But passing the half-way mark of this interim profit season, we now have proof that his real error was putting a super-profits tax on the wrong industry. While profits were sliding at Rio Tinto, OZ Minerals and Wesfarmers' coal division, ...
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More than 100 million Skylanders toys have been sold across the globe. And the Skylanders franchise has just passed the $1 billion mark in terms of worldwide retail sales. Both figures inclusive of toy and accessory packs, according ...
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The US is vulnerable to cyberattacks that could shut down financial services or destroy information that companies need for daily operations, the chairman of the US House Intelligence Committee says. Mike Rogers said 95 per cent of ...
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Two U.S. lawmakers plan to reintroduce a controversial cybersecurity bill that allows private companies to share customers' personal information related to a wide range of cyberthreats with government agencies. Representatives Mike ...
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Professional golf teed off for another season in 2013 with the use of rugged handheld computers to help lower costs and improve efficiency in scoring and reading tickets at the gate. The PGA of America, made up of 27,000 golf pros, ...
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Unprecedented federal budget problems are creating a new reality for the software development operations of government IT units. The days of the big, lumbering, multiyear government IT projects are likely coming to an end as more and more ...
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By Omar al-Shaher for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Iraqi National Investment Commission (NIC) is facing major problems in marketing units ...
McAfee is enhancing its business security platform by adding near real-time querying capabilities to its ePolicy Orchestrator software and by integrating it with its security information and event management (SIEM) product to automatically ...
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Improving safety practices takes management leadership, but it’s also a group effort. Kevin Lhota was still fresh in the job as production and maintenance senior leader at the ATI Allegheny Ludlum steel mill in Bagdad, PA, the first ...
Xicato, a leading developer of LED modules for retail, hospitality and architectural environments, today announced a new warranty program that sets an entirely new benchmark for the lighting industry. The Xicato “Five-Year Color ...
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Two U.S. lawmakers have reintroduced a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill over the objections of some privacy advocates and digital rights groups. As promised, Representatives Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican, and C.A. ...
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Alcatel-Lucent reported a fourth-quarter loss of $1.81 billion and revenue declined by 1.3%, and that it has started hunting for a new CEO. Current CEO Ben Verwaayen will step down as soon as a replacement is found, and will not seek ...
The second draft of the controversial Communications Data Bill, which aims to allow unparalleled interception of data about UK citizens' online communications and voice calls, is to be released next month. Government publishes draft ...
If you are a retailer or brand and deal in the hectic world of Product Development you might be battling overdue shipments, quality issues and rising costs. If so, its' time to evaluate PLM. If you can relate to any of the 7 signs below, ...
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Computer security guru Professor Ross Anderson has criticised the European Union's proposed computer security directive which, he says, represents "yet another unfortunate step towards the militarisation of cyberspace". EU security ...