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With people handing in their company-supplied smartphone for their own consumer device such as an iPhone, it has become harder for IT managers to keep control of who is accessing their network and what information users have on their phone.
This has led to the rise of an ecosystem of mobile device management (MDM) offerings. MDM has proven popular with both enterprise and government organisations because of the ability to monitor devices and separate business data from personal information on consumer-targeted smartphones and tablets, such as the iPhone and Android handsets.
Concerns about protecting corporate data on personal devices led Slater & Gordon Lawyers to introduce a Good Technology MDM suite in 2011.
Slater & Gordon Lawyers infrastructure manager Eric Yew told Computerworld Australia that the main benefit for IT staff has been easier management of smartphones and tablets.
“Staff can bring in personal devices and we don’t need to worry about managing that user’s device,” he said. Ninety-five per cent of the devices are iOS-based, with the remaining 5 per cent running Android.
An IDC survey of 434 IT executives in Australia, the results of which were released last month, found that 82.3 per cent used their personal phone at work while 32.7 per cent used their own tablet in the work environment.
Just over 18 per cent of those participating in the survey indicated their company had a mobile device policy for corporate devices; 41.1 per cent indicated their company had had a policy for both personal and corporate devices
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IDC Australia senior market analyst Vern Hue said that MDM and mobile application management (MAM) are merging into what the analyst describes as 'mobile enterprise management' (MEM).
The term describes a solution that can deal with how applications can be managed, secured and distributed and allows for more granular security and policy controls to be applied to the distribution of the application and content.
“IDC is increasingly seeing MEM driving identity services from both a device and application perspective. It provides single sign-on capabilities — both as a means of security and policy procedure, and to help simply the end-user experience,” he said.
He added that MDM has been one of the most tried and tested means for IT managers to keep track of their employees' devices. However, with the increased use of devices for both personal and business purposes, managing the data and applications that reside on the devices becomes “even more imperative” to the business.
“It’s more vital for IT to be able to have more granular control over how the device, data and applications are managed. Focusing solely on the device is simply not enough, and that’s a trend we’re seeing with many of the organisations we work with,” Hue said.
According to Hue, IT's job is getting tougher because of the rise of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) schemes.
“In order to more successfully secure employee-owned devices, IT and security managers need to look at their system and take into consideration infrastructure and applications — how the data is being assessed and how it is being consumed.
“Consequently, this would require them to look at further fields such as the databases and application services they connect to. The new paradigm sees mobile security from the view that the data and application are critically more important to secure than the device itself.”
IBRS advisor James Turner said that if the mobile devices are issued by the organisation, then securing them should not be a major problem for IT managers.
“Effectively, it’s an extension of asset management. If the device is employee-owned, then it’s a more interesting question.”
This is because tracking the device is tantamount to tracking the individual, which can raise workplace surveillance issues — such as tracking the user when they go to the bathroom.
“Most of these issues are best dealt with through a clearly articulated [BYOD] policy that the employee understands and has signed their agreement with,” Turner said
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Turner said the MDM market could be due for a shakeup following the recent announcement by Citrix that it is offering free XenMobille MDM licences to new or existing XenApp and XenDesktop Platinum customers during 2014.
“The importance of this announcement by Citrix is that they are the first vendor to align with the market. MDM should be viewed as a feature, not a product and this will drive the price down superfast,” he said.
Consequently, any security vendor that has pinned their hopes on long term revenue from the MDM market is “destined for disappointment.”
“VMware’s acquisition of Airwatch was a strong strategic move in this direction because VMware recognised that its strategy was not right. [VMware] had been trying to make a new virtual device on the original device, but this is trying to replicate their desktop and server strategy,” he said.
“Citrix have been on target for a few years now because they understand that it’s not about the device. It’s the ongoing dilemma of commoditisation: How can an enterprise justify buying Netscape when Internet Explorer comes free with Windows?”
According to Turner, this raises interesting questions for MDM software vendors such as MobileIron and Good Technology. However, he added that no large vendor should be buying MDM vendors for the long-term revenue.
“If they are bought, it will be for the capability, and that’s a bitter pill for a software vendor to swallow.”
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CMA CGM sees robust transport demand proceed within the first half of the 12 months
CMA CGM Container Transport Group [CMACG.UL] mentioned on Friday he anticipated exercise to stay robust within the first half of this 12 months after robust demand for client items boosted earnings late final 12 months.
French firm CMA CGM mentioned its fourth-quarter earnings earlier than curiosity, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) reached $ 2.23 billion, from $ 1.01 billion the 12 months earlier than.
The group’s quarterly internet revenue reached $ 1.0 billion. This introduced annual internet revenue to $ 1.755 billion, from a internet lack of $ 229 million in 2019 when the acquisition of CEVA Logistics weighed on outcomes.
CMA CGM, privately managed by the Saade household, is among the largest container traces on this planet and competes with corporations together with market chief Maersk.
Container transport has recovered strongly from an preliminary slowdown attributable to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic a 12 months in the past, with on-line buying by locked-in households contributing to a surge in freight orders.
Robust client demand coupled with the logistical constraints of the pandemic has resulted in a scarcity of containers, congestion at ports and rising transport charges.
CMA CGM mentioned robust maritime exercise is predicted to proceed for not less than the primary half of 2021, including that it’ll proceed to extend vessel capability and ship calls to satisfy robust demand.
The group additionally introduced that the Saade household holding firm, MERIT France, had elevated its stake to 73% after shopping for 3% from the French public financial institution Bpifrance, which retains a 3% stake.
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RICHMOND, BC, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — In September Edifier, world-leading consumer audio, announced its partnership with new age sports media and talent management brand Playmaker to produce the new basketball event: The Cage.
The Cage, a fast paced basketball event took place on the 10th September and pitted the world’s most talent one-on-one influencers against each other over a 6 week period. Competing in a one-on-one ‘King of the Court’ style contest, the best streetballers including Max ‘Maxisnicee’ Perandize, Ryan ‘HeziGod’ Carter and Miami natives Clint ‘C-No’ Noel and Tremayne ‘Coach Russ’ Russell competed for the top prize. Professional streetballer Brighton ‘Iso Hov’ Hobbs emerged victorious winning $10,000 and the inaugural bragging rights for The Cage.
Held in front of a standing room-only crowd at The Underline’s Urban Gym Flex Court, fans and celebrity athletes including Miami Heat and University of Kansas legend Mario Chalmers, and Miami Dolphins star Trill Williams enjoyed the contest at the venue, whilst more than 17,000 people streamed the event. All attendees were given the opportunity to win Edifier headphones and more than 50 sets were given away throughout the event.
"We were pleased to support the first The Cage event in partnership with Playmaker. The response of fans and the social media audience has been exceptional, with over 10 million people reached and an earned media value of over $515,000 throughout the contest." Stated Frank He, Edifier’s Global Marketing Director. "Our successful partnership showcased the latest Edifier products to the audience and also combined our passion for audio together with sport in a way we have not done before."
