Oracle is looking to delay until next year the planned release of Java 8, citing a renewed focus on security, Oracle's Mark Reinhold, chief architect of the Java platform group, said in a blog post on Thursday. Java Development Kit 8, ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
New Zealand-based milk company A2 is set to introduce its a2 Platinum infant formula, in a move to tap into the lucrative international demand for New Zealand made infant formula. The launch is a part of the company's strategy announced ...
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Any deal by IBM to sell parts of its server business to Lenovo is likely to focus on low-end commodity x86 hardware, not higher-end x86 systems such as IBM's PureSystems and iDataPlex servers, an industry analyst said Thursday. IBM ...
Retailers were awash in data Thursday as the second annual IBD Summit wound down with sessions on key performance metrics used by the National Bicycle Dealers Association’s Profitability Project and why the oft-neglected triathlon ...
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The Weymouth-based firm processes up to nine tonnes of fresh veg for the retial and catering sectors every day. Some of this food needs to be cut. It said that it bought its new kit in order to eliminate the risk of product contamination ...
Tags: Express Potato, S+S Inspection Kit
Google is acquiring iProvo, a fiber-optic network owned by the city of Provo, Utah, as part of a plan to introduce its high-speed broadband network called Google Fiber there. As part of the acquisition, Google will upgrade the network to ...
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Intel has purchased Mashery, a provider or API management tools, in the chip maker's latest move to expand into software and services. The Mashery API management service will become a core element of a suite of cross-platform services ...
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According to local news reports Friday, the Osceola City Council has approved $2 million in incentives for Big River Steel's planned $1.1 billion mill in northeast Arkansas. The news comes on the heels of the Arkansas Legislature granting ...
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Under Armour, Inc. announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. Net revenues increased 23% in the first quarter of 2013 to $472 million compared with net revenues of $384 million in the prior year's period. ...
Tags: Apparel, Apparel Industry
SABIC announced Thursday a restructuring program in Europe that includes the closure of certain assets and a net reduction of approximately 1,050 jobs, one-third contracting staff and two-thirds SABIC employees, the company said in a ...
The chairman of the US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday criticized the Obama administration for failing to adequately fund research into making sure hydraulic fracturing and nuclear waste storage is safe. During a ...
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Dutch financial conglomerate ING, has agreed to dispose of its 49% stake in Korean joint venture (JV), KB Life Insurance Company (KB Life), to venture partner KB Financial Group. A total consideration of KRW166.5bn (€115m) will be ...
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North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory met with furniture executives on the opening day of market to continue a dialogue that started with what he said was an unintended move to cut the budget for the High Point Market Authority. The governor, ...
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From January to March 2013, the investment in fixed assets (excluding rural households) reached 5,809.2 billion yuan, up by 20.9 percent year-on-year in nominal terms (actual increase was 20.7 percent after deducting price factors), the ...
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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP and SMCP Group, a leading ready-to-wear affordable luxury apparel retailer, announced that KKR signed a definitive agreement with SMCP’s current shareholders to acquire a majority stake in the Company ...
Tags: KKR, Apparel Retailer