The sharemarket pulled back yesterday as profit warnings in the mining services and consumer discretionary sectors continued to drag on sentiment. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 0.6 per cent at 5180.1 points after falling to ...
Tags: Stocks, Mining Services Companies, Profit
The Senate immigration bill's H-1B restrictions have clearly upset Indian IT services providers. But sometimes being in a tough spot can prompt a company to find new ways of approaching problems, as Infosys is doing with a plan to use ...
Tags: Immigration Reform, Software Robotics, Computer Products
REINVIGORATED technology player Yahoo has unveiled a dusted-off design of Flickr that offers users 1 Terrabyte of free photo storage only hours after the company's dramatic acquisition of blogging site Tumblr. Yahoo chief executive ...
Security researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered an active cyberespionage operation that so far has compromised computers belonging to government ministries, technology companies, media outlets, academic research institutions and ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
Westlake Chemical Corporation announced that Mr. Michael J. Graff (57) and Mr. R. Bruce Northcutt (53) have been elected to the company's board of directors. Mr. Graff is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Air Liquide ...
Tags: Westlake Chemical, BoD, Metallurgy, Mineral&Energy
Security researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered an active cyber-espionage operation that so far has compromised computers belonging to government ministries, technology companies, media outlets, academic research institutions and ...
Switzerland’s multi-line insurance provider Zurich Insurance Group has reported a business operating profit (BOP) of $1.4bn and net income attributable to shareholders (NIAS) of $1.1bn for the three months ended on 31 March 2013. ...
Tags: Zurich Insurance, Insurance
SHARES in the nation's mining services contractors were hit again yesterday on the back of UGL's profit downgrade and stock price plunge, which prompted analysts to cut earnings and price targets for the engineering company. UGL slipped ...
Resinate Materials Group, Inc. has entered into a distribution agreement with CCC Chemicals for its Resinate brand resins. CCC, a Canadian chemical product and services company, will represent Resinate and its products in Canada. CCC will ...
Tags: Resinate Partners, Construction
HIPAA and outdated communications devices can make it harder to deliver effective patient care, according to a survey of physicians, hospital administrators and IT pros. The survey by the Ponemon Institute is based on responses from 577 ...
Tags: HIPAA Rules, Computer Products
Supercomputer manufacturer Cray has expanded its portfolio of systems for the technical enterprise market. The company’s newest machine, the Cray XC30-AC, starting at $500,000, was built for mid-sized organisations that need some ...
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Against a backdrop of cornfields and farmhouses, this message appears on the home page of IT support services provider Caleris: "Outsource to Iowa. Not India." The point couldn't be clearer. The company is competing from rural Iowa ...
Tags: IT Services, IT
Juniper Networks this week will extend its SDN offerings with the release of its controller, roughly six months ahead of schedule. The controller technology obtained from the acquisition of Contrail Systems?is now called JunosV Contrail. ...
Tags: Juniper, SDN Brains
A little more than two years after purchasing Java tool vendor WaveMaker, VMware has sold the assets of the company to the Pramati software engineering firm. WaveMaker offers a RAD platform that can be used to develop Java applications ...
Tags: VMware, Java Tool Maker
Having spotless facilities and fresh-smelling business establishments creates a professional atmosphere. You shouldn't direct your potential clients to a filthy restroom or a grimy business place. Truly clean facilities and sparkling ...