American Capital,Ltd.announced that in December 2012 its portfolio company Potpourri Group,Inc.acquired Cuddledown,Inc.,a leading multi-channel retailer of high-end bedding related products.PGI is a multi-brand direct marketer offering a ...
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Microsoft will take a$6.2 billion goodwill charge this quarter to recognize that its online services business won't grow as quickly as it had forecast,the company announced Monday. Microsoft will book the pre-tax charge for so-called ...
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Computerworld-Google is looking at its cloud-based apps for the enterprise not as a small side business,but as a major driver of future growth. The company,known worldwide for its highly dominant search engine,has been pushing toward the ...
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After recovering strongly from 2009 with growth of 22% in 2010, the gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrate market slowed sharply in 2011, rising just 4% to nearly $360m, due to weak demand in RF circuits (handsets and WLANs) and in ...
Arti ve Arti Teknoloji Hizmetleri San. Tic. A.S. joins FCS as a Southeastern Europe Valued Business Partner servicing all of Turkey FCS Computer Systems (FCS), a leading comprehensive hospitality solutions and services provider, announces ...
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First Aluminium Nigeria Plc has signed an agreement with a producer of aluminium coil for the supply of unpainted coil to FAN for the production of roofing sheets. The company,according to the Nigerian Stock Exchange,had for a long ...
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Nanometrics Inc of Milpitas, CA, USA (a supplier of process control metrology and inspection systems primarily for manufacturing semiconductors, high-brightness LEDs, data storage devices and solar photovoltaics) says that its board of ...
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TV Casino has announced the launch of their new website, TVCasino.co.uk, dedicated to TV casino gaming. The new site offers TV casino fans a comprehensive guide to everything they need to know about playing their favourite casino games from ...
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Asda is deploying software from Manhattan Associates to support the future growth of its general merchandise e-commerce operation Asda Direct. Asda will deploy the software in several distribution centres across the UK where Asda Direct ...
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In its latest attempt to boost advertising revenue as uses move to mobile devices, Facebook is trialling ads for apps in the social network's mobile news feed. The ads will appear in a limited number of beta users' feeds during the trial ...
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – March 13, 2012) - Focus Metals Inc. ("Focus" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:FMS)(OTCQX:FCSMF)(FRANKFURT:FKC) and partner SOQUEM Inc. ("SOQUEM") are pleased to report the results of the fall 2011 ...
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Hamamatsu Photonics UK Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Stokes as their new Managing Director. Now in his twentieth year with the Company, Tim started as a Sales Engineer and since 1998, held the position of ...
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INDIA is a major player in the textile industry and, more and more, in the technical textiles. Growth opportunities are considerable if these industries meet the requirements of their domestic markets for higher quality products and stand ...
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Dendreon Corporation has sold its immunotherapy manufacturing facility (IMF) in Morris Plains, New Jersey, US, to Novartis Pharmaceuticals for $43m. In early 2012, Dendreon had decided to bring down Provenge production at the facility as ...
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For second-quarter 2012, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $136.5m, down 2% on $139.9m last quarter and 48% on $264.8m a year ago. Fiscal ...
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