EVD aims expansion, partnership amid challenges
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The video compact disc (VCD) player was a spectacular breakthrough in the history of China&#39;s electronics industry. The device, first invented by the Chinese firm Wanyan Electronics
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The hope is that alliances will set the stage for more substantive ventures in the future.
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General Motors Corp. and DaimlerChrysler AG, two of the world's biggest automakers, are teaming up to develop fuel-saving hybrid technology for a range of vehicles that will help them compete with hybrid-vehicle leaders Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co.
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Companies are taking several paths to overcome user- and vendor-created hurdles to the implementation of virtualization technologies.
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The alliance calls for cooperation on joint listings, trading technology and marketing, with the possibility of investing in each other in the future.
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The Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) today proposed to expand coverage of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), a move expected to save thousands of lives a year.
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New corporate entity and development center
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A big company needs some big ideas in order to grow bigger.
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The partners will develop new services including a hosted payments system.
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Ed Walsh, formerly of EMC and Avamar Technologies, is trying to draw more attention to the virtualization start-up.
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Main problem of battery vehicles potentially fixed Updated The rules of the game for electrically-powered vehicles may be about to change, as new battery technology approaches road service.â¦
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(InfoWorld) - A new strategy for funding technology research in the European Union calls for the E.U. to pool its vast resources with those from private industry and individual member states in a public-private partnership. Under the plan announced Tuesday, technology companies and research institutes will be able to marry their own research and development (R&D) investments with additional funds from the member states and the E.U. through new Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs). With the JTIs, which can be established as independent legal entities and accept funding from any source, the E.U. hopes to unite -- and focus -- the region's widely fragmented R&D efforts and make more efficient use of research funding. The first JTI, called Artemis, will focus on embedded systems, an area signaled by European ministers as being of strategic importance for Europe's economy. European industry's own research investment in this area is estimated at around â¬15 billion ($19 billion) to â¬20 billion per year, according to the E.U. Artemis is expected to be operational by 2008, and will have a budget of â¬3 billion over seven years, more than half of it from industry. Several European companies have expressed interested in joining the initiative, including car marker DaimlerChrysler, mobile phone manufacturer Nokia and consumer electronics manufacturer Koninklijke Philips Electronics. Another JTI in the pipeline is Eniac, which will focus on nanoelectronics. The JTIs will benefit from the â¬9 billion the E.U. has approved for its ICT (information and communications technologies) budget, to run until 2013. The money will go to fundamental and applied R&D projects in areas where Europe has competitive advantages and established strengths, such as communications, electronics, photonics and software systems. "With the â¬9 billion, we're challenging member states, industry and academia to join us in the fight for a more competitive Europe," said European Commission for Information Society and Media Viviane Reding in a statement. "But we don't just need more research; we need better focussed research, too."
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With increasing merger and acquisition activity and rapidly changing business models, enterprises are looking for ways to reduce overall network costs, cope with increasing complexity, and become increasingly adaptable.
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A new strategy aiming to attract global investment in the field of life sciences is launched.
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Consumer goods company is facing its challenges and looking for a turnaround.
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Wireless broadband gets a boost with optimized EV-DO installations in several regions.
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The massive retailer has reportedly renewed efforts to build its presence there.