Websites affiliated with U.S. broadcaster NBC were hacked for several hours on Thursday, serving up malicious software intended to steal bank account details. On its own technology blog, NBC released a statement saying, "We've identified ...
According to research firm Gartner, the Middle East and Africa IT infrastructure market is set to reach $3.9 billion in 2013, marking a four percent increase from 2012. The market is up made up of servers, storage and networking ...
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In a bid to boost investment and creation of more employment opportunities in the textile sector of the state, the government of Western Indian state of Maharashtra is considering delinking of the state’s textile policy from the ...
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SMILES have replaced the frowns on stockbroking dealing desks, as the rallying sharemarket and low interest rates drive investors back to equities. "There's no doubt we're busier than any other time post the GFC for secondary market ...
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The sharemarket recovered as investors piled into high-yield stocks after Thursday's steep decline, which followed the release of US Federal Reserve minutes showing growing concern among Fed members about potential side-effects of its ...
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Accell Group reported that revenues surged in 2012 largely due to bike brand acquisitions and growth in the electric bike market. Accell Group purchased Raleigh, Currie and Van Nicholas in 2012, and their acquisitions added 123 million ...
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U.S. consumers experienced the highest level of identity theft in three years in 2012, although much of the fraud losses were absorbed by banks and merchants, according to a new survey. Incidents of identity fraud affected 5.26 percent of ...
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The market for photovoltaic (PV) inverter service plans and extended warranties is forecast to grow by 110% between 2012-2017, according to IHS. Despite PV inverter hardware profit margins being squeezed, the after-sales service market is ...
US life insurer MetLife is likely in the process of selling its UK bulk annuities business, MetLife Assurance Limited, in a deal which might be valued around pound 1bn, in a bid to consolidate its operations. The sale is part of the ...
A report by Gartner predicts that the number of sophisticated attacks on e-commerce and financial industries will increase in 2013. According to Gartner, during these incidents attackers will send out targeted commands to the memory of ...
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The sharemarket recorded its biggest one-day fall for nine months after minutes from the US Federal Reserve's recent policy-setting meeting revealed unease about the bank's stimulus efforts. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 2.3 per ...
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A TOP BlackRock executive said there was little evidence of a meaningful switch by global investors into equities from fixed-income assets, even after recent strong sharemarket gains. "There appears to be a lot of cash coming off the ...
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Banks, property trusts, consumer staples and energy companies pushed the sharemarket to its highest close since September 2008, as investors digested earnings reports while awaiting the overnight release of minutes from the US Federal ...
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The sharemarket has closed at a fresh four-year high as gains by financial stocks offset falls by the big miners. At close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index had risen 16.8 points, or 0.33 per cent, to 5098.7 points, while the broader ...
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Concealed security systems – such as those installed in banks, on machinery and at border controls – need to be designed so they are unobtrusive. This is a major challenge for infrared illumination in such applications because ...
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