the central, and usually the original, focus of an organization's activities that differentiates it from others and makes a vital contribution to its success. The...
Operating a web site is essential for your business, but it can be a large and complex challenge. To do it right, you need to consider security issues, e-commerce transactions, storage space, programming, and myriad other requirements. These assets are essential, but acquiring and managing them can distract your IT...
The chief executive of state-run oil firm Petrobras suggested last week that the company is "announcing the shrinking" of its core business of selling oil products. The chief executive of state-run oil firm Petrobras suggested last week that the company is "announcing the shrinking" of its core business of selling...
SUN CARE brand Blockhead has been acquired in a tie up between the Cosmetics Equity Group and The Core Business. Tim Lowe, one of the founding ... SUN CARE brand Blockhead has been acquired in a tie up between the Cosmetics Equity Group and The Core...
AS PART of a strategy to shore up its core business, packaging player Alcan Inc has divested its Italian Laffon plant as well as Alcan Packaging Sutton Ltd. The latter is based in Nottinghamshire in the UK ... AS PART of a strategy to shore up...
By Linda Moss New Platforms Will Help Drive Video Usage Las Vegas - New-media technology and products - from the Internet to cellphones to mobile devices - can ultimately support and enhance the traditional TV business,...
Many of today's largest banks are looking to step out of the mutual fund game that they once rushed into, preferring to focus on the core business of commercial banking. Citigroup last year unloaded its Citi Asset Management division to Legg Mason Many...
As part of efforts to focus on core business, Phoenix AG has sold its offset blanket activities in a management buy-out, effective 1 Oct. The MBO team, backed by a fund managed by BPE Private Equity GmbH of Hamburg, has acquired the assets of this bu ...
Feb. 11--Sun Pharma's decision to demerge the new drug discovery and the new drug delivery system, portion of its R&D business, will insulate the company's core business from the risks associated with research. It also forces the R&D business Feb. 11--Sun Pharma's decision to demerge the...
Business Times Malaysia 01-29-2001 DIVERSIFICATION may be the buzz word for some, but for consumer product companies, staying focused, pays. Consumer product companies that focus purely on their core business generally tend to perform bett Business Times...
Aetna plans on using the impending sale of its property and casualty operations to finance growth in its core businesses of managed health care, international business and retirement services. Analysts appreciate the move, as it will lessen Aetna's exposuAetna plans on using the impending sale of its property and casualty...
TVB study sees slow market growth, competition for market share Broadcast stations that focus on their core business during the next two years, while at the same time experimenting with new technology will have a better chance of becoming grea ...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Church & Dwight to Build New Laundry Detergent Plant in PennsylvaniaC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Church & Dwight Co. has announced plans to construct a new integrated laundry detergent manufacturing plant and distribution center in York County, Pennsylvania. ...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Monsanto Commits to Double Yield in Three Major CropsC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Monsanto Company announced a three-point commitment to help increase food production in the face of growing demand, limited natural resources and a changing climate. It...
Compugen Inc. announced that it has been selected as a finalist in the Desktop Deployment of Office and Windows Vista and LAR of the Year - Program Excellence categories for the 2008 Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards. The sixth annual IMPACT Awards recognize excellence within the Microsoft technology partner community...
Customers Can Choose from Products Based on ColdFire([R]) Controllers, Power Architecture([R]) Processors or ARM([R]) Cores to Help Simplify and Accelerate SoC Design BRUSSELS, Belgium -- To address the market need for highly customized devices, Freescale Semiconductor has launched a Customer Specific Products CSP business that provides custom system-on-chip...
WAKEFIELD, Mass. -- Comverse, the world's leading supplier of software and systems enabling network-based multimedia enhanced communication and billing services, today announced that Bezeq, the Israel Telecommunication Corporation (TASE: BEZQ), and the country's largest telecommunications provider, has selected Comverse's Netcentrex IP-based voice solutions to serve both residential and business subscribers....
Workscape, Inc. , a leading provider of outsourcedbenefits and talentmanagement solutions, today reaffirmed its leadership position in theon-demand compensation management category. More than $100 billion totalcompensation is being managed by its growing client roster. Consistent withthis leadership stance, Workscape's award-winning talent management suiteis deployed in 180 countries...
Divestiture of Overseas Operations Would Reaffirm Turnaround and Set Stage for New Strategic Direction WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Westaff, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSTF) a leading provider of staffing services, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Australia and New Zealand subsidiaries to Humanis Blue...
Crescendo's AppBeat[TM] DC Optimizes Ad Server Connections at Rubicon; Helps Cut Projected Infrastructure Costs by One Third TEL AVIV, Israel & MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Crescendo Networks, Ltd., the recognized performance leader in accelerating and optimizing Web applications, today announced that the Rubicon Project is using AppBeat[TM] DC...
Transactions Align Company to Execute Strategic Focus of Large Commercial and Utility Scale Photovoltaic and Fuel Cell Solutions BOSTON -- Satcon Technology Corporation (NASDAQ CM: SATC), a leading provider of utility scale renewable energy solutions for distributed power markets, announced today the sale of its Electronics and Motors...
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