Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. today announced its intention to acquire Shoden Data Systems (Shoden), a leading provider of data center technology solutions in South Africa and across the sub-Saharan African continent. The acquisition is subject to approval from the South African Competition Commission and other relevant competition
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Pitney Bowes Business Insight, a global leader in customer data, analytics and communication software and services, has announced that DUAL Corporate Risks – a specialist insurance underwriter focused on SME and mid-market businesses and professionals – has selected Pitney Bowes Business Insight’s Risk Data Suite to enable location-specific risks, such as flooding, to be assessed
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is experiencing unprecedented levels of activity in projects aimed at modernising public and social infrastructure, as the region works to meet its estimated €500 billion total infrastructure investment need. Building new Europe’s infrastructure: Public private partnerships in Central and Eastern Europe explores the current developments and future opportunities within the infrastructure sector
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
The Swedish research network Focali has published a new report with lessons learned from the Norwegian REDD+ interventions.It is called “Learning from Norway – A review of lessons learned for REDD+ donors” and was written by Lisa Westholm, Madelene Ostwald, Sabine Henders and Eskil Mattsson. It is Focali Report 2011:03 and can be downloaded here:
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Geoimage has great pleasure in announcing the appointment of five new staff members to our ever growing company. As Geoimage is expanding in terms of our products offered, the geographies that we now reach and the market sectors that we are active in, our new staff bring their skills to support and grow our Sales, Image
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
The project will create 36,000 jobs, with an extra 1,000 jobs added to the economy in the coming months within construction and ports operation, the Dubai global port operator said. “It will provide the UK with a premier, world class global trading centre,” said Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, chairman of DP World. Read More
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
We have never before seen such large amounts of cod so far north in the Barents Sea as this year. The two researchers Bjarte Bogstad and Harald Gjøsæter have just ended this year’s comprehensive marine survey together with Russian colleagues. Read More
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
The Soil Association, the charity that campaigns for organic food and farming, has set out its vision for a sustainable future for British farming and food, in which innovation will play a key role, it said. The Soil Association has outlined how it aims to address the twin challenges of rising food prices and a changing planet in its new corporate
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
New technology designed to help drivers find open parking spaces is also making it easier for police to ticket illegally parked cars. Smart parking systems that use sensors embedded in road that can tell if spaces are occupied and then communicate with drivers via smartphone apps are popping up in cities across the country. The idea
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
I’m glad to be here this morning on behalf of the citizens of our province to dialogue about Alberta, Canada’s energy sector. I had the opportunity last fall to meet with a number of elected officials from the European Parliament during their visit to Alberta and the oil sands. It was with their encouragement that I have
