Computerworld-If the new iPhone 5 with LTE wireless sells as well as analysts predict,its impact on IT shops already wrestling with the Bring-Your-Own-Device(BYOD)trend could be dramatic. Some analysts predict higher cellular network data ...
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Ports 1961 has chosen Centric Software, Inc., for its product lifecycle management (PLM) system. Ports 1961 will implement the full Centric 8 PLM suite to manage the entire product development process, including concept, design and ...
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IDG News Service-Worldwide IT spending remains on course to grow by 6%in 2012 despite the grim economic situation in Europe,thanks to strong software,storage,smartphone and tablet sales,according to IDC. While 2012 has been a tough year ...
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The Bank of England is to hire 145 IT staff to fill roles in its new financial services watchdog the Prudential Regulatory Authority(PRA). The PRA is tasked with ensuring financial institutions have the appropriate levels of liquidity to ...
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SEMICON Taiwan 2012 kicked off yesterday for a three-day run at the Taipei World Trade Center's Nangang Hall,with approximately 600 manufacturers from 20 nations displaying their latest technologies at over 1,250 booths. The is expected ...
Taipei,Sept.4,2012--Simplo Technology Co.,Ltd.,maker of battery packs in Taiwan,recently forecast third-quarter revenue to grow 11%to 13%quarter-on-quarter(QoQ),due to increasing demand from low-priced tablet PC and emerging products. Due ...
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Retail commerce via mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet PCs is booming. At the Otto Group the number of website visits in Germany has trebled within a year, with gross turnover levels growing even more strongly, almost ...
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Thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel manufacturers, AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) and Chimei Innolux Corp. (CMI), of Taiwan attended the just-ended International Touch Panel and Optical Film Exhibition (Touch Taiwan) 2012, ...
The majority of IT departments might accept employees are using their tablets and smartphones in the workplace, but less than a quarter have policies to control it. This was the finding of new research published by LANDesk today. Of the ...
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MasterCard will work with mobile operator Everything Everywhere to develop mobile and digital payment solutions. The five-year partnership will see the two firms compete with the likes of O2, US-based Google Wallet, PayPal and Barclays ...
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Foxconn International Holdings(FIH),the world's largest contract producer of smartphones,has seen shares fall 3.5 per cent after its worst-ever first-half net loss. The manufacturer posted a$226m loss for the January to June ...
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IDG News Service - Microsoft and Nokia will hold a press conference in three weeks, an event that will likely center around Windows Phone 8, the next version of Microsoft's OS for mobile devices. Nokia is a close Microsoft partner in the ...
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IDG News Service-Name:Mark Partin Age:44 Time with company:7 years Education:Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Tennessee;MBA from Harvard University Company headquarters:Blue Bell,Pennsylvania Countries of ...
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Google is to cut Motorola Mobility's global workforce by about 4,000,or 20 per cent,and will look to close about a third of its 94 worldwide offices. A Motorola spokesperson confirmed the job cuts in a statement and stated that the ...
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IBM is considering acquiring RIM's enterprise arm,while the BlackBerry manufacturer is selling off NewBay and other minor acquisitions of its own,according to reports. RIM seems to be avoiding speaking to the media since its Q2 financials ...
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