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|By Kevin Benedict||
|April 6, 2014 03:00 PM EDT||
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Believing the 4G smartphone market will bring more opportunities, Chinese smartphone supplier Coolpad, formerly China Wireless Technologies, plans to allocate more than half of its research and development resources to 4G products in 2014. Read Original Content
China Telecom continues to lag behind leaders China Mobile and China Unicom in attracting mobile subscribers. The carrier added 800,000 3G subscribers in February, compared to 9.5 million and 2.5 million for China Mobile and China Unicom respectively. Read Original Content
The smallest of New Zealand’s three mobile operators, 2degrees, announced plans to introduce 4G services in July in central Auckland, and will start deploying 4G services in provincial areas of the country in 2015. Read Original Content
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A student in India has created a waterproof shoe that takes advantage of the energy generated when a person moves, and charges mobile devices as you walk. Read Original Content
In an effort to reduce the time spent by children on mobile devices, a city in Japan has instituted a ban on the use of smartphones by children aged 6-15 after 9:00 p.m. Read Original Content
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With the objective of helping telecom operators to “derive more value from enhanced customer engagement”, IBM unveiled a number of social, mobile, cloud and analytics solutions in India. Read Original Content
A car park company in New Zealand has deployed technology that may replace parking meters, using solar-powered parking sensors, and fees are paid through a mobile payment app. Read Original Content
In a move that will help it expand its online and mobile gaming business, China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd announced it is buying a stake in South Korean mobile gaming firm CJ Games. Read Original Content
China’s ZTE Corp. forecasts that sales of 4G smartphones will account for at least 40 percent of its global smartphone shipments in 2014, and plans to ship 60 million smartphones this year, an increase of 20 million units from 2013. Read Original Content
With mobile commerce becoming more popular among New Zealand consumers, national payments organization Payments NZ has released a new set of mobile device rules and standards to govern the mobile payments system in the country and protect businesses and consumers. Read Original Content
The organization said in a statement the new standards will ensure the integrity, efficiency and security of mobile payments. Payments NZ intends the rules to act as an industry-agreed system for telecommunications companies and banks to follow when they launch new payment options for their customers. Read Original Content
To enable the launch of its own mobile Internet service, Yahoo Japan Corp. has announced plans to purchase mobile network operator eAccess from wireless carrier SoftBank Corp. Read Original Content
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SYS-CON Events announced today that SoftLayer, an IBM Company, has been named “Gold Sponsor” of SYS-CON's 18th Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York, New York. SoftLayer, an IBM Company, provides cloud infrastructure as a service from a growing number of data centers and network points of presence around the world. SoftLayer’s customers range from Web startups to global enterprises.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that IoT Now has been named “Media Sponsor” of SYS-CON's 20th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 6–8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. IoT Now explores the evolving opportunities and challenges facing CSPs, and it passes on some lessons learned from those who have taken the first steps in next-gen IoT services.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that MobiDev, a client-oriented software development company, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 20th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY, and the 21st International Cloud Expo®, which will take place October 31-November 2, 2017, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. MobiDev is a software company that develops and delivers turn-key mobile apps, websites, web services, and complex softw...
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DevOps is often described as a combination of technology and culture. Without both, DevOps isn't complete. However, applying the culture to outdated technology is a recipe for disaster; as response times grow and connections between teams are delayed by technology, the culture will die. A Nutanix Enterprise Cloud has many benefits that provide the needed base for a true DevOps paradigm.
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What sort of WebRTC based applications can we expect to see over the next year and beyond? One way to predict development trends is to see what sorts of applications startups are building. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Arin Sime, founder of WebRTC.ventures, will discuss the current and likely future trends in WebRTC application development based on real requests for custom applications from real customers, as well as other public sources of information,
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As businesses adopt functionalities in cloud computing, it’s imperative that IT operations consistently ensure cloud systems work correctly – all of the time, and to their best capabilities. In his session at @BigDataExpo, Bernd Harzog, CEO and founder of OpsDataStore, will present an industry answer to the common question, “Are you running IT operations as efficiently and as cost effectively as you need to?” He will expound on the industry issues he frequently came up against as an analyst, and...
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Apache Hadoop is emerging as a distributed platform for handling large and fast incoming streams of data. Predictive maintenance, supply chain optimization, and Internet-of-Things analysis are examples where Hadoop provides the scalable storage, processing, and analytics platform to gain meaningful insights from granular data that is typically only valuable from a large-scale, aggregate view. One architecture useful for capturing and analyzing streaming data is the Lambda Architecture, represent...
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Honda to stop producing petrol cars and motorcycles by 2040
The world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines has laid out its plan to move to alternative fuels.
Japanese manufacturer Honda – the world's largest engine and motorcycle manufacturer – has announced it will cease production of all petrol and diesel engines by 2040, moving instead to electric and hydrogen power.
Honda says 40 per cent of its automobile products in major markets will be driven by either hydrogen or electricity by 2030 – with its remaining cars will have some kind of petrol-electric hybrid assistance. In Europe, all Honda cars will be either hybrid or fully-electric by 2022.
A number of electric vehicles are being introduced by the car maker in the coming years, including two models being co-developed with General Motors, set to launch in 2024.
While the company did not provide a detailed roadmap for its petrol/diesel generators and two-wheeled products, It's revealed plans to move to 'mobile power packs' and electric motorcycles and scooters in the coming years.
Honda has been the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles since 1959, and, including its marine, gardening, and mobile generator divisions, produces the largest volume of internal combustion engines globally.
In February 2021, Honda appointed Toshihiro Mibe as its new global CEO, in response to growing concerns the company had been cutting costs – and corners – over the past decade. Mr Mibe was previously in charge of the company's flagship research and development department.
In Australia, all Honda cars will be sold under a "non-negotiable" fixed-price system from 1 July 2021, as the brand's local arm moves from a traditional franchise network to an agency model.

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Scientists from RMIT University in Australia have developed an antibacterial texture that can be used on food packaging to help improve shelf life and reduce waste.
Over a decade ago, the team at RMIT University discovered the antibacterial properties of insect wings, and have since been working on developing a nanopattern with the same properties. Now, their vision of using it as a material has come to life.
How Does It Work?
The wings of dragonflies and cicadas are covered in very small nanopillars, which if you study them through a powerful microscope, will look like a bed of nails or blunted spikes. However, these little nanoparticles are rather useful. When bacteria lands on the wind, the nanopillars kill the bacteria by pulling the bacteria cells apart, rupturing their membrane in the process.
To create their own version, the scientists developed their own nanopatterns based on the insects' nanopillars. Using an on-site facility, they tested several different patterns to find which one best replicated the insects wings, as well as which one was easiest to produce and scale up.
After deciding which nanopattern was the most efficient, they sent their findings to a corresponding team based in Japan, who then found a way to integrate those patterns onto plastic polymer.
“This is a big step towards a natural, non-chemical, antibacterial packaging solution for the food and manufacturing industry.” said Professor Elena Ivanova from the University.
While being able to transfer the nanoparticles onto rigid plastic, the team are still experimenting to find ways in which they can transfer them onto more flexible plastic, for example plastic that is used for packaging. Even when transferred to plastic, the nanoparticles don’t lose their effectiveness.
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The antibacterial properties that the nanoparticles hold will help to improve the lifespan of food products and reduce the amount of shipments that are rejected due to the presence of bacterial growth.


