By Michael S. Olympios Chief Consultant Allied Business Consultants  As annual reports cue to the printing houses investors and analysts await to read them. Not because they want to read the
The Cyprus MBA Association, the Business Managers’ Association (KEADE) and the Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV) are jointly organizing a seminar on “Mergers and Acquisitions: Challenges and Risks†to be held on
Pandalabs has discovered ImageAccesActiveXObject, a new example of adware that poses as an ActiveX control allowing users to view erotic pictures. The adware reaches computers in the following way: when users visit
Microsoft Corporation has recently rolled out a new version of its Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) anti-piracy program for Windows, which will allow end-users to validate their operating system as genuine. The WGA
The world’s first trial of personalized mobile TV advertising, conducted by Ericsson and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), has proven its effectiveness with a positive consumer response. The results of the three-month
The European Commission welcomes the adoption by the Council of the Customs 2013 programme (see IP/06/639) for the period 2008 – end 2013. The new programme aims at helping Member States to
What is RAPEX? RAPEX (Community Rapid Alert System for non-food consumer products) is a European rapid alert system for dangerous consumer products. It ensures that information about dangerous products identified by the
Improved EU-wide cooperation between customs authorities has led to an increase in the number of dangerous consumer products – from teddy bears to hairdryers, cleaning sprays, mini-motorbikes, cigarette lighters and ski boot
Forbes recently announced the 2007 list of the world’s richest people, which includes 30 billionaires from the Arab world with a collective net worth approaching USD 125.3 bln. The world’s total number
… Stavrakis rebuffs, rules out talks — Shareholders will decide fate later  Marfin Popular Bank strongman Andreas Vgenopoulos raised the stakes in the battle for control of Bank of Cyprus by
