Mediware Information Systems, a provider of clinical software solutions, has signed a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo in a transaction valued at approximately $195m. Under the terms of the agreement, Mediware ...
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Lextar to merge with Wellypower Siu Han, Taipei; Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES [Friday 14 September 2012] Taiwan-based LED maker Lextar, a subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), on September 13, 2012 announced plans to merge with Wellypower, a CCFL ...
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LED firms Lextar Electronics Corp and Wellypower Optronics Co Ltd,both of Hsinchu Science Park,Taiwan,have agreed to merge,targeting 1 February 2013 for Wellypower to be absorbed into Lextar.The merged entity will operate as Lexstar. The ...
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PPG Industries is increasing its precipitated silica production capacity at its Lake Charles,La.,manufacturing location by more than 22,000 tons per year in response to growing demand. "Last September,we announced an increase in our ...
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GS1 US and the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions (VICS) Association, two leading supply-chain standards organizations serving multiple industry sectors, said they have signed a memorandum of understanding to merge their operations. ...
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September 2,2012--The degree of concentration of the rare earth industry's top five accounted for 71%of global output,followed by titanium,due to the relatively high barriers to entry.The top five accounted for over 68%share,followed by the ...
Sany Heavy Industry, a leading Chinese manufacturer of construction machinery, announced that it has fully acquired Intermix GmbH, a German truck mixer maker. Sany spent 8.1 million euros ($9.78 million) to buy all of Intermix from its ...
Filtration solutions provider Vokes Air and Filtac A/S are to merge their Danish businesses in order to better serve the local market. The combined business brings together the air filtration expertise of both companies and will create one ...
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Everything Everywhere has confirmed a deal with mobile network operator 3 to sell on part of its 1800MHz spectrum,which could enable the smaller operator to launch its own 4G services. The agreement to sell part of the spectrum band is ...
Tags: UK, 4G services, Orange, T-Mobile, 4G network, Ofcom, mobile internet
Ofcom has made a ruling that will allow Everything Everywhere to use its existing spectrum allocation to offer 4G services across the UK. The company – formed from the merger of Orange and T-Mobile – can launch the service any ...
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Sapphire substrate maker Sino Sapphire has posted a net loss of just NT$1.89 million(US$63,000)or NT$0.05 per share for the first half of 2012,according to a filing by parent company Sino-American Silicon(SAS).Total revenues for first-half ...
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LED chipmaker Epistar has plans to completely take over subsidiary Huga Optotech through a share swap. Taiwan's largest chip maker, Epistar, has announced it will completely take over subsidiary Huga Optotech through ...
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Arthur J Gallagher & Co has acquired Sunday and Associates of Sugarland, a firm that provides employee benefits consulting and insurance brokerage services for the private and public sector marketplace in Texas, for an undisclosed amount. ...
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A fall in the Brazilian real and a spike in soybean costs were key factors in the fall in half-year profits at Brasil Foods,the company has reported. Brasil Foods booked an 82%fall in first-half net profit to BRL160m(US$79.2m)for the six ...
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The global financial services sector still faces upheaval, five years after the credit crunch decimated its ranks. But how have IT strategies changed in the years since the UK government was forced to nationalise Northern Rock? Five years ...
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