MasterCard didn't make a peep earlier this month when word leaked that Beijing had halted the company's transactions in renminbi. Leaked documents didn't show when the payments were terminated, but the central bank effectively stopped the ...
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Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, Germany has been awarded the 2013 LEDinside Aurora Award in the category “Most efficient MOCVD Equipment”. Aixtron received the award for its AIX G5+ MOCVD system for growth ...
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The new big data platform uses HP's analytics software, hardware and services. HP hasintroduced a new a big data analytics platform, Haven, which claimed to help enterprises to gain better insight into their data and deliver real-time ...
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Organic baby food company Ella’s Kitchen has been acquired by US firm Hain Celestial for an undisclosed sum. Paul Lindley will head up Hain Celestial’s new Global Infant, Toddler & Kids Division The deal, announced ...
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Taiwan-based technology firms will jointly fight against rising challenges from South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co. (SEC). People in the circle disclosed that SEC grew fast in the fields of smartphones, DRAM chips, and ...
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Ares Life Sciences, a Switzerland-based healthcare-focused investment group, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the complete share capital of Planet Biopharmaceuticals. The agreement also includes the acquisition of Planet ...
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In the US and UK the market for clothing for pets is growing. But is it a sensible bit of indulgence or an inappropriate fad, asks Helen Soteriou. Anyone going into a park during the recent cold weather might very well have seen dogs ...
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SALES of tablet computers will surpass sales of both desktop and portable PC sales by 2014. A report by the research firm IDC said worldwide shipments of these devices -- personal computers, tablets and smartphones -- grew 29.1 per cent ...
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GlobalOptions has entered into a definitive license and share option agreement to substantially acquire all assets of the UK-based Claims and Surveillance Bureau (CSB) for an undisclosed sum. The US firm offers special investigative unit ...
Infineon has released samples of its ARM Cortex-M0 based LED lighting microcontroller family. Included in the family, called XMC1000, are MCUs that include a peripheral, the brightness and colour control unit (BCCU), that can dim and ...
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The National E-Health Transition Authority has been accused of dragging its feet as a US firm tries to conclude its investigation into alleged patent infringements by the agency. Early last month, MyMedicalRecords.com, a subsidiary of ...
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US firm MOM Brands had extended its cereal portfolio to include a Spooners ready-to-eat line. Spooners, available in five variants, is packaged in stand-up gusseted bags, which sit like a box and contain 75% less consumer packaging waste ...
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US firm B&G Foods has recorded an increase in full-year profits, boosted by acquisitions and price increases in 2012. Earnings in the 12 months ended 29 December amounted to US$59.3m, a 17.9% increase on the prior year period. Operating ...
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ByteLight lamps send information about products and collect data on how consumers move within spaces The US-based indoor-lighting positioning specialist Bytelight has signed a deal to allow LED luminaire manufacturer Solais to sell and ...
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The Finnish group Dynea Chemicals sold its 50% stake in the Australian joint venture Dynea Australia to the US firm Momentive Speciality Chemicals on 4 January. The company was subsequently renamed Momentive Speciality Chemicals Australia. ...
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