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Microsoft has supported the $24bn buyout, led by Michael Dell, as it seeks to shore up support for Windows and compete against Google’s Android.

According to a report in Reuters, the move marks a departure from the decades-old, software-ce…

Made from a newly-developed “paper” material, the “combidome” packaging aims to combine the best features of a carton pack with the best features of a bottle. In design terms, combidome looks like a bottle, and features the conventional shape, stabili…

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD study, The role of HR in corporate responsibility, points out that corporate responsibility programmes are rising despite, or even because of, the economic climate.

Almost a quarter of manage…

Reported by CPC strategy, the ’Google Shopping for Suppliers’ platform was launched two weeks ago in beta and is currently only open to the electronics and electrical industries in the US.

It has, according to reports, been built to break…

The spread of the aflatoxin fungus, according to a report in the Financial Times, will lead to higher corn costs in coming months, which will have the knock-on effect of reducing operating profit by around £7m for the full year.

“We have taken …

The Advanced Energy Economy analysis of the advanced energy sector shows that the market in the US represents a “significant part” of the nation’s economy, with $132bn in revenue in 2011, and a 19% growth rate estimated for 2012, with US revenue…

The study, by Source Information Services (Source), reveals that almost half (49%) of consulting clients expect their spend on consultants to increase in 2013, with a quarter expecting double digit percentage increases. In particular, companies operat…

The study, by Source Information Services (Source), reveals that almost half (49%) of consulting clients expect their spend on consultants to increase in 2013, with a quarter expecting double digit percentage increases. In particular, companies operat…

Novelis has been critical of a warehousing system that it says has contributed to record-high price premiums for aluminium, a metal in chronic surplus.

“The LME sees no need to do anything else, even though they sympathise with the aluminium consumer…

Speaking to Dow Jones Newswires, German-based suppliers Continental and Bosch both suggested they look to customer regions to provide a natural shield of protection against shifts in currency prices.

Speaking to the newswire, Ingo Rapold said: “Our b…