It’s becoming more and more common these days that large technology companies are finding themselves the victims of hacking. The latest unfortunate casualty is Adobe and their Creative Cloud subscription model. But what’s embarrassing and damaging for Adobe has the potential to be just as damaging for their millions of customers. image source: Veysoft […]
Terna, CEO Flavio Cattaneo: Italy’s photovoltaic generation increases by 10%, the system will save
Italy’s photovoltaic generation increases by 10%, the system will save 135 thousand tons of CO2 emissions. “Terna, CEO Flavio Cattaneo, foresees ahead and closes the largest deal on photovoltaic energy in Europe. “A transaction that is good for Terna, led by Flavio Cattaneo, the country and the electricity system”, commented Terna’s CEO Flavio Cattaneo, in […]
Merck to buy Schering-Plough for $41.1B
NEW YORK: Merck & Co Inc said on Monday it would acquire Schering-Plough Corp for $41.1 billion, uniting the makers of cholesterol drugs Zetia and Vytorin in the second megadeal for big pharma in weeks. The deal between the New Jersey drugmakers comes amid a harsher climate for pharmaceutical companies, as they have failed to […]
Changing Face of African Leadership
Thabo Mbeki’s Resignation and the Changing Face of Leadership in Africa By Ajong Mbapndah L* It was predicted by some newspapers but few thought it feasible that President Thabo Mbeki will be forced to resign from office by his party, the ruling African National Congress-ANC.To doubting Thomas’s, the rarity of such a precedence in African […]
The Rising Stakes Of Aso Rock Succession
It may not need a political expert to determine the direction of the political wind of the nation at the moment and the fact that former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, is a key factor in it all. Though he is not alone, but he appears the one making the most visible moves at the moment. […]
Verizon Contract Talks Continue Past Strike Deadline
Posted by James Parks to AFL-CIO NOW Negotiators returned to the bargaining table today in an effort to agree on a fair contract for the 85,000 employees who work for Verizon along the East Coast from Massachusetts to Virginia. Just minutes before the current contract was set to expire Aug. 2, the workers, members of […]