Smart Technologies has announced the launch of the new Board 600i interactive whiteboard system. This second-generation integrated system combines the Smart Board 680 interactive whiteboard with the new Unifi 45 projector and will cost 25% less than the original system. Launched in 2006, the 600i interactive whiteboard system quickly became one of the most sought-after
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Brother Group announced it has achieved a 60% drop in carbon emissions in 2007 compared to its CO2 levels in 1990. The Group has also shaved off its total energy consumption of electricity and fuel use by an equivalent of 31 tons of CO2 emissions in 2007. The tremendous results of the company’s environment-focused initiatives
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Motorola, Inc., through Motorola Ventures, its strategic venture capital arm, announced a strategic investment in Quantum SPA, a leading provider of portable media mobility players. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. Quantum is a developer of DVB-H mobile TV media players and a robust mobile TV Software Engine which meets emerging mobile TV
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The Cyprus industrial output prices index rose by 7.9% in January compared with the same month of 2007, reaching 132.1 (base 2000=100) and by 0.9% compared with December. Consumer price inflation in the same month rose by 4.3%. For manufacturing, the industrial output prices index for January 2008 reached 132.2, recording an increase of 1.1%
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The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Tuesday that with pressure mounting again in financial markets, it was expanding a securities lending program and will accept a broader range of securities as collateral. “Under this new Term Securities Lending Facility (TSLF), the Federal Reserve will lend up to $200 billion of Treasury securities to primary dealers
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday, led by financial shares, after the Federal Reserve said it would add up to $200 billion to strained credit markets as part of a coordinated effort with other central banks. In an surprise announcement, the Fed said it was expanding a securities lending program and will
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The Governor of the National Bank of Greece (NBG) and Chairman of the Board Takis Arapoglou will visit Cyprus this week. During his visit, 13 – 14 March, Arapoglou will meet Friday morning the Primate of the Cyprus Church Archbishop Chrysostomos II and later on the Governor of the Central Bank Athanasios Orphanides, before giving
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Prospects of a political settlement in Cyprus and preparations for a visit to London by Cyprus President were the key issues of a meeting on Monday in Brussels between the Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs Markos Kyprianou and his British counterpart David Miliband. Specifically, the two Ministers discussed the prospects relating to the Cyprus problem,
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Representatives of the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot communities will meet on Wednesday, under UN auspices, in a bid to press on with efforts to rekindle interest in a political settlement, which will reunite the country, divided since the 1974 Turkish invasion.Commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus’ Presidency George Iacovou and representative of the
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The overall rating outlook for the European automotive parts manufacturing sector remains negative amid expectations of still stagnant, or even declining, demand in Western Europe and the US and persistent pricing pressure from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), Moody’s Investors Service said in a new Industry Outlook report. “The past two years proved challenging for the
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