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How a little WINE lets Google top Microsoft at their own game
2009-08-12 18:53:00 Recently, there have been an awful lot of people speculating about Google ’s new product: Google Chrome OS. This has been a product which has been talked about in hushed circles for some time and, like everything else Google does, there has been very little said from the company on the subject until the recent press ... More About: Electronics , Microsoft , Wine , Game
AstraZeneca?s Crestor Could Revolutionise Heart Disease Treatment
2009-05-28 17:39:00 After a clinical trial codenamed JUPITER, AstraZeneca’s anti-cholesterol drug, Crestor, could revolutionise the way heart disease is treated, say experts. The trial was designed to see if Crestor could help people with normal levels of cholesterol but high levels of a protein connected to inflammation and risk of heart disease. About 18,000 people from 26 different ... More About: Healthcare , Treatment , Heart , Disease
Will Obama?s Victory Provide the US Green Energy Market with the Spur it Ne
2008-11-14 17:15:00 Environmentalists around the world had special reason to enjoy the triumph of Barack Obama last week. The election of the new president has put the wind back into the sails of the renewable energy sector. His landslide victory should see the introduction of a major climate change bill in an attempt to kickstart the ... More About: Victory , Utilities , Market , Energy , Green
Sanofi-Aventis and Pfizer Stop Development of a Class of Anti-obesity drugs
2008-11-14 17:14:00 Sanofi-Aventis and Pfizer are the latest in the list of pharma companies to stop development of a class of anti-obesity drugs that were thought to have excellent potential. Both companies have announced the termination of further development for their pipeline drugs in the cannabinoid 1 (CB1) receptor antagonist class, which were in clinical trials. The ... More About: Drugs , Healthcare , Development , Obesity , Sanofi
Profound Effects on Car Industry when Europe?s Largest Economy Enters Reces
2008-11-14 17:05:00 With news of Europe ?s biggest economy, Germany, entering recession after shrinking for the second successive quarter, it is no surprise that a new study reports concern about the future development of Germany’s car market. Earlier this year authors of the report predicted that sales were going to remain lower by almost 5% in 2008. They say ... More About: Economy , Industry , Automotive
Regulatory Threat to Cheap Booze will Force Innovation in Alcohol Industry
2008-11-14 15:54:00 The festive season is approaching fast and, for many of us, the run-up to Christmas means attending a never-ending stream of Christmas parties. In most of these merry gatherings, the consumption of wine, beer and other alcoholic beverages is as self-evident as pulling the Christmas cracker. However, MPs consider the heavy drinks culture in UK a ... More About: Drink , Industry , Booze , Innovation , Force
Nanoparticles in cosmetics may need further testing for safety, says consum
2008-11-14 11:51:00 Nanoparticles, the tiny particles used increasingly in skin care products to make them easier to put on and transparent on the skin, need further testing for safety, says U.K consumer watchdog Which?. These particles are also used in electronics, food containers, sunscreens, and a variety of applications including delivering medicines. The BBC reports that Which? ... More About: Safety , Cosmetics , Testing , Retail
Can the Economic Gloom Equal a Personal Win?
2008-11-07 18:30:00 Some commentators call the global economic crisis the lucky break which made it possible for Barack Obama to win the US elections. Gerard Baker writes for the TimesOnline: ?The financial gale that has blown through the American landscape in the past month has upended the presidential race, ripped the roof off John McCain’s Straight Talk ... More About: Personal , Finance , Equal , Economic
Will Mobile Phone Payments Soon Become Reality Despite Immature Market?
