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Obama Made a Point of Drawing Attention to Three Big Tech Firms: IBM, Apple and Intel
Feb 17, 2013In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Barack Obama made a point of drawing attention to three big tech firms: IBM, Apple and Intel. Apple was praised by the president for its recently announced plan to begin "making ...
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Obama's Cybersecurity Order Announced Elicited Guarded Praise From Several Quarts
Feb 17, 2013President Barack Obama's cybersecurity executive order, announced during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, elicited guarded praise from several quarters even as it revived calls for more comprehensive bipartisan legislation to ...
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Obama Sign an Executive Order Requiring Federal Agencies to Share Cyberthreat Information
Feb 17, 2013U.S. President Barack Obama has signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to share cyberthreat information with private companies and to create a cybersecurity framework focused on reducing risks to companies providing critical ...
Tags: Barack Obama, cyberthreat information, cybersecurity framework
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The National Retail Federation Welcomed The Introduction of The Marketplace Fairness Act
Feb 17, 2013The National Retail Federation welcomed the introduction of the Marketplace Fairness Act, saying that the new bipartisan and bicameral bill demonstrates progress on moving sales tax fairness legislation this session. “For far too ...
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Barack Obama Has Finally Signed a Much-Anticipated Executive Order to Protect Key Elements
Feb 17, 2013US President Barack Obama has finally signed a much-anticipated executive order to protect key elements of the country's critical infrastructure against cyberattacks. Covering power plants, water utilities and other high-profile targets, ...
Tags: cyberattacks, infrastructure, Barack Obama
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Government's Policy of Temporary Purchase and Storage of Cotton Is Being Misinterpreted
Feb 17, 2013The China Cotton Association (CCA) has said that the Government’s policy of temporary purchase and storage of cotton is being misinterpreted. Since 2011, the Chinese Government is effectively implementing its cotton purchase and ...
Tags: CCA, Chinese, Cotton Purchase Policy
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Cotton's 2013 Outlook Will Be Influenced by China's Policy Decisions
Feb 17, 2013National Cotton Council economists say cotton’s 2013 outlook will be influenced by China’s policy decisions and continued competition from man-made fiber (MMF). Dr. Gary Adams, the NCC’s vice president Economics & Policy ...
Tags: NCC, China, Policy, 2013 Cotton Outlook
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The Application for The Solar Farm Has Been Withdrawn
Feb 16, 2013We have learned that the application for the solar farm has been withdrawn, just one day before it was to be determined by the Fareham Borough Council’s planning committee. This comes as a surprise to our group as we have supported ...
Tags: Solar Energy, Energy, solar industry
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U.S. President Barack Obama Signed an Executive Order
Feb 16, 2013U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed an executive order, which will require federal agencies to share cyberthreat information with private companies, creating a cybersecurity framework focused on reducing risks to companies ...
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Apple Is Falling Behind in The Smartphone Market with Its iPhone
Feb 16, 2013Apple is falling behind in the smartphone market with its iPhone, according to Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, who thinks that the firm has allowed rivals such as Samsung to catch up. In an interview with German magazine Wirtschafts Woche ...
Tags: Apple, smartphone, iPhone
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Institutional Shareholders Consolidated Their Hold Over The Largest Public Companies
Feb 11, 2013Retail shareholders entered the sharemarket rally with their lowest holdings in more than a decade as institutional shareholders consolidated their hold over the largest public companies, a new study has found. Institutions, including ...
Tags: RETAIL shareholders, AIRA, opinion
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Dyson Criticised for a New Design and Technology Curriculum
Feb 11, 2013Inventor Sir James Dyson has criticised the Education Secretary, Michael Gove, for failing to put academic rigour at the heart of plans for a new design and technology curriculum Speaking to the Times, Dyson says the curriculum will ...
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Egyptian Court Ordered Government to Block Access to YouTube for 30 Days
Feb 10, 2013An Egyptian court has ordered the government to block access to the video-sharing website YouTube for 30 days for carrying an anti-Islam film that caused deadly riots across the world.
Tags: Egypt Court, Youtube, Polocy
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A System Assessment Can Assist Users of Property Management Software
Feb 10, 2013A System Assessment can assist users of property management software, such as Yardi software and MRI software, to develop a long term plan for IT success. TORONTO, ON, February 10, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Proper corporate governance ...
Tags: System Assessment, computer system, Computer
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MOFCOM Today Announced Its Decision to Launch an Anti-Dumping Investigation
Feb 8, 2013The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) today announced its decision to launch an anti-dumping investigation against pulp imports from US, Canada and Brazil. The investigation cover cellulose pulp, dissolving pulp, dissolving wood pulp, cotton ...
Tags: Antidumping Probe, Pulp Imports, Textile
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