For more information on Edifier, visit Edifier.com or follow @edifier_global on Instagram.
Edifier specializes in the design and manufacture of premium audio solutions that showcase technological innovation and design excellence. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Beijing, China, Edifier delivers outstanding sound experience through a wide range of audio systems for personal entertainment and professional use. Renowned for its award-winning design philosophy, expertise and innovation in acoustic technology, and superior manufacturing standards, Edifier is one of today’s leading innovators of audio electronics.
More information about Edifier is available online at www.edifier.com
Playmaker is a sports & gaming media and management company based in South Florida, whose focus centers on expanding the brands of athletes and celebrities. Playmaker has seen a digital reach of over 2.2 billion impressions over the last year through its various social media platforms and exciting digital content. On the management side, Playmaker represents some of the greatest talents in the world of sports and culture, including the NBA’s Nate Robinson, part-owner Tracy McGrady; NFL stars such as Xavien Howard and Corey Clement, and social media influencers such as Infamous Kayce, Nikki Blades, and Cassy Athena.
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The rising tide of online grocery sales in 2019 didn’t lift all boats equally. That’s especially true for the meal-kits subcategory, according to research from Digital Commerce 360.
Two of the six fastest-growing online grocery retailers last year were meal-kit merchants. Sales for meal-kit retailer Sun Basket (No. 168 in the 2020 Digital Commerce 360 Top 1000) grew just over 114.0% year over year in 2019—faster than any other online food retailer. Also included in the top six was HelloFresh Group, a German meal-kit company that leads the U.S. market in sales. In 2019, U.S. sales for HelloFresh, which ranks No. 25 in the Digital Commerce 360 Europe 500, grew about 40.0% in 2019, compared with 2018.
Meal kits consist of pre-measured, packaged ingredients that allow consumers to cook a meal quickly, following a recipe that comes with the kit. The idea is to enable consumers to cook a meal at home without the prep time necessary to create a meal from scratch. This subcategory was already growing well in 2019. Even factoring in the sales decline for Blue Apron, sales for the three meal-kit companies in the Top 1000 grew by almost 17.0% in 2019. Those retailers stand to grow even faster if consumers make a permanent shift toward cooking at home because of the COVID-19 crisis.
For the first quarter of 2020 ended March 31, publicly traded HelloFresh reported U.S. revenue of $516.9 million, up 82.3% from $283.6 million for the same period a year earlier. For the second quarter ended June 30, U.S. revenue was $622.39 million, up 114.3% compared with 2019. For the first half of 2020, revenue was $1.14 billion, up 98.5% from $574.0 billion in the same period of 2019. HelloFresh started in 2011 and raised $367.5 from investors, across six funding rounds, before going public in 2017, according to Crunchbase. HelloFresh stock trades on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
As a private company, Sun Basket does not publicly report financial results. Formed in 2014, the retailer Sun Basket has received backing from the late billionaire Paul Allen and the consumer-product giant Unilever. Sun Basket has raised a total of $143.1 million from investors across eight funding rounds, Crunchbase says. Most recently, Sun Basket raised $30 million from a Series E round on May 21, 2019.
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Blue Apron said the COVID-19 crisis had no meaningful impact on its first quarter, which ended March 31—shortly after state lockdowns started. But during the second quarter, which ended June 30, revenue increased 10.0% year over year and 29.0% compared with its first quarter sales, the retailer reported. The quarter’s net income was $1.1 million for its Q2, compared with a loss of $7.7 million in the year-ago quarter. However, Blue Apron reported a $19.0 million loss for the six months ended June 30, compared with a $13.0 million loss for the same period in 2019. Blue Apron launched in 2012 and went public in 2017.
On Aug. 5, Blue Apron announced a public offering of 4 million shares of its Class A common stock and granted the underwriters—Morgan Stanley & Co. and Canaccord Genuity LLC—a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 600,000 shares. The offering price was set at $9.25 per share. Blue Apron stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange.
In February 2020, Blue Apron said it was exploring “a broad range of strategic alternatives” that include raising more money from investors or putting itself up for sale. In April, the company filed a shelf registration statement for the registration of shares of its Class A common stock, senior or other securities. A shelf registration is a procedure a company can use to comply with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission registration requirements for a new securities offering, before making the actual public offering.
Market research firm Grand View Research Inc. expects the global meal-kit delivery market to grow to $19.9 billion by 2027, expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 12.8% over 2020-2027. The firm cites the growing importance of homemade meals among the millennials as one cause. Also, Grandview says meal kits will get additional traction in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the social distancing associated with it.
Percentage changes may not align exactly with dollar figures due to rounding.
This article includes analysis from the Digital Commerce 360’s 2020 Online Food Report. This 51-page report offers an overview of the online grocery market, including total sales and growth and detailed analysis of the leading online grocery retailers. Also included are breakout sections on the online grocery operations of Amazon and Walmart and exclusive consumer insights into online grocery behavior and expectations. You can learn how to purchase the 2020 Online Food Report here.Favorite


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In his new role, Anand Sinha will lead digital transformation for the company with effective use of AI.
In an increasingly digital world, making incremental changes to long-standing business models may not be enough. Established companies can win by addressing digital strategy's dual imperatives - building new digital businesses while digitising legacy operations, suggests new research from McKinsey & Company.
The overall Indian server market has witnessed a Year-over-Year (YoY) decline of 1 per cent in terms of revenue to reach $350.2 million in the second quarter of 2019 (2Q19) versus $353.9 million in 2Q18, said a new report by International Data Corporation (IDC) on Tuesday.
Taking on arch rival Amazon Web Services (AWS) in his usual style, Oracle Co-founder and CTO Larry Ellison has made a strong pitch for company's autonomous strategy with the availability of Oracle Autonomous Linux -- the first and only autonomous operating environment that eliminates complexity and human error to deliver cost savings, security and availability for customers.
Citizens and officials fretting over server snags at sub-registrar offices will soon be a thing of the past with the government aiming to shift all data to cloud by November.
Sudhanshu Pokhriyal, President of Textiles at Raymond, firmly believes that digital transformation is a top-down approach. Taking the lead on the initiative, he has devised an innovative digital strategy that enhances customer experience while helping retailers in their business.
IT major Wipro on Tuesday unveiled three Artificial Intelligence (AI) starter solutions using Intel Xeon chip to help global energy, utilities and healthcare enterprises adopt the new software.
Facebook-owned WhatsApp is all set to launch its peer-to-peer, UPI-based Pay service for over 300 million users -- especially the small and medium businesses (SMBs) -- in India sometimes later this year, its Global Head Will Cathcart announced here on Thursday.
