SAP users are wasting a total of $30bn (£19.3bn) by running too many instances of SAP, a survey has revealed. The research, released by HCL Enterprise Application Services and conducted among 255 large enterprises with revenues in ...
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According to an industry survey released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (METI), the Japanese steelmakers planned to produce 27.58 million tons of crude steel in the second quarter of this year, rising by 4% from a quarter ago. ...
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Germany-based Human Solutions GmbH — a provider of 3-D body dimension data and ergonomic simulation — has added baby and toddler body dimensions to iSize, its international body dimension portal for apparel manufacturers. The ...
Jay Thompson shows a new adjustable bed offered by Leggett & Platt.CARTHAGE, Mo. - Men are more likely than women to see their bedroom as a relaxing retreat and do a better job of making the most of their downtime there, a Bedroom Battles ...
Following a 2012 already suffering from an 11% drop in production, Italy’s textile machinery sector has opened 2013 with a negative order intake compared to the previous quarter. Based on an economic survey conducted by ACIMIT, the ...
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According to the findings of Modern's 2013 Software Users Survey, many readers have big plans for improving information systems or rolling out their first attempts at detailed data collection. Some have deployed software applications such ...
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The 2013 Rakow Grant for Glass Research will support two studies by researchers Dr. Souen Fontaine of the Centre Camille Jullian (CNRS-Aix-Marseille University) in France and Dr. Rainer Richter of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. ...
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The combination of highly virtualised environments inside enterprise networks, along with an explosion of mobile traffic, are exposing the limitations of existing networks, and driving the need for a new era of dynamic and scalable networks ...
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Teaching engineers cyber security skills is vital in order to protect the UK's critical national infrastructure, according to cyber expert at the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), Hugh Boyes. The IET is trying to raise ...
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In April, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.4 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.4 percent both in cities and in rural areas. The food prices went up by 4.0 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.6 percent. The ...
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According to the marketing survey of outlook and situation of wooden furniture, nearly five years of wooden furniture import, the trend of the growth and decline appear alternately. 44.5% growth in 2010 imports of these products, fell ...
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Plans announced by the Coalition to review the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal in the event of winning September’s Federal election ignore all of the evidence collected over twenty years showing a direct relationship between pay and ...
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More and more banks in Germany are facing declining returns and weak growth. Against the backdrop of the euro crisis, the eleven largest German banks saw their year-on-year earnings before tax drop by one third during the first half of 2012 ...
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The average run rate at "teapot" refineries in China's Shandong province dropped to 36.5% in April from 42% in March, due to slow sales of oil products, according to data from Beijing-based energy information provider JYD Commodities Hub. ...
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Around the world, companies are redefining the role of their headquarters, which includes turning corporate centers into key drivers of operations. Furthermore, they are increasingly assuming functions that go beyond representation, ...