The BBC is is holding back on developing a bring your own device (BYOD) as it "does not like to be at the bleeding edge" of technology, the organisation's data and reporting improvement manager, Simon Griffiths, has told Computing. ...
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HydroComp NavCad is a software tool for the prediction and analysis of vessel speed and power performance. It also provides for the selection of suitable propulsion system components - engines, gears and propellers. New capabilities for ...
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BP is said to be close to reaching a deal with Iraq to cut the final production target for the Rumaila oilfield to between 1.8 million and 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd). According to Reuters, officials from BP, the state-run South Oil ...
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The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division and the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement found serious violations of federal and state labor laws by each of 10 garment contractors inspected during a sweep of a single ...
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1. What's "guanxi"? Guanxi is regarded as the central idea in Chinese society with long historical and cultural roots. It is understood and utilized by virtually every Chinese person in greater or lesser measure. Understanding how the ...
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Red Rock Resources has unveiled a 67mln tonne maiden iron ore resource for the Havik East area of the Melville Bugt project in Greenland. The 67 million tonne resource has an iron grade of 31.4% and is defined within an optimized whittle ...
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The 3rd Basra International Oil&Gas,organized by Expotim International Fair Organizations INC and Pyramids International Group,ended on the 9th of December,after hosting a record number of exhibitors and visitors. The largest oil&gas show ...
Fiber-monitoring system to observe hydraulic fracturing - better known as "fracking" - operations in oil and shale gas prospecting. QinetiQ company OptaSense has signed a global commercialisation and framework agreement with oil giant ...
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Former RBS payment processing division WorldPay will reach a major IT milestone this month on its journey to stand on its own after it was sold in 2010. In December 2010, Advent International and Bain Capital acquired WorldPay for over ...
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When industrial designer Samuel Bernier moved into his new apartment he was faced with a mass of furniture including a broken Ikea lamp that was left there by the previous tenant. When searching for a new shade to replace the tattered and ...
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Reuters reported that LUKoil had decided not to join the development of Iraq's West Qurna-1 oil field,citing high risks,paving the way for Chinese companies to enter the project. LUKoil oversees the largest share of oil reserves in ...
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Five years after German retail giant Otto provided investment capital for a start-up analytics software supplier, it achieved a 40% improvement in demand forecasting from the resulting technology. Otto derives revenue of €11.6bn ...
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Businesses are increasingly taking advantage of the economic and political benefits of setting up operations in Malaysia, whether to gain access to a highly skilled but lower-cost workforce to support global operations, or as a stepping ...
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Asustek is shipping its upcoming Vivo Tab RT tablet starting at US$599, which will cost more than Windows RT tablets from Microsoft and Dell, which have an entry price of $499. Asus is shipping the tablet with a dock accessory. Buyers ...
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Julie Corbett, founder/CEO of Ecologic Brands, created a stir when she introduced the eco.bottle in 2008. Made of a molded-fiber outer shell with an inner pouch, the package scores multiple sustainability wins: source reduction, recycled ...