Big Data is not a new phenomenon and has been around for many years, noted Jim Goodnight, CEO at SAS, who spoke recently at the SAS High Performance Analytics Conference in Hong Kong. He described how companies have always been aware of ...
Computerworld - ISIS, a consortium of three wireless carriers, said Thursday that it will not launch its Near-Field Communication-based mobile payment service in Salt Lake City or Austin, Texas by the end of the summer as earlier planned. ...
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New software from Web security specialists Blue Coat Systems allows companies to restrict what employees can do on their cellphones while logged into the corporate Wi-Fi. The software, which works with Blue Coat's ProxySG Web filtering ...
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IDG News Service - A partnership of New York City businesses has put out a call for innovative financial technologies. Sponsored by The Partnership for New York City Fund and Accenture, the FinTech Innovation Lab seeks novel technologies ...
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Russia's state-owned Rosneft has signed two loan agreements with a group of international banks for a total of $16.8 billion to finance acquisition of BP's 50% stake in Anglo-Russian TNK-BP, the company said Monday. "Pursuant to these ...
As against the target for awarding works for a total length of 8,800 kilometer during 2012-13, it has been possible to award projects for a length of 705 kilometer up to October, 2012. Some projects have not received good response from ...
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The 74th Conference on Glass Problems invites engineers, educators, students, and solutions providers working on various aspects of glass manufacturing to submit an abstract for an oral presentation at this premier industry conference. ...
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Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited is a pedigreed Indian institution with a mandate to sponsor, develop and commercialize infrastructure projects and to provide value added financial services. IL&FS stakeholders are ...
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Netherlands based insurer Aegon has signed a 25-year strategic partnership with Spain's Banco Santanderto, to distribute both protection and general insurance products in the country. Under terms of the alliance, the lender will offer ...
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Netherlands based insurer Aegon has signed a 25-year strategic partnership with Spain's Banco Santanderto, to distribute both protection and general insurance products in the country. Under terms of the alliance, the lender will offer ...
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Metinvest BV the parent company of the international vertically integrated steel and mining group of companies announced that its subsidiary, Metinvest Trametal SpA had repaid ahead of schedule the remaining EUR 107.5 million of a 7 year ...
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Braskem Idesa has announced the successful signing of key documents for securing US$ 3.2 billion financing for developing the Ethylene XXI project, a petrochemical complex for the production of ethylene and polyethylene in the state of ...
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The Government of Bangladesh has taken steps for resumption of construction work by next month for the upcoming ‘garment village’ in Munshiganj, according to a Financial Express report. The Government envisages relocation ...
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The Express Tribune reported that Iran has given Pakistan an offer that looks like it is too good to refuse. Tehran offered 100,000 barrels per day of crude supply to fuel starved Pakistan on a long term deferred payment. Sources said ...
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Xinhua reported that small scale chrome miners in Zimbabwe have failed to set up a single smelter, almost two years after the government banned exports of raw chrome to encourage value addition to the mineral resource. Mines and Mining ...
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