IBM’s CTO opens up about workload management with AI and data management being a precursor to the right AI platform.
“The right digital strategy and digital architecture must start with what the customer wants,” says Jacqueline Guichelaar, Group CIO, CISCO in an interview with ETCIO.
Infosys added 906 people (net) during the June 2019 quarter. The attrition (annualised consolidated) was at 23.4 per cent up, compared to 20.4 per cent for the quarter ended March 2019.
As part of what looks like an app-meltdown phase after Google and Facebook apps, Apple's iCloud services suffered a major outage that troubled users, especially in the US, signing into their accounts.
Telcos may be forced to sharply expand their tower base and incur extra capex if they don’t get access to millimeter wave spectrum in the 26 or 28 GHz bands
Assuming the new role, Sajith Chakkingal will be a member of the Global Technology Leadership Team and move to Pune for the same.
The contribution of core digital sectors India's gross domestic product (GDP) may increase from seven per cent in 2017-18 to eight to 10 per cent in 2025, says a new report from McKinsey Global Institute.
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LONGUEUIL, Que. - Quebec-based pharmacy company Jean Coutu Group (TSX:PJC.A) says its third-quarter profit fell 10 per cent from a year earlier as increased stock-based and operating expenses offset sales growth.
The company's net income was $56 million, down from $62.5 million, while net profit per share was flat at 30 cents.
The profit fell two cents short of analyst estimates of 32 cents per share, while revenue was above the consensus, according to data from Thomson Reuters.
The company said the appreciation of Coutu's stock value had increased compensation-related share-based expenses to $4.4 million in the quarter, which was $4 million higher than a year before. It also said general and operating expenses were higher, primarily because of some stores in the startup phase.
Coutu's A shares were worth $27 when the third quarter ended, up from $18.26 a year earlier. The shares closed Wednesday at $27.38, prior to the earnings announcement.
Revenue for the quarter ended Nov. 29 was up 3.4 per cent from the third quarter of fiscal 2014, rising to $736.7 million from $712.5 million, due to overall market growth and the expansion of Coutu's network of franchised stores.
On a same-store basis comparing locations open for more than a year, the network's retail sales were up 3.1 per cent overall with pharmacy sales up 3.8 per cent and front-end sales up 2.0 per cent.


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Albertsons Cos. has begun a search for a new chief merchant and marketing officer.
The Boise, Idaho-based supermarket retailer said late yesterday that Shane Sampson, executive vice president and chief marketing and merchandising officer, is slated to step down on Sept. 7, when the fiscal second quarter ends.
Albertsons didn’t specify a reason for his departure but said he “has decided to leave the company.” Sampson has served in the chief merchandising and marketing officer post since January 2015.
“Shane has been instrumental in building the Albertsons Cos. we know today, both at a division level and nationally,” President and CEO Vivek Sankaran said in a statement.
“Throughout his years with Albertsons and in the industry, he has mentored countless thousands in running great store,” Sankaran added. “I know that he will do great work in whatever he chooses to take on next.”
A 35-year grocery retail veteran, Sampson (left) began his career as a courtesy clerk. At Albertsons Inc., he worked his way up through ranks, becoming president of both the Florida and Intermountain divisions. He left the company in 2002 and spent several years at Sam’s Club. He then returned to Albertson’s LLC in the Southern division and served as vice president of marketing and merchandising.
From there, Sampson left to accept the role of senior vice president of sales and operations at Ahold USA’s Giant-Landover supermarket chain. In 2013, he rejoined Albertsons as president of Shaw’s and Star Market. After that, in 2014, he moved to Chicago to take the post of president of Jewel Osco. He was appointed executive vice president and marketing and merchandising chief at Albertsons the following year.
Sankaran noted Sampson’s contributions in expanding Albertsons’ roster of private brands and its e-commerce business, as well as in supporting its stores.
“Since 2013, he has helped our team turn around operations in addition to building a robust merchandising and marketing function to help support our 2,200-plus locations,” according to Sankaran. “He launched our e-commerce business in key markets and strengthened it in areas where it had operated since 2002, and accelerated the growth of our Own Brands business by envisioning a faster, smarter way to connect with customer needs. He has been a champion for omnichannel growth both internally and with our supplier community.”
As of the end of its 2018 fiscal year, Albertsons fielded more than 11,000 private-label products, which had sales of over $12.5 billion and sales penetration of more than 25%. The company launched 1,100 new private-brand SKUS last year and said it plans to add more than 1,000 during fiscal 2019.
E-commerce sales rose 33% in the fiscal 2019 first quarter. Albertsons has brought its Drive Up & Go online grocery pickup service to 300-plus stores and plans to expand it to more than 600 by the fiscal year-end. Same-day grocery delivery through Instacart was available in all 13 of the retailer’s divisions and over 2,000 stores as of the end of the first quarter.
Overall, Albertsons Cos. operates 2,268 stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia under 20 banners, including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Market Street, Pavilions, Star Market, Carrs and Haggen, as well as meal kit company Plated.


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In Uganda, a construction customer buys cement at about $124 per tonne. That is higher than the average global price for gray cement - which hovered between $76 - $77 per tonne in 2013 - and higher than the $100 average in Sub-Saharan Africa. In fact, Kenyans and Tanzanians buy cement more cheaply than Ugandans who buy a 50-Kg bag of cement at an average price of about Shs 28,000 in local retail shops around the country - quite high for a product whose main raw material - lime stone - is abundant locally. That explains why the per capita cement consumption of cement in Uganda stands at a miserable 35 kg way below the global average of 500 kg.
Cement producers in Uganda say it is inevitable that Ugandan cement should be expensive. Alok Kala, the Tororo Cement general manager, says Ugandan cement is comparatively more expensive because of a couple of factors. He says Ugandan cement is charged Excise duty tax, which for instance the Kenyan cement producers don't pay, and Ugandan power tariffs are also higher than the Kenyan tariffs. Also, Uganda imports clinker, a major raw material, from Kenya, and coupled with infrastructure bottlenecks, the high cost of business must translate into more expensive products.
Part of the problem has been attributed to the high demand, which outstripped supply several years ago - thanks to the booming construction and real estate sector and the lucrative markets in South Sudan and DR Congo. Uganda has two main cement manufacturers - Hima Cement - owned by Lafarge Group - and Tororo Cement - both of which have a combined capacity to produce 3.6 million tonnes - way below the rising Ugandan market demand. Consequently, Uganda does import a substantial amount of cement from countries such as Kenya, Egypt and Pakistan among others.
Two new companies; the Kuwait-based DAO Group, and China National Machinery Import & Export Corporation , are investing in new cement manufacturing plants worth $400 million with a combined production capacity of 1.6-million tons a year. The two new factories are being set up in Budaka District in eastern Uganda, and in Karamoja in the north-east. Those could offer a respite in the medium-long term but not in the short term when the demand is expected to spike thanks to the several large scale projects including dams, highways, bridges and buildings that are expected to kick off in the next few months. That means cement prices are expected to rise even higher in the short-term.
