Cisco has reported an 18% year-on-year rise in profits, hitting $2.1bn for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2013. Cisco's sales for the quarter came in at $11.9bn – equating to a more modest growth of 5.5% compared with 2011 ...
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After leaving--or losing--his job at Microsoft.Steven Sinofsky will probably not be standing in an unemployment line. The 23-year veteran of Microsoft,and until Monday,its top Windows executive,has nearly 650,000 shares of company ...
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SAP announced strong support for the Windows 8 platform this week,including six upcoming mobile apps that focus on business training,recruiting and sales. One of the six apps announced Tuesday was built first for Windows 8.Called SAP ...
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Microsoft plans to release Windows Embedded Standard 8 next March,as the company aims to bring Windows 8 features to a whole host of devices outside the PC,including ATMs,information kiosks,advertising displays and even industrial machines. ...
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One-off items have hit Parmalat's third-quarter net profit although the Italian dairy group did see its EBITDA increase. Parmalat, which is controlled by French dairy giant Lactalis, booked net profit of EUR58m (US$73.8m), against ...
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SAP said Tuesday that it plans to roll out a series of mobile applications for Windows 8, a move that underscores the companies' deep partnership at a time when many observers believe Microsoft's new OS is in for a tough ride. In ...
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SAP is tying the HANA in-memory database to its CRM (customer relationship management) software and other applications, creating a package that will "allow organizations to revolutionize the way they engage with their customers," the ...
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SAP on Tuesday is expected to showcase how it will tie together its business applications with the cloud-based business network it gained through the acquisition of Ariba during the Sapphire and Tech Ed conferences in Madrid. The Ariba ...
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Hewlett-Packard has twice revised its message to customers about downgrading new PCs equipped with Windows 8 to the older Windows 7 in an attempt to clarify its position. In the revisions, HP left open whether it would provide drivers to ...
Google's services have been riding a bit of a rollercoaster in China over the last several days. Google services were blocked in China for about 12 hours, going from last Friday evening into Saturday morning. Then services were restored ...
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US-based health service and insurance provider Cigna has finalized the acquisition of 51% stake in Finans Emeklilik, Finansbank's insurance subsidiary in Turkey, following a regulatory approval from the Treasury of Turkey in early November. ...
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NetApp has claimed sales of its FlexPod integrated storage,server and networking stacks grew nearly 1,000%in a year. In a presentation at the NetApp Insight partner event in Dublin,product solutions and alliances director John Rollason ...
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A U.S.district judge has approved a request for class action in a lawsuit against pizza maker Papa John's International for allegedly sending hundreds of thousands of text spam messages. Seattle law firm Heyrich Kalish ...
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Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)is denying reports that executives have taken steps that could lead to the company's sale. Speculation began to spread Tuesday afternoon after Reuters reported that AMD has hired JPMorgan Chase&Co to explore ...
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing(HKEx)is the nervous system of the city's financial industry.It operates the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and is one of the world's premier exchange-owners based on market capitalization of its shares. ...
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