A new forecast by market researchers at ElectroniCast Consultantssuggests that the market for devices used in commercial free-space optical (FSO) communications systems will near-double by 2018. However, such is the niche appeal of the ...
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On December 31, Hubei Province based major Chinese steel producer Wuhan Iron and Steel Group announced that it has completed supplies of 20,000 tonne of steel plates for crude oil storage tanks in the Dagang district of Tianjin, built ...
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It is reported that Turkey is set to sign a major coal field and power plant development agreement with Abu Dhabi Energy Company, also known as TAQA. A spokesman for TAQA said that the Afsin-Elbistan field deal is likely to be agreed ...
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On December 31, Hubei Province-based major Chinese steel producer Wuhan Iron and Steel Group (WISCO) announced that it has completed supplies of 20,000 mt of steel plates for crude oil storage tanks in the Dagang district of Tianjin, built ...
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Sweden-based Sandvik Mining has announced that it has signed a mining systems contract with South Africa's Sasol Mining (Pty) Ltd for the Shondoni Mine Materials Handling project in South Africa. The SEK 650 million ($101 million) ...
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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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Netflix, which faced an interruption of its video streaming service on Christmas Eve, had problems again on Monday related to its DVD website. "Reports of an @Netflix outage today are wrong: Streaming is fine. DVD delivery is fine," said ...
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Netflix has restored its streaming video services, after Christmas outages related to problems with Amazon's online computing platform. Netflix users were unable to stream movies and TV shows from some devices on Monday, with many posting ...
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NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American business conditions extended its late-year rally in December, climbing for a fourth month in a row to 63.9. The index reached its highest mark since ...
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Network World-Mobile apps are all the rage these days,but to get one built for your organization can be a daunting financial prospect.Should you decide to go to a bespoke shop to have your dream iOS or Android app coded you would be looking ...
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The brief: To create a style of packaging for the ready meal market that was lightweight and allowed the consumer to see the product itself Client: Tesco Brand: Piing Design: Intelligent Packaging Solutions UK launch date: Summer ...
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CIO-Regardless of the security expertise and resources you apply to securing your assets,you are unlikely to achieve much unless you focus on the most vulnerable element of your organization:your employees. "Computers have become much ...
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IDG News Service - The first week of class at Washington State University has been a tumultuous one for students and parents who depend on financial aid, due to a software glitch in a recently installed Oracle PeopleSoft system. Hundreds ...
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CIO - When it comes to securing business-technology systems, CIOs face a challenge that won't go away. The problem isn't necessarily new attack techniques, insecure software or even the latest government regulations. Rather, it's the ...
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Nokia has asked a federal court in California to enforce an arbitration award that would prevent Research In Motion from selling products with wireless LAN capabilities until the companies can agree on patent royalty rates. Nokia and RIM ...
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