2008-11-07 18:03:00 Wouldn?t it be so much easier if we didn?t have to fiddle around with so many different cards ? there?s the travel card, the gym card, the debit card ? you name it! For a time now technology has been around which allows you to do these payments with your mobile phone. However, as the ... More About: Mobile , Phone , Reality , Finance , Mobile Phone
Enterprise Architecture must take a leadership role in IT strategy and serv
2008-11-05 11:32:00 Attempts to align IT strategy with an abstract business vision or strategy are doomed to failure according to a new report. It says that in order to improve competitiveness, organisations must urgently address the growing dislocation between the business requirements and IT deliverables. This, it says, is directly impacting the enterprise?s ability to make quick, ... More About: Electronics , Architecture , Strategy , Leadership , Role
Despite Critique Brands Cash in on Hip-Hop Culture
2008-06-05 18:15:00 Despite the notion of hip-hop culture being a bad influence on young people today, a new report shows that it has become part of mainstream American consumer culture. Although being related to controversy, significant sales can be attributed to products prominently featured in lyrics, spontaneously embraced by the hip-hop world and products that appear to be ... More About: Culture , Cash , Critique , Brands
Video Nurses: the Future of Health Industry?
2008-06-05 15:44:00 A new report shows that E-health can save each country tens if not hundreds of billions of dollars over the next ten years and energy savings of 25% can be achieved by smart grids. Additionally, patients and older people can be monitored by video nurses, linked to video-based community support networks. broadband infrastructure, cost basis, education ... More About: Video , Health , Industry , Future , The Future
Will Price Increase of Fruit and Veg Lead to Make or Break?
2008-06-05 15:14:00 A typical basket of 100 grocery items cost 5.8% more in May than it did at the beginning of the year, according to new research, in effect adding around £514m a month to the Britain’s grocery bill. For hard pressed consumers such an increase comes on top of a host of other price rises and ... More About: Fruit , Break , Price , Make , Lead
Will Telecare become an Option When Choosing a Retirement Home?
2008-05-29 10:52:00 Is your worst nightmare being cared for or ending up in a nursing home? Well, in the future, this may not be necessary. Over the next two decades an increasing number of people will reach the age at which they need the type of support that can be provided using a telecare service. Most telecare vendors ... More About: Retirement , Healthcare , Home
Despite huge Spending Power- Teens Neglect Consequences of Reckless Spendin
2008-05-22 13:44:00 Today’s teens are the most affluent generation of young people to date. Over one-third receive some kind of allowance from their parents, and nearly three-quarters work around the house to earn it. However, a new report shows that although teenagers are highly motivated by money and the myriad products and services for which it can be ... More About: Power , Teens , Finance , Spending , Neglect
Should Teenagers be Banned from Driving at Night?
2008-05-22 13:09:00 Recent reports shows that the pressure is growing on the government to impose new US-style restrictions on young drivers after a series of fatal crashes involving teenagers. This would mean that they would be banned from driving during night time. Is this another sign of the ‘Nanny State’, or is it the only way of ... More About: Driving , Night , Banned , Teenagers
Despite Worldwide Credit Crisis Telephone Market in Afghanistan Experience
2008-05-22 12:10:00 While news of falling sales of mobile phones in the U.S has been reported due to the deteriorating credit crisis, the Afghanistan telephone market is growing at around 70%. A new report shows that as the political and social rebuilding of the country proceeds following years of war and civil unrest, Afghanistan has been busy putting ... More About: Credit , Market , Experience , Worldwide
Is Soy the ?New? Fat-free?
