The incomplete nature of contracts governing international transactions limits the extent to which the production process can be fragmented across borders. In a dynamic, general-equilibrium Ricardian model of North-South trade, the incompleteness of international contracts is shown to lead to the emergence of product cycles. Because of contractual frictions, goods...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- According to a newly published report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, the worldwide router market expanded at a robust rate in the third calendar quarter. Sales of routers grew 18 percent year-over-year, as both the enterprise...
Climate, biogeochemical cycles, species distribution, and other natural phenomena are being changed by anthropogenic activities on a global scale (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2005). The productivity of rangelands across the western United States and Canada depend on these phenomena, and the changes will challenge land managers who are responsible for sustaining...
Researched by Industrial Info Resources(Sugar Land, Texas) -- The volatility of oil prices is now at historicallevels. The price of oil is higher and now the price swings are by far thewidest ever seen and are becoming a continuous event. New market forcesoutside simple demand and supply equation mixed with...
WASHINGTON AFP — The United States appears to be sliding into an inevitable recession that could keep the world's biggest economy under pressure through most of 2009, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday. "The United States has been at the center of the intensifying global financial storm ......
GENEVA AFP — The United States is well placed to rebound from the current financial crisis because of its inherent competitive advantages, the World Economic Forum said on Wednesday. The WEF, which hosts the annual Davos pow-wow of business and political leaders, ranked the United States number one...
Vendor Share Analysis - SMB Worldwide and U.S. On-Premise Voice Communications Market NEW YORK -- In today's tough economic times, SMBs are reconsidering their planned IT and telecom spending and projects. The projects that will reduce costs and provide clearly identifiable ROI are getting the green light--Voice-over-IP VoIP...
Synchronous Clock Distribution Module Provides Simplified Solution for Digital Synchronization in Wireline Infrastructure Networks HUDSON, N.H., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Vectron International, a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of Frequency Control, Sensor, and Hybrid Product solutions, today announced the release of the TM-056 Integrated Timing...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- It's TAITRONICS time! That's right the days when every hotel room is booked out, and parking space is taken. This event, its 34th cycle, unfolds at the brand new TWTC NANGANG Exhibition Hall from October 7 to 11. Asia's largest electronics sourcing show is sponsored...
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- MED3OOO Group, Inc. (MED3OOO), a national leader in healthcare management and technology products and services for providers and employers, recently appointed Angela Hoffman to the position of Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer. Ms. Hoffman has 29 years of experience in healthcare which includes over...
Omnify Software, a leading provider of ProductLifecycle Management PLM software for electronic, medical, mechanical,and defense manufacturers, today announced that Crystal Technology, aleading manufacturer of oxide single crystals, has experienced a 16%reduction in engineering change cycles since implementing the Omnify PLMsolution. In addition, the company has achieved substantial cost savings,running at...
Victory Energy Corporation (OTCBB: VYEY)announced today receipt of the sixth revenue payment from natural gas salesrelated to wells producing in Victory's Canyon Sandstone gas play locatedin the Texas Permian Basin. Victory posted revenue of more than $91,000 pre-distribution, whichrepresents sales of natural gas production for a one-month period. Thisrevenue is...
Company to Report First-Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results on October 15; To Present at AeA Classic Financial Conference in November CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y. -- LeCroy Corporation (NASDAQ: LCRY) today announced that it will release its first-quarter fiscal 2009 financial results on Wednesday, October 15. In addition, the Company will...
A WEBSITE has been launched to give patients more information about their medicines. The aim is to tell people about the "life cycle" of medicines, from their first scientific discovery through to licensing and ongoing monitoring. It describes how scientists pinpoint diseases, who regulates medicines, clinical...
DRS Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: DRS) announcedtoday that it completed definitization of an award for $29 million as partof a contract from the U.S. Army's Tank-Automotive Armaments CommandTACOM Life Cycle Management Command LCMC in Warren, Michigan, tomanufacture and integrate M1200 Armored Knight Precision Targeting Systems. This is a follow-on contract for...
Quick Start Program to Incorporate Rich Internet Business Intelligence into OEM Applications SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Actuate Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTU), the leader in delivering Rich Internet Applications Without Limits[TM], today announced a new OEM Quick Start program designed to provide Actuate partners with an opportunity to improve their existing...
THE new Volkswagen Golf GTI 'concept' gives you a pretty good idea of what the GTI for the next decade will look like. Powering the GTI concept is a 2.0-litre four-cylinder version of the Volkswagen family of TSI engines. Here it is developing 210hp, a slight...
RONA inc. (TSX: RON), Canada's largest distributor and retailer of hardware, home renovation and gardening products, today unveiled its new eco-responsible signage across all stores bearing the RONA banner. The new signage is designed to help consumers identify products that represent an eco-responsible choice. These products were rigorously selected based...
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-2 October 2008-Metastorm's BPM product deployed by ADP StreamlineC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Metastorm Inc, a provider of Business Process Management BPM, Business Process Analysis BPA and Enterprise Architecture EA software, reported yesterday (1 October) that Metastorm BPM has been deployed by ADP Streamline. The company...