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Officials of the small Texas town devastated by an April 17 fertilizer plant blast that killed 15 people has filed suit against the plant owner and supplier. The lawsuit filed Friday seeks unspecified damages from plant owner Adair Grain and CF Industries, which supplied agricultural-grade ammonium nitrate toe the plant.
Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it is investing a total of $200 million on three U.S. engine plants to boost production capacity. Of the total, $150 million will be spent to increase its production capacity to around 750,000 units per year by July 2015 from the current 506,000 units at a factory in Alabama, the automaker said.
A Connecticut gun manufacturer is leaving in response to the state's new gun law, passed following the killings of 20 children and six educators in Newtown. John McNamara, vice president of sales at PTR Industries, said Wednesday that the Bristol company will move to Aynor, S.C., as quickly as possible without interrupting production. He says most of the 41 workers will move.
Pantex, the country's only nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly plant, has completed main construction on a $35M project that is designed to improve fire protection at the facility. The new construction comes after the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board raised safety concerns earlier this year.
A second blast in two days has killed a worker at a south Louisiana chemical plant, just miles from the site where two workers were killed a day earlier. The latest explosion also injured seven people, some severely, State Police Trooper Jared Sandifer said late Friday.
What if you could report to your board room that reducing scrap has increased your company’s profit by 10 percent? Or, what if you could show plant managers that exactly 15 defects occurred within a particular shift? Because quality affects every level of an organization — from the plant floor, to the C-suite, to the customer — it is far more than a cost of doing business; it is a game changer.
In this issue, check out the 2013 Jobs Report, which feature's American-made Toshiba HEV engines, veterans in today's skilled labor jobs, the latest industry numbers, how manufacturers can take back American-made, and more.
General Motors says it's making progress cutting costs to improve profit margins. The company's product development chief, Mary Barra, tells analysts GM is saving money by using the same parts on many vehicles. It also has moved parts suppliers closer to factories to cut shipping costs.
British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline PLC says it dismissed one employee and a second has resigned in the wake of a scandal over misrepresented data in a research paper published in 2010. The company says its investigation of recent allegations of questionable data has established that some information in the paper had been misrepresented.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed lawsuits Tuesday against discount retailer Dollar General Corp. and a BMW manufacturing plant in South Carolina over their use of criminal background checks to screen out job applicants or fire employees.
Officials at Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corp. say they've opened a second assembly plant in Newnan and will hire 100 employees to work on a new utility vehicle. The Japanese company also said this week that it has completed transferring all of its ATV production to the Coweta County plant south of Atlanta.
Union members have ratified a six-year labor contract at Caterpillar Inc.'s plant in South Milwaukee. The new contract freezes wages and pensions but includes a $4,000 signing bonus and shortens temporary layoffs. Caterpillar says the Peoria, Ill.-based company is pleased to have reached what it believes is "a fair, reasonable and comprehensive agreement."
Humans are curious creatures. We like to see how things work, and we want to know what makes things tick — we have a deep-seated desire to make a connection with our environment by understanding the process of creation. That, in part, is what is so appealing about facility tours.
The U.S. government has sold $3.2 billion worth of General Motors stock so far this year. The Treasury Department says in its monthly report to Congress that it sold $611.4 million worth of stock in May. That's on top of $1.64 billion worth of stock sold from January through April and another $1.03 billion from a public offering last week.
Some motorcycle enthusiasts feared Keith Wandell might be the outsider who drove Harley-Davidson into the ground. Instead, he may be remembered as the guy who kept the motorcycle maker on the road. Wandell grabbed the handlebars at the motorcycle maker in the heart of the economic crisis in 2009. Harley lost $55 million that year, as buying a motorcycle stopped being an option for many consumers.
Battery maker Exide Technologies is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it attempts to restructure its U.S. business and strengthen its balance sheet. The Milton, Ga., company said its international operations are excluded from the filing, which it made Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.
General Motors CEO Dan Akerson says the company's finances are sound enough to consider paying a dividend or even buying more stock from the U.S. government. The CEO, in comments after GM's annual meeting Thursday, also said the company first has to keep investing in new vehicles and equipment.
The Italian government on Tuesday appointed a turnaround expert as administrator to oversee Europe's largest steel mill as part of an emergency decree to safeguard jobs while pushing ahead with an environmental cleanup at the plant linked to elevated cancer rates in the area.
The U.S. government is taking advantage of the recent run-up in General Motors stock to sell off another 30 million shares in the auto giant that it acquired in a bailout. The Treasury Department said Wednesday that it will sell the shares, plus another 20 million owned by a United Auto Workers retiree health care trust, in a public offering after the market closes Thursday.
Porsche's ex-finance chief has been convicted of fraud after a court found he provided false information during the German sports car marker's failed 2009 attempt to take over Volkswagen AG. Former Porsche CFO Holger Haerter was fined an unspecified amount after being found guilty Tuesday by a Stuttgart state court, the dpa news agency reported.
Italy's industry minister says the government is preparing an emergency decree to temporarily take over Europe's largest steel mill, which is beset by environmental and corruption scandals. Flavio Zanonato said Tuesday that it had become clear that the cleanup of the plant cannot be conducted by those responsible for the environmental emergency.
Training is extremely important to the future of manufacturing in the United States, yet in many states, it has fallen by the wayside. Training for skilled manufacturing positions has been hit by a perfect storm of budget cuts and the mistaken idea that all young workers should go to college.
The Dell board is standing behind a buyout offer from the company's CEO and founder, and has asked shareholders of the slumping PC maker to approve the deal in a July 18 vote. The company's announcement Friday is the latest volley in a battle with prominent shareholders over the company's future and Michael Dell's role in it.
Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork producer, is being bought by Shuanghui. The price: almost $5 billion. If approved, it will be the largest takeover of an American company by a Chinese buyer. This is the latest in a string of American companies being purchased by China. So why this company—and why now?
The French government is trying to woo executives and entrepreneurs, amid concerns that it has antagonized the businesses needed to reinvigorate the economy. Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici announced Friday that the government no longer plans to push for a law to cap executive salaries in the private sector.


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Danish telco TDC plans to launch a comprehensive transactional video-on-demand and electronic sell-through service using the Blockbuster brand it acquired at the start of this year, TBI sister title Digital TV Europe has learned.
The service will launch before Christmas, with a much deeper range of titles than originally envisaged.
Ulf Lund, TDC’s senior vice-president and digital content director, told DTVE that the operator had originally intended to offer a mixed subscription and transactional on-demand service, based on the YouBio brand of cable subsidiary YouSee.
However, having found that the combination of subscription and transactional elements in the same service was confusing to customers, it decided to separate the two and launch the transactional service using the Blockbuster brand.
Since acquiring the brand at the start of the year, said Lund, TDC had become “more ambitious”, expanding its catalogue of titles from around 4,000 from its legacy on-demand offering to about 6,500, including both movies and TV series, and adding electronic sell-through to the mix.
The service will be a multiplatform offering and will be marketed entirely separately to TDC and YouSee’s existing offerings. The service will be available on platforms including the web, iOS and Android devices, Chromecast HDMI dongles and PlayStation game consoles.
TDC plans to launch the service before Christmas and Lund said that over 50,000 users had responded to an advance ‘first movie for free’ offering. Content will come from a variety of sources, and Lund said that TDC was still negotiating deals. In addition to the Hollywood majors, Nordisk Film is a key partner for locally-appealing content.
The Blockbuster service will include an early premiere window for the most popular Danish movies, with crime drama Fasandræberne (The Pheasant Killers) set to premier on January 8 ahead of its DVD release.
Lund said TDC wants the platform to be a “national” offering not tied to a TDC or YouSee subscription that will embrace electronic sell-through as well as rental. “Rental is at the heart of the offering but ownership or sell-through will be a new thing. You will be able to browse the [movie] covers and choose to watch the trailer and then have the option to buy or rent,” he said.
Lund said pricing would be comparable with competitive services, with premiere movie rentals available for about DKK49 (US$8.23) and purchases for about DKK149.
TDC views the Blockbuster service as complementary, rather than competitive, with SVOD services including Netflix, which is already available in Denmark. The company is emphasising the comprehensiveness of the service and Lund says TDC has set a relatively modest three-figure million kroner revenue target.


