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The U.S Department of State Has Withdrawn Plans to Place a $16.5 Million Order on Amazon

Dec 21, 2012

The U.S Department of State has withdrawn plans to place a $16.5 million order on Amazon.com for its Kindle Touch devices along with content management, and logistics, stating that it intends to conduct additional market research and ...

Tags: U.S Department of State, plans, Amazon.com, Kindle Touch devices

The Hand of Government Is Not All That Heavy on Businesses

Dec 21, 2012

The hand of government is not all that heavy on businesses when it comes to notification requirements about data breaches that affect personal information. And it looks like it won't get much heavier, even if a bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. ...

Tags: data breaches, personal information, law, wiggle room

Our Most Successful Business Leaders Have Often Had One Thing in Common

Dec 21, 2012

Our most successful business leaders have often had one thing in common: an innate instinct for the direction of their organisations that has repeatedly enabled them to make the right calls. But we are fast approaching a time when the ...

Tags: data culture, successful business leaders, innate instinct

The Nation's IT Industry Believes Has High Potential to Lead to Internet Censorship

Dec 21, 2012

The upper house of the Russian Parliament passed a bill on Wednesday that the nation's IT industry believes has high potential to lead to Internet censorship. The bill, including amendments to several laws, was adopted by the upper house ...

Tags: upper house, Russian Parliament, bill, IT industry

Arresting Officers Needed Timely Information to Help Them Make Good Decisions

Dec 21, 2012

To curb gang activity in California,local courts and law enforcement created a special injunctions process that permits the arrest of known gang members for small infractions--in hopes of preventing more violent crimes.But to be really ...

Tags: gang activity, violent crime, mobile data, arrest

The Food Industry Moved Forward

Dec 21, 2012

From a sustainability standpoint, 2012 might be characterised as a year when the world went backwards - or at a pinch stayed still - but the food industry moved forward. There are plenty of campaigners who would beg to differ on the ...

Tags: CSR, Industry, Agriculture Food

Sandra Pickering Faced Her Audience and Saw Them Slumped on Their Seats

Dec 21, 2012

Sandra Pickering faced her audience and saw them slumped on their seats. She continued with her pitch -- how a career in information technology is rewarding and empowering. At the end of the presentation, the audience, 14 to 16 year old ...

Tags: Sandra Pickering, information technology, chief technology officer

Volatility in Global Commodity Markets Remained a Significant Factor for The Food Industry

Dec 21, 2012

Volatility in global commodity markets remained a significant factor for the food industry during 2012. On the one hand, adverse weather conditions hit grain harvests causing prices to spike, while on the other, over-supply has meant cocoa ...

Tags: Agriculture Food, Petra Foods, Barry Callebaut

A New Website That Shows What Percentage of Someone's Twitter Followers Are "Fake,"

Dec 21, 2012

Lately, I've heard a lot about a new website that shows what percentage of someone's Twitter followers are "fake," "inactive" and "good." If the Fake Follower Check site is accurate, some of the biggest Twitter users, including President ...

Tags: new website, Twitter followers, software

Future Industrial Growth of The State Would Be Driven by The Small and Medium Sector

Dec 20, 2012

ASSOCHAM said that with land being the biggest challenge for setting up large industries in West Bengal,future industrial growth of the state would be driven by the small and medium sector which also has large potential for generating ...

Tags: West Bengal, ASSOCHAM, land, challenge

TPUSA Signed a Definitive Agreement with Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories

Dec 20, 2012

Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A.(TPUSA) has signed a definitive agreement with Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, to sell its non-Colcrys (colchicine, USP) URL Pharma generic ...

Tags: Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A, Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories

1H13 Will See Better Economic Conditions Than The Second Half of 2012

Dec 20, 2012

According to a Barclays Capital survey of producers,consumers,traders and investors,a total of 75%of players in the Chinese base metals market believe that 1H13 will see better economic conditions than the second half of 2012.Iin a similar ...

Tags: Chinese base metals market, survey, Barclays, infrastructure spending

More Than 75% of Mining Permits Are Currently Inactive and Should Be Cancelled

Dec 20, 2012

Guines mines minister Mohamed Lamine Fofana said that more than 75%of mining permits granted by Guinea before 2011 are currently inactive and should be cancelled. The mineral rich,but impoverished West African nation launched an audit of ...

Tags: authorisations, Guinea, mining permits, mineral

The Demographic for Used Woodworking Equipment Includes Woodworking Factories

Dec 20, 2012

The demographic for used woodworking equipment includes hobbyist woodworkers and small woodshops, but it also includes woodworking factories. While large outfits normally have more spending power than small ones, the perception that the ...

Tags: CNC Woodworking Machines, Used CNC Router, Processing Machinery

The Planning Commission of Pakistan Has So Far Released INR 100 Billion

Dec 20, 2012

The Planning Commission of Pakistan has so far released INR 100 billion under its Public Sector Development Program against the total allocation of PKR 233 billion for FY2012-13. According to the latest data of the Planning Commission,a ...

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