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Death Of The Diversified Discount

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:38:37 GMT

We highlight companies that have done an exceptional job investing free cash flow (and those that have not).[More...]

Which Health-Care IT Companies Will Come Out On Top?

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:58:07 GMT

While health-care reform continues to be mired in debate, one of the few initiatives that has garnered bipartisan support has been the development of electronic health records (EHRs) and interoperable health-care information technology (HIT).[More...]

GE Bags $1.3 Billion Contract

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:16:43 GMT

GE Energy announced that the Kuwait Ministry of Electricity and Water has signed a turnkey contract with GE Energy and Hyundai Heavy Industries totaling $2.65 billion for a new 2,000-megawatt power plant in Sabiya.?[More...]

Cisco (CSCO) Defensive On Avaya Inc’s Nortel Deal

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:25:00 GMT

Avaya Inc. outbid Siemens Enterprise Communications (SI) to win Nortel Networks Corp.'s (OTC:NRTLQ) money-losing division which makes phone systems for businesses for $900 million, plus an additional $15 million for an employee-retention program.[More...]

Alternative Energy Has A 'Missing Link'

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:18:00 GMT

In Great Britain, more than 60 gigawatts (GW) of power, a quarter of that from renewable sources, reportedly is waiting to be connected to the nation’s power grid. In California, electric utilities say they have little hope of meeting the state’s mandate of achieving 20% of their generation from green sources by 2010 largely because of delays in getting transmission lines licensed and built.[More...]

Partnerships And Mergers Updates : Wipro Partners with BP, Endo Buys US Rights to Fortesta, Siemens Buys China Metal, Google's Search for Italian Solution

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:10:58 GMT

Wipro Technologies, the IT services business of Wipro Ltd. (WIT) announced that it has entered into a five year agreement with BP Plc. (BP) to provide IT Applications Development and Maintenance services for BP’s Fuels Value Chain and Corporate businesses across the globe. Endo Pharmaceuticals (ENDP) signed an agreement with UK-based ProStrakan Group Plc to acquire exclusive rights to commercialize Fortesta in the U.S., where the product is currently under Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review. Siemens Energy, a division of Siemens AG (SI), acquired the majority holding in the Chinese metalworking company Yangtze Delta Manufacturing and the Chinese aluminum foundry GISAP (GIS Steel & Aluminium Products), both headquartered in Hangzhou. The Italian Federation of Newspaper Publishers recently filed an anti-trust complaint against Google Inc. (GOOG). This prompted the Italian Competition Authority to search Google’s Milan offices on Thursday, pursuant to a probe that was ini[More...]

GE Ties Up With EuroMaint Rail

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:11:36 GMT

GE Transportation, an operational unit of General Electric Co. (GE) and EuroMaint Rail recently announced a partnership on rolling stock services and technology for the railway industry that will provide consumers with an expanded range of services. EuroMaint Rail, with headquarters in Stockholm (Sweden), has more than 100 years of experience in providing maintenance for all types of rolling stock. It is an independent service provider to the rail industry, supplying whole-life services for rolling stock, including infrastructure work machines, component overhaul and logistics solutions. EuroMaint brings its rolling stock maintenance network, component servicing expertise, spare parts logistics and experience in developing reliable maintenance solutions into the collaboration. Combining GE’s[More...]

3M (MMM) Brings Stethoscope With Bluetooth

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:00:53 GMT

3M Co. (MMM) recently launched its Littmann Electronic Stethoscope Model 3200, an auscultation device that wirelessly transfers heart, lung and other body sounds through Bluetooth technology to a software for further analysis. This will help enhance clinicians’ natural abilities and enable healthcare providers to confirm diagnoses and more easily gather a second opinion. The company partnered with Connecticut-based Zargis Medical to develop two companion software packages exclusively for the stethoscope. Zargis Cardioscan software guides the clinician through four main cardiac sites and after about one minute, indicates whether the patient possesses a suspected diastolic or systolic murmur. Further, Zargis StethAssist software allows physicians to visualize heart, lung and other body sounds, play[More...]