There could be mixed signs of hope and unease among cement consumers and producers that a cement price storm is brewing following the move by West African cement giant Dangote to set up a $500 million cement factory at the port city of Mtwara in Southern Tanzania, which is projected to produce three million metric tons of cement a year. The Dangote plant, unlike its peers across the region, will have its own power plant - a 30MW gas-powered facility.
Dangote's entry into the EAC and Southern Africa cement market was premised on a supply gap identified during a market survey conducted by Kenyan based Sterling Investment Bank in 2010 that showed that all the cement companies in East Africa have a capacity of about 5.2 million metric tonnes annually while forecasts indicated that the whole region would require 11 million tons to meet demand that is growing at an annual rate of 6% per annum.
As the Dangote plant nears completion and gets set for commissioning by the last quarter of this year, it is already triggering panic buttons in the market. When the French company Lafarge Group caught wind of the move, it sought to reposition itself in the Eastern and Southern Africa cement market by planning a merger with South Africa-based Swiss cement group Holcim with an aim of creating a dominant supplier of cement to Africa's growing construction industry.
Lafarge already operates several plants in East and Southern Africa including Hima in Uganda. Apparently, the Dangote Vs Lafarge cement war now seems to have been extended to the Eastern and Southern African frontier where Lafarge currently operates several production sites spread in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. But with a net worth of $25 billion, Alhajj Aliko Dangote, the president of the Dangote Group, is ranked by Forbes Magazine as the 23rd richest person in the world (and the richest man in Africa); Lafarge, with its 25 year experience, should be bracing for a giants' battle for regional market share.
To make it even more interesting, Dangote Cement recently caused an industry stir when it launched its 52.5 grade quality product on the Nigerian market in March. The new grade product is over 60% stronger than the existing types and is the first of its kind in sub-Sahara Africa thanks to new ground-breaking technology. The introduction of 52.5 grades cement means that the company could push the existing 32.5 and 42.5 grades, most of which are dominant on the Ugandan and regional markets, off the shelves. The brewing price war is likely to cause ripples on the market and could potentially cause smiles by lowering prices in the EAC market.
Cement is a critical product for infrastructure and real estate development, which means that its price and supply have wider impacts for investment. Indeed, thanks to the tremendous development in the construction sector in recent years, prices have taken an upward trend as a consequence of growth in demand both within the region and in emerging markets such as S. Sudan and DR Congo - without a commensurate growth in supply. This means that prices could be expected to stabilize or fall when Dangote Cement comes on stream.
Most importantly, the Dangote Cement plant is strategically located at a limestone-rich area and close to Indian Ocean, which will allow for very low transportation costs hence making its price relatively more competitive. Also, its products will easily reach Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. With the wealthy 'Big Boy' just next door, local producers should be casting a wary eye over their shoulders and more so as the regional Common Market makes it easy for goods manufactured in a partner state to move freely within the region. That means that the 140 million people regional market is available for Dangote Cement. But most worryingly, at least from its rivals' perspective, Dangote also plans to establish a $600 million production plant in Kenya in the near future.
Kigozi Sebaggala, the executive director of the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA), is optimistic. "The coming of Dangote Cement will be a welcome development because cement is not enough in Uganda and demand is still very high," he said.
However, Alok Kala, the Tororo Cement boss appeared not to be worried about the competition being presented by the entry of Dangote. "I don't think the Dangote new plant at Mtwara will have any impact on the Uganda cement market because Ugandan cement manufacturer's have enough capacity to produce up to 1.8 million metric tons a year though they are producing far less than 80% of that."
Daniel Pettersson, the Hima Cement general manager, shared a similar view. He said the Dangote Mtwara plant is very far away from the Ugandan and Rwandan markets, which will pose a challenge in terms of transportation costs. He suggested that it will probably have an impact on the Tanzanian market. "In Africa we are the only people with a production capacity of 10 million tons a year at our Lafarge Egypt plant and the Dangote Mtwara plant has a much lower capacity," he said. "However, we are ready for the competition and we are working on measures to ensure that we continuously serve our market."
Indeed, in Dangote, regional cement producers have the ultimate competition. Dangote told reporters recently that they aim to take advantage of the abundance of limestone in the region to make it self -sufficient in cement production. That definitely has implications for Uganda's exports in the region and on prices in the local market. With its 10.25 metric tonne capacity Obajana plant in Kogi, Nigeria, Dangote Cement has eliminated Nigeria's dependence on imported cement and will soon transform the nation into a net exporter serving other African states.
Whether or not the 'Battle of the Giants' for market share would translate into cheaper prices for the final consumer is what remains to be seen. But one thing is for sure - it will mean leaner bottom lines for both Hima and Tororo Cement.


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Comic Paddy McGuinness has helped Greggs the baker laugh off the recession.
The Max & Paddy star's adverts coincided with a 7.3% jump in profits to £16.5 million in the six months to July.
The 1,392-strong chain has targeted credit-crunched customers - including a £1.99 lunch deal. Flush with success, bosses plan to open another 10 stores by Christmas, creating around 120 jobs.
That''s before a big push next year that could see another 40 added, hiring up to 500 workers.


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Motorcycle after motorcycle made its way through Meridian on Saturday as Bikers United for Children hosted a bike ride for the Wesley House, Cans for Kids, and Christmas with a Cop. It was all part of an effort to collect as many toys as possible, as the need this year is greater than ever.
"Everything we're doing here today is for the children, period," according to Bob Anderson with Bikers United for Children. "Nobody has any agenda. The agenda is needy children."
Bikers made their way to College Park United Methodist Church on Highway 19 to deliver the toys collected.
Meanwhile, locals came out to the Roadway Freight Terminal to see drivers from the Mississippi Chapter of the Sports Car Club of America as they raced throughout the day. Admission was one toy per person, benefiting Toys for Tots.
"Well, this time of year the holiday season is always good to remember those that are less fortunate than us," car club driver Daniel Johnson says. "So, this is just an idea. Something we can do to help out the community, help out less fortunate kids."
Local organizations like Toys for Tots and Wesley House are still accepting holiday toy donations.


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Mobile advertising will be the key to whether or not we are all still talking about Facebook in five or ten years. As the company's most recent quarterly numbers show, its userbase is quickly going mobile, and advertising is the social network's main source of revenue. If advertising on mobile fails, then so will the company. Its really as simple as that.
The folks over at Facebook should be relieved to hear that that seems unlikely to happen, at least according to data released by digital marketing software Kenshoo Monday that shows mobile ad spending growing quickly.
