DNO International ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas company, has announced record 2012 net profit of NOK 1.04 billion on operating revenues of NOK 2.84 billion. Fourth quarter 2012 net profit was NOK 810 million on operating revenues of NOK ...
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Intel today released a version of its SSD-based Cache Acceleration Software (CAS) for Linux servers, which it said can offer up to 18 times the performance for read-intensive applications, such as on-line transaction processing systems. ...
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Photometric & Optical Testing is now able to offer measurement services using a 3m diameter integrating sphere. The bigger and more powerful the light source, the bigger the sphere needs to be! 3m Sphere With the addition of this new ...
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US personal lines insurer Allstate has registered 44.7% decrease in net income for the fourth quarter of 2012, which stood at $394m, or $0.81 per diluted share, against $712m, or $1.4, during the same period last fiscal. For the quarter ...
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National Cotton Council economists say cotton’s 2013 outlook will be influenced by China’s policy decisions and continued competition from man-made fiber (MMF). Dr. Gary Adams, the NCC’s vice president Economics & Policy ...
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NY futures had a mixed performance this week, as March dropped 155 points to close at 81.40 cents, while new crop December gained 123 points to close at 82.38 cents. With the trade throwing everything but the kitchen sink at the short ...
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A team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed an etch stop technique to improve performance of recessed-gate nitride semiconductor metal-insulator-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MISFETs) [Bin Lu et al, IEEE Electron ...
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Diode laser maker DILAS of Mainz, Germany says that its new fiber-coupled tailored bar (T-bar) module meets the critical metric of <1kg/kW of overall module weight to optical output power, while maintaining nearly 50% efficiency. In terms ...
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Market observers believe Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar is likely to report 2012 net losses due to losses incurred from investments. However, the benefits Epistar's acquisition of Huga Optotech are expected to show in 2013. Epistar is ...
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Hittite Microwave has introduced a two channel 8bit 450Msample/s ADC with interleaving for 900Msample/s conversion, from either input. Called HMCAD1512, it is aimed at point-to-point microwave links and digital oscilloscopes. At ...
The Opel Corsa OPC has landed, the smallest car in Opel’s local performance line-up starting at $28,990. The entry point into the Opel Performance Centre (OPC) range, the new Opel Corsa OPC is the pocket-rocket stepping stone to the ...
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Kia Australia is hopeful of a late 2013 launch for the Kia pro_cee’d GT after formally requesting the car for import from Europe. The 1.6-litre turbocharged three-door hot hatch will go into production at the Korean company’s ...
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An all-new Honda Accord may be headed our way in mid 2013, but the outgoing Japanese full-size sedan remains a hugely capable contender in the segment dominated by Australia’s locally made Toyota Camry. Since its launch in 2008, the ...
The Alfa Romeo 4C has been revealed in its production car guise ahead of its world premiere at next month’s Geneva motor show. Powered by a version of the 173kW 1.8-litre direct injection turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine ...
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Speciality chemicals company Lanxess is now offering three new types of Lewabrane membrane separation elements for reverse osmosis. The new products are available now for waters with strong fouling potential. The new membranes have a ...
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