The La-Z-Boy name became synonymous with recliners after making the first reclining chair in 1928 in Monroe, Michigan. This was originally a wood-slat porch chair, which was later upholstered at a buyer's suggestion. The company was a ...
Dahon North America has settled its nearly 2-year-old lawsuit against rival folding bike brand Tern Bicycles and its owners, Joshua Hon and Florence Hon, the son and wife, respectively, of Dahon founder Dr. David Hon. In a letter sent to ...
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IBM has started a new practice to help organizations interact more effectively with their customers through the use of social media and other emerging technologies. "Today, businesses have a completely different way of engaging ...
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The latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey results show hiring sentiment for the second quarter of 2013 will remain subdued, as local economic and political uncertainty continues to affect employers. The survey found employers' hiring ...
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The National Lighting Bureau's has announced its 34th annual High-Benefit Lighting Awards Program. The unique program is open to owners, designers, facility and property managers, contractors, manufacturer's representatives, utility ...
LifeMap Assurance has selected Wynsure software as its full policy administration and claims platform for group life, disability, dental insurance and individual products. Developed by MphasiS-Wyde and equipped with multi-language, ...
American United Life Insurance Company (AUL) has implemented Quadrant 4 Health's empowHR platform to offer online benefits enrollment and management for its employee benefits customers. The company will now provide clients with a ...
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer shouldn't judge staff performance on how many hours workers log on the VPN from home, but on the results they bring to the company. That's according to David Plumb, general manager, enterprise, at Telefonica O2 UK. ...
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Enterprises that use mobile device management (MDM) systems to protect their corporate data on employees' mobile phones are not safe from attacks from spyphones, researchers warned at BlackHat Europe on Thursday. Over the next five years, ...
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A former Tribune Company employee could face as much as 25 years of jail time over federal charges accusing him of conspiring with members of the hacker group Anonymous to hack into a Tribune website. Matthew Keys, who according to his ...
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Marchionne, CEO of FIAT - Chrysler has said that it is expected to completed the acquisition of the remaining 41.5% stake in Chrysler before the end of this year, the two companies will be merged. Marchionne said if it agreed to buy the ...
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Marissa Mayer has been challenged on her hiring practices in internal meetings, with Yahoo employees accusing her of missing out on top engineering talent, an unnamed employee has alleged. Speaking to Reuters, the employee said that Mayer ...
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Many IT managers have wanted to "wish away" Dropbox™ from their businesses, but have not had an alternative that meets their security requirements. FileLocker™ offers a secure collaboration alternative to businesses, with a ...
Zumtobel’s revenue has fallen by 1.8 per cent for the period May 2012 to January 2013 when compared to the same period a year before. The lighting manufacturer’s nine-month report for the 2012/13 financial year, shows a ...
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CBR caught up with Jive CEO, Tony Zingale, to discuss why social business software will go mainstream in 2013. What are the main differences between social tools and social business software? The main difference is social business ...