IBM‘s announcement last week that it would base its cloud services on OpenStack may help establish the open-source platform as the standard in enterprises. IBM along with Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Cisco, Red Hat and Rackspace, which ...
The chief executive of soft drink manufacturer Nichols has announced he’s standing down on the day the firm posted 9% group sales growth for 2012. The Vimto maker Nichols drew praise for 'a very good performance in a challenging ...
Mega Brands has reported strong sales for its toy lines in both the fourth quarter and 2012 full year. For Q4, overall consolidated net sales increased 18 per cent to $127.5 million (compared to $108.5 million in the corresponding 2011 ...
The price of carbon steel plate in US keeps declining owing to soft demand as the ex-work prices of hot rolled coil and cold rolled coil have been down to US$600~620/short ton from US$610~630/short ton and to US$710~730/short ton from ...
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Chinese handset maker ZTE said it will consider releasing smartphones built with eight-core processors in the future as the company prioritizes the high-end market this year. ZTE plans to launch before mid-year in China so-called "super ...
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Malvern's iconic buzzards are set to soar come rain or shine every day and night following a decision to illuminate them with energy efficient floodlights. Members of Malvern Town Council have voted to light up the statue, in Rosebank ...
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Profit after tax and before significant items was up 5.7% to $322m for the six months up to 31 December 2012. Amcor managing director and chief executive Ken MacKenzie said: “The first half result represented a record underlying ...
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According to TechNavio, one of the key factors contributing to market growth in semiconductors is the high thermal conductivity of gallium nitride over other non-silicon substrates . The gallium nitride semiconductor devices market has ...
David Beckham has helped sledge sales soar after being photographed using them with his sons in the snow. And the products will be on display at Spring Fair 2013 this week, courtesy of distributor TKC. The firm says sales rose after ...
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Garden decor can make your garden the showpiece of your entire yard. With the right decorating choices, you can draw attention to your favorite flowers, add drama to a dull corner and make the garden more interesting. Here are a few ideas ...
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Global solar installations will rise this year in a continuing pattern of solid growth, but the industry will nonetheless suffer a decline in overall revenue due to lower volume growth and decreasing system prices, according to IHS. Solar ...
According to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institutes (TUIK), Turkey’s exports of hot rolled coils (HRC) totaled 97,073 tons in last November, rising by 28% from a month ago. In October, the country’s exports of hot ...
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Nokia's net costs for adopting Windows Phone as its smartphone operating system platform are set to rocket as Microsoft's "platform support payments" to Nokia start to decline, while Lumia sales have failed to ramp up sufficiently to cover ...
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There has been a record rise in Bangladesh’s apparel exports to new emerging markets during the first six months of the current fiscal year that started on July 1, 2012. Indicative of a year-on-year rise of 24.11 percent, new ...
Tags: Bangladesh, Garment Exports, Markets Soar
Research In Motion’s (RIM) stock prices soared this week, following speculation, rumours and high hopes about the upcoming BlackBerry 10 launch next week. RIM’s stock price has been languishing in the $11-$12 range on the ...