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A shot of snow mid-November had local ski resorts rushing to run lifts for riders ready to hit the slopes.
But after last weekend’s warm weather, Mountain High and Snow Summit decided to shut down this week until conditions are good enough to reopen.
With a storm on the horizon midweek, the Wrightwood resort is hoping to reopen by the weekend.
“We are working hard to reopen as soon as possible,” the resort’s website reads.
Last year, resorts suffered the worst snow drought in nearly 20 years, with ridership down and mountain businesses hurting from the lower number of skiers and snowboarders. Operators and enthusiasts are hoping this season will bring more snowfall than last year, but so far, it’s not looking good.
Bear Mountain in Big Bear and Mammoth Mountain up north both remain open.
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|By Business Wire||
|January 6, 2014 06:30 PM EST||
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, owner and producer of the International CES®, the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies, held annually in Las Vegas, today announced the continuation of its tradition to award local organizations with funds for sustainability projects. This year, CEA is donating funds to University of Nevada, Las Vegas’s (UNLV) DesertSol solar house and to the Springs Preserve toward the DesertSol project.
“The International CES has called Las Vegas home for decades, and we are grateful for the continued partnership with the city,” said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CEA. “Our industry is making great strides forward in increasing sustainability and we’re proud to invest in local sustainability projects that benefit Las Vegas residents and visitors. This year’s donation will help support UNLV’s DesertSol project transition and expand its role in educating the public about sustainable living in the Southern Nevada region.”
The DesertSol solar house, created by UNLV, was the second-place winner, and first among U.S. organizations, at the 2013 U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Solar Decathlon. This donation is to congratulate the UNLV DesertSol team on their success and help further the project. DesertSol will be transported to the Springs Preserve where it will act as a living classroom for the next year, reporting data back to UNLV students and faculty.
“One of the main goals of this project was to help educate not only our students but the community about the benefits of building and living sustainably in our region,” said Dr. Tom Piechota, Interim Vice President for Research and Economic Development at UNLV. “We were very happy about how enthusiastically community members embraced this project and our success. This gift from CEA will help us continue what we started and is an investment in future sustainable learning projects in Nevada and on campus. We are thrilled to be partnering with CEA.”
CEA’s donation to the Springs Preserve will assist the move of DesertSol to its new location. The Springs Preserve is a world-class facility that promotes community, conservation, preservation and sustainability in the Southern Nevada region, and is the world’s largest campus of platinum-rated U.S. Green Building Council LEED buildings. The Preserve aims to inspire visitors to implement green living practices and technologies in their own homes, and for the house to remain a site for continued research and development of renewable energy for UNLV faculty, students and industry professionals.
“We deeply appreciate the Consumer Electronics Association’s support of both the Springs Preserve and the award-winning DesertSol exhibit,” said Jenna Morton, president of the Springs Preserve Foundation. “DesertSol will share with the community cutting-edge examples of sustainability and will shape the way people think about desert living.”
Last year, at the 2013 International CES, CEA donated funds to Green Chips, a unique public/private partnership to encourage environmental sustainability initiatives in Southern Nevada, which used the investment to support a solar installation project at the iconic “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign on Las Vegas Boulevard. Additionally, CEA donated funds to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) to install two electric vehicle charging stations recently at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The 2014 International CES opens tomorrow and runs until Friday at the Las Vegas Convention Center and other locations throughout the city. The 2014 CES will feature more than 3,200 exhibitors unveiling the latest consumer technology products and services across 15 product categories. At the 2014 CES, CEA will incorporate a number of sustainable practices, including the use of recyclable carpet and exhibit materials; mandating that paperless exhibitor press kits be available online, or via USB or DVD; and printing on recycled paper, using soy-based ink and meeting the standards of the Sustainable Forest Initiative and Forest Stewardship Council. For more information on sustainability efforts at CES, visit CESweb.org/green.
During the 2013 International CES, CEA increased its overall reuse/recycle rate to 81 percent and collected a record amount of show materials and graphics to recycle and repurpose, totaling over 108,000 square feet and 19,000 pounds. CEA produced over 243,000 badge holders made from last year’s vinyl banners and collected over 58,000 badge holders after the show to repurpose for a third life. For more information on the sustainability practices of the 2014 International CES please go to CESweb.org/green. To learn more about how to live green, buy green, and recycle responsibly, visit GreenerGadgets.org.
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the technology trade association representing the $203 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry. More than 2,000 companies enjoy the benefits of CEA membership, including legislative advocacy, market research, technical training and education, industry promotion, standards development and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA also owns and produces the International CES – The Global Stage for Innovation. All profits from CES are reinvested into CEA’s industry services. Find CEA online at www.CE.org, www.DeclareInnovation.com and through social media: http://www.ce.org/social
The International CES is the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. It has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for more than 40 years—the global stage where next-generation innovations are introduced to the marketplace. As the largest hands-on event of its kind, CES features all aspects of the industry. And because it is owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the technology trade association representing the $203 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry, it attracts the world’s business leaders and pioneering thinkers to a forum where the industry’s most relevant issues are addressed. Follow CES online at www.CESweb.org and through social media: http://www.cesweb.org/social
2014 International CES
January 7-10, 2014, Las Vegas, NV
CEA Winter Break
March 18-21, 2014, Vail, CO
Digital Patriots Dinner
April 29, 2014, Washington, DC
CES on the Hill
April 30, 2014, Washington, DC
2014 Technology & Standards Spring Forum
May 19-23, 2014, Seattle, WA
June 23-27, 2014, New York, NY
CE Week Exhibits
June 25-26, 2014, New York, NY
- CE Week Exhibits
"eFolder does a lot of different things but we protect data and we are focused on protecting data no matter where it resides," explained Carlo Tapia, Product Marketing Manager at eFolder, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at Cloud Expo, held November 3-5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
Dec. 1, 2015 04:00 PM EST
The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing rapidly by extending current technologies, products and networks. By 2020, Cisco estimates there will be 50 billion connected devices. Gartner has forecast revenues of over $300 billion, just to IoT suppliers. Now is the time to figure out how you’ll make money – not just create innovative products. With hundreds of new products and companies jumping into the IoT fray every month, there’s no shortage of innovation. Despite this, McKinsey/VisionMobile data...
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Cloud computing is unquestionably one of the driving forces of DevOps, as the automation of operations transforms enterprise software development. DevOps, however, is more than a technology trend, as it represents a move toward silo-busting, self-organizing horizontal teams that drive business velocity. At the same time, enterprise Digital Transformation represents an upheaval across the enterprise, as customer preferences and behavior drive enterprise technology decisions. This transformation ...
Dec. 1, 2015 03:45 PM EST
Most of the IoT Gateway scenarios involve collecting data from machines/processing and pushing data upstream to cloud for further analytics. The gateway hardware varies from Raspberry Pi to Industrial PCs. The document states the process of allowing deploying polyglot data pipelining software with the clear notion of supporting immutability. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Shashank Jain, a development architect for SAP Labs, discussed the objective, which is to automate the IoT deployment proces...
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Just over a week ago I received a long and loud sustained applause for a presentation I delivered at this year’s Cloud Expo in Santa Clara. I was extremely pleased with the turnout and had some very good conversations with many of the attendees. Over the next few days I had many more meaningful conversations and was not only happy with the results but also learned a few new things. Here is everything I learned in those three days distilled into three short points.
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In demand-intensive mobile and web applications, an emerging pattern is to host the Systems of Engagement in the cloud (for maximum responsiveness) but keep the Systems of Record with the other important business systems in the company datacenter, often on a tightly secured mainframe. But what about the space in between? In this IBM Redpaper publication, we show that the IBM Bluemix cloud platform offers technologies that make it easy for cloud-based SoEs to securely connect to on-premises IBM...
Dec. 1, 2015 02:45 PM EST
DevOps is about increasing efficiency, but nothing is more inefficient than building the same application twice. However, this is a routine occurrence with enterprise applications that need both a rich desktop web interface and strong mobile support. With recent technological advances from Isomorphic Software and others, rich desktop and tuned mobile experiences can now be created with a single codebase – without compromising functionality, performance or usability. In his session at DevOps Su...
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As organizations realize the scope of the Internet of Things, gaining key insights from Big Data, through the use of advanced analytics, becomes crucial. However, IoT also creates the need for petabyte scale storage of data from millions of devices. A new type of Storage is required which seamlessly integrates robust data analytics with massive scale. These storage systems will act as “smart systems” provide in-place analytics that speed discovery and enable businesses to quickly derive meaningf...
Dec. 1, 2015 02:15 PM EST Reads: 452
In his keynote at @ThingsExpo, Chris Matthieu, Director of IoT Engineering at Citrix and co-founder and CTO of Octoblu, focused on building an IoT platform and company. He provided a behind-the-scenes look at Octoblu’s platform, business, and pivots along the way (including the Citrix acquisition of Octoblu).
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In his General Session at 17th Cloud Expo, Bruce Swann, Senior Product Marketing Manager for Adobe Campaign, explored the key ingredients of cross-channel marketing in a digital world. Learn how the Adobe Marketing Cloud can help marketers embrace opportunities for personalized, relevant and real-time customer engagement across offline (direct mail, point of sale, call center) and digital (email, website, SMS, mobile apps, social networks, connected objects).
Dec. 1, 2015 01:45 PM EST Reads: 358
OpsHub, Inc. has announced enhanced support for DevOps and Migration for both Team Foundation Server and Visual Studio On-line in a heterogeneous environment. With added support for build and release entities in OpsHub Integration Manager (OIM) Microsoft customers can now leverage Visual Studio build and release services to manage DevOps processes in a heterogeneous environment. With the enhanced support customers can manage the DevOps process in Team Foundation Server while undertaking activit...
Dec. 1, 2015 01:42 PM EST
The buzz continues for cloud, data analytics and the Internet of Things (IoT) and their collective impact across all industries. But a new conversation is emerging - how do companies use industry disruption and technology enablers to lead in markets undergoing change, uncertainty and ambiguity? Organizations of all sizes need to evolve and transform, often under massive pressure, as industry lines blur and merge and traditional business models are assaulted and turned upside down. In this new da...
Dec. 1, 2015 01:15 PM EST Reads: 310
SYS-CON Events announced today that Catchpoint, a global leader in monitoring, and testing the performance of online applications, has been named "Silver Sponsor" of DevOps Summit New York, which will take place on June 7-9, 2016 at the Javits Center in New York City. Catchpoint radically transforms the way businesses manage, monitor, and test the performance of online applications. Truly understand and improve user experience with clear visibility into complex, distributed online systems.Founde...
Dec. 1, 2015 12:15 PM EST Reads: 102
With all the incredible momentum behind the Internet of Things (IoT) industry, it is easy to forget that not a single CEO wakes up and wonders if “my IoT is broken.” What they wonder is if they are making the right decisions to do all they can to increase revenue, decrease costs, and improve customer experience – effectively the same challenges they have always had in growing their business. The exciting thing about the IoT industry is now these decisions can be better, faster, and smarter. Now ...
Dec. 1, 2015 12:00 PM EST Reads: 312
In recent years, at least 40% of companies using cloud applications have experienced data loss. One of the best prevention against cloud data loss is backing up your cloud data. In his General Session at 17th Cloud Expo, Sam McIntyre, Partner Enablement Specialist at eFolder, presented how organizations can use eFolder Cloudfinder to automate backups of cloud application data. He also demonstrated how easy it is to search and restore cloud application data using Cloudfinder.
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COMPANY NEWS; SIEBE OF BRITAIN TO SELL AMERICAN UNIT FOR $229 MILLION
Published: September 3, 1998
The British engineering group Siebe P.L.C. said yesterday that it had agreed to sell its industrial-safety products business to Norcross Safety Products L.L.C. for $:136.9 million (about $229 million). The business, North Safety Products, based in Cranston, R.I., had annual sales of $:111.3 million and operating profit of $:16.5 million, as of April 4. Siebe recently put the business up for sale along with several other noncore companies in its industrial-equipment division as part of a strategic plan to concentrate on controls and automation. Norcross, based in Rock Island, Ill., manufactures protective footwear for firefighters and industrial users.


