SAP's revenue from software and software-related services showed ample growth thanks in part to its HANA in-memory database and to strength in its portfolio of cloud applications, the company said Tuesday as it reported preliminary numbers ...
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Computer giant IBM is considering an acquisition of data analysis software company Splunk in a deal that could be worth as much as $4bn (£2.5bn). In a report on newswire Bloomberg, Cowen & Company analyst Peter Goldmacher ...
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PPG Industries reported fourth quarter 2012 net sales of $3.6 billion. Net income for the quarter was $227 million, or $1.46 per diluted share, including nonrecurring charges. Adjusted net income for the quarter, excluding the nonrecurring ...
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NetSuite is one of the SaaS (software as a service) market's pioneers, having sold its growing family of ERP (enterprise resource planning), e-commerce and other applications since 1998. The vendor's results have been beating Wall Street's ...
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This week, Home Depot and Lowe's both announced new additions to to their major appliance lineups. Home Depot, the nation's largest home improvement chain, will begin selling appliances from Samsung on Sunday. Number two Lowe's will start ...
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Sun Capital Partners today announced that its affiliated portfolio company Trulite Glass and Aluminum Solutions, one of North America's largest architectural glass and aluminum fabricators, has completed the acquisition of Western States ...
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Meat packing firm Hilton Food Group has announced a new joint venture with Woolworths - Australia's largest retailer - in its latest trading statement for the 52 weeks to December 30. The joint venture has been established through a new ...
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In a statement issued to the London Stock Exchange (LSE), epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has a potential “significant acquisition”. This follows UK newspaper The Times reporting that, to ...
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For fourth-quarter 2012, GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical components enabling high-speed end-to-end information streaming over optical fiber and wireless networks) has reported ...
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Reedy Acquisitions has agreed to buy South Carolina-based laboratory operations of Lab21,which provides diagnostic products and services. Supporting blood bank screening,medical diagnostics and drug discovery services,Lab21's products ...
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Matheson of Basking Ridge, NJ, USA, a subsidiary of Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC), says that William J. Kroll has transferred to the role of executive chairman of the board of directors, effective 2 January 2013. Kroll was ...
A number of recent acquisitions by major woodworking businesses indicate a general sense of economic optimism across the woodworking industry.For used woodworking machines suppliers to help customers understand how newly purchased machines ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe,AZ,USA,which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic(PV)modules based on cadmium telluride(CdTe),has appointed Tim Rebhorn as senior vice president,Project Development.He reports to First Solar CEO Jim Hughes and will ...
Pro Mach's ID Technology acquires Logmatix The ID Technology division of Pro Mach Inc. has acquired Logmatix Labels & Tags Inc., a provider of identification products, services and support. With the acquisition, ID Technology aims to ...
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Analysts at Experian believe that overseas investment will maintain the momentum of mergers and acquisitions in the UK food sector. Last year saw the highest volume of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the UK food and drink sector since ...
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