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Gartner: BI software market growth rate slowed in 2012
2013-06-07 00:16:28| InfoWorld: Top News
The BI (business intelligence) software market cooled off a bit in 2012 after "a few historic banner years" of spending growth, due to difficult economic conditions and even confusion over industry buzzwords like "big data," according to a report from analyst firm Gartner. Global spending on BI software was $13.1 billion last year, a 6.8 percent rise over 2011's $12.3 billion total, but the pace of growth slowed considerably from the approximately 17 percent rate experienced in 2011, Gartner said in the report released Thursday.
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Prolonged winter slowed drilling in UK North Sea, says report
2013-04-18 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
The UK's prolonged winter subdued drilling activity and deals in the North Sea, after a robust finish to 2012, a report from American consulting firm Deloitte said.
UK: Clothing and footwear deflation slowed in February
2013-03-06 16:08:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
UK retailers saw clothing and footwear deflation decelerate sharply during February as seasonal discounts came to an end, research has found.
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Study: Global Warming Can Be Slowed By Working Less
2013-02-05 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
U.S. News and World Report: Want to reduce the effects of global warming? Stop working so hard. Working fewer hours might help slow global warming, according to a new study released Monday by the Center for Economic Policy and Research. A worldwide switch to a "more European" work schedule, which includes working fewer hours and more vacation time, could prevent as much as half of the expected global temperature rise by 2100, according to the analysis, which used a 2012 study that found shorter work hours could be associated...
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