Verizon's attempt -- unsuccessful so far -- to secure a patent for a so-called 'snooping technology,' which in this case would let television advertisers target individual viewers based on what they're doing or saying in front of their ...
Tags: Verizon, snooping technology, drones, phones, privacy threats
Computer sellers have scaled back their expectations of the sales pop they'll get from Windows 8 this year,an analyst said today. Brian White,of Topeka Capital Markets,said that his checks of Asian computer manufacturers--the relatively ...
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The National Retail Federation welcomed an agreement reached between the White House and Congress on a plan to avoid the fiscal cliff. “If our nation had been allowed to go over the fiscal cliff, the consequences would have been ...
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Taipei, Dec. 28, 2012 (CENS)--The Cabinet-level Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) flashed a yellow-blue light, for the third straight month, for Taiwan’s business status in November, indicating the economy is still ...
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National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew Shay issued the following statement on news that the International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance agreed to extend their contract negotiations for an ...
Tags: NRA, CEO, Matthew Shay, Contract Extension, Contentious Port Issue
Government auctions of oil and natural gas exploration rights in Western Canada have fallen to some of their lowest levels in the last 15 years and hopes of a recovery in 2013 hinge on operators making a breakthrough in new liquids-rich ...
Tags: oil, natural gas, barometer, industry confidence
ISACA has released insights from its 2012 IT Risk/Reward Barometer. The results from this study confirm an understanding of the risk posed by employee activities with both work and personal devices. For example, a consistently high ...
Tags: BYOD, risk barometer, reward barometer, organisation security
ISACA has outlined what it believes will be the key trends organisations will face in 2013.With the financial climate set to remain in'crisis mode'for the foreseeable future,greater collaboration,cheaper infrastructure,information overload ...
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The National Retail Federation is pleased to announce that Amazon,Crocs,Kohl's and lululemon are the recipients of its prestigious annual awards.The award winners are selected each year by select members of the NRF Board who comprise its ...
Video-conferencing is yesterday's news. VC-on-mobile is the tech of the future. But the CIO of DDB Mudra Group is doing it here and now. New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Vizag, Trivandrum. If this list is exhaustive to ...
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In 2010, luxury mobile phone maker Mobiado created a concept phone called the CPT001 crafted from one piece of solid marble. Two and half years later, the Grand Touch Executive is a realization of that concept as the first phone to use a ...
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The National Retail Federation issued a letter to the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance,Ltd.,urging both sides to reach an immediate contract agreement before the December 29 deadline to ensure a ...
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The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from President and CEO Matthew Shay on the negotiated settlement between The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office Clerical Unit and the Harbor ...
Tags: contract agreement, strike, Los Angeles
The National Retail Federation and a diverse coalition of manufacturers,farmers,wholesalers,retailers and transportation organizations today sent a letter to President Obama to express their concern about the ongoing labor disruption at the ...
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The National Retail Federation today urged President Obama to immediately engage in the stalled contract negotiations between management and striking union workers at the nation's largest ports. The International Longshore and Warehouse ...
Tags: prolonged strike, economy, directly engage, ongoing labor dispute