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HOUSTON, Texas, May 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — For the second straight year, Momentum Transport — the nation’s premier auto and freight transport provider — has earned the Better Business Bureau’s coveted Winner of Distinction award, presented in recognition of Momentum Transport’s superior commitment to ethics, overall excellence, and quality in the workplace.
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., May 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Exponential Growth(TM) creator of a revolutionary new social networking platform for private investing, has appointed Chuck Morales to the position of Vice President, Business Development, where he will oversee the ongoing development of the web community platform as well as marketing direction and sales strategy.
DENVER, Colo., May 6 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Businesses need to be aware of the extent to which identity misrepresentation and identity theft can affect their operations and profitability, as well as their customers or clients, according to Bryan Thornton, director of information security planning for Denver-based idBUSINESS. Thornton is available to speak with news media […]
BOONTON, N.J., May 4 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — US enterprises and consumers are expected to spend more than $27 billion over the next five years on Ethernet services provided by carriers, according to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation. With metro-area and wide-area Ethernet services now available from virtually all major data […]
BALLINGER, Texas — Mueller, Inc., a leading manufacturer of steel buildings and residential metal roofing, wants to extend a helping hand to a Texas non-profit in need of a new facility. One organization will be chosen to receive a new Mueller steel building through applications submitted by June 1, 2009.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Authernative, Inc., the leading developer of innovative user authentication and identity management technologies, announced today that the United States Patent & Trademark Office has granted the company its patent for a communication session encryption and authentication system. The newly issued US Patent No. 7,506,161 titled ‘Communication session […]
WOBURN, Mass., March 31 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Tracy Streckenbach, CEO of GerrityStone, New England’s premier interior and exterior custom stonework specialist, is pleased to announce two key promotions to their management team: Dawn Carroll, marketing director, architectural division and Adam Graber, director of new business development.
NEW YORK, N.Y., March 6 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EASEUS, a leading hard disk management solution provider, today announced a public apology for the online EASEUS Partition Master Professional Edition giveaway failure on Feb. 27, 2009 due to a hosting crash. Last Friday, EASEUS established a free giveaway in cooperation with MakeTechEasier, allowing a 24-hour unlimited […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 2 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In response to client needs, Visual Evidence / E-Discovery today announced the formation of a strategic partnership with Global Legal Discovery. VE and GLD have similar missions: to serve clients in the legal sector by offering E-discovery services. Both companies are poised to benefit. VE will now have […]
KIRKLAND, Wash., Feb. 26 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Thomas J. (Tom) Bartosic, a long-time leader in the long term care planning field, has joined LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP), a leading agency specializing in long term care insurance. A former Chief Sales Officer and Senior Vice President for Genworth Financial and senior vice president for both […]


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The Food and Drug Administration launched a surprise
raid inspection on the headquarters of e-cigarette manufacturer Juul, hauling away hundreds of files related to the company’s sales and marketing tactics. Editor’s note: We were contacted by a representative for the FDA clarifying that the action reported in this article was an inspection, not a raid. We have corrected the piece based on this clarification.
While the inspection took place last Friday, the FDA only announced its intent on Tuesday.
The New York Times reports that Food and Drug Administration is trying to ‘ratchet up pressure’ on Juul, which is among the largest makers and advocates of e-cigarettes in the United States. The company’s advertisements have been oft-criticized as appealing to young users.
Juul currently controls 72% of the American The Food and Drug Administration launched a surprise inspection of the headquarters of e-cigarette manufacturer Juul, hauling away hundreds of files related to the company’s sales and marketing tactics.
Its products have become increasingly popular in high schools and among young adults. Tied into that statistic is the FDA’s allegation that Juul has been intentionally targeting minors as potential consumers.
“The new and highly disturbing data we have on youth use demonstrates plainly that e-cigarettes are creating an epidemic of regular nicotine use among teens,” said the FDA in a statement. “It is vital that we take action to understand and address the particular appeal of, and ease of access to, these products among kids.”
Federal officials say the ‘surprise inspection’ serves as a follow-up to a document request made in April. That request, claims Juul chief executive officer Kevin Burns, was quickly served: the company says it handed over ‘more than 50,000 pages of internal documents’ to the FDA.
“We’re committed to prevent underage use, and we want to engage with FDA, lawmakers, public health advocates and others to keep JUUL out of the hands of young people,” said Burns.
The agency’s focus on e-cigarettes follows intense scrutiny from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who said product use has reached “epidemic proportions.”
According to the New York Times, ‘the number of high school students who used e-cigarettes in the past 30 days has risen roughly 75 percent since last year to about three million.’
Gottlieb has suggested that ‘candy-like names’ and the sweet flavors comprising liquid nicotine seems intended to attract underage consumers.
While Juul and other e-cigarette manufacturers say their products provide a safer alternative to cigarettes, studies suggest that nicotine addiction can invite trespasses. A RAND Corporation study of Californians between the ages of 16 to 20 found that teenagers who ‘vape’ are more likely to smoke ordinary cigarettes as they get older.
By the end of the RAND Corporation’s study period, more than half the e-cigarette users surveyed were also smoking cigarettes.
Undercover law enforcement investigations staged over the summer purportedly found that ‘many’ national retailers, like Walgreens and 7-Eleven, illegally sell Juul products to minors.
The investigation prompted the FDA to send numerous warning letters to Juul, along with demands that the company create an action plan to keep its e-cigarettes away from kids.
“We see clear signs that youth use of electronic cigarettes has reached an epidemic proportion, and we must adjust certain aspects of our comprehensive strategy to stem this clear and present danger,” Gottlieb said.


