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Friday, February 03, 2012
VeriSign Acknowledges Multiple Security Breaches
VeriSign has acknowledged that it was hacked "repeatedly" by external entities who stole undisclosed information.
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SAP Delay Buyback
SAP delay buyback until SuccessFactors loan repaid
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Sony Warns Huge Annual Loss
Sony has warned it is heading for a bigger-than-expected ¥220bn (£1.8bn) annual loss, presenting a daunting task for incoming chief executive Kazuo Hirai, who has vowed to move quickly to turn things around.
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Facebook Floats
The world's biggest social network is expected to seek a $75 billion to $100 billion valuation in its IPO, the most anticipated stock offering from Silicon Valley since Google Inc went public in 2004.
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Commodities Trader Glencore in Talks to Buy Mining Group Xstrata
Commodities trader Glencore is in talks to buy mining group Xstrata in an all-share transaction that could create a combined group worth more than 50 billion pounds ($79 billion), shaking up the industry with its biggest deal to date.
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Thursday, February 02, 2012
Vodafone and Teleperformance Announce Strategic Partnership
Vodafone and Teleperformance, a UK leader in outsourced customer services, have announced a new strategic partnership which will see Teleperformance taking on some of the work currently managed at Vodafone’s Newark contact centre.
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Serco Signs New Contract With British Army
Serco Group plc, the international service company, announces that it has signed a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide training and support to the British Army prior to deployment on operations around the world.
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AstraZeneca Cut 7,500 Jobs
AstraZeneca to cut a further 7,300 jobs This is AstraZeneca's third restructuring programme since 2007.
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Capita Acquires Smiths Consulting Limited
Capita plc has acquired Smiths Consulting Ltd for a cash consideration of £10m on a cash free, debt free basis, with a further contingent consideration of up to £2m based on profit performance over the next two years.
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Sony Names as Kazuo Hirai as CEO
The PlayStation boss will replace Howard Stringer at a crucial time for the consumer electronics giant.
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