Gary Cook, co-founder along with Craig Cook of Cook Bros. Racing, has died at age 74. The brothers were inducted into the BMX Hall of Fame and the Mountain Bike Hall Hall of Fame for their pioneering efforts in designing and manufacturing ...
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The decline in usage share of Windows XP, which is slated for retirement in 53 weeks, has slowed significantly, hinting that millions of its users will hold onto the operating system much longer than some, including Microsoft, expect. ...
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Feedly, which today announced it has added more than 3 million new users to its free RSS service since Google decided to retire Reader, said that it plans to offer a paid option this year. "Over 3 million new users have joined Feedly ...
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NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, USA, a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of both indium phosphide (InP) and silica-on-silicon photonic integrated circuit (PIC)-based modules and subsystems, has completed its acquisition ...
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Dutch insurance firm ING Group has sold its 26% stake in ING Vysya Life Insurance Company to its joint venture partner Exide Industries for an undisclosed amount. The deal, which was originally inked in January this year, is a part of a ...
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Two weeks ago, Microsoft backpedaled from a sweeping change on how it licensed retail copies of Office 2013, deciding that it would, after all, let customers move the software from one machine to another. That reversal mooted the original ...
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American International Group (AIG) has introduced its new risk financing solution, Collateral Flex Option (CFO), for firms with large deductible casualty insurance programs in the US. The new technology offers a flexible option for firms ...
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New York Life Insurance has appointed John Fleurant as its new executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), effective from 1 July 2013. Fleurant will replace current executive vice president and CFO Michael Sproule, who is ...
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USA - Philips Entertainment, representing Philips Vari-Lite, Philips Strand Lighting, Philips Selecon, and Showline, has announced the realignment and consolidation of its Americas commercial group to provide better service to their ...
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US retirement and executive benefit plans provider, The Newport Group, has formed a strategic alliance with Analect Benefit Finance (ABF) to offer valuable hedging strategy to executive benefit plan sponsors. As part of the alliance, the ...
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Nationwide Retirement Solutions has introduced a new, flexible public sector retirement plan offering to answer requirements of small case plan sponsors. Designed to address employees' unique retirement savings requirements, the new ...
Americans took to the Internet Thursday as tens of thousands signed petitions on sites pleading for Google Reader's life. One of several on the Change.org online petition website had collected more than 63,000 signatures by 1:30 p.m. ET, ...
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Reportedly, AK Steel has appointed Stephanie Bisselberg as Vice President, effective April 1st, 2013. She will replace Lawrence F. Zizzo’s who announced the retirement after 35 years career in the steel industry. Ms. ...
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Optima Specialty Steel, Inc., an independent North American specialty steel manufacturer announced Thursday planned transitions in company leadership. Effective March 29, 2013, Kevin Stevick will resign as Chief Executive Officer of ...
Standards Australia has finally released the new Australian Standard AS1288-2006 – Glass in buildings which replaces “AS1288-1994 – Glass in buildings”. As it has been twelve years between editions it seems ...
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