Round one in EU, Microsoft tiff ends

The ruling could not have come at a more inopportune time for the soft ware giant, as their much hyped Vista operating system is also expected to be out early 2007. If the EU loses the case, it could undermine the Commission’s authority in future cases and if Microsoft loses, it will set a precedent that guarantees future bureaucratic oversight both in the US and abroad

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The Western world teaches the Chinese... to devastating effect

Almost two decades back, the Japanese almost demolished American manufacturing by learning the tricks of trade from Americans themselves. It seems the Chinese have taken a similar route by inviting world class American and European centers of excellence to their own country. But notably, unlike the Japanese, the Chinese are surely doing “it” much better & faster; we mean economic growth.

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The Western world teaches the Chinese... to devastating effect

Almost two decades back, the Japanese almost demolished American manufacturing by learning the tricks of trade from Americans themselves. It seems the Chinese have taken a similar route by inviting world class American and European centers of excellence to their own country. But notably, unlike the Japanese, the Chinese are surely doing “it” much better & faster; we mean economic growth.

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The Western world teaches the Chinese... to devastating effect

Almost two decades back, the Japanese almost demolished American manufacturing by learning the tricks of trade from Americans themselves. It seems the Chinese have taken a similar route by inviting world class American and European centers of excellence to their own country. But notably, unlike the Japanese, the Chinese are surely doing “it” much better & faster; we mean economic growth.

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The Western world teaches the Chinese... to devastating effect

Almost two decades back, the Japanese almost demolished American manufacturing by learning the tricks of trade from Americans themselves. It seems the Chinese have taken a similar route by inviting world class American and European centers of excellence to their own country. But notably, unlike the Japanese, the Chinese are surely doing “it” much better & faster; we mean economic growth.

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The Western world teaches the Chinese... to devastating effect

Almost two decades back, the Japanese almost demolished American manufacturing by learning the tricks of trade from Americans themselves. It seems the Chinese have taken a similar route by inviting world class American and European centers of excellence to their own country. But notably, unlike the Japanese, the Chinese are surely doing “it” much better & faster; we mean economic growth.

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Incredible India’ high on tea tourism

An interesting concept, it will not be restricted to just one tea garden and the group is planning to develop many such gardens across the east­ern states of West Bengal and Assam, and also in Myanmar. MRIL had earlier taken over Williamson Tea Assam from UK-based Magors. The eco­nomics of tea tourism are to create additional revenue that can be channelised towards maintenance of tea gardens.

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Circling back to square one-IIPM News

Ever since Lord John Browne took over as the CEO of British Petroleum in 1995, he has left no shore unexplored to drive the company ahead of its rivals. While the company adopted an aggres­sive acquisition strategy for growth in the late 1990s, it is now focusing more on consolidating its core-businesses.

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Research and Publication, IIPM Press

Is it time for Ranbaxy to exit the US market? In reality, apart from increased R&D costs, Ranbaxy has suffered falling margins due to three main reasons. Firstly, Ranbaxy’s gamble on the US generic drugs industry has been mirrored by the entry of a large number of competitors, due to many highly lucrative drugs coming off patent. Secondly, this has led to massive price cuts across the board throughout the US generic industry. Thirdly, even in niche segments, Ranbaxy hasn’t been able to leverage price margins because US still follows government controlled regulated pricing and insurance reimbursement schemes that limit the number of drugs accepted for insurance claims. In spite of the sorry figures, CEO Brian Tempest commented that the targets were within reach, “We have committed ourselves to a series of strategic and investment initiatives that will equip the company favorably to achieve its sales mission by 2007.“ And he perhaps is not all that wrong.

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Ronald puts on weight-IIPM News

Illinois based fast food giant McDonald’s has reported a 3.4 percent increase in sales at its hamburger restaurants in August. McDonald’s stocks also moved up on the bourses due to its new line of offerings- high priced chicken sandwiches, which were in strong demand in the US. This is despite 130 McDonald’s restau­rants remaining closed, as on September 5th, due to the impact of hurricane Katrina. The 3.4 percent increase in sales is being attributed to strong sales in France and Germany, which have offset weak sales in the UK…

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