Acer is offering a free upgrade to Windows 8 on some ultrabook models, saying it will refund the upgrade fee being charged by Microsoft on certain Windows 7 PC models purchased by buyers. Acer will refund consumers who purchase the Aspire ...
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Mike Bracken, executive director of the Government Digital Service, talked to Computer Weekly about what UK public services could learn from Estonia's open source model and why a dose of its IT leaders' humility wouldn't go amiss in ...
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Every Spring in the South of France, the 'International Fashion and Photography Festival' spotlights young promising artists in the fields of fashion and photography. On the four days of the festival, young ...
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Latvian birch plywood producer Latvijas Finieris increased turnover and production by 20% and 5% respectively in 2011. The company said its market share of the European birch plywood market remained stable at about 14%. Production totalled ...
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The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service launched anti-dumping procedures against softwood lumber imports from Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Sweden, Canada, and the USA. Mainly concerned from a European ...
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Germany, Austria and Estonia are among countries being accused of dumping structural timber products in Australia at below market prices, according to industry newsletter Random Lengths. Australian customs authorities are investigating ...
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Firms that have made an investment in Estonia could be on to a winner, as the timber-rich nation is set to experience spiralling demand for wood. Analysts at Frost & Sullivan have predicted that the need for the material will expand ...
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