Xicato has announced that James Norrish has joined the company as Regional Manager for Australia and New Zealand and will lead the company's growth in a region that boasts an inspiring community of lighting designers and manufacturers that ...
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Vaxxas, a developer of vaccine-delivery technology, has named David Hoey as the company's new chief executive officer (CEO). The vaccine-delivery technology is designed for activating immunological cells which are located immediately ...
UK confectioner Swizzels Matlow has entered the gum category with the launch of Squashies. The company is hoping to capitalise on the UK trend of gum-based sweets with the launch, which sees its most iconic brands - Love Hearts, Drumstick ...
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Energy group Royal Dutch Shell aims to cut the training time for young engineers by rolling out technology to automatically identify and deliver the information they need,from databases,blogs and social media. The project,which is ...
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Toyota Motorsport went to the market for a new IT service management(ITSM)system when a sponsorship deal with BMC came to an end,and has been reaping the benefits ever since. In 2003,Toyota Motorsport,which is the part of Toyota that ...
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Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has told shareholders that the world's largest software firm is a software firm no longer–but instead,a"devices and services company". In his annual letter to investors,Ballmer said there is ...
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Bletchley Park is the nation's foremost site of historic technological significance – with a model of the first ever computer built by British World War II engineers housed among its treasures. But it is also embracing a range of ...
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True Religion Apparel Inc.announced that after receiving indications of interest from third parties regarding a potential transaction with the Company,the Board of Directors has formed a Special Committee comprised of its non-management ...
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Bauer Performance Sports Ltd.announced its financial results for the first quarter of Fiscal 2013 ended August 31,2012 reported under IFRS. Revenues grew by 4%(8%excluding the impact of foreign exchange)to$148.3 million in the first ...
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Facebook has offered a new settlement amount in the ongoing class action lawsuit resulting from its "Sponsored Stories" scheme. The social networking site has proposed a figure of $20m (£12.5m), which will be shared by the class ...
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Upmarket UK retailer Waitrose achieved its biggest share of the country's grocery market in the last three months, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel. Waitrose accounted for 4.7% of UK grocery sales in the 12 weeks to 30 ...
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China's leading sportswear company, Li-Ning Company, and NBA All-Star Dwyane Wade, announced the creation of a new athletic footwear and apparel brand called WADE, which will serve as the centerpiece of the corporation's growing ...
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The Wet Seal Inc., a leading specialty retailer to young women, announced the appointment of four new members to its Board of Directors and the appointment of Lynda J. Davey as Chairman of the Board. The Board of Directors also established ...
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Computerworld - Microsoft today disavowed comments made by its Czech subsidiary that the company will roll out iOS and Android apps of its Office suite early next year. "The information shared by our Czech subsidiary is not accurate. We ...
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Network World - Stop thinking of Microsoft as just a software company; it's not anymore, according to CEO Steve Ballmer. "It truly is a new era at Microsoft," he says in his annual letter to shareholders, and that means the company is ...