The Next Big Opportunity : ERIC, NOK, SI, CSCO

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:32:46 GMT

Massive deployment of high-speed wireless networks throughout the world has opened up a new market for telecom outsourcing and managed services for several telecom equipment manufacturing firms. The next-generation (3G/4G) wireless networks are aiming to cope with substantial demand for high-speed wireless data services and mobile video. Telecom service providers are now typically looking at providing the converged IP-based network, offering bundled solutions for triple play voice, video and data. This requires the implementation of complex network architecture. The telecom outsourcing market generally includes network implementation & maintenance, system integration & managed services, and consulting. In order to minimize their costs, carriers try to concentrate on developing new services, implement a service-oriented business model, and marketing. The market for basic network[More...]

Nokia Siemens Networks Is 'Stalking Horse' Bidder For Nortel's Units

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:08:10 GMT

Nokia Siemens Networks, a joint venture of Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), the world's top mobile phone maker, and German Siemens AG (NYSE: SI), is likely to shell out $650 million (E465 million) as the 'stalking horse' bidder for Nortel Networks Corp. (NT.TO, N[More...]

Nokia Siemens' reorganization could cut 100 jobs in Dallas area

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:48:00 GMT

Nov. 4--Nokia Siemens Networks announced a reorganization Tuesday that could mean close to 100 job cuts in the Dallas area.
The telecommunications equipment and services joint venture said the possible cuts are part of a global reorganization designed to slice costs by more than $700 million by the end of 2011.
Nokia Siemens has its North American headquarters in Irving, with about 900 employees in the Dallas area and 64,000 globally.

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Death Of The Diversified Discount

Which Health-Care IT Companies Will Come Out On Top?

GE Bags $1.3 Billion Contract

Cisco (CSCO) Defensive On Avaya Inc’s Nortel Deal

Alternative Energy Has A 'Missing Link'

Partnerships And Mergers Updates : Wipro Partners with BP, Endo Buys US Rights to Fortesta, Siemens Buys China Metal, Google's Search for Italian Solution

GE Ties Up With EuroMaint Rail

3M (MMM) Brings Stethoscope With Bluetooth

The Next Big Opportunity : ERIC, NOK, SI, CSCO

Nokia Siemens Networks Is 'Stalking Horse' Bidder For Nortel's Units

Nokia Siemens' reorganization could cut 100 jobs in Dallas area

Nokia Siemens Networks to lay off up to 5,700

Nokia Siemens Networks to lay off up to 5,700

Purification of toilet water expected

Saudi Accounts for Half of SAR 607.5 Billion in Power Projects Being Developed All Over the GCC

DTMA Workshop Looks at Wind Market

Nokia posts loss of $832 million in third quarter

Siemens Breaks Ground on Facility: Expansion is Seen As Crucial in Charlotte's Bid to Becomean Energy Hub and Diversify As Banking Industry Slips.

Egat Unit Shifts to Services

Ciena bids $521M for Nortel business units

BroadVision Announces Profitable Third Quarter 2009 Results

U.S. Concentrating Solar Power Outlook 2010, an Industrial Info News Alert

Independent Study: EnOcean-Based Verde Controls Reduce Hotel Room Energy Consumption 33%

Siemens PLM Software and Tata Consultancy Services Announce Next Generation Softlines, Hardlines and Footwear Out-of-the-Box Solution for "On-Trend, On-Time" Execution

EnOcean Announces Dolphin Platform -- World's First ASIC Modules Designed for Energy Harvesting

Intelligent Traffic System Makes Hamburg's Elb-Tunnel More Efficient

Siemens PLM Software Purchases Rulestream Engineer-To-Order (ETO) Software Technology and Brand Assets

EnOcean Smart Grid Solutions Validated in Pacific Gas & Electric Study

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