PPR has changed its name to Kering. The name change will be subject to the approval of the General Meeting of Shareholders of the Group, which will be held June 18, 2013. Since 2005, PPR has undertaken a major transformation. The new ...
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As the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers launches a new trademark clearinghouse on Tuesday, businesses that own trademarks should consider getting involved in the program, some ICANN watchers said. ICANN is launching the ...
Samsung showed off some of its 2013 home entertainment products at an event in New York City Wednesday, with celebrities demonstrating some of the company's latest TVs and interface features. The 85-inch UltraHD TV, called UHD S9, which ...
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The U.S. Senate has overwhelmingly passed a nonbinding proposal to allow states to collect sales tax on Internet sellers that have no presence within their borders. The proposal was an amendment to a 2014 budget bill that the Senate ...
Some common Chinese herbal remedies contain aristolochic acid, which has been linked to kidney disease and cancer. And despite efforts by the Food and Drug Administration to keep the ingredient out of herbal products sold in this country, ...
Industrial lubricants have wider usage. These oils are specially made to keep machine parts running. Due to its high lubricating property, these are recommended for varied industrial use. Many use them for lubricating as well as protecting ...
As Congress considers a law requiring online retailers to collect sales taxes nationally, debate is heating up over the revenue threshold for triggering collections. The Marketplace Fairness Act, as it's named in both House and Senate ...
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The US government plans to reinforce its cybersecurity programme by expanding web monitoring, using a process which currently scans traffic going in and out of defence contractors and expanding it to private firms. That means employees of ...
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While Michael Dell struggles to take his eponymously named hardware vendor private, BMC Software is set to be taken private in a takeover by a consortium of private equity interests. BMC, best known for its systems management software, ...
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The European Commission has pledged to crack down on unfair trade practices by e-commerce sites across the European Union. The promise comes five years after the European Union's first Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, which had been ...
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Editor's note: The following article appeared in the March 1 issue of Bicycle Retailer & Industry News and is part of our series of articles on succession in the bike industry. When Peter Enright agreed to friend Spence Wolf’s ...
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Although Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said this week that Chrome OS and Android will remain separate operating systems "for a very, very long time," one analyst still thinks the two will eventually merge. Despite Schmidt's comments, ...
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Apple is the leading consumer cloud storage provider, beating out Dropbox, Amazon and Google according to a new survey. The survey of 2,300 consumers who regularly use the Internet was conducted in October by research firm Strategy ...
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A group of U.S. senators has offered a nonbinding amendment to a fiscal year 2014 budget resolution allowing states to collect sales taxes on Internet sales and end the tax-free shopping that many shoppers enjoy online. The amendment, ...
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Tineka Smith sits down with Zendesk's CEO to talk about social media, cloud technology and customer service. Zendesk is a provider of cloud-based helpdesk software for growing organizations to help them provide better customer service. ...
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