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More than 400 “problem” BMW will be sent to repair in ChinaJuly 15, 2019
Due to a detected fault, the owners of such Bavarian cars may encounter a problem when starting the engine.
Chinese motorists have been warned about a new revocable campaign that will affect the owners of cars of the German brand BMW. According to local supervisory authorities, 403 cars fall under the recall. These are imported M3 models that came off the assembly line from July 28, 2007 to October 30, 2009. They fall into the hands of masters due to faulty cable connectors. The defects found in them over time can lead to wear of this part and, as a result, poor contact. In this case, the car owner may encounter a malfunction of the electronic module or will not be able to start his car.
It is noted that this service action was a continuation of the previous, more ambitious. Recall that in early April, due to the same problem, 121 381 cars came under review.
All necessary repairs to replace defective parts will be free of charge.
- Buick unveils Envision Plus crossover and Verano Pro sedan
- Ford Evos has become a versatile SUV with an ultra-wide screen
- Fabio Cuartararo won the Portuguese MotoGP Grand Prix, Marquez 7th in first race since return
- Toyota unveils 2022 bZ4X electric crossover concept
- Lexus ES 2022 showcases updated exterior and new touchscreen


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In 2022, compared to 2021, the import volume of electric vehicles increased by 1.8 times, and compared to 2020, it increased by about 12 times
During the session on September 14, the Government, due to the need to ensure the implementation of the investment program in the priority sector, decided to exempt "SOLARA" LLC from the import customs duty, which refers to the imported equipment
Modern man uses the inexhaustible energy from the sun as sustainable electricity without harming the environment at all. The motivation for using alternative energy sources is to save money, as the world strives for maximum comfort. The correspondent of Times.am had an interview with Artak Aghekyan, head of the sales department of "Solara" company, which installs solar photovoltaic plants, about the high efficiency of environmentally friendly energy obtained from the sun.
In order to increase interest in providing information about obtaining alternative energy, the students were hosted by the "Solara" company
It is an important event in terms of public awareness, as our citizens learn about the efficiency of solar plants. Public relations officer of "Solara" Company
At the initiative of Solara and with the active support of the Career Center of the National Polytechnic University of Armenia, the teaching staff and the students of various courses and faculties learned about the history of foundation of the company, its path, achievements and vision.
SOLARA was awarded the “Quality Mark 2021” award for high-quality products and services.
Electric cars are becoming an integral part of our life and everyday life. Every day we see more electric cars on the street.
The SOLARA company is one of the sponsors of the Silicon Mountains Tech Summit, which is being held for the third time in Armenia, which has accumulated rich experience in the field of installing solar photovoltaic plants and constantly applies innovative approaches in its activities.


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Danish electronics giant GPV delivered satisfactory results for Q2 of 2020 despite the ongoing global coronavirus crisis. For the first half of 2020, revenue experienced a slight dip compared to the same period last year, while profit raised 23 per cent to a record of DKK 108 million.
Despite the ongoing coronavirus crisis, GPV – Denmark’s largest EMS manufacturer – owned by Danish industrial conglomerate Schouw & Co., can look back on a satisfactory first half-year of 2020. Revenue saw a slight dip in most business segments while sales to the MedTech and Semicon industries helped raise the top line. According to CEO Bo Lybæk, GPV’s scale, diversity of business areas and geographic reach have benefitted the company:
- Developments in the first half year of 2020, and especially in the second quarter, created uncertainty in the global economy and challenged most businesses. We have experienced a modest drop in revenue of 5 per cent compared to the same period last year, which we consider a satisfactory performance under the prevailing circumstances, he says and he continues:
- The variety of businesses we operate in combined with a fantastic agile organisation have helped us through the crisis. It has allowed us to direct our resources to segments least impacted by the crisis or even in growth.
A few of GPV’s factories have been fully or partially closed down for shorter periods of time due to the lockdown in China and restrictions in other countries. No GPV staff members have been infected with the coronavirus which has enabled the electronics manufacturer to maintain a high level of activity during the crisis.
- The health and safety of our colleagues is our highest priority, and I would like to direct a huge thank you to our employees for their way of handling the crisis, which has been outstanding. I am aware that the crisis has been a cause of concern, but I am proud of the way in which we have managed the situation both internally and externally, says Bo Lybæk.
While the top-line experienced a small drop, the Q2 EBITDA improved by 48 per cent reaching a record DKK 62 million. For H1 2020, GPV’s net profit reached DKK 108 million compared with DKK 88 million in the same period last year.
The increased profit was driven by a reduction in operating costs as well as high capacity utilisation in some product lines. The H1 2019 interim report included integration costs after the acquisition of Swiss electronics and cable-harnessing company, CCS.
- Reducing costs is a strategic focus for our company and includes continuous alignment to market requirements. The margins in the electronics industry are low, and it is thus decisive for us to maintain our competitive edge in the global market, explains Bo Lybæk.
He adds that automation and digitalisation are also on the company’s agenda – both in the aim of reducing costs, but also to improve service levels for customers. Therefore, GPV will start to introduce a new Manufacturing Execution System (MES) in H2 2020 which will be rolled out across all factory sites. The ambition is further process digitalisation and resource management and to optimise the production capacity across thirteen factories in Denmark, Switzerland, China, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Slovakia, Austria, Germany, and Mexico.
Reasons for optimism
Despite the uncertain economic times, GPV has a satisfactory outlook for 2020. The electronics manufacturer recently won six major orders representing in the triple-digit millions of Danish kroner in future revenue from existing and new customers. Over the recent months, GPV’s pipeline has grown steadily, and this sparks optimism, says Bo Lybæk:
- It goes without saying that we are monitoring the situation closely and are ready to adjust our operations accordingly. We have a good overview of the ongoing Q3, but the visibility becomes lower when we extend our outlook to Q4 and 2021, he explains and he continues:
- We are convinced that the best shield against all the uncertainty is to maintain our very close relation with our customers. We have a leading position in the niche market for high-mix/low-medium volume production for B2B-electronics businesses where we gain new market shares almost every day.
GPV’s full-year guidance was previously suspended but it has been reinstated in the H1 2020 interim report from Schouw & Co. The electronics manufacturer expects a full-year revenue of DKK 2.7 billion and EBITDA in the DKK 200–230 million range. The guidance is subject to the development of the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Bo Lybæk, CEO at GPV:
We are convinced that the best shield against all
the uncertainty is to maintain our very close relation
with our customers. We have a leading position in
the niche market for high-mix/low-medium volume
production for B2B-electronics businesses where
we gain new market shares almost every day.


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Pfizer has issued a recall of nearly a million birth control pills after a packaging error could cause women to become unintentionally pregnant.
A mix up of placebos and contraceptives could cause the pills to become significantly weakened, potentially increasing the users’ risk of becoming pregnant. The brands affected by the recall are Lo/Ovral-38 and the generic forms, norgestrel and Ethinyl estradiol, with expiration dates between July 31, 2013, to March 31, 2014.
Women who believe their birth control package is defective should start using non-hormonal birth control immediately. The mix up is not believed to cause harm to the child should a pregnancy occur.
If you have been the victim of a defective pharmaceutical product, contact the Des Moines pharmaceutical liability lawyers of LaMarca Law Group, P.C. at (515) 705-0233.


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In August of this year, Samsung announced the world’s first 108 megapixel camera sensor called ISOCELL Bright HMX. This sensor was developed in collaboration of Samsung and Xiaomi and can capture 0.8 μm pixels and light through a 9.6 x 7.2 inch aperture mm). In addition, the sensor can compress these 108 million pixels into 27 million pixels using Samsung’s Tetracell technology.
This allows ISOCELL Bright HMX to produce brighter images.
The sensor will reach the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro when the device is introduced tomorrow in China. The next Xiaomi smartphone has five camera sensors on the back, and the CC9 Pro shows whether the ambitious 108MP camera sensor from Samsung is ready for the market. Which will be crucial when the Ice_Universe report pays off.
According to the reporter, there is a “high probability” that Samsung will use a custom 108MP camera sensor for the Galaxy S11. Since the company already manufactures such a camera sensor, the adaptation of this sensor for high-end smartphones should not be a major problem.
If Samsung succeeds, it will be the first company to introduce such a camera sensor into a flagship. While the Xiaomi CC9 Pro has the features of a premium device, it features Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 730G as its processor, stealing the iconic classification from the device.
Although 108MP sounds impressive on paper, a smartphone will need serious hardware to effectively use the data captured by this sensor. This does not seem to be a problem as Xiaomi felt confident enough to launch the camera sensor on a device with a higher Qualcomm mid-level processor.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 and the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus were the subject of controversy at the end of this year, when it turned out that the smartphone’s ultrasound fingerprint sensor could be fooled by a gel screen protector.
Since the devices are used for financial transactions, there were serious doubts about the quality control processes of Samsung. A 108MP camera sensor could make the market forget and even bring Cupertino’s technology to Apple’s foremost. It is rumored that Apple will finally launch 5G on the iPhone next year after the company missed the debut of the next-generation mobile network in China last week.
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Thomas Cook will invest in new technologies to create content to promote its product like virtual reality as the role of the traditional brochure declines.
Speaking at this week’s Phocuswright Europe conference in Amsterdam Gilles Despas, group chief marketing and digital officer, said brochures will reduce in number.
He stopped short of declaring the end of the brochure as rival Tui Travel has done, but said the firm wanted to produce more magazine-style and inspirational content.
He said virtual reality had been much-hyped and that Cook had made mistakes in the way it has introduced it into its stores but it was continuing to invest.
“If you want to go into virtual reality you have to go in for quality. You have to invest money. If you do it, do it right,” said Despas.
Thomas Cook is working with some of its hotel partners and specialist virtual reality agencies to produce content.
Despas said the return on investment was related to the question about the future of brochures in retail.
In the UK, where Cook has 80% controlled distribution, he said the brochure would be scaled back and more focus will be put on forms of digital promotion.
“There will be a transformation, but not overnight,” he said. “With the web you have a lot more possibilities. It’s time to move on and be a lot more inspirational.”
Despas said Cook has increasingly fewer customers that exclusively use its 750 stores in the UK with most also going on line.
He said mobile was also a big focus with more than half of traffic in the UK now coming from phones and tablets. He said 40% of online booking are made on smartphones.
“The biggest challenge for us is smartphones. It’s been a long journey, it did not happen overnight, we have had to put a lot of resources into it but it’s starting to pay off.
“But it’s also a transformation of the consumer who is now researching and booking on smartphones. People are actually booking this more complex product.”
Although Cook has taken strides to consolidate and control its supply of hotel beds by working closely with suppliers to get exclusive rates and availability, the firm has also adopted a more flexible tour operating model.
“We have evolved in terms of business model so it’s not just our hotels with our flights,” said Despas.
“The reason for that is to give choice to the customer where we do not have flights or destinations where we do not have hotel content. That’s an extension of our model.”
Despas said firms like Thomas Cook are under pressure from online competitors like booking.com, Expedia and the low cost carriers.
But he said it was important to adapt but keep the best of the tour operator model which means all properties are vouched for as safe.
“You have to keep the best of the tour operator model but take the best of the flexibility of the new models that are here now. There is a question mark around the tour operating model.
“We have to prove that there is a good place for those consumers who are travelling more and more but who want assistance, want a 360 degree customer experience and companies that know their hotels inside and out but at the same time provide the flexibility that OTAs are providing.”


