The carbonate water sector lost its leading position in the market for packaged water given swift growth of the still packaged water sector in the last ten years. In 2001, the carbonate water segment accounted for over 38 percent of the ...
After a disappointing Wall Street debut, all eyes will be on Facebook on Thursday when it makes its first quarterly earnings report as a public company. The world's largest social network is under a lot of pressure to show strong numbers ...
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Infoworld - Nearly 15 years since the term "open source" was first applied, the trends driving the open source movement are not the same. Back then, price advantage, direct differentiation on licensing versus proprietary software, ...
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Verizon Wireless announced that the BlackBerry Curve 9310 smartphone will be available online on Thursday,and in stores in"coming weeks,"at a price of$49.99 after rebate with a two-year service plan. The announcement came just minutes ...
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Whitehall departments spearheading moves to break up large system integrator contracts into separate'towers'have seen a dramatic drop off in suppliers bidding to co-ordinate the multiple providers. Under the tower model the government ...
Social games provider Zynga swung to a loss in the quarter ended June 30, and lowered its outlook for the year, leading its shares to fall by about 40% in after-hours trading on Wednesday. The maker of popular online games such as ...
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Dell, once the world's biggest PC maker, has seen its quarterly profits slump by 47 per cent year on year to $475m (£300m), with sales to both consumers and businesses down. Third-quarter revenues from consumers were hit ...
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Qualcomm has agreed to invest up to $120 million in struggling Japanese firm Sharp, with the two companies to work together to develop low-power displays for mobile devices. Qualcomm will invest half of that amount by Dec. 27, with the ...
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Auric Mining Corporation announced that it has signed a MoU with Vietnam based Anh Thang Mining Corporation to jointly mine and excavate some of the largest, active iron ore and steel mining properties in Northern Vietnam. Established in ...
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The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cotton forecast for 2012/13 indicates that global cotton consumption is expected to rise 3 percent from last season’s 8-year low as the global economy experiences a slow recovery. This ...
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The whole month of October is packed full of ghosts, witches and prizes in the upcoming Spooktober promotion from Platinum Play Australia Online Casino. Halloween fever is taking over Platinum Play Australia Online Casino for the whole ...
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China's domestic solar demand has been rising, but due to risks, Taiwan-based makers believe the best way to enter the market is to provide products such as solar cells instead of investing in projects. Due to the global trade war, ...
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Somerset County Council is making preparations for legal action from Southwest One, the shared services joint venture it formed with IBM in 2007. The stand-off is the culmination of 18 months of crisis talks over the joint venture's ...
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The Board of Directors of Glaston Corporation has decided to start measures to strengthen the Company’s financial position. The Company is negotiating with the holders of the convertible bond issued in 2009 and debenture bond issued ...
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Stronger action is needed from Ofgem to ensure that energy customers get a fair deal, according to a committee of MPs. The MPs have called on the organisation to be less timid when it comes to dealing with "anti-competitive" behaviour by ...