News tagged with global business services

IBM sees students' Facebook time as more than waste of time

College students need not feel guilty about spending hours each day on Facebook or other social networks. Turns out it might help them get a job.

Technology / Business

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New IBM Service Plays Real-Time Matchmaker In Call Centers

IBM announced a new service today which uses advanced analytics to match a caller with the optimal customer service representative (CSR) in real-time. IBM has collaborated with specialty insurance provider Assurant Solutions, ...

Technology / Software

created Mar 18, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0




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Japan's NEC buys Australian IT firms

Japanese electronics giant NEC said Wednesday it will buy two IT firms from Australia's CSG, with a report pegging the price tag at about $252 million.

Technology / Business

created May 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

RIM sinks, but patents, network have value

(AP) — Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry, is in steep decline. The company, once the crown jewel of the Canadian technology industry, is now worth 1 percent of Apple's market capitalization. ...

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Sandia Labs technology used in Fukushima cleanup

(Phys.org) -- A Sandia National Laboratories technology has been used to remove radioactive material from more than 43 million gallons of contaminated wastewater at Japan’s damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ...

Chemistry / Other

created May 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New York is vying to become global high-tech hub

(AP) -- Just as a trench dug in the 1800s created a shortcut to the nation's interior and helped make New York a global trading hub, the city is now hoping for another "Erie Canal moment" with a high-tech research complex ...

Technology / Business

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Days of 'one-size-fits-all' cloud contracts are numbered, report finds

Combined legal and market factors may force online companies to offer more flexible contract terms, suggests new research from Queen Mary, University of London.

Technology / Other

created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alcatel-Lucent introduces the world's most powerful Internet core router

Alcatel-Lucent today unveiled a new family of Internet core routers designed to address the major shifts that are happening in global networks. The 7950 XRS (Extensible Routing System) allows network operators to embrace ...

Technology / Telecom

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Dell profit plunges on disappointing sales

US computer maker Dell on Tuesday reported a 33 percent drop in profits in a disappointing quarterly report for former market leader.

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created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chinese company to buy US movie theater chain AMC

(AP) -- A Chinese conglomerate announced Monday it will buy a major U.S. cinema chain, AMC Entertainment Holdings, for $2.6 billion in China's biggest takeover of an American company to date.

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created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Facebook stock limps into Monday

Facebook resumes trading on Wall Street on Monday with shares being closely watched to see how well they stand on their own after stumbling out of the gate in a historic but lackluster debut.

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created May 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Facebook IPO has privacy implications, advocates say

Facebook's IPO could be one of the most successful in history, but that very success could force the company to make a choice between protecting users' privacy and exploiting their personal data.

Technology / Internet

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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