Ever have a random encounter with a co-worker in your office (no, not that kind…we’re pretty sure there’s a company policy against those sorts of shenanigans) that resulted in a great idea? Maybe a conversation about a ...
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BlackBerry will discontinue its BBM Music service on June 2 and is referring customers to the Rdio music service for 30 days of free music. The company said that after a strategic business review, it was decided that BlackBerry will no ...
Enterprise Connect services have been extended to the (freight) transport and logistics sector to assist more small and medium businesses develop the skills, knowledge and capability to realise their growth potential. Businesses in the ...
For full-year 2012, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, Germany has reported revenue down by 63% to €227.8m (from €611m in 2011). But despite the dramatic fall in full-year sales, fourth-quarter revenue of ...
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Rising Utilization Rates but still Limited Order Visibility Highest 2012 Order Intake and Revenues Recorded in Q4/2012 Management Focus on Cost Control and Cash Flow Continuing R&D Investments into Future Market Opportunities ...
Tags: AIXTRON, Market Stabilization, 2012
Global food group Nestle said 2013 looks every bit as "challenging" as 2012, a year when profits increased but underlying sales growth slowed. The Swiss food giant reported a 11.8% increase in earnings of CHF10.61bn (US$12.02bn) in 2012. ...
Could a return to an integrated technology 'stack' turn out to be the perfect way to build and grow private clouds for the enterprise? HP thinks so - and has some strong arguments to back up its claims, too. CBR reports. In April last ...
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Manufacturing, warehousing, material handling, supply chain automation— companies far and wide are incorporating robotics solutions into their materials handling processes; gaining substantial increases in efficiency, reduced costs ...
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The Wet Seal, Inc. a leading specialty retailer to young women, announced a corporate workforce reduction and certain other cost-saving and investment initiatives. The Company also announced the resignation of President and Chief Operating ...
One-fifth of UK companies are assigning financial value to their data, according to Dynamic Markets, a UK-based market research firm The firm's research is one of three pieces sponsored by analytics software and services company SAS. The ...
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Name: Jon Brilliant Age: 48 Time with company: board of directors when founded, became CFO 3 years ago. Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting from The Pennsylvania State University and a graduate degree, Juris Doctor, from Duke ...
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Sainsbury's this morning (14 November) reported an increase in half-year profits, a period in which the UK retailer said it had "outperformed" its competitors. Pre-tax profits were up 2.5% to GBP405m in the 28 weeks to 29 September. ...
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Anglo American Platinum said the results of its business review, which is widely expected to lead to shaft closures and job cuts would be published early in the New Year. Amplats, a unit of global mining giant Anglo American lost at least ...
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The Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) has appointed Tim Grafton as its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective from November 2012. Grafton, currently serving as executive director at UMR Research, will succeed Chris Ryan, who ...
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PVH Corp.reported 2012 third quarter and year to date results and updated its guidance for the full year. Overview of Third Quarter Results: Earnings per share was$2.34 on a non-GAAP basis,which exceeded the Company's guidance and ...
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