Data specialists can earn 20% more than other IT professionals and there has been an increase in data roles of 43% in the past year. Research from e-skills UK, sponsored by SAS, suggests demand for big data analysts will double over the ...
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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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Analyst firm IHS published an important study last week. It predicts that, for the first time ever, PC shipments would drop year-over-year; for 2012, total shipments will drop 1.2 percent. IDC and Gartner agree, noting that third quarter PC ...
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India’s cotton output for 2012-13 season is likely to be about 35.5 million bales of 170 kg each, while its consumption is estimated to be about 26.5 million bales, which would result in a sizeable surplus, according to Cotton ...
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Commenting on the RBI decision to maintain status quo on CRR and policy rates,Ms Naina Lal Kidwai President of FICCI said that"While disappointing,the status quo is as was widely expected.The recent moderation in inflation ...
General Steel Holdings Inc announced that its audit committee of the Board of Directors has appointed Friedman LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm. Friedman is replacing PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian CPAs ...
IDG News Service - In order to keep hackers at bay there must be changes in security budgets and privacy regulations, RSA Executive Chairman Art Coviello said on Tuesday. Coviello opened the RSA Conference Europe 2012 with a keynote that ...
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IDG News Service - Google plans to buy the travel guide publisher Frommer's, as well as other travel publishing assets, from John Wiley & Sons, as the search company continues beefing up its original content. The Frommer's content will be ...
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IDG News Service - A court in California has scheduled a hearing for Dec. 6 on Apple's request for a permanent injunction against eight Samsung phones, according to court papers filed Tuesday. Meanwhile, the court will hear next month ...
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A day after rare earth producer Molycorp (NYSE: MCP) surprised investors with top line growth of 49% that sent its shares soaring after hours, the stock is falling again. This time traders are reacting to news that a formal investigation ...
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Computerworld - Physicists trying to understand dark matter, anti-matter and the origin of the universe say the key to these great mysteries may lie with the discovery of a sub-atomic particle, whether it's the elusive Higgs boson or not. ...
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Building up a refueling station network for fuel cell electric vehicles is taking on a concrete form.The current partners in the H2 Mobility initiative(Air Liquide,Daimler,Linde,OMV,Shell,and Total)are working on implementing a business ...
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metering a greater focus at the Department of Energy on deployment of existing manufacturing technologies; improved energy efficiency within federal facilities; and a study on barriers to industrial deployment of electric motors, demand ...
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Punj Lloyd Group announced a breakthrough into the Hong Kong market with an order won by its company, Sembawang Engineers and Constructors to construct MTR Corporation's Shatin to Central Link Diamond Hill Station. The project worth over ...
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The rare earths business isn't unlike a Formula One race, according to Carolyn Dennis, vice-president and senior analyst with Dundee Capital Markets. Companies are speeding to reach production and find strategic partners to grease the ...
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