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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Cruise firm ensures animal welfare is shipshape
Royal Caribbean Cruises has committed to eliminate the use of gestation crates in its pork supply chain.
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Global enterprises ramp up IT storage spend to $3.46bn
Results from the latest International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Storage Software QView show the worldwide storage software market increased 1.4% during the third quarter of 2012 (3Q12) compared to the same quarter of 2011. Revenue during the th…
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Latin American governments urged to reduce telecoms taxes
The findings were from the GSMA and AHCIET respective reports Mobile Telephony and Taxation in Latin America and Taxation and Telecommunications in Latin America, both undertaken by Deloitte.
The GSMA’s study highlights that the mobile industry…
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Jaguar Land Rover considers Middle East production move
So far the plan is limited to a letter of intent to begin a feasibility study and the company was quick to tell the BBC that any production taking place there would be in addition to its manufacturing operations in the UK.
The move does however follo…
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HP launches ‘cloud economics’ network procurement programme
The company revealed its HP FlexNetwork Utility Advantage Programme earlier this week at an event in central London. Representatives from HP were on hand to claims the new pay-per-use networking programme will allow enterprises to apply the principles…
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US companies set for ‘strong’ merger and acquisition activity in 2013
PwC US notes that an acceleration of deals taking place during the final months of 2012 that may result in a lull in activity during the first quarter.
The consultancy goes on to point out that these sound deal fundamentals are creating optimism that…
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Government launches fire service spending review
The outgoing chief fire and rescue adviser, Sir Ken Knight, is to conduct a three-month review into fire department spending to identify opportunities for efficiency savings, including in procurement.
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MoJ translation deal an ‘object lesson in how not to contract’
The company selected to provide language services to courts was too small to handle such a big deal and caused “total chaos”, according to MPs.
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Wales transforms procurement with policy statement
The Welsh government has set out nine principles for public procurement as it attempts to reform purchasing.
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Struggling HMV enjoys suppliers’ seasonal goodwill
Vendors to the retailer are only charging for stock that is sold to help ease its financial pressures.
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