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According to reports on Bloomberg, the likes of Ford and GM plan to introduce up to 61 new models this year, a 50% increase on any year since 2006. With suppliers having cut back production capacity during the economic downturn they are now find thems…

Nokia told reporters it would outsource some of its IT operations to two Indian IT suppliers, HCL Technologies and Tata Consultancy Services, India’s largest software exporter.

The news comes just a week after the Finnish handset maker made som…

A global survey of 250 heads of sustainability conducted by independent analyst firm Verdantix finds that, in 2012, Ernst & Young leads in sustainability consulting with a brand preference score of 39%, relative to 37% for KPMG, 33% for Deloitte a…

A global survey of 250 heads of sustainability conducted by independent analyst firm Verdantix finds that, in 2012, Ernst & Young leads in sustainability consulting with a brand preference score of 39%, relative to 37% for KPMG, 33% for Deloitte a…

The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) said it has prepared a draft Request for Application (RFA) for Licensing of Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) Services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for public consultation.

A Mobi…

Based on the EA survey results from Gartner events in North America and Europe, analysts estimate that EA practitioners have a “final decision-making” influence on $331bn in worldwide enterprise IT spend and a “great deal of influence” on $774bn in wo…

The network outsourcing contract, which will last for eight years and is valued at more than $1bn, will see Alcatel-Lucent manage Reliance’s mobile and fixed communication networks in the east and south of India.

Reliance hopes that the deal wi…

Airlines from Japan, Chile, India and Poland, as well as the US’s own United Airlines, are said to be making plans to suspend usage of the 787 aircraft and begin re-accomodating customers in order to comply with directives from the respective av…

According to PwC’s latest European hotel forecast, the European hotel sector is facing a more challenging landscape in 2013, and growth is expected to slow due to the prolonged economic downturn.

Robert Milburn, hospitality & leisure leader…

However, the report called for “the need for further progress in ROI measurement” and accountability with 21% of marketers stating that they have been solidly successful in mobile – a slight decrease from a similar 2010 study.

Over 40% of marke…