Intel, STMicroelectronics and investment firm Francisco Partners closed a deal Monday to create a new flash-memory chip business. Dubbed Numonyx, the company will focus on delivering innovative memory solutions using combinations of leading NOR, NAND and RAM memory technologies as
The International Standards Organization plans to officially announce Wednesday that the Microsoft Open Office XML (OOXML) specification has been accepted as an ISO standard.According to a document provided to member countries, 61 out of 87 participating countries approved the DIS29500
Like a sea creature taking its first steps onto land, the online-based Google Docs are evolving into desktop territory. On Monday, the search giant announced that its word-processing documents can be edited offline.Users already know you can access Google Docs
UKAEA Dounreay today evolved into a site licence company, Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd. The site is also changing how it communicates with the media, public and other stakeholders. ...
The Highland Council and Highlands and Islands Enterprise are pleased to announce that the contract for the preparation of a Development Master Plan for the Nigg Fabrication Yard and surrounding areas has been awarded to Halcrow and Mackay Consultants. The
Better to be hunted than hunt. Better to let people buy than to sell. I could go on with more lame metaphors, but the point I want to make is that - creating an information rich, education based marketing machine
Russian private investors pulled a hundred million dollars out of mutual funds last month - that's the biggest withdrawal since October last year, according to Kommersant.
Russia's biggest commercial bank, Sberbank, is planning to expand into markets abroad. The move comes despite the company's dropping out of Russia's top three most valuable firms.
There are growing calls for Russia to switch its energy balance away from gas, in favour of coal and atomic energy. The idea of regulating Russia's fuel balance has dominated the annual energy forum in Moscow, with some participants calling
Leading economists from across Russia and around the world have met for the Ninth International Conference in Moscow. The modernising of Russia's economy and globalisation have topped the event's agenda.
RRWDG INC. launches their very own and Bhopal's first online classified service to facilitate local businesses in Bhopal. It's an initiative to take local businesses globally with brand name 'Apka Bhopal'.
Two of Cumberland County's top employers -- Surrette Battery Company Ltd. and Parrsboro Metal Fabricators Ltd. -- are investing in new product development and markets with help from the province through Nova Scotia Business Inc.
Red Hat Inc. said its fourth-quarter profit rose 7 percent as the software distributor worked to expand the footprint of its open source products with costly internal investments.New CEO James Whitehurst believes Red Hat is now ready to continue rapid
European Union regulators said Friday they are extending an antitust probe into Nokia Corp.'s proposed $8.1 billion acquisition of U.S.-based digital mapmaker Navteq Corp.The European Commission said an initial investigation found a combination of the companies could pose serious concerns
In what was possibly an inside job, thieves worked a massive data breach on the Hannaford Brothers grocery chain, installing malware on servers in each of the company's 300 grocery stores. The software captured credit- and debit-card data when consumers
Web 2.0 company Zoho has announced the launch of the latest product in its suite of online freeware and payware applications. Zoho Invoice gives users the ability to create everything from estimates to invoices in multiple currencies. Industry insiders say