The data from Kenshoo reflects a sample of advertisers who used Kenshoo Social to track impressions, clicks and conversions on their Facebook ad campaigns. It covers over two million Facebook ad clicks and conversions delivered in November and December 2012 across a wide range of verticals including retail, financial services, software, games, entertainment and travel. Mobile metrics are inclusive of phones and tablets.
The data shows that 20% of ad spending is put into ads that are delivered exclusively on mobile. In October, Mark Zuckerberg said that mobile was accounting for 14% of ad spending, meaning it has gone up 6% in just four months.
While desktop still dominates with 79.7% of dollars spent, it is still pretty impressive considering that there was no such thing as a Facebook mobile ad until March of 2012.
Calling the growth "significant," Todd Herrold, Senior Director, Product Marketing for Kenshoo Social, said in an interview with VatorNews that Facebook is "very quickly putting to rest the criticism and concern over its mobile strategy, or lack thereof."
The data also shows that shows that Facebook mobile ads are currently priced at a 70% premium over desktop ads, costing $1.38 a click, compares to 81 cents on desktop. Mark Zuckerberg said in September that mobile ads were already more effective than desktop ads, and that would certainly seem to be the case if brands are willing to pay so much more per click just to get their names on mobile ads.
The reason that ads cost more on mobile, Herrold said, is that there is simply less space than there is on desktop, in addition to Facebook being careful about not overloading the site with paid messages. Those two factors, he said, are making it an issue of supply and demand.
The goals and objective of advertising on a mobile device are more targeted and specific to a user mindset of a mobile user, he said.
An interesting piece of data to come out of Kenshoo's research is that while Apple absolutely destroys Android in terms of ad spending, 97% to 3%, Android comes out on top when it comes to phones, albeit by a much smaller margin, 71% to 29%.
Herrold says that this result is partially due to Android simply having a larger global install base on phones, while Apple has a larger install base on tablets. But, since the disapartiy between the two on tablets is so wide, he said, it also has to do with advertisers not yet getting how to target specifically for tablets.
The takeaway from the data, Herrold said, is that mobile ad campaigns perform best when they are specific to mobile and advertisers have already begun to take advantage of that fact. In the next year or two, he said, campaigns will become more granual and specific.
Facebook mobile growth
According to its third quarter numbers in October, Facebook's mobile MAUs were 604 million as of the end of September, an increase of 61% year-to-year. The company's total revenue for the year was $1.26 billion, of which $1.09 billion, or 86% of total revenue, came from advertising. It increased 36% from the same quarter in 2011.
So it is easy to see why mobile advertising is basically a do or die proposition for Facebook. Luckily for Facebook, in August, it came up with an effective way to turn mobile ads into dollar by allowing ads in mobile news feeds.
The ads appear in user News Feeds as what looks like suggestions, or recommendations, for which apps a user may like. For example, it may come under the header "try these games." Once a user clicks on one of the ads, or suggested apps, they will be redirected to either the iOS App Store or to Google Play to purchase that app.
The ads can be specifically targeted to certain audiences, specified by age group, gender and region. Tools will also be provided to the developers that will help them monitor the effectiveness of the advertisements
The ads proved to be so profitable that eMarketer revised its mobile ad spending projections for the year in December, based simply on the results of those advertisements.
“The world’s top brands have embraced Facebook mobile advertising and we expect the channel to become increasingly competitive as new devices, like those on display at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, deliver enhanced interactive experiences,” Aaron Goldman, CMO at Kenshoo, said in statement.
“Leveraging Kenshoo Social’s advanced workflow tools, marketers can cater to the specific mindsets of people using Facebook on desktop computers, tablets and phones by creating targeted campaigns. From there, Kenshoo Social can help effectively monitor brand performance and quickly optimize campaigns based on variances between different device types and operating systems.”
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Intuit, Inc. and Monitise announce they are exploring the delivery of new mobile solutions that will help businesses and consumers better manage their money on the go. The two companies share a common mission to simplify the financial lives of consumers and small businesses through the mobile channels of financial institutions of all sizes.
Monitise and Intuit Financial Services are collaborating to forge a strategic alliance focused on delivering Mint to financial institutions through Monitise’s Enterprise technology platform. Mint is a leading personal and small business financial management solution designed to help people manage all of their finances in one place.
The companies also plan to work collaboratively to identify additional joint opportunities, including the possibility of Intuit enhancing its mobile banking suite by leveraging Monitise's mcommerce and mpayment solutions. Monitise serves a rapidly growing client base and more than 18 million registered consumers. The alliance is intended to be global, with an initial focus on Europe and the United States.
Intuit and Monitise both deliver mobile services that are affordable, cost-effective and scalable for businesses and financial institutions, including banks and credit unions of any size. The collaboration between the two companies comes as more than 60 percent of the world's banking customers are expected to use mobile banking and payments by 2015, according to CapGemini's 2012 World Retail Banking Report.
"Whether at work, home or on the go, people are increasingly using a multitude of devices to get personalized financial insights they need to make better financial decisions and take action," said CeCe Morken, general manager of Intuit Financial Services and senior vice president of Intuit. "Working with Monitise could provide even more consumers and small businesses access to these capabilities on the device of their choice, through the partner of their choice, consistent with our open platform strategy. Together we hope to solve a wider array of specific customer challenges and, ultimately, help financial institutions delight their customers."
Customers of more than 500 U.S. banks and credit unions actively use Intuit's existing mobile web, SMS and downloadable App solutions, while Monitise provides Mobile Money services to more than 300 financial institutions and partners, including a third of the top 50 North American financial institutions.
"The way we are empowered to better manage our money at a corporate and personal level via the always-on, always-with-you power of smartphone technology is transformational in so many ways," said Alastair Lukies, Monitise Group Chief Executive.
"At Monitise, our globally-established platform is leveraging our proven and bank-grade technology as a gateway to connect businesses and consumers to each other. We have a vision of a whole new generation of services tapping into the potential for mobile to assist consumers' financial decisions as they go about their busy lives. Intuit's financial management software is world-renowned, and we hope to work together on new initiatives that will make managing money more cost effective in so many ways," Lukies said.
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Consumers who are the original owners of three-year old Buicks and Jaguars have the lowest number of overall problems with their vehicles, putting the two brands in a first-place tie for vehicle dependability, according to this year’s J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS).?
Both top brands have improved over last year to capture the #1 spot, J.D. Power said. Buick improved from a sixth-place ranking in 2008, while Jaguar improved from tenth place.
Following Buick and Jaguar in the top five rankings this year are Lexus, Toyota and Mercury. Toyota earned five segment awards – more than any other nameplate in 2009 – for the Highlander, Prius, Sequoia, Solara and Tundra.
Lexus won four segment awards for the ES 330 (in a tie with the Acura RL), GX 470, LS 430 and SC 430, while Lincoln captured two awards for the Mark LT and Zephyr.
