Nuclear power plays a major role in the US energy industry as the country, after coal and natural gas, produces its maximum amount of electricity from nuclear power plants. Oil and hydropower are the next biggest sources of energy. But the US heavily depends on imported uranium for its nuclear power industry. And with China, India and Russia planning for massive deployments in nuclear power, the country may have tough times ahead in procuring raw...more
The Indian cosmetic market, which comprises of skin care, hair care, color cosmetics, fragrances and oral care categories, has outperformed worlds leading cosmetic markets in terms of growth in the recent past. Various factors, such as higher disposable income and influence of western culture, have majorly contributed to the growth and counterbalanced the impact of economic slowdown. These factors have also provided a solid platform to the...more
Like many other markets, the ongoing economic turmoil around the globe is considerably impacting the semiconductor market too. The systemic financial crisis has significantly weakened the consumer confidence, thus forcing them to reduce spending on all items, including electronic products. This has substantially contained the growth of global semiconductor market, says our new report, "Semiconductor Industry Forecast to 2012.Electronic products such as PCs, mobiles and home appliances account for more than half of global semiconductor sales. But the growth in sales of PCs, mobile phones and other consumer electronics products has been witnessing sharp decline since the second half of 2008, thereby impacting the global semiconductor market.With deepening of financial crisis, according to our research, the global semiconductor market is expected to see a negative outlook in 2009. However, as the crisis start to tail off later in the year, the market will see a possibly improved scenario in 2010 and afterwards. As a result, the global semiconductor market is projected to grow at a respectable CAGR of nearly 7% through 2012.Much of the projected growth will be driven by the...more
What is ITIL?ITIL stands for IT Infrastructure Library, the most comprehensive collection of documents intended to provide support and advice regarding IT Service Management. It began in the 1980s, when the CCTA (now the Office of Government Commerce) was charged with developing a more efficient method for managing IT Services. Today ITIL is the...more
ITIL v.2 was released in 2001 and lasted until 30th May 2007, when it was officially replaced by ITIL v.3. This essentially meant the publication of five new core guides and the introduction of new, credit-based ITIL qualifications. However, the ITIL v.2 books are still available in print and online format from TSO (the official ITIL...more
On more than one occasion you have heard me express my skepticism on the beneficial effects of technology on our culture. Proponents obviously claim it has a positive effect, and proudly point at the capacity, speed, and sizzle embedded in such things as computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices, but I'm still not convinced. For example:* We can communicate with anyone on the planet at any time from just about anywhere (and too often we do), yet we haven't got anything useful to say or say it at the wrong time and place. Further, our command of the English language is slipping, newspapers and magazines are failing, and book publishing is sharply diminishing, thereby indicating a decline in reading.* We can now write beautiful documents, but our grammar and spelling seems to be degenerating. People may know how to send text messages, but have difficulty composing an effective business letter.* Our automobiles now offer abundant luxuries through electronics, but the cost to repair and maintain them has skyrocketed.* We can now purchase items and make travel reservations on-line, thereby displacing this function from trained travel agents and sales clerks with better skills...more
Express Regalo and Flowers Express is one of the many online shops today that provides some of the best collections of gift items along with the best delivery service of all. Specializing in flowers, Flowers Express can provide free door-to-door...more
There are many kinds of philippine courier service or companies today that Filipinos could choose from. There are international courier companies that could provide limitless delivery services from across the world and there are courier services that...more
When Filipinos are living abroad, particularly those that works for their families back in the Philippines, would usually make use of courier services to provide them means to send their packages or popularly known as "Balikbayan Boxes" back to the...more
Freight companies are companies that specialise in the moving (or "forwarding") of freight, or cargo, from one place to another. These companies are divided into several variant sections. For example, international freight forwarders ship goods...more
Ever tried sending a gift or a package to your family or loved ones that would be received the next morning? Well service can only be found with one of the Philippines' top courier company, LBC. LBC is one of the few courier services or companies...more
Unemployment levels across Europe have soared, leading to the highest Eurozone unemployment rates for a decade. The figures relate to the 16 counties across Europe which are using the Euro, a currency which has fared well throughout the global...more