ...
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Volkswagen has reported a 14.6% increase in its worldwide sales to 788,700 vehicles in October 2012, compared to 688,000 units for the same period in 2011. From January to October 2012, the company's sales increased 10.2% to 7.50 million ...
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December 4, 2012 - Hubbell Inc. has appointed David G. Nord to the position of president and CEO, and to the company's board of directors. Nord will move into his new roles January 1, 2013. Meantime, current CEO Timothy Powers will continue ...
The Australian Patent Office and the patent office of Mexico, Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial, have granted new patents to Quick-Med Technologies' polyurethane-modified polycation, a new product of the NIMBUS technology family ...
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Finland-based liquid packaging systems producer, Lamican Oy, has developed a new ambient recyclable packaging system for liquids. LamiCan 250ml, which offers up to one-year shelf life without the need of any costly product refrigeration/ ...
American International Group's (AIG) life and retirement business has purchased Woodbury Financial Services from The Hartford, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition follows a definitive agreement that was signed on 31 July 2012. On ...
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Volvo has reported a revenue of SEK65.3bn ($9.75bn) for the first half of 2012, an increase of 3.9%, compared to SEK62.9bn ($9.5bn) for the same period in 2011. For the first half of 2012, the company posted a net loss of SEK254m ($37m), ...
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Hatenboer-Water, the provider of integral water management on board ships and platforms, has opened a branch in Singapore. Guy Heijnen will be managing director of the branch. He has fulfilled several functions at the head office in the ...
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Magna International has reported sales of $7.7bn for the second quarter ended 30 June 2012, an increase of 5%, compared to $7.3bn for the same period in 2011. For the second quarter of 2012, the company's net income totaled $349m, or ...
Puresep Technologies and Environmental Water Systems (UK) will continue as brands in their respective markets, according to newly named parent company, Envirogen Water Technologies, for UK and European Operations. The announcement of the ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan is planning to recall its 2012-2013 Altima sedans over a problem with bolts that have not been tightened during production that could increase risk of a crash. About 13,919 units built at Nissan's Canton facility ...
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