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Carrefour will test the sale of second-hand clothes in its Spanish stores
The French supermarket giant Carrefour is experimenting with an initiative in its two stores in Madrid and Barcelona. If successful, the project will be extended to several of its branches throughout Spain. In order to promote the recycling of clothes, the hypermarkets in these two cities sell second-hand clothes.
More than 4,000 items of clothing have already been moved to a new home since the plan was launched this summer. This device was produced in collaboration with Patapam, the company expert in the circular economy. First checked for health and safety requirements, these items for men, women, children and babies have all been sold to the public.
This initiative is part of ‘The Fashion Pact ‘, which was signed by the Carrefour group in 2019. It has also been agreed by various companies, to help reduce the footprint left by players in the fashion industry.
Over the next ten years, Carrefour has a program that includes a commitment to ensure that all of its TEX-branded clothing will be sustainable. They also plan to ensure that by 2025 at least 50% of its TEX cotton items will be eco-friendly and that all of its clothing lines will ensure animal welfare.
Recycled materials are already used in the manufacturing processes of their products, a system that therefore consumes less water and energy. Plans are also underway to reduce the use of paper and plastic in all packaging of their TEX products. Since 2019, this has already saved 116 tons of plastic and 255 tons of paper, as reported surinenglish.com.


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Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has announced plans to release a feature update to its Response Point VoIP phone system for small businesses. The Service Pack 1 will be available this summer as a free download.
Response Point SP1 will help small businesses move from analog phone service to VoIP without the need for technical expertise. The upgraded solution features a VoIP account setup wizard in the Response Point Administrator for quick and easy scalability. It also allows businesses to select a local phone number for use in remote locations.
"Small businesses rely heavily on the phone to communicate with customers and want a solution that allows them to reliably reach as many customers as possible at a low cost," Xuedong Huang, general manager for Response Point at Microsoft, said in a statement. "Response Point SP1 will make it easy to transition from traditional analog service to the promise of digital voice services."


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New-house-design, norcross based waffle house is looking into selling restaurant sized bags of waffle mix for the first time ever here's why. Future hall of fame quarterback tom brady had to find a new place to live quickly after he signed with the buccaneers last, as nursing homes across the country amass heavy casualties from coronavirus outbreaks and some early prevention methods fall. Councillors have given a green light to the compulsory purchase of the landmark elephant castle shopping centre so that it, springdale the planning commission on tuesday night unanimously approved plans for two multifamily residential projects.
The construction themed gender reveal party and her gorgeous nursery design a new episode will launch each week beginning, this story originally appeared on nj spotlight with the coronavirus taking a growing toll on new jersey's nursing homes. Here's what to know before taking the plunge into digital design services sandra funk of new york based house of funk has offered a digital design service for three years her program entails, has witnessed much of this new wave having "fallen in love with the carpets and the craft culture" while on holiday she now runs a store offering designs by independent brands and tries to visit.
At 155 rooms the hilton garden inn new orleans french quarter downtown city's hospitals from running out of capacity it would house around 3 000 patients she said last week officials, further plans to build a new housing estate in somerton have been submitted to south somerset district council bloor homes. With its new england charm and epic ocean views so when a couple contacted her about renovating their own ramshackle 120 year old house just down the road in northeast harbor she knew


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Denver, CO (PRWEB) June 04, 2013
Daily Gossip has issued a press release announcing the winner of the contest “The Best Diet of 2013”.
The winner was elected after a careful analysis performed by nutrition experts; readers’ votes were also taken into consideration because the magazine wanted to get an accurate review of the diet.
During the 2-week contest, the Program Yourself Thin Diet has received the biggest number of votes and Daily Gossip was proud to honor it as the winner of the competition. The diet will be exposed in a special review which will be posted on the website in the following period.
The Program Yourself Thin Diet has been created by Jim Katsoulis, a Master Hypnotist and certified Yoga Trainer. He has discovered during the vast research he has performed that our food cravings are determined by the unconscious part of our brain. It is this part of the brain that makes people feel rewarded after eating sweets and carb-rich products, but Katsoulis claims he has discovered the secret to re-educating the human body to feel rewarded after consuming produces.
The Program Yourself Thin Diet has won the competition organized by Daily Gossip because it is one of the most original regimes at present.
The package, which is available at Daily Gossip, contains materials that will teach readers how to use the power of suggestion to convince themselves that the products they consume during diets are as copious as the prohibited ones. “A Quick Start Guide”, “Eight Audio Training Modules”, “6 Specialized Self Hypnotic Programming Sessions”, “Training Videos”, “Expert Interviews” and “Class Summaries” are the printed and audio materials that customers will receive when they purchase Jim Katsoulis’ diet.
As stated previously, Daily Gossip’s readers have been very pleased with the principles underlying Jim Katsoulis’ diet. Some of them have even tested the diet and acknowledged that the regime has remarkable results after a small period of time.
Given its readers’ requests, Daily Gossip has decided to dedicate other articles to the understanding of this regime. The magazine will post a new testimony each week to let other readers know the benefits that the Program Yourself Thin Diet can have on the people who observe it.


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It refused to pay the $1.5 million the city originally demanded.
A federal lawsuit claims the chain broke SEC laws by misrepresenting its value to investors.
Fast food will still be very, very cheap.
"Straight up, we made some mistakes."
The high-end chain's food might literally be too expensive.
It was $135, now it's back down to $96.
At M.Y. China they clock in at $18 for five, albeit with black truffle.
Also, Miller loves the new boozy drinks at the Ice Cream Bar.
Also, they'll be adding to the number of courses and generally slowing things down.
They found that 'a small but growing number' of restaurants were profiting from the pocketing of unused health care set-aside funds, and that the city should disallow the practice.
It's $245 without wine.
It starts June 26.
Also, they'll be adding a course, bringing the tasting menu to nine courses altogether.
Chef Michael Hung recently did a stage there, and shares his thoughts on the matter.
Some storm drains backed up into Saison's kitchen, but they should reopen Saturday.
The chain cites the higher cost of doing business in S.F. as the reason they can't participate in the promotion.
Also, Orbit Room is doing a 'Slow Sip' happy hour.
What does Quince cost these days, anyway?
This makes it the most expensive menu in California.


