IDG News Service-When assigning search result rankings,Google will now take reports of copyright violation into account. The goal is to give better placement to sites that publish content they either own or have legally licensed,and ...
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Nestle has opened its first facility in Angola, which it says will act as a "finishing centre" for its Nido milk powder. The CHF16m (US$16.5m) facility in Luanda will eventually be extended to also manufacture products including Nescafe, ...
Tags: Nestle, Angola, milk powder, Nescafe, opened facility
HP warned investors of a colossal quarterly loss in its third fiscal quarter after writing down $8bn (£5.1bn) on its services arm, of which the majority lies with its $13.9bn (£8.8bn) purchase of IT equipment and services ...
Tags: HP, Meg Whitman, Nefkens, Mike Lynch
Loblaw,the largest retailer in Canada,is set to introduce Guiding Stars,objective food labeling program that rates food based on nutrient density. The program,developed under the support of Delhaize Group's Hannaford Bros.chain,rates ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ZALTRAP (ziv-aflibercept) injection to be used in combination with 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, irinotecan (FOLFIRI) to treat patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) that is ...
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Apple considered developing a car or a camera after seeing the iPod's success, and in early 2011 one of its top executives recommended making a 7-inch iPad, Friday's testimony and documents revealed in the company's patent suit against ...
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Franciscan Alliance has chosen Merge Healthcare's iConnect Access to image-enable its electronic medical record and provide real-time access to radiology and cardiology images and information across its network of 13 hospitals in Indiana ...
Tags: iConnect Access, electronic medical record, real-time access, software
Royal Philips Electronics has announced that the 200th licensee signed up to its LED luminaire and retrofit bulb licensing programme. As a result, Paulmann Light GmbH has gained access to Philips' comprehensive portfolio of patented LED ...
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Toshiba plans silicon-based LED production; Azzurro installs Veeco MOCVD 31 Jul 2012 Veeco Instruments announced that Azzurro Semiconductors has commissioned a new Veeco MOCVD reactor for silicon-based LED production while Toshiba plans to ...
Sun Life Financial has appointed Tom Gilligan as national sales manager for its Voluntary Benefits Distribution. Gilligan will report to Voluntary Benefits vice president Bob Klein and will work from the Wellesley, Massachusetts, home ...
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HP has appointed consumer health firm Kimberly-Clark's CIO Ramón F.Baez(pictured)as its new senior vice-president and global chief information officer. Baez will start on 20 August and report to John Hinshaw,who is executive vice ...
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New Buildings Institute(NBI)today announced the official release of one of the first LEED Automation tools available to LEED project teams.The COMNET Energy Modeling Portal is an online platform used to collect energy modeling simulation ...
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CHS,a US-based grains and food company owned by farmers and ranchers,has completed the acquisition of Atman,a Goiania,Brazil-based input distribution and grain origination company,for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition,which is a part ...
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North Star Mutual Insurance has deployed iPartners' Insurance Scorecard business intelligence solution, which will offer business intelligence, advanced analytics, and single-view of insurer's policy and claims data. According to ...
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IDG News Service-The health care industry's increased use of electronic medical records(EMRs),wireless medical devices and personal mobile technology has turned hospital networks into important components in patient treatment.Practicing ...