Models by Acura, Buick, Dodge, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Mercury, Nissan and Scion each rank highest in one segment.
“Buick has ranked among the top 10 nameplates each year since the study was last redesigned in 2003, while Jaguar has moved rapidly up the rankings,” said David Sargent, VP of automotive research at J.D. Power. “Lexus remains a very strong competitor in long-term quality. In particular, the Lexus LS 430 sets the industry standard for dependability, with fewer problems reported than any other model in the study.”
The 2006 Lexus LS 430 is the top ranked vehicle in the car category:
The study, which measures problems experienced by original owners of three-year-old (2006 model year) vehicles by vehicle-type category, has been redesigned to include 202 different problem symptoms across all areas of the vehicle.
Overall dependability is determined by the level of problems experienced per 100 vehicles (PP100), with a lower score reflecting higher quality.
“In the current economic climate, consumers are delaying new-vehicle purchases and keeping their vehicles longer – the average age of a vehicle at trade-in has increased to 73 months in 2009 from 65 months in 2006,” said Sargent. “This makes vehicle dependability even more critical.”
Long-Term Dependability Improving
Automakers have improved long-term dependability by an average of 10% each year since the inception of the study, J.D. Power said. “Making improvements in long-term quality not only satisfies customers who are holding onto their vehicles longer, but it will also influence their decisions when they return to the new-vehicle market or are seeking to purchase a preowned vehicle,” added Sargent.
Component Replacement Affects Loyalty
The study also finds that the frequency and severity of component replacement has a particularly strong impact on customer loyalty intentions. Component areas for which the impact is greatest include engine and transmission. When engine components are replaced or rebuilt, just 11% of customers say that they definitely intend to
purchase or lease another vehicle of the same make, compared with nearly 40% among owners who report replacing no components.
The study also finds that Buick, Lincoln, Mercury and Jaguar owners are less likely to replace components than owners of other vehicle brands. While component replacement rates are similar for premium and non-premium makes, there are notable differences between vehicle segments. Owners of models in the premium sporty vehicle
segment are least likely to replace components, while owners of models in the van segment are most likely to replace components.
About the study: The 2009 VDS is based on responses from more than 46,000 original owners of 2006 model-year cars, trucks, SUVs and vans. The study was fielded in October 2008. The study measures performance using a “problems per 100 vehicles (PP100)” metric. A lower PP100 score indicates better performance and a higher PP100 score indicates worse performance. The 2009 study covers a total of 202 total problems, broken out into eight major problem categories


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As a former Food World, Bruno's and now loyal employee of Belle Foods and strong and proud member of the Retail and Wholesale Department Store Union, formerly known as the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1657 for 27 years, I am concerned about the Belle Foods supermarket chain's current bankruptcy.
Belle Foods management team recently announced that 42 stores under the Belle Foods name will be up for sale and the remaining 12 stores will be closed. As part of the bankruptcy process, I am hoping very much that the company or companies that buy the 42 stores up for sale will honor and respect the union contract our employees are covered under. Without a good strong union contract in these stores, there will be no guarantee that any of these Belle Foods employees who work in these stores will be retained by the new owners.
Without a good strong union contract, under the state of Alabama's current at-will law, the current employer could terminate these employees for any reason at any time without having to give justifiable reasons to do so.


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|Zilzar signs MoU with state owned Halal Penang Malaysia
- Zizlar was launched during the 10th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) in Dubai by the Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri MohdNajib b Tun Abd. Razak.
- Zilzar is a global e-commerce platform for the $2.4 trillion Muslim lifestyle marketplace.
- As part of the global Islamic economy, the new MoU has Dubai application linked to ‘Dubai The Capital of Islamic Economy’.
- PIHH Development Sdn Bhd, also known as Halal Penang, is the agency of the Penang State Government, Malaysia, responsible for the promotion, facilitation and development of the Penang International Halal Hub (PIHH).
- Zilzar has plans to expand into global Halal centres in Middle East, Europe and North America.
DUBAI, (United Arab Emirates) – Zilzar Tech Sdn Bhd, the world's first global platform for the Muslim lifestyle market and PIHH Development Sdn Bhd signed a Memorandum of Understanding for ‘Made In Penang’ brand in the city of Penang, Malaysia.
The signing ceremony was held at the 6th Penang International Halal Expo & Conference, Penang, Malaysia and graced by the honourable Dato’ Haji Abdul Malik Kassim, Chairman of PIHH, who is also Minister of Religious Affairs of Penang state, Chief Minister of Penang the honorable Lim Guan Eng, and attended by high profile officials from Zilzar and Penang International Halal Hub.
As part of the Islamic economy, the new MoU has Dubai application linked to Dubai The Capital of Islamic Economy, an initiative envisioned by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE. The initiative is spreading ripple effects across the Middle East.
The Made in Penang model in collaboration with Zilzar, can be replicated across the Middle East for boosting SMEs and micro-SMEs, commerce, and tourism sectors. People visiting major Middle East cities, off-line and on-line, and purchase local products, financially help the locals entrepreneurs. For example, a prayer rug or bead made in Medina by locals provides a better Halal connection than one made in China. This is also about building local cottage industries, learning a trade, generating employment and supporting related businesses.
Rushdi Siddique, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Zilzar, commented:
‘we are committed to local empowerment and enfranchisement by way of e-commerce to assist Muslim countries diversify their GDP and get the SMEs on the 'grid,' our virtual malls, to expand their actual footprint to a digital foot print. We want Islamic finance, via micro-funds, to look at this sector and this target market, as it is about dignity-building financial inclusion.’
He added: “It is truly an honour to be part of this collaboration. Made in Penang is the first collaboration powered by Zilzar, and we strongly believe that this initiative will be the start of a bigger and far reaching in the Muslim world that connects destinations for promoting tourism, jobs and commerce.’
Zilzar is a global e-commerce platform for the $2.4 trillion Muslim lifestyle marketplace consisting of eight sectors that include: Halal Food & Beverage, Cosmetics, Pharmaceutical, Travel, Fashion, Islamic Finance, Media & Recreation, and Logistics. Positioned as a ‘One Community, One Platform,’ Zilzar is continuing to make its mark as the trusted platform for products and services that serve the growing Muslim Lifestyle space.
PIHH Chairman Dato’ Haji Abdul Malik Kassim said:
‘the signing of the MoU with Zilzar is a milestone to strengthen their working alliance and generate sustainable economic values for the state and region. “It is our hope that the partnership will meet the needs of our local sellers and provide opportunities for them to market their product globally in line with PIHH’s direction to become the leading hub globally.’
Zilzar has plans to expand into global Halal centres in Middle East, Europe and North America.