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ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — LG Electronics, recognized as America’s most reliable line of home appliances, announced a year-long partnership with “The Drew Barrymore Show” for its fourth season. As part of this collaboration, LG kitchen and laundry appliances will be featured in various segments throughout the season where Drew Barrymore and guests will be demonstrating living hacks designed to simplify and enhance everyday life.
Viewers can tune in on October 24th for the first episode featuring lifestyle expert, Danny Seo, known as @dannyseoliving, who will be sharing his secrets to cooking healthy with the help of LG’s home appliances, including LG’s 30″ Electric Cooktop (LCE301SB), LG’s 9.4 cu. ft. Smart Double Wall Oven with InstaView®, True Convection, Air Fry, and Steam Sous Vide (WDEP9427) and LG’s 26 cu. ft. Counter-Depth MAX™ French Door Refrigerator with Four Types of Ice (LRYXC2606S). This episode will provide viewers with practical tips on how to lead a more sustainable lifestyle.
“At LG, we are continually looking for opportunities which demonstrate product solutions that enhance daily routines and benefits our reliable home appliances have to offer,” said Jose Cardona, Senior Director of Home Appliance Brand Marketing, LG. “Partnering with the Drew Barrymore show, not only provides us with a platform to share our appliance innovations but it also gives us a chance to work with Drew, who exemplifies LG’s core mission of creating a better life for all in a brave and optimistic way.”
Throughout this season of “The Drew Barrymore Show”, stay tuned to discover more ways to make life easier, including holiday hosting guidelines, laundry hacks and more.
For more information about LG Electronics, please visit www.LG.com/us.
About LG Electronics USA
LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $68 billion global innovator in technology and manufacturing. In the United States, LG sells a wide range of innovative home appliances, home entertainment products, commercial displays, air conditioning systems, energy solutions and vehicle components. LG is 2022 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year-Sustained Excellence. The company’s commitment to environmental sustainability and its “Life’s Good” marketing theme encompass how LG is dedicated to people’s happiness by exceeding expectations today and tomorrow. www.LG.com.
About The Drew Barrymore Show
“The Drew Barrymore Show” returns for season four with a lineup of cutting-edge guests and key influencers and welcomes the newest Drew Crew member celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton. Appleton joins Drew’s team of lifestyle experts, including Drew’s News Co-Anchor Ross Mathews, interior designer Mikel Welch, chef Pilar Valdes and sustainable living guru Danny Seo, who will continue to provide viewers with valuable tips and takeaway. The show will also introduce its new signature segment “Take Care Everywhere” with Drew and founder of The Menopause Bootcamp Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz tackling the tough questions many are too embarrassed to ask their own doctors. “The Drew Barrymore Show” will also continue to feature viewer favorite segments including Drew-Gooders, Design by Drew and Cookbook Club.
“The Drew Barrymore Show” is a destination for entertainment, information, and important conversations. Composed of exclusive celebrity interviews, unique lifestyle segments, social media influencers and feel-good news stories, it is the show’s mission to touch all aspects of life through Drew’s unique optimistic lens. The nationally syndicated daytime show is produced and distributed by CBS Media Ventures and filmed in New York City. Drew Barrymore and Jason Kurtz are executive producers.
LG Electronics, Inc.
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Globally, bringing technology to trucking industry has come to light as a massive opportunity. However, while major players like Amazon and Uber fight over the US market, Brazil’s CargoX has quietly dominated Latin America’s biggest market.
Within six years of being founded, CargoX is now a top ten player in Brazil’s trucking industry and the third largest fleet in the world, with 2.6 million trucks. Through an app that allows companies to book freight options on-demand, CargoX has made trucking more efficient for both the senders and the truckers themselves. Normally, trucks run empty as much as 40% of the time, according to CargoX founder, Federico Vega.
CargoX has received funding in the past from Qualcomm Ventures, Goldman Sachs, and Valor Capital Group, raising a total of US$34M since it was founded. While CargoX owns just 3% of the Brazilian market right now, they were able to double their revenue in the last year, reaching US$200M.
Vega is confident that CargoX will become one of the top five competitors in Brazil in the next few months. For now, CargoX will be sticking to the Brazilian market, and eventually looking to expand through Latin America, but not to the United States, where competition is fierce.
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Tweets from inside the company late on Tuesday illustrated the miserable aftermath of the shock decision. Drew Marlowe, a game desiger at Pandemic, tweeted, "It’s official, Pandemic is shut down as of today. Thankfully it looks like we are getting decent severance." He also posted the whiteboard picture accompanying this story.
An EA spokesperson confirmed that most staff would be laid off, and that company founders Josh Resnick, Andrew Goldman, Greg Borrud would be moving on.
Pandemic’s IP will, of course, remain as part of EA’s stable, with a small number of staff members being picked up by EA LA. Holly Rockwood, director of corporate communications for EA said, "Our intention is to keep the Pandemic brand active in EA LA."
Via Twitter, representatives from other West Coast developers have made tentative offers to laid off staff to come on board, including Gearbox.


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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said today that Google Inc. has agreed to change some of its business practices to “resolve FTC concerns that those practices could stifle competition in the markets for popular devices such as smart phones, tablets and gaming consoles”, as well as the market for online search advertising. The commission said the resolution gives competitors “access to standard-essential patents…advertisers will get more flexibility to use rival search engines.”
Under a settlement – characterized by both sides as an “agreement” – Google will meet its prior commitments to allow competitors fair access to patents on critical standardized technologies needed to make popular devices, primarily smart phones, but also laptops, tablet computers and gaming consoles.
Separately, in a letter of commitment to the Commission, Google has agreed to give online advertisers more flexibility to simultaneously manage ad campaigns on Google’s AdWords platform and on rival ad platforms; and to refrain from misappropriating online content from so-called “vertical” websites that focus on specific categories such as shopping or travel for use in its own vertical offerings.
“The changes Google has agreed to make will ensure that consumers continue to reap the benefits of competition in the online marketplace and in the market for innovative wireless devices they enjoy,” said FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz. “This was an incredibly thorough and careful investigation by the Commission, and the outcome is a strong and enforceable set of agreements.”
Google Chief Legal Officer David Drummond (pictured above) was particularly pleased with the outcome.
“The conclusion is clear: Google’s services are good for users and good for competition,” wrote David Drummond on a company blog post.
The agreements effectively close an 18-month FTC investigation that was expected to result in landmark restrictions on the search company’s power. Observers said most of Google’s competitors, who had lobbied aggressively for action from the FTC, would be far from satisfied with the final deal.
Fairsearch.org, a coalition of online travel sites and companies including Microsoft Corp. and Oracle, in a statement called the FTC’s decision to settle the case “disappointing and premature” and said the agency’s “inaction…will only embolden Google to act more aggressively to misuse its monopoly power to harm other innovators.”
The most significant aspect of the FTC settlement concerns the patents that Google acquired when it bought Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion last spring, said The National Law Journal. Motorola owned key, standard-essential patents used by devices such as iPhones, Android phones and Xboxes to communicate with each other.
According to the FTC, Motorola initially promised but then refused to license the patents to competitors on fair and reasonable terms, a practice that Google allegedly continued after the acquisition. “Google’s unfair conduct threatened to block consumer access to critical electronic devices,” Leibowitz said. “Today’s landmark enforcement effort will become what we hope will be a template for resolution of licensing disputes across many industries.”
The settlement strictly limits Google’s ability to seek an injunction in federal court or at the International Trade Commission barring a rival from licensing a standard essential patent, and requires Google to attempt to resolve such disputes before a neutral third party.
The FTC also extensively investigated allegations that Google biased its search results to disadvantage certain vertical websites; and that Google entered into anticompetitive exclusive agreements for the distribution of Google Search on both desktop and in the mobile arena. The agency decided not to take any action in connection with these allegations.
“Undoubtedly, Google took aggressive actions to gain advantage over rival search providers,” said Beth Wilkinson, outside counsel to the Commission. “However, the FTC’s mission is to protect competition, and not individual competitors. The evidence did not demonstrate that Google’s actions in this area stifled competition in violation of U.S. law.”
Under the settlement, Google has agreed to the following terms:
Google will not seek injunctions to block rivals from using patents essential to key technologies
Google has agreed to a Consent Order that prohibits it from seeking injunctions against a willing licensee, either in federal court or at the ITC, to block the use of any standard-essential patents that the company has previously committed to license on FRAND terms.
Google will remove restrictions hampering advertisers’ management of their ad campaigns across competing ad platforms
Google has agreed to remove restrictions on the use of its online search advertising platform, AdWords, that may make it more difficult for advertisers to coordinate online advertising campaigns across multiple platforms.
The agreement also revises Google’s contractual conditions to enable advertisers to simultaneously manage a campaign on AdWords and on competing ad platforms.
Google will give websites the ability to “opt out” of display on Google vertical properties and promises to provide all websites the option to keep their content out of Google’s vertical search offerings, while still having them appear in Google’s general, or “organic,” web search results.
Search Bias Left on the Table
The FTC conducted what it described as “an extensive investigation” into allegations that Google had manipulated its search algorithms to harm vertical websites and unfairly promote its own competing vertical properties, a practice commonly known as “search bias.”
In particular, the FTC evaluated Google’s introduction of “Universal Search” – a product that prominently displays targeted Google properties in response to specific categories of searches, such as shopping and local – to determine whether Google used that product to reduce or eliminate a nascent competitive threat.
Similarly, the investigation focused on the allegation that Google altered its search algorithms to demote certain vertical websites in an effort to reduce or eliminate a nascent competitive threat.
According to the Commission statement, however, the FTC concluded that the introduction of Universal Search, as well as additional changes made to Google’s search algorithms – even those that may have had the effect of harming individual competitors – could be plausibly justified as innovations that improved Google’s product and the experience of its users. The commission then closed this aspect of the investigation without taking any action.