2008-05-22 11:16:00 So we’ve already heard about fat-free, low fat and sugar-free. However a new report shows that in the U.S. energy drinks, cereals and snack bars should include soy in order to boost our health. Is it yet another trap to fool the consumer, or is soy as healthy as the study suggests? During the ... More About: Free
Early Detection of Breast Cancer Saves Thousands of Lives
2008-05-22 10:51:00 Cancer Research UK reports that thanks to earlier detection and improved treatment, breast cancer death rates in the UK have fallen by a fifth in the last ten years. A new report shows that until superior therapeutic treatments are developed to prevent, treat and cure cancer, the best means of reducing mortality and morbidity in a ... More About: Cancer , Breast Cancer , Breast , Early , Lives
Surging Oil Prices Shift Attention toward Biofuel
2008-05-22 10:43:00 Surging oil prices have shifted the world’s attention towards biofuel development says a new report. In a few countries, aggressive promotion of biofuels have begun to pay dividends. Brazil, the world’s leading producer of ethanol, continues to promote expansion of production. By 2012 the government estimates that its total export could reach 12 billion litres a ... More About: Biofuel , Shift , Attention , Prices
Ancient Grains Make a Come-back
2008-05-13 11:47:00 What is (really) old is new again as the latest craze sweeping the food industry worldwide is ancient grains. Packaged food and beverage markets are seeing a growing influx of new products featuring grains that were favoured by civilizations thousands of years ago. According to a new report, some 515 new food and beverage products were ... More About: Drink , Back , Make , Grains , Ancient
Abbey Grows UK Market Share in the Face of Slowing Mortgage Market
2008-05-13 11:12:00 Abbey has increased its mortgage lending by more than 10% since last year. Despite the slowdown in mortgage lending, which is at its lowest level in terms of new mortgages since January 1999, Abbey has increased its share of net lending in the UK mortgage market to 15.9%, up from 4.9% a year ago. This signals ... More About: Finance , Market , Mortgage , Share , Face
Manufacturers Tighten their Grip on the Drug Supply Chain
2008-05-12 13:00:00 Ideally drug supply should be a simple and transparent chain that connects the manufacturer and patient in as few steps as possible. However, in practice it can be a highly circuitous one that includes several intermediaries before reaching a pharmacy. Notwithstanding the possibility that drug integrity can be compromised in transit, complex supply chains risk ... More About: Healthcare , Manufacturers , Grip , Drug , Supply Chain
Systems Management Evolving to Deliver Real Business Benefits
2008-05-12 11:38:00 The time has come to think strategically about systems management, and how it can be used in a co-ordinated and effective manner to deliver real business benefit. This is one of the key conclusions drawn in recently published report, ?IT Systems Management ?, as organisations demand the IT infrastructure delivers increased levels of availability and quality ... More About: Business , Electronics , Real
Challenges ahead for Southern Hemisphere wine producers
2008-05-09 13:25:00 While Australia’s woes have attracted most media attention, all the wine-producing countries of the Southern Hemisphere face challenges in the year ahead. According to a recent report, wine production in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and Chile in a marked state of flux. Epitomising the “feast or famine” nature which sometimes besets agricultural commodities, 2008 ... More About: Wine , Drink , Producers , Ahead
Despite Growing Demand, Environmental Concern makes Power Sector in India T
2008-04-24 10:48:00 India is the world’s sixth largest energy consumer, consuming about 3% of the world’s total energy per year. In the face of growing demand, India’s electricity sector faces problems of capacity, poor reliability, and frequent blackouts. The anticipated electricity shortage is estimated at between 11 and 18%. Currently 79% of electricity comes from fossil fuels, mostly ... More About: India , Power , Environmental , Growing , Demand
What Exactly is a Low-Cost Car?
2008-04-22 17:26:00 What’s a low-cost car? It’s clearly defined on low-cost but it’s a very broad category in terms of the sorts of vehicles that qualify - there are different approaches to getting to that low price point. One talking point in the industry is the Nano and whether it might be exported to Europe - it was ... More About: Automotive , Cost , Low cost
Big Pharma Uses Direct Tactics to Beat Parallel Traders
2008-04-22 17:19:00 Parallel traders are the thorn in the side for pharmaceutical companies operating in Europe. Local sales mangers see their bottom line eroded as independent exporters undercut them with their own product! The considerable efforts that pharma companies have gone to prevent this grey trade have largely failed. The majority of legal actions against traders ... More About: Healthcare , Tactics , Direct , Traders , Pharma
Surviving the Credit Crunch
2008-04-22 16:47:00 Many commentators have argued that today?s global ‘credit crunch’ has its origins in the relaxation of monetary policy following the bursting of the dot com bubble and efforts to avert a US recession post-9/11. Its impact on the global economy will be felt via the same transmission mechanisms that have led to past contagion. However, ... More About: Finance , Credit , Crunch
Mobile Payment Systems
More articles from this author:2008-04-22 10:49:00 Mobile commerce is potentially important for a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, IT, finance, retail and the media, as well as for end-users. It will work best in those areas where it can emphasise the core virtue of mobile networks ? convenience. Japan and Korea were one of the first to offer low-cost models to ... More About: Mobile , Telecoms , Systems , Payment 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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