Siemens has entered into an agreement to acquire Invensys Rail, the rail automation business of Invensys for approximately EUR 2.2 billion. At the same time, the company plans to divest its baggage handling, postal and parcel sorting ...
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Tower Group has accomplished its $75m investment in Canopius Group and subsequently acquired 10.7% of the ordinary share capital in the firm. Canopius, a privately owned Lloyd's of London insurance holding company offers insurance and ...
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United Fire Group has appointed Corey Ruehle as Midwest region branch manager, effective 1 July 2012, following the retirement of the current branch manager Doug Penn. In his new role, Corey will be responsible for commercial lines ...
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The Toyota RAV4 has ditched its trademark rear-mounted spare wheel,abandoned its side-hinged tailgate,and introduced a new turbo diesel engine for its new-generation model. Toyota has finally confirmed CarAdvice's world exclusive last May ...
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TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Six-Fifty-Bee? Twenty-Seven-Five? Whether the industry knows what to call it yet is in doubt, but one thing is clear after spending a week with suppliers and product managers in Taiwan at the Taichung Bike ...
Planisware has launched a pre-packaged on demand Project Portfolio Management (PPM) solution to maximize time-to-value for small and mid-sized pharmaceutical organizations. Incorporating a preconfigured system that answers various ...
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Networking hardware giant Cisco is to acquire privately held Meraki for $1.2bn (GBP 755m). Meraki, which was founded in 2006 and has offices in New York, London and Mexico, offers mid-market customers easy-to-deploy on-premise networking ...
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Network equipment supplier Cisco is buying US cloud networking firm Meraki in a$1.2bn deal. Cisco,which is keen to raise its profile in cloud computing,said the acquisition will help accelerate its evolution to software-centric offerings ...
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SAP has introduced its first cloud-based financial application for the enterprise, which provides real-time data based on the company's Hana in-memory database system. The product is part of SAP's wider One Cloud strategy, which brings ...
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Internet and payments veteran joins the leader in receivables automation for small business DENVER, CO, November 13, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- PaySimple, the leading provider of cloud-based automated payments and receivables solutions ...
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In a slow economy, one Pacific firm continues to grow its business. Presleys Glass, a family-owned and -operated glass installation firm, is finding new customers in home improvements, such as glass shower doors and enclosures. The company ...
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Research from analyst Freeform Dynamics has given a"could do better"verdict to business-to-business data integration in the UK and the Netherlands. Freeform Dynamics'research reveals British and Dutch companies still rely too heavily on ...
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Stage Stores Inc.announced that Lisa R.Kranc,59,has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors.Ms.Kranc,an independent Director,has been named to serve on the Board's Compensation Committee and its Corporate Governance and ...
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Although U.S.manufacturers and distributors are increasingly optimistic about their own businesses,many are deeply troubled by domestic and global economic conditions.These are among the findings in a new report titled the The McGladrey ...
Portable electric generators can have a couple different meanings. Sometimes a portable electric generator is referring to portable generators which generate electricity. Then there are electric start portable generator products, which ...