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Collaboration, Innovation and Consumerization Come Together in Unprecedented Ways to Bring Efficiency and Sustainability to Asia/Pacific Healthcare Industry in 2014: IDC Health Insights

Singapore and Hong Kong, December 5, 2013 – IDC Health Insights predicts today that multiple stakeholders will come together to create innovative solutions to promote a collaborative healthcare environment in 2014. Individual engagement in their own health outcomes will also see a new consumerization of healthcare IT, where this growth in consumer interest will force …

IDC Asia/Pacific Telecom Predictions 2014: Chasing the Next Trillion Dollar Opportunity

Singapore and Hong Kong, December 5, 2013 – Telecom service providers will continue to undergo massive transformation in 2014 pressurized by survival instincts and dynamic competition on several fronts. IDC shared its predictions at the IDC Asia/Pacific Telecom Summit 2014 today. IDC believes 2013/14 are early innings for many in chasing the next trillion dollar …

ISS advises of orange flood warning alert for Pahang and Terengganu in Peninsular Malaysia

Inchcape Shipping Services, (ISS), is advising that an orange alert warning has been issued for parts of Pahang and Terengganu in Malaysia, following severe flooding which has forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes. The ports of Kuantan, Kemaman and Kertih and all land transport, have been affected by the flooding and crew changes …

PM’s speech at the inauguration of India Telecom 2013

Following is the text of the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh’s speech at the inauguration of ‘India Telecom 2013’, in New Delhi today: “I am very happy to participate in this 8th edition of India Telecom. I understand that the India Telecom series of conferences has been of great benefit to various stakeholders in the …

Lawyers apply for Russian exit visas for Arctic 30

Amsterdam, 4 December 2013 – Lawyers for the Arctic 30 have this week started to lodge applications with the Investigative Committee seeking exit visas for the non-Russian nationals. If the applications are approved, the foreign nationals would be allowed to leave Russia to await ongoing investigations into a peaceful Greenpeace International Arctic oil protest. All …

Persistent Systems Launches Early Stage Venture Fund; Invests in ustyme

Pune, India and Santa Clara, CA – December 4, 2013 – Persistent Systems (BSE & NSE: PERSISTENT), the global leader in software product and technology services today unveiled the Persistent Venture Fund, an early-stage investment fund focused on supporting innovation in social, mobile, analytics and cloud computing (SMAC) technologies. The fund is focused on providing …

Outotec completes employee cooperation negotiations in Finland

The employee cooperation negotiations concerning Outotec’s operations in Finland have been completed. The negotiations began on October 21, 2013. As a result, Outotec will reduce in total 101 jobs in Finland, of which approximately half through redundancies and the other half through retirements and discontinuing temporary employments. The estimated need for redundancies in Finland at …

Inchcape Shipping Services celebrates 300+ office milestone

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, is celebrating the further expansion of its global footprint, following the opening of a new office in Map Ta Phut, Thailand. This new opening takes the ISS worldwide network to over 300 offices, a significant achievement in the company’s 160 year history. It follows other …

Worldwide Tablet Shipments Forecast to Slow to Single-Digit Growth Rates by 2017, According to IDC

03 Dec 2013 SAN MATEO, Calif., December 3, 2013 – According to the latest forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker, worldwide tablet shipments are expected to reach 221.3 million units in 2013, down slightly from a previous forecast of 227.4 million but still 53.5% above 2012 levels. Shipment growth is forecast to …

Florida Festival Fun for 2014

Visit Florida encourages tourists from across the world to enjoy the below listed intriguing events taking place in several regions of the Sunshine State of US in 2014 January: International Fort Lauderdale Orchid Show: Celebrating the growth of orchids, this has been a popular event since 1957 and today still serves to educate everyone about …