BP on Wednesday raised its estimate of global energy demand in 2030 and predicted that shale natural gas, tight oil and biofuels will play an increasingly important role in meeting the world's energy needs. World energy demand will ...
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Australian flat steel producer BlueScope has announced that it plans to readjust its Australian cold rolling, metal coated and painted steel production, starting from mid-March 2013. Accordingly, the company will reduce production levels at ...
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Fitch Ratings said that vehicle sales in Europe are likely to fall for a sixth straight year in 2013, extending damaging price wars as mass-market manufacturers seek to protect their market share. In contrast, US and Asian manufacturers ...
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In the Drop-Hammer Plant of “Zaporizhstal” I&SIW, a scale project on modernizing and revamping of the production facilities, re-equipment of its Technology Park and main equipment had been completed. Investments into the project ...
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A half-million lines of custom code wasn't enough to produce a viable Dynamics AX ERP(enterprise resource planning)system for point-of-sale and RFID products distributor ScanSource,according to a lawsuit it has filed against Avanade,the ...
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Tehran Times reported that Iran produced 11.2 million tonnes of steel ingots during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year, showing 8.3% rise YoY. According to the report, the volume of manufactured steel products ...
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Dana Gas, the Sharjah based producer, has made two new gas discoveries in the Nile Delta basin. Successful drilling at the two wells, located near existing Dana operations, will increase the company's proven reserves by at least 17 ...
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Arkady Kaganovich, President of La Femme Intimates, announces the introduction of the Milavitsa brand of French inspired lingerie and bras to the United States market. The history of Milavitsa dates back to the beginning of the 20th ...
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A Federal Communications Commission-led initiative has launched a program that will allow U.S.organizations to donate used computers to low-income people. "The costs of digital exclusion are rising,"said Federal Communications Commission ...
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Xerox is being sued by systems integrator CedarCrestone over payments related to an Oracle PeopleSoft upgrade at insurer CIGNA. CedarCrestone is looking to recover about $1.8 million it says Xerox still owes it, according to the lawsuit, ...
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Apple dominated the global tablet market last quarter on the back of record sales, a research firm said today, and reclaimed a massive lead over rivals. The Cupertino, Calif. company's share of all tablet sales jumped 44% in the second ...
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Apple will be the world's largest chip buyer this year because of the surge in demand for the company's products, enabling it to command lower prices and quicker delivery, IHS iSuppli said in research released on Wednesday. The company's ...
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An aggressive iPad Mini cannibalization rate could add as few as 3 million tablets to Apple's bottom line in what is shaping up to be a record total for the quarter, an analyst said today. Cannibalization -- as opposed to replacement -- ...
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17 million UK consumers are expected to shop online. UK consumers are expected to visit nearly 126 million sites on Boxing Day this year, a 31% increase from 2011. According to Experian and IMRG, online retail visits will break Cyber ...
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This is the third in a series of interviews with C-level executives responsible for cyber security and privacy in business and government, who also happen to be thought leaders. (Remember, as I mentioned previously, "C-level executive" and ...
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