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I have been quiet on the milk wars saga of late. This is in main because I am finding it hard to keep up and its exhausting me. All in all the whole debacle is just bizarre. One minute large numbers of NSW and QLD dairy farmers are being paid just 12c/litre for large volumes of their milk known as T2 milk. The next minute they are being told all their milk will be paid at T1 price (full price) from February to July 2013. Then they have just being told they will be paid at T1 price as of 1st December 2012. Fantastic news if cows where machines and you could just turn their udders on and off but it appears that whilst the rest of the world knows they aren’t machines but living breathing things the milk processor Lion doesn’t
Then the Xcheque newsletter lobbed into my in tray this morning and allowed me to share with you a reasonably uncomplicated update on the milk price situation and farmer exits. Xcheque is owned by the very insightful and bright mind that is Jon Hauser. The newsletter directed me to this excellent article penned by Kai Tanter and titled “Let them eat cake – the ongoing saga of T2 milk price and a Lion in winter”
So for all the fabulous dairy farmers supporters out there here is an update on the situation at the farm gate from the experts
“Let them eat cake – the ongoing saga of T2 milk price and a Lion in winter” by Kai Tanter
What kind of responsibility do processors have to their farmer suppliers? The fight around tier two (T2) milk payments in Australia is one where domestic processors, and their supermarket customers, seem to want to have their cake and eat it too – flat milk all year round but at a market benchmark price that has no relevance to this requirement. This has resulted in a commercial and public relations mess. It also appears to have triggered another wave of farmer exits from the Australian dairy industry.
Lion is the processor who has copped the most flak over this issue from farmers recently. They may be moving into their good books after announcing a price rise for the first half of next year. Their NSW, Queensland and Tasmanian suppliers, many of whom claim they have been treated unfairly by Lion, will no longer be subject to T2 milk prices from February to July next year. The T2 price is currently 15 cents per litre (averaging around 12c/litre ). This will be replaced by the T1 price for all milk – currently 47.5 cents per litre for northern NSW and southeast Queensland.
The most recent round of T2 prices were introduced in July of this year. The price is for milk that exceeds Lion’s requirements for their domestic fresh dairy product business. Many farmers were in uproar and said that they could not produce milk at those price levels, or at the effective average price of tier one (T1) and T2 milk. This however seems to have been the point. Lion said that they had too many farms in NSW and Queensland and that they didn’t need the milk, and especially during Australia’s peak production period across spring and early summer.
“Basically there needs to at some point be a rationalisation of the amount of farms that are in those two states,” said Lion’s director of procurement, Murray Jeffrey.
Things seem to have changed over the last couple of months, hence the removal of T2. But why? Australia’s pasture based milk production is highly seasonal and it is normal for more milk to be available in some months than others. Lion says that it is the recent decline in milk production that has allowed them to make the change.
“Given that there’s been a steady decrease in volume over the last two or three months it’s allowed us to purchase Tier 2 milk at Tier one prices in South East Queensland and NSW,” said Mr Jeffrey.
Figure 1. Central / North New South Wales + Queensland milk production.
Less now, maybe more later – but at what cost?
Lion’s price attack on surplus milk might have given them more than they bargained for. The Land recently reported that since the introduction of T2 pricing in July, Lion’s milk receivals have decreased by 15 percent relative to two years ago. This is much more than a normal season decrease, especially against the background of relatively good rainfall and low prices for irrigation water.
It’s not just in the last three month’s that Lion’s receivals have fallen. Ian Zandstra, president of Dairy Farmers Milk Cooperative (DFMC), who are Lion’s major supplier of fresh milk, estimates that Lion’s milk pool from DFMC suppliers has decreased by 20 percent in the last two years. He attributes this to the low milk price.
The seasonality of Australia’s milk production is in part responsible for this situation. There is a lack of fit between the demand for dairy products, which stays the same all year round, and the supply of milk, which varies depending on the season. Processors like Lion want to be guaranteed a set supply of raw milk all year round, but if a traditional dairy tries to meet this demand, it results in surplus milk during high yield months.
The two tier milk price system has been devised to send a clear message to supplier about how much milk the processor (=supermarket and consumer) wants and when they want it. It is not a bad idea in principle but the brutal and uncommercial value that has been placed on T2 milk completely undermines the overall value of the dairy enterprise.
The justification for the low T2 price is that this is the effective return to the processor when they transport it to Victoria and sell it to a commodity processor. In other words “It is not our responsibility to add value to this milk … and by the way you will have to pay for the cost of getting rid of it”.
The supermarkets are just as culpable in their denial of responsibility for this milk. From an earlier article:
Coles claim that they have no effect on T2 prices, saying that their retail and farmgate milk prices have been decoupled. “Coles’ house brand milk contract with Lion is based on tier one milk pricing… [and] Coles has no influence on Lion’s decision to reduce tier two milk prices,“ said a Coles spokesman.
They might be one step removed from the buying process but in our opinion the supermarket chains cannot divorce themselves from the economic reality of the dairy industry.
The underlying assumption in the argument presented by the spokesmen for Lion and Coles is that the price for T1 milk is fair and reasonable compensation for the flat milk production profile they require. According to Murray Jeffrey:“We already pay NSW and Queensland suppliers a premium on the world price.“
But do they, and what is the world price? It turns out that the world price is the price that export processors can extract from world markets for commodity dairy ingredients. It bears no relationship to the price that farmers are paid for fresh milk in other developed countries, and it certainly bears no relationship to the cost of producing milk on a flat production basis all year round. Discounting T2 milk well below cost and its intrinsic value is just rubbing salt into an already festering wound.
So the reality for Australian farmers that are servicing the domestic consumer market is that they either need to cop a huge penalty for producing surplus seasonal milk, or move to flat production with a tier one milk price that is inadequate to support this production system.
In the southeast of Australia ( Victoria and Tasmania ) farmers at least have a choice. They can choose to supply an export ingredient processor where they have half a chance of matching the milk price to the lower cost of a seasonal pasture based production system.
What choice do farmers in the northern half of NSW and Qld have? Ship their milk south? Sell milk at the local farmers market? We don’t think so. The choice seems to be: accept this milk payment system or get out of milk production. From the recent reduction in milk supply it looks like the second option has been a popular choice.
This has been a year full of contradiction and irony for the Australian dairy industry. “Down Down Down” has been the catch cry from the supermarkets. In association with this has been the supermarkets call of “Me Me Me” when it comes to allocation of shelf space to product brands. “No No No” has been the consumer cry regarding the inclusion of permeate in milk – with the effect that removal has increased the cost of fresh milk production. “Down Down Down” has been the message to farmers on milk price. “Up Up Up” has been the cost direction for the purchased feed that is so essential for a flat domestic milk supply.
Just about the only thing that makes sense at the moment is “Out Out Out” which has been the farmer response in those regions where there is nowhere to go with this unsustainable economic equation. It looks like Lion may have come to the same conclusion. The last word goes to outgoing Chief Executive Rob Murray:
“We don’t make any money [on milk],’’ Mr Murray said. ‘‘The simple truth of that is nobody is making money and you can’t make money if [consumers] buy milk at $1 a litre, it physically can’t be done.’’
