The government is all set to launch the power-efficient LED lamps as per the Load-Shedding Minimising Work Plan-2069. The cabinet has decided to exempt VAT and Custom in importing the Light Emitting Diodes (LED) lamps, said Ministry of ...
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The councils of Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire have awarded BT a multi-million pound contract to roll out superfast broadband. The two local authorities formed a partnership when applying for government funding for the project, which ...
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There's going to be a battle in overcoming resistance to the government's Open Standards Principles for IT,according to an advisor to the Cabinet Office. Launched at the start of November,the standards are designed to make government IT ...
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Sept machinery orders -4.3 pct vs forecast -1.8 pct Govt maintains view on machinery orders Current account surplus -68.7 pct vs forecast -51.9 pct Analysts say economy has been weakening since spring Service sector sentiment index hits ...
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The Government of India will soon approve the proposal of Swedish home furnishing retailer IKEA to invest Rs. 105 billion to set up single-brand retail outlets across the country. Speaking at the World Economic Forum on India in Gurgaon, ...
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St Michael's Car Park in Northampton has seen a sudden reduction in energy usage having switched to Honeywell LED Lighting, triggering a concerned call from the energy provider who mistakenly believed lights must have stopped working. ...
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For its next generation of supercomputers,Cray has focused on radically improving the I/O(input/output)of individual nodes.The new XC30 supercomputer will feature a new interconnect,called Aries,and a new routing topology that together ...
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Streetlights across a the borough of Westminster are to be fitted with remote monitoring CMS (Central Management System) technology, which can be controlled from an iPad. This will alert technicians to any problems as soon as they arise. ...
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MANLIUS, N.Y. -- Case goods and upholstery producer Stickley Furniture is offering a chance to win a 2013 Collector Edition wine rack to those who register on its website. The giveaway will be open throughout 2013 for the wine rack, which ...
Egypt s cement market has witnessed an increase that has caused resentment among wholesalers. "Since before the Eid holiday, cement producers have been pressing to increase price per tonne, " cement wholesaler, Khairy El-Batrawy said. ...
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The government has confirmed plans to save billions of pounds per year by digitising public services transactions in its C. In its Digital Strategy and Digital Efficiency report, the Cabinet Office estimates it could save £1.7bn by ...
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BT has been criticised by businesses and residents for breaking its promise to deliver superfast broadband upgrades to parts of Malvern. Businesses within the area and council economic development chiefs have claimed that BT promised to ...
Government bodies must now comply with Open Standard Principles for IT, minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude has announced. The Open Standard Principles are an agreed set of standards designed to make government IT more open, ...
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After a lengthy and often heated consultation, the government has finally released its new open standards principles intended to level the supplier playing field and avoid product lock-in. But is the document a blueprint for a radically ...
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Whitehall has launched its long-awaited response to the open standards consultation, which will force government bodies to comply with its list of "Open Standards Principles" when purchasing technology. Departments must use the principles ...
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