EU first-quarter polystyrene imports jumped 119% year on year, according to recent Eurostat data. Market sources attributed the sharp increase in imports largely to reductions in domestic production capacity. The EU imported 38,920 mt of ...
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According to Americas Commercial Trucking (ACT) Research, the robust 43% month-over-month gain in net orders in October, 2013, was followed by November’s less vigorous 3% month-over-month improvement. Strength was concentrated in dry ...
According to Americas Commercial Trucking (ACT) Research, nearly 15,400 net trailer orders were received in June, 2013, up 7% from May. "June's cancellation rate was only half of that posted in May," says Frank Maly, director-CV ...
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Safaricom expects to increase its data market share in Africa after reporting an increase in both voice and data revenue for its latest fiscal year. For the ended March 31, after-tax profit jumped 39 percent year over year to 17.5 billion ...
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Intel has released its own Apache Hadoop distribution as the firm looks to extend its reach in the big data market. Apache Hadoop is an open source framework that specialises in running data applications on large hardware clusters. ...
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Actian, formerly Ingres, is to acquire Pervasive Software, a vendor of cloud-based and on-premises software for data management and analysis. The deal is targeted at the growing big data market. Under the terms of a definitive agreement ...
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The "big data" buzzword and industry trend had a pretty good year perception-wise in 2012, but the hype may soon fade into a period of disillusionment among users, according to analyst firms Ovum and Gartner. Big data refers to the ...
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Asia-Pacific region to see an increase in growth of 42.6% by 2018. According to a report by Transparency research, the global Big data market is expected to reach $48.3bn by 2018, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40.5%. ...
Organisations that adopt Big Data in 2013 will create value and competitive differentiation, while those which do not will stagnate. EMC A/NZ channels general manager, Brett Harris, said this is because the speed at which the world is ...
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IDC says Big Data market outstripping IT as a whole by sevenfold. IT systems management firm Kaseya said firms must be mindful of the complexities of handling Big Data projects, and also bear in mind the "worrying skills shortage" in the ...
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O2 parent Telefónica today launched a business venture to enable organisation to use data from customer's mobile phones. Named Telefónica Dynamic Insights,the business will be aimed at both public and private sector groups ...
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Information technology professionals say companies can gain a competitive advantage by buying products and services from startup tech vendors, but they stress that doing business with a young company involves risks. If CIOs choose to ...
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Software AG announced that Robin Gilthorpe has been appointed as CEO of Terracotta Inc. RESTON, VA, September 07, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Software AG announced that Robin Gilthorpe has been appointed as CEO of Terracotta Inc. its ...
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Glassware veteran Corning (NYSE: GLW ) has fallen on hard times lately. Is it time to give up on the stock, or will Corning have a banana and a comeback? The stock has lost 18% of its value in just over a month. The slide was punctuated ...
Cray on Friday agreed to acquire server maker Appro International for US$25 million in cash as it looks to strengthen its high-performance computing product portfolio. Cray will integrate Appro's operations into a new Cluster ...
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