Mr Murray described Lion’s dairy division as a “charity”, saying that “in fact a lot of charities do better”.
Back to me
If Lion think they are a charity where does that leave the farmers supplying fresh milk in this country?.
On dole queues?. Not good enough Coles. Its time to take responsibility. When you pay peanuts you get monkeys and farmers aren’t stupid and they are voting with their feet big-time . And where does that leave consumers? Milk from China?


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The team over at ClimateLaunchpad brought Andrea and I over to Cyprus for the epic ClimateLaunchpad Grand Final this year, and we were blown away by the stretching solutions posed by the 105 startups in attendance.
To support the startups that make it into the Grand Final, the ClimateLaunchpad team has assembled an impressive lineup of mentors, trainers and national leaders to help nurture their ideas, creations, and dreams from seed to fruition, which is watered and fed by a groundswell of energy and passion to solve the climate change crisis through these annual ClimateLaunchpad events.
In this Startup Spotlight, I have compiled a few of the startups that we connected with and interviewed over the course of the day and a half long event as a way of sharing the exciting work they are doing and the energy from the event. Considering that it was nearly impossible to even see all of the 105 startups in such a short time, we divided and conquered, running around like crazy people chatting up excited entrepreneurs until the sun went down…and perhaps even a bit longer.
V-Chiller: Climate Friendly Refrigeration
The team at V-Chiller arrived from Hungary, excited to present their innovative concept for revolutionizing refrigeration of all types. The innovation makes use of a vacuum pump and a proprietary new refrigerant that inventor Amir Wasily created to solve a problem that many youngsters run up against — the need to get a beer cold quickly.
To get at the problem, he started playing with the idea of water as the ultimate eco-friendly refrigerant in a vacuum pump refrigeration system but quickly found that it interfered with the operation of the vacuum pump. Several iterations later, he hit on what he and his brother Peter believe is a revolutionary new environmentally-friendly refrigerant that will transform refrigeration as we know it. The specific chemistry behind the new refrigerant is not being shared as the team is currently raising funds to develop a prototype and file patents, but they are confident.
As it stands today, they have developed a proof of concept for a specific use case that gets back to the original reason for the invention — a beverage cooler that can cool a drink down to the ideal temperature in just 60 seconds. Stacking this innovative design on top of the impressive coolant innovation allows for some serious energy savings. Consider all of the electricity wasted keeping beverages at the perfect drinkable temperature around the world. Now imagine if just 2 or 3 beverages of each type were kept cold all the time with the other 20 drinks sitting around at room temperature, waiting to be flash-cooled by a V-Chiller should a slug of customers roll in looking for the same drink.
The team has only built this as its beachhead market for now, and envisions scaling its refrigerant and designs across all refrigeration products including refrigerators, beverage coolers, air conditioners and beyond.
Have a look at my interview with inventor Amir Wasily below, who shared the company pitch several times over on their way to making it into the top 15 finalists. The award for being a top 15 finalist is that they are automatically accepted into the Climate KIC accelerator that promises to help the brothers flesh out their business plan on the way to becoming a full fledged company with a full lineup of products that make use of their cool tech.
For more information about V-Chiller, check out the official V-Chiller page over on the ClimateLaunchpad site.
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New export orders spur India’s manufacturing sector in July: Survey
Increasing number of fresh export orders have led to a robust growth in India’s manufacturing sector in the past six months, a market survey said. The country’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI)—a performance indicator of manufacturing sector—has reached 52.7%, the highest in six months, the latest Nikkei survey said. The index was 51.3% in June. The figure below 50 indicates contraction in business activity. The report said that growth of new export business accelerated in July and was the “most pronounced in five months”. A majority of respondents of the survey reported to have secured new contracts in tandem with successful price negotiations with clients. “Growth in India’s manufacturing economy rebounded in July, with the PMI rising since the prior month. This reflects stronger increases of new orders and output. Furthermore, the sector was also boosted by the quickest expansion in export orders since February,” said Pollyanna De Lima, economist at Markit and author of the report. Despite of increase in fresh orders, manufacturers hardly added manpower to enhance their productivity. “Nonetheless, the rate of job shedding was only marginal as around 96% of panellists reported no change in employment from the levels recorded in the prior month,” the report said. According to experts, the lack of addition in workforce is a reflection of manufacturers’ concern over the outlook. “Continued job shedding highlights the concern felt by businesses towards the outlook, with firms failing to increase workforce numbers to any great extent since early 2014,” De Lima said. The survey also found that the rate of inflation was only marginal in July and well below the prevailing level. This is considered a positive development, especially when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to announce its bi-monthly monetary policy on Tuesday.
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If you play a Hunter, chances are you're really going to like the current hotfix in testing.
Blizzard has released another short list of hotfixes for World of Warcraft today, including a Demon Hunter fix.
The newest round of hotfixes for World of Warcraft's patch 7.3.2 have hit servers, and they exclusively target bugs.
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Seat of the Triumvirate is getting some pretty hefty nerfs, both in Heroic and Mythic difficulty, which should be pretty welcome to anyone who may have been tricked by their friends into doing a +17 key for the dungeon.
The latest hotfixes for World of Warcraft seem to be less bug fixes and more raid nerfs for the Tomb of Sargeras. The Kil'jaeden encounter in particular has been hit with several adjustments.
A short list of 7.3 hotfixes was released last night, addressing a few loot issues and some PVP adjustments as well.
Well that was timely.


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Orlando — Users of the app My-Fitness-Pal listen up. Stolen information from a massive data breach last year is up for sale on the dark web.
The MyFitnessPal app disclosed a data breach last March affecting as many as 150-million users.
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Project Glass, Google's planned augmented reality product, has been spotted in the wild on none other than Sergey Brin. Robert Scoble ran into Google's co-founder at the "San Francisco Dining in the Dark" charity event and snapped the above photo of Brin wearing the glasses, posting it to Twitter. He followed up with a few details, saying Brin wouldn't allow him to try the "very light looking" glasses on, but the glasses did appear to be self-contained. Brin told Scoble that it was a prototype device, but it was operational enough for Scoble to see "a bluish light flashing off his right eyeball."
Unfortunately, we don't have much more in the way of details. Although Brin was wearing a backpack, it apparently didn't appear that it was necessary to the functioning of the glasses.
Ironically enough, as Scoble notes, the charity event is to raise money to find a cure for blindness, and the attendees will be eating in the dark — we suppose that a prototype device needs to be testing in all lighting environments. Another photo of Brin wearing the glasses is at Scoble's Google+ post.
Update: We spoke with Sergey Brin after the event tonight, check out our mini-interview right here!


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