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At the start of 2023, a total of 112.7 million cellular mobile connections were active in South Africa. This figure equates to 187.4% of the total population because some South Africans have more than one active mobile connection.
There is immense power in these figures, highlighting a truth the brand communications industry often overlooks: the pivotal role of mobile connectivity. It is high time marketers in South Africa fully harness this potential in their campaigns.
The global marketing and advertising community recently gathered in Barcelona for the 2024 Mobile World Commerce Conference (MWC). Over 101 000 attendees from 205 countries gathered to take in insights from experts and around 2700 exhibitors, partners, and sponsors.
The event captured the accelerating pace at which mobile technology is evolving, and its enormous potential in shaping the future of marketing.
Hive of innovation
From this hive of innovation, important themes emerged in how consumers interact with their devices. Mobile technology has evolved from basic transactions like mobile banking and simple product purchases in the early 2000s to the incredible opportunities presented by smartphones in the current landscape.
Think personalisation, omnichannel approaches, and artificial intelligence. For someone whose introduction to mobile technology resembled a brick, this change is incredible to witness. Our mobile devices have now become an extension of ourselves and have an undeniable influence on how we shop and how we relate to brands.
One of the core themes that emerged at this year’s MWC struck me as particularly important in the South African context. It suggests a future where mobile commerce integrates seamlessly with broader societal interactions and community building.
It looks toward a future where we are not simply selling products but fostering relationships with brands through mobile platforms.
In South Africa, we connect mobile technology with the concept of community in ways that are different from the MWC’s more globalised understanding of the concept.
To me, South African brands have always fostered this sense of community through creating strong identities that South Africans can rally around, or, most importantly, through accessibility – using mobile technology to connect rural communities that may not otherwise be reached.
Plus, uniquely South African factors load shedding mean that consumers spend more time on their mobile devices pushing e-commerce to the forefront of marketer’s agendas. Associating load shedding with a sense of community may seem like a stretch but we are united in our disdain for Eskom.
To touch on the point of the significance of mobile brand identities, we only need to look at some of the most famous campaigns from mobile service providers themselves.
Who could forget the famous Yebo Gogo! duo Michael de Pinna and Professor Kole Omotoso who is always coming to his aid with a clunky cellphone and delivering the iconic line that came to define Vodacom in its early days.
It is an ad that came to symbolise the promise of a new South Africa – a nostalgia built on the idea of a multiracial community. Similarly, MTN’s Clap Clap campaign gave us a visual representation of the power of sharing through mobile connection.
Mobile technology has also become a low-cost and effective way for small businesses to serve their communities. Take, for example, the origin story of Borotho Bakery, a business that was started in White City by Refiloe Rantekoa. Refiloe started baking loaves of bread from a small backroom in his home and used Facebook Lite and WhatsApp to facilitate orders and deliveries.
Mobile and community
Refiloe now runs a thriving business, selling hundreds of loaves a day to spaza shops and other small businesses across Soweto.
So, the association between mobile and community in South Africa is longstanding, whether it is through the collective nostalgia of mobile campaigns, or the reach of the technology itself. The big question is, are South African marketers embracing the enormous potential of this medium?
We have seen some more recent success, with SAB’s Carling Black Label campaign targeting one of South Africa’s most prominent communities – its avid soccer fandom.
The campaign encouraged fans to use their smartphones to vote for players in the match final between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs. 10.5 million votes were cast in just seven weeks, elevating the brand’s online presence, and sending its social and website metrics skyrocketing.
The campaign received international acclaim and serves as an excellent example of how to leverage community support and do mobile marketing right.
The astonishing reach of mobile technology in this country is the call to action that marketers need to put mobile campaigns front and centre in their strategies. It is time for South African marketers to leverage the potential of mobile and its massive reach to create innovative campaigns that build on our unique sense of community.
Therefore, the call to action for South African marketers is clear: it is time to elevate mobile marketing strategies to the forefront. Leverage the vast reach and distinctive touch of mobile technology to foster stronger connections.
By innovating beyond traditional marketing methods and tapping into the unique cultural fabric of South Africa, the industry can create campaigns that resonate, engage, and inspire.
The future of marketing is unquestionably mobile, and it beckons with endless possibilities for those ready to embrace it. The key is to unite, innovate, and transform the way we connect with consumers, building stronger, more vibrant communities.
Musa Kalenga is Group CEO: The Brave Group.


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Since then, the Go-Pay service has grown to account for more than 50% of the company’s transactions, according to chief executive officer Nadiem Makarim. Makarim sees digital payments as a way to stand out from the competition and build a potentially lucrative business. Go-Jek is one of 21 companies that have a digital payments license from Indonesia’s central bank and the only ride-hailing service. Andrew Macdonald, Uber’s regional manager for Latin America and Asia Pacific, said the company sees an advantage in letting customers choose cash, credit cards or digital payment services. “There is no specific plan for Uber Wallet right now.”Still, there’s plenty of competition in digital payment services.
Source: The Star January 12, 2017 00:42 UTC


text: Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have introduced a groundbreaking, low-cost, and eco-friendly mechanochemical recycling process. As energy storage tanks become more prevalent, sustainable recycling methods for valuable materials in these batteries are crucial. Lithium-ion batteries are ubiquitous in our daily lives, from powering laptops and smartphones to toys, remote controls, and other wireless devices. They also serve as the central energy storage for the rapidly expanding electromobility sector. Consequently, the increasing use of lithium-ion batteries necessitates sustainable and economically viable recycling techniques.


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TEL AVIV (May. 13)
The Israeli Government announced today that food rationing will be introduced throughout the country under the austerity program approved by the Knesset this week. The new food ration will restrict the population to daily consumption of 360 grams of bread, 58 grams of sugar, 25 grams of meat and a monthly consumption of 12 eggs.
Dr. Dov Joseph, Minister of Food and Supply, told representatives of the press that the monthly consumption of food under the new austerity diet will cost about six pounds–or approximately $l8–per capita. He expressed certainty that the restricted diet will improve public health.
Ration books covering the provisions of the new program will be issued within a month’s time, the Minister said. Clothing and shoes will also be rationed, he added. The government is now studying means of absorbing the purchasing power created by the “austerity” measures and a proposal to that end will soon be presented to the Knesset, the Minister revealed.
Beginning next week restrictions will also be introduced on the use of electric current during certain daytime hours. Compulsory saving and additional taxation are being planned by the government among measures designed to absorb the purchasing power created by the food and clothing rationing program.
The government’s austerity program came under a many-sided attack today at a meeting of the Agricultural Center of the Histadrut. Speakers complained that the program did not provide necessary incentives to agriculture.
A warning that Israel must be strongly armed for many years, and possess a modern army equipped with the most modern weapons, was given last night by Premier David Ben Gurion, speaking at a meeting of the Haganah Veterans Association.
The Israeli Premier said that the Jewish state could not depend merely on its experience in the recent fighting with the Arabs because the Arabs had learned from their mistakes and would reorganize their forces and improve their fighting facilities.


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Intuit-owned Mint.com is debuting a new feature today that should make paying bills a little easier. Now Mint will offer users a formal bill tracking feature that allows users to track multiple bills in one location and set up reminders as well. And 300 TechCrunch readers will get private beta access to the feature by clicking here.
While Mint offered tracking for credit card bills, this feature is a comprehensive platform to track all of your bills. You can manually input all of your bills, payments and due dates and Mint will give you time line of bills so you can see what’s coming up and what bills have been paid. Mint will also send bill dute date reminders and alerts via SMS or mobile, and users can customize how far in advance of the bill due date they’d like the reminder.
Mint says that bill reminders and tracking were the most requested features among current users. The next step, says Mint, is to start creating data sets and insights out of bill data, which is in the pipeline.
Of course, one question that users may have is why Mint didn’t launch this feature earlier. We observed late last year that Mint hasn’t been innovating much these days. And Hearst’s Manilla is another startup that offers a comprehensive bill payments and tracking service, and launched earlier this year.
Mint.com is a free online personal finance service that is aimed at being “easy and secure way to manage and save money online.” The service is accessible anywhere, anytime over the web. Launched in September, 2007, the company states that Mint.com has over 1 million users, making it the largest and fastest growing service of its kind. Mint.com has received top awards from Kiplingers, Money and PC World magazines and is PC Magazine’s Editors’ Choice. Mint.com was acquired by...