The Saltire Prize The Challenge The Scottish Government has created the opportunity to award one of the biggest international innovation prizes in history through its plans for the Saltire Prize - a £10 million ($20 million) challenge prize for advances
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 29th) sold 75 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (54) averaged 160.1p (+8.3p) and sold to 175p per kg and £1,127.25 gross. ...
BT call centre workers are set to work from home in a trial which could create new jobs and revolutionise the way the offices are run, the telecoms giant has announced. Around 15 volunteers at the centre in Thurso, Caithness,
Sistema's hi-tech arm, Sitronics, has posted a fourth-quarter loss for 2007 of just over $US 46.1 million. For the same period in 2006 the company recorded a net profit of $US 24.3 million.
Monday's interest rate hike by the Russian Central Bank is the latest move to cool what some see as an overheating economy. However, tightening money supply may lead to further pressure on the banking system.
Russia's stock market could take over from the banks as the principal source of corporate finance in Russia in the near future, according to the head of Federal Financial Markets Service, Vladimir Milovidov.
Verizon Communications Inc.'s first-quarter earnings rose 9.8 percent as its wireless division signed up more customers than rival carriers, the company said Monday.The country's second-largest telecommunications company earned $1.64 billion, or 57 cents per share, in the quarter that ended
Cray and Intel announced Monday a multiyear agreement to develop new supercomputers. Cray CEO and President Peter Ungaro said the agreement has the "potential of bringing together Intel's powerful silicon expertise and Cray's industry leadership" in scalable high-performance computing (HPC)
Old Pulteney Single Malt Whisky is delighted to announce details of this year's charity ball, which will take place on Friday 30 May at Pulteney Distillery in Wick - the ball, which is held to mark the anniversary of the
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Displaysense supply 250 wire shelving units to well known hotel chain to create underwater furniture for new pool room which is due to be unveiled shortly
Electronics said Friday its profit rose 37 percent in the first quarter as strength in mobile phones and liquid crystal displays offset weakness in semiconductors.But Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. said its profit plummeted 95 percent in the January-March quarter
Yahoo may resemble islands of Web properties, but the company is launching a renovation that could turn it into one huge platform. On Thursday, Yahoo announced its Open Strategy at the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco."Imagine a world where
NextWave Wireless Inc. is looking to sell its vast holdings of licenses for U.S. airwaves, which are worth billions of dollars and could allow a new market entrant to create a nearly nationwide wireless network.The San Diego-based company said late
Apple's iPhone has dramatically shaken up the smartphone market -- especially the leader, Research in Motion. In just the last three months of 2007, smartphone shipments shot up 60 percent from a year ago, according to industry research firm IDC.
