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Renesas Technology Expands its Flagship RX Flash MCU Family, Adding Broad Capabilities: Ethernet, USB OTG, CAN, and TFT-LCD Control
March 5, 2010 6:22 am | by Renesas | CommentsSan Jose, CA, March 2, 2010 – Renesas Technology America, Inc., the world’s number one microcontroller (MCU) supplier, today introduced two new groups, the RX62N and RX621 Flash 32-bit MCUs that combine extreme high performance and low power consumption with diverse...
US Apple iPad launch slightly delayed to April 3
March 5, 2010 4:30 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsThe much-anticipated iPad tablet computer from Apple Inc. will start hitting U.S. store shelves on April 3, slightly later than originally planned.When Apple unveiled the device Jan. 27, the company said the first iPads would reach the market in "late March."Apple did not specify why the tablet...
Earnings Preview: A400M uncertainty dogs EADS
March 5, 2010 3:30 am | by EMMA VANDORE - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | CommentsAirbus parent company EADS NV reports its fourth-quarter and full year results before the stock market opens Tuesday.WHAT TO WATCH FOR: The biggest uncertainty over EADS' financial results is how much of the cost overruns it will have to shoulder for its troubled A400M program — and that is out...
Cache narrows 4Q loss as it trims expenses
March 5, 2010 3:30 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsWomen's clothing retailer Cache Inc. said Friday that its fiscal fourth-quarter loss narrowed on reduced expenses. Adjusted results beat analysts' expectations.Cache lost $1.2 million, or 9 cents per share, for the period ended Jan. 2. That compares with a loss of $5.5 million, or 42 cents per...
Symposium Explored Energy Research Projects On Campus
March 4, 2010 8:23 pm | by Yale University | CommentsWhat do cook stoves in Bangladesh have to do with F-15 jet fuel? Or a plant fungus discovered in the Amazonian rain forest with sustainable architecture? As the faculty who attended the West Campus Energy Symposium on Feb. 27 learned, these are just some of the areas in energy research...
Snow expected to cloud February employment report
March 4, 2010 7:30 pm | CommentsThe government's closely watched monthly employment report will be unusually hard to read this time.That's because the snowstorms that hammered the East Coast last month occurred on the same week that the government surveys businesses about their payrolls. Employees who couldn't make it to work...
ArcSight fiscal 3Q profit falls 57 percent
March 4, 2010 3:30 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsArcSight, a provider of network security software and services, said Thursday that its fiscal third-quarter profit fell 57 percent as higher operating expenses overshadowed growth in product and maintenance sales.Shares of the company dropped $2.51, or 8.7 percent, in after-hours trading. The...
Move's 4Q loss deepen amid real estate woes
March 4, 2010 2:30 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsMove Inc.'s fourth-quarter loss widened as the online real estate service's revenue drooped in a still-sluggish market for home buying and renting.The company said Thursday that it lost $4.5 million, or 3 cents per share, during the final three months of the year. That compared with a setback...
Cenveo narrows 4Q loss with lower charges
March 4, 2010 1:30 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsCommercial printing company Cenveo Inc. narrowed its fourth-quarter loss from the year-earlier period, which was hit by charges.Cenveo posted a loss of $9.4 million, or 15 cents a share, for the latest quarter, compared with a loss of $309.6 million, or $5.71 a share, a year earlier. The latest...
Canadian earnings declared Thursday: TD Bank handily beat analysts' estimates
March 4, 2010 1:30 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsCanadian earning declared Thursday as of 4:00 p.m.:The Data Group Income Fund (TSX:DGI.UN): Three months ended Dec. 31, 2009, net income $6,236,000, net income $0.27 per unit; 2008, net loss $10,046,000, net loss $0.43 per unit. Revenue: 2009, $90,698,000; 2008, $96,508,000.Fairborne Energy...
Economist John Cawley discusses economics of obesity
March 4, 2010 1:22 pm | by Cornell University | CommentsBefore developing specific anti-obesity strategies, lawmakers should review the evidence on program effectiveness and costs to avoid policies that won't work or will waste money, says Cawley.
Open Text to hire nearly 400 workers at Ontario locations over next five years
March 4, 2010 12:30 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsSoftware company Open Text Corp. (TSX:OTC) says it will hire nearly 400 employees at its operations in Waterloo, Ont., Richmond Hill and Ottawa over the next five years as part of $225 million product development plan partly funded by the provincial government.
Cooper Companies sees 4Q profit decline of 14 pct
March 4, 2010 12:30 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsContact lens and eye care product company Cooper Companies Inc. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit fell 14 percent as administrative and other costs outpaced a revenue boost.The company earned $20.4 million, or 44 cents per share, compared with profit of $23.9 million, or 53 cents...
CACI International wins Navy deal worth up $588M
March 4, 2010 11:31 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsCACI International Inc., which provides information technology services to the government, said Thursday that it has been awarded a Navy contract worth up to $588 million over five years.The new contract calls for CACI to enhance commuications and networking systems for the Space and Naval...
Volcano takes bigger loss, but shares gain ground
March 4, 2010 11:30 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsMedical device maker Volcano Corp. posted a fourth-quarter loss Thursday, saying research charges and other costs outweighed growth in revenue.Volcano took a loss of $12.1 million, or 25 cents per share. A year ago Volcano it reported a profit of $1.4 million, or 3 cents per share. The latest...
