IBM buys Israeli storage start-up XIV
CNN Money
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) said Wednesday it acquired Israeli storage-technology start-up XIV.
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$8 billion in gift cards went unclaimed in 2006
CNN Money
Consumer Reports announced Monday that it is launching a new public education campaign aimed at creating awareness of the pitfalls associated with gift cards.
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SPS/IPC/Drives 2007 highlights automation systems, components
Control Engineering
Nuremburg, Germany — The SPS/IPC/Drives conference and exposition (Nov. 27–29, 2007) was among highlights for the European automation industry, with 1,321 exhibitors from 31 countries presenting systems and components in an exhibition space of 87,900 m2 in 10 exhibition halls. Some1,053 of the exhibiting companies came from inside Germany and 268 from abroad.
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