Dell executives went on the offensive this week, claiming that the firm can trump Cisco in the information technology security market, as well as holding an edge against powerful rivals such as HP and IBM. “Cisco is a great ...
Cisco's long-anticipated entry into cellular base stations will come at Mobile World Congress next week, along with the company's familiar promise of an end-to-end architecture. Having the dominant vendor of Wi-Fi gear in the cellular RAN ...
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Cisco Tuesday introduced small cell hardware and intelligent software designed to help carriers and enterprises improve wireless connections over hybrid networks made of 3G and 4G cellular and Wi-Fi technologies. The products, which Cisco ...
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In a new report on plastics & packaging mergers and acquisitions (M&A) over a twelve year period from 2001-2012, Blaige & Company has identified four consolidation mega-trends associated with the plastics industry: Globalization Driving ...
Twitter is urging its account holders to be smarter with their passwords following two recent attacks by hackers directed at Burger King and Jeep that took control of those accounts. The accounts for Burger King and the Chrysler-owned car ...
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Acquisitions and growth in markets outside the EU have helped dairy giant Arla Foods report higher annual sales and profits. The company said today (20 February) its consolidated net profit jumped by more than a third in 2012 to DKK1.9bn ...
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Last year was packed with surprises for the food and drink manufacturing sector, according to business guru Paul Wilkinson. Paul Wilkinson reviewed a year of food and drink manufacturing surprises Here we capture the highlights of his ...
The Dixie Group, Inc. reported financial results for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2012. Net sales for fiscal 2012 were $266,372,000, up slightly versus the prior year on a non-GAAP adjusted comparable 52 week basis, as detailed on the ...
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· Profit after tax before significant items of $322.0 million, up 5.7%; · The translation impact from the higher Australian dollar on profit after tax and before significant items was negative $20 million. On ...
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IDG News Service - The growing number of shareholders voicing opposition to Dell's US$24.4 billion plan to go private appears to be putting the company increasingly on the defensive, raising questions about the terms of the deal. This is ...
IDG News Service - Intel's aim is to lead the way in creating the first exaflop supercomputer, so it is making architectural improvements to its processors with the hope to reach that goal between 2018 and 2020. The chip maker is ...
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Flowers Foods, a US-based producer and marketer of packaged bakery foods, has appointed Allen L Shiver as chief executive officer and president, effective 22 May 2013. Shiver has worked for over 33 years with Flowers Foods and currently ...
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Taiwan's solar industry needs to improve from its weakness of lacking brand recognition and control over distribution, said Ellick Liao, chairman of Taiwan Solar Energy (TSEC). Currently, the total supply of solar products is about ...
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Allen Shiver, president of US baker Flowers Foods, has been named the company's new CEO. Shiver, who has spent over three decades at Flowers, will replace George Deese in May. Deese, also Flowers chairman, will become executive chairman. ...
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Morrisons, the UK's fourth-largest grocer, has snapped up 49 former Blockbusters stores as it continues to expand its fledgling network of convenience outlets. The deal, struck for an undisclosed sum, follows Morrisons' move earlier this ...
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