A direct provider of non-standard personal auto insurance, Direct General Insurance Group has selected and implemented Guidewire ClaimCenter as its new platform for claims management. Direct General has teamed with Capgemini, a Guidewire ...
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Eye Lighting International has named Jeff Walters (in photo) director, controls technology, where he will be responsible for the design of wired and wireless controls, including hardware, firmware and software. “As Eye Lighting ...
Statistics released by Beijing painted a picture of rising inflation and slowing domestic growth, prompting worries that China's demand for Australian exports would weaken. At 4.47pm AEDT, the Aussie fetched $US1.0224 compared with ...
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Singletree Technologies, an innovative supplier of software to Retailers and Wholesalers in the Apparel Industry, has announced the latest release of its software product called Intellimas, an application that eliminates inefficient ...
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For the fourteenth consecutive season, Estethica, founded by the British Fashion Council (BFC), will be promoting sustainable fashion at The Exhibition at London Fashion Week. Housed in the West Wing of Somerset House it will showcase 14 ...
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People with management, testing and development skills are likely to see the greatest pay rises this year, according to a report. The latest Global Salary Survey, by specialist recruitment consultancy Robert Walters, was confident hiring ...
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In collaboration with Imperial College London in the UK and MicroLink Devices Inc of Niles, IL, USA, researchers in the US Naval Research Laboratory’s Electronics Technology and Science have proposed a novel triple-junction solar ...
DATA showing only modest growth in US jobs during December dampened expectations that the Federal Reserve will bring its bond-buying program to an end sooner than expected, weighing on the greenback and helping lift the Aussie dollar in the ...
Australian retail distributor Metcash has booked a drop in full-year profit. For the 12 months to the end of April, earnings dropped to A$90m (US$90.4m) from A$241.4m in the prior-year. Metcash blamed the decline on restructuring costs ...
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Offshore oil drilling platforms are often referred to as “cities on the sea” with over 100 people living and working on the largest of them at any given time. With staggered shifts of two weeks on and two weeks off, and a steady ...
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Hastings Mutual Insurance, a regional property/casualty insurance carrier in the Midwest has welcomed new president, CEO, and chairman, Joseph Babiak Jr. According to the underwriter, Babiak joined Hastings Mutual in 2001 as the chief ...
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MANHATTAN, NY (BRAIN) — Who needs electricity to run a bike shop? A handful of Manhattan bike shops re-opened Wednesday following post-tropical storm Sandy, as the city was flooded with bike commuters. Bicycle Habitat opened ...
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The top 20 firms in the glazing and curtainwall industry experienced a total revenue decline in 2011, a $50.2 million reduction in market size from 2010, according to the latest report on the top 600 specialty contractors conducted by ...
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Ennis Inc.reported financial results for the three and six months ended August 31,2012. Financial Overview Our consolidated net sales were$138.3 million for the second quarter ended August 31,2012 compared to$130.4 million for the ...
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A.C.Entertainment Technologies(AC-ET)were officially announced as the exclusive UK distributor for Italian manufacturer Griven's LED lighting solutions at PLASA 2012. AC-ET brings to the table its extensive specialist LED lighting ...