Microsoft is taking a massive$6.2bn hit on its fourth quarter revenues,following a failure of its online business to generate advertising revenue. The write-down is a result of the$6.3bn acquisition of advertising network aQuantive in ...
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Xilinx is to invest $ 50m in Ireland,expanding its facilities in Dublin and Cork and adding 60 people to the headcount. "We must not only seek to attract more investment and jobs from top multinational companies,"says the Irish minister ...
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Marl International has invested 150,000 pound to double its manufacturing output for the LED lighting market at its site in Ulverston,Cumbria. "LED lighting can be 20-60%more efficient than standard lighting technologies,lasting up to ten ...
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Toumaz is to acquire Frontier Silicon,for up to 32.3m pound,and is raising cash with new shares. Both are UK fabless chip companies,with Frontier servicing a large share of the global DAB chip market and Toumaz concentrating on wireless ...
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Solar shake-out claims Abound amid GE worries 03 Jul 2012 After$370 million in investment–partly through a DOE loan guarantee–the thin-film CdTe module maker files for bankruptcy. 20kW installation Abound Solar has become ...
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US distribution deal for spectral blood sensor 03 Jul 2012 PSS World Medical to market Masimo's latest multi-wavelength spot-checker for hemoglobin,pulse rate and perfusion index. Pronto-7 oximeter Masimo Corporation,the US ...
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UK-British loudspeaker manufacturer,EM Acoustics,has announced the appointment of one of the UK's leading suppliers to the entertainment industry,Stage Electrics,as a UK dealer for the brand.The move further reinforces EM Acoustics'presence ...
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UK-L-Acoustics UK Certified Provider SSE Audio Group has supplied a Kara WST line source system to staging and production hire company Pro Productions. Pro Productions has an inventory of outdoor stages and riser decks,with some PA and ...
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Canada-An enduring relationship has been renewed,with SGM and its Canadian distributor SF Marketing signing a new contract which will see the Montreal-based company represent SGM's next generation of LED fixtures under the name'SGM Canada'. ...
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Samsung Display,a major company specializing in display panel products and technologies,reported that it has commenced its business operations as a newly integrated company with S-LCD and Samsung Mobile Display corporations. During the ...
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USA-UK-based professional audio and AV suppliers and 19 inch racking specialists Pro Audio Stash(PAS)has opened a new office and warehouse in Austin Texas,which is being managed by Marcus Butler. The new office-PAS's first in the US-is ...
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UK-Plus 4 Audio has just invested in a sizeable Uniline modular line array system from French manufacturer,APG.Operating out of Surbiton in Surrey,Plus 4 Audio serves the London Studios,Fountain Studios,Maidstone Studios and the BBC as well ...
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The Philippines-Optocore has appointed Audio-Video Solutions Corporation(AVSC)as its new exclusive distributor in the Philippines.The company will be responsible for marketing the German manufacturer's premium fibre networks,and broadcast ...
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Ukraine-The Ukraina and Novy channels are two of the most watched television outlets in Ukraine.Last year,Ukraina launched a new HD-capable facility,complete with four television studios.At the same time,Novy also opened a new,expansive ...
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UK-Monitor engineer Francois Pare has been working with American indie pop band Foster The People for just over a year.When the band decided to expand its set up for the current tour he decided it was time to